title: Influenza.
abstract: Influenza remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although signs and symptoms of individual influenza cases are nonspecific, the epidemiology is characteristic, and a clinical diagnosis can be made accurately during epidemics. Several tests can be used to confirm influenza infection. Antiviral medications may be used for both treatment and prophylaxis, but prevention of influenza is most reliably achieved through vaccination.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Influenza Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. svh9@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klimov
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uyeki
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D012367:RNA, Viral