RT Book, Section
A1 Winders, Hana R.
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 1179734518
T1 Influenza
T2 McGraw Hill’s NAPLEX® Review Guide, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258062
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179734518
RD 2024/04/24
AB Influenza  is  a  viral  infection  that  attacks  your  respiratory  system  (nose,  throat,  and  lungs)  causing  significant  morbidity  and  mortality,  particularly  among  children  and  elderly.  Influenza  occurs  at  any  time  during  the  year,  but  the  highest  rates  occur  between  December  and  March.  Influenza  A  and  B  are  the  two  types  of  influenza  viruses  and  influenza  A  is  further  categorized  into  subtypes  based  upon  two  surface  antigens  (hemagglutinin  and  neuraminidase).  Immunity  to  influenza  occurs  from  antibody  development  directed  at  the  surface  antigens.