What is Influenza its Causes prevention and control
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INFLUENZA:
Inliuenza is commonly called as flu.it is acute contagious diseaseupper respiratory tract transmitted by air borne droplets.the flu is different from a cold. Influenza usually comes on suddenly.
Most people who get influenza will recover in one to two weeks, but some people will develop life-threatening complications (such as pneumonia) as a result of the flu.
CAUSES:
The flu is spread, or transmitted, when a person who has the flu coughs, sneezes, or speaks and sends flu virus into the air, and other people inhale the virus. The virus enters the nose, throat, or lungs of a person and begins to multiply, causing symptoms of influenza. Influenza may, less often, be spread when a person touches a surface that has flu viruses on it - a door handle, for instance - and then touches his or her nose or mouth.
TREATMENT:
Influenza is caused by a virus, so antibiotics (like penicillin) don’t work to cure it. The best way to prevent the flu is to get an influenza vaccine (flu shot) each fall, before flu season.
1.Rest
2.Drink plenty of liquids
3.Avoid using alcohol and tobacco
4.Take medication to relieve the symptoms of flu
PREVENTION AND CONTROL:
A lot of the illness and death caused by the flu can be prevented by yearly flu shots. People in certain groups who are at high risk to develop serious complications from the flu and people who are in close contact with those at high risk should get a flu shot every year.
