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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
Influenza A causes the infectious respiratory disease Influenza, more commonly known as the Flu.<ref>PMID:29955068</ref> Influenza has several symptoms associated with it: fever, sore throat, runny nose, headache, muscle pain, and fatigue to severe and in some cases lethal pneumonia resultant from either influenza virus or bacterial infection in the lower respiratory tract.<ref>PMID:29955068</ref> The CDC estimated in 2019-2020 that the overall burden of Influenza was 35 million Flu-related illnesses, 16 million Flu-related medical visits, 380,000 Flu-related hospitalizations, and 20,000 Flu-related deaths | Influenza A causes the infectious respiratory disease Influenza, more commonly known as the Flu.<ref>PMID:29955068</ref> Influenza has several symptoms associated with it: fever, sore throat, runny nose, headache, muscle pain, and fatigue to severe and in some cases lethal pneumonia resultant from either influenza virus or bacterial infection in the lower respiratory tract.<ref>PMID:29955068</ref> The CDC estimated in 2019-2020 that the overall burden of Influenza was 35 million Flu-related illnesses, 16 million Flu-related medical visits, 380,000 Flu-related hospitalizations, and 20,000 Flu-related deaths .<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2019-2020.html</ref> The WHO estimated the global impact of annual Flu epidemics resulted in 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory deaths [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal)]. Multiple types of vaccines against Influenza currently exist: inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV4s), recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV4), and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4).<ref>PMID:34448800</ref> | ||
== Viral RNA Classification == | == Viral RNA Classification == | ||
