Update on 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus.
The pandemic of a novel strain of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is expected to make this a difficult flu season. Fortunately, this strain is relatively mild, and the principles of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment remain the same. Physicians will have a number of complex decisions to make about when to test, when to treat, and when to simply reassure.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. gordons@ccf.org
Steven M
SM
Gordon
D000368:Aged; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D053139:Oseltamivir