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Yena & Nailah Influenza highly infectious disease that effects the respiratory system. It is also known as the flu or grippe. Influenza is a caused by a virus. When virus is inhaled, virus attack cells in the upper part of the respiratory system causing symptoms such as fatigue fever and chills, "hacking" cough, and body aches chills fever coughing sore throat weakness muscle aches and pains person to person by direct contact handshake kissing hugging airborne cough sneeze droplets Spanish started in 1918 categorized as Influenza A (changes often and causes many flu epidemics) caused respritory distress and pneumonia Avian Flu Cause of H5N1 Carried by birds Little or no immune protection in humans Swine Flu Flu caused the 2009 pandemic caused by type A influenza virus Influenza cannot be cured Usual course of actions is to let body heal itself People are told to get lots of rest and drink lots of f luid when they are sick Sometimes steam vaporizer is used to make breathi ng easier Painkillers are used to relieve aches and pains of th e flu Antibiotics have no effect on the flu virus, however they are used to treat secondary infection Currently scientists are looking for more antibiotics so they could prevent a pandemic from erupting The National Institute of Health are also searching to find a more effective treatment for the Influenza The most recent Influenza that is still going around is the Stomach Flu It is widely circulating around USA On average 3 people per state already passed away due to the Flu and the secondary infections that the Flu caused. “virus causes acute gastroenteritis, which causes the stomach and intestines to get inflamed and leads to stomach pain, nausea and diarrhea. Like influenza, the norovirus can be a serious illness, especially in young children and older adults.” (Blum "History Of Influenza." History Of Influenza. N.p., 2009. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Kane, William. "Influenza." Health Matters!: Diseases and Disabling Conditions. Vol. 8. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 2002. 10405. Print.