The Flu And You: Types Of Influenza, Including Avian Flu And Swine Flu

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Influenza, or the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae that affects birds an... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Influenza, or the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae that affects birds and mammals. This book explores the virus itself, the pandemics related to outbreaks of specific strains, and the vaccine and treatments for the flu virus. (This book is not intended as a replacement for medical attention or consultation, and does not endorse any specific medical treatment.)Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less