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devonta9304

Human Serum Albumin / HSA / ALB Protein - 2 views

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  • Protein Construction:
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  • Human Serum Albumin / HSA / HAS / ALB Protein Usage Guid
  • Human Serum Albumin / HSA / HAS / ALB Protein Description
  • Human Serum Albumin is produced in the liver and constitutes the biggest part of the human blood serum protein.
akea482

Flu (Influenza) Vaccine Research - 0 views

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      Research for challenge 1
  • avian influenza virus
  • first human trial of an investigational DNA vaccine against the H5N1
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  • In late 2006
  • To date, five of these vaccine candidates have advanced to Phase I clinical trials.
  • In recent experiments with mice, ferrets and monkeys, researchers at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center used a two-step immunization approach to elicit antibodies that attacked a variety of influenza virus strains. For more information, see the NIAID news release.
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    This is vaccine research for the HSA influenza research group.
arytman716

Preventing Influenza - American Lung Association - 5 views

  • Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday Pregnant women People 50 years of age and older People of any age with certain medical conditions, including chronic lung disease People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including health care workers, household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu, and caregivers of children less than 6 months of age who are too young to be vaccinated
  • The flu shot
  • The flu shot is covered by Medicare and other health insurance
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  • asal spray approved to protect people from getting the flu
  • Keep your distance when you are sick or if you are around someone else who is sick. Keep it to yourself
  • Practice Good Health Habits
  • Wash your hands often.
  • FluMist
  • The viruses in the flu shot are inactivated, which means that someone receiving the vaccine cannot get influenza from the flu shot.
bwilliams181

MDCH - Transmission and Prevention of Influenza - 1 views

  • close print view print friendly Transmission and Prevention of Influenza
  • viruses are spread when a person who has influenza coughs, sneezes, or speaks, releasing viruses into the air and other people inhale the viruses.
  • When these viruses enter the nose, throat, or lungs of a person, they begin to multiply, causing disease.
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  • The viruses can also be spread when a person touches a surface with flu viruses on it (for example, a door handle) and then touches his or her nose or mouth. 
  • A person who has the flu can spread viruses - that means they are contagious. Adults may be contagious from 1 day before feeling sick to up to 7 days after getting sick.
  • Children can be contagious for longer than 7 days. 
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.  When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick, too. 
  • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then put your used tissue in a wastebasket.  It may prevent those around you from getting sick. 
  • If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your  hands.  Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing.  Clean your hands   Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.  Wash with soap and water or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.  Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers in your bag and car, when soap and water is not available.  Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.  Stay home when you are sick  If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.   Practice healthy habits  Get regular exercise, enough rest, and eat healthy balanced meals.  Other habits for good health  3. Take flu antiviral drugs if your doctor recommends them. Four antiviral drugs (amantadine, rimantadine, zanamivir, and oseltamivir) can be used to prevent influenza. All of these medications are prescription drugs, and a doctor must be consulted before using them.  More Information  Smoking and Influenza  - Some studies show that smokers are more likely to get the flu, and there is a higher mortality rate from the flu among smokers than among nonsmokers.  Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old - Because infants cannot get vaccine or antiviral drugs but are at higher risk for serious flu complications, protecting them from flu is especially important.  Cover your Cough - Flyers available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer 
arytman716

Flu: Overview & Facts - 2 views

  • Overview & Facts
  • What Is Flu? What Is Flu?
  • Understanding Bird Flu
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  • Children and Flu
  • Stomach Flu or Influenza?
  • Flu Shot: Influenza Vaccine & Side Effects
  • Are You at Risk? Flu: What Puts You at Risk?
  • Prevention Flu Prevention Strategies
  • Causes Causes of Flu
  • What Is FluMist?
  • Use Your Immune System to Prevent Flu
aschilling352

Influenza (Flu) - 0 views

  • Common symptoms include a high fever (101ºF-102ºF) that begins suddenly, muscle/body aches, chills, tiredness, and sudden onset. Influenza frequently causes people to miss school and work but in some cases there are severe complications such as pneumonia
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  • a highly contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and lungs that occurs most often in the late fall, winter, and early spring.
  • serious infection which affects more than 60 million individuals in the US every year.
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  • more than 200,000 individuals are hospitalized and between 3,000-49,000 die from influenza-related complications.
  • est way to protect against influenza is to receive an influenza vaccination every year.
  • ix months of age and older receive an annual vaccination.
  • is in the early fall, as soon as the vaccine is available.
  • Influenza, more commonly referred to as "flu," impacts people of all ages. 
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      Anybody can acquire this infectious disease.
  • , vaccination in December or even later is still beneficial because the virus that causes influenza circulates past the new year. The number of influenza cases usually peaks around February, but this peak can come earlier or later (ranging from December to May).
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      Getting a vaccination in December is more beneficial than any other time during the year.
  • best way to protect against influenza is to receive an influenza vaccination every year.
  • nfluenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and lungs that occurs most often in the late fall, winter, and early spring. It is a serious infection which affects more than 60 million individuals in the US every year.
  • best time to get vaccinated is in the early fall, as soon as the vaccine is available. However, vaccination in December or even later is still beneficial because the virus that causes influenza circulates past the new year. The number of influenza cases usually peaks around February, but this peak can come earlier or later (ranging from December to May).
  • Common symptoms include a high fever (101ºF-102ºF) that begins suddenly, muscle/body aches, chills, tiredness, and sudden onset. Influenza frequently causes people to miss school and work but in some cases there are severe complications such as pneumonia. In the United States annually, more than 200,000 individuals are hospitalized and between 3,000-49,000 die from influenza-related complications.
  • everyone six months of age and older receive an annual vaccination. 
  • Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and lungs that occurs most often in the late fall, winter, and early spring
  • Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the nose, throat, and lungs that occurs most often in the late fall, winter, and early spring.
  • affects more than 60 million
  • high fever (101ºF-102ºF) that begins suddenly, muscle/body aches, chills, tiredness, and sudden onset.
  • severe complications such as pneumonia.
  • more than 200,000 individuals are hospitalized and between 3,000-49,000 die from influenza-related complications.
  • The best way to protect against influenza is to receive an influenza vaccination every year.
  • early fall, as soon as the vaccine is available.
  • (ranging from December to May).
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    Influenza symptoms, the season it's mostly around, how to protect yourself, and how many people it affects every year.
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    "The best way to protect against influenza is to receive an influenza vaccination every year. CDC recommends that everyone six months of age and older receive an annual vaccination. The best time to get vaccinated is in the early fall, as soon as the vaccine is available. However, vaccination in December or even later is still beneficial because the virus that causes influenza circulates past the new year. The number of influenza cases usually peaks around February, but this peak can come earlier or later (ranging from December to May)."
bwilliams181

Flu (Influenza) - Prevention.com - 1 views

  • Influenza (the flu) is a respiratory infection.
  • It is caused by the influenza virus.
  • Influenza typically is spread by air or by direct contact from one person to another.
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  • Influenza virus is very contagious.
  • Epidemics peak during the winter months
  • Most influenza cases occur during epidemics.
  • With influenza, the virus usually has mutated (changed) somewhat since the first infection.
  • The most common types of influenza virus are A and B. Influenza A is the one usually responsible for the annual epidemics.
  • Most people get multiple flu infections during their lives.
  • With many other types of infections, having the disease once protects against a second infection.
  • That is because the body's immune system remembers the returning virus. It attacks it immediately, and rapidly eliminates it.
  • A particularly widespread and severe epidemic is called a pandemic.
  • Flu can cause a variety of symptoms. They can be mild or severe. Symptoms and severity depend on the type of virus, your age and overall health.
  • Chills Moderate to high fever (101 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit) Sore throat Runny nose Muscle aches Headaches Fatigue Cough Diarrhea Dizziness
  • Vaccination — Vaccination can reduce your chances of getting the flu and transmitting it to others. Vaccination each year is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older.
  • Good hygiene — The virus usually is passed through the air, by coughing. It also is passed by direct contact, such as shaking hands or kissing.
  • Antiviral drugs — Zanamivir (Relenza) and oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can substantially reduce your chance of getting the flu if they are taken just before an expected outbreak.
bwilliams181

Preventive Measures to Control the Spread of Influenza (Flu) | Miami Children's Hospital - 1 views

  • Hand Hygiene:Wash hands or use alcohol hand solutions after being in public or after contact with anyone with a cold or flu. Make it a habit to frequently wash hands with soap and water
  • Cough Etiquette:Turn head and cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue and promptly dispose of the used tissue; or cough into the inside of the elbow if a tissue is not available
  • Don't expose young children or immunosuppressed children unnecessarily to large crowds when influenza is in your community
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  • Stay home from work or school if you have influenza (fever, muscle aches, cough)
  • Avoid close contact (holding, kissing) between infants and anyone who has a cold or flu
  • Do not share anything that goes into the mouth such as drinking cups and straws
  • Frequently clean commonly touched surfaces (door knob, refrigerator handle, phone, water faucets) if someone in the house has a cold or flu
  • It is best to avoid smoking around children.
marketmercado123

Influenza: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology - 0 views

  • (CDC) estimates that seasonal influenza is responsible for an average of more than 20,000 deaths annually.[1]
  • Mortality is highest in infants and the elderly
  • High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors
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  • signs and symptoms:
  • elderly or high-risk patients with pulmonary symptoms, chest radiography should be performed to exclude pneumonia.
  • FeverSore throatMyalgiasFrontal or retro-orbital headacheNasal dischargeWeakness and severe fatigueCough and other respiratory symptomsTachycardiaRed, watery eyes
  • The criterion standard for diagnosing influenza A and B is a viral culture of nasopharyngeal samples or throat samples
  • Influenza has traditionally been diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria
  • Prevention of influenza is the most effective management strategy
  • CDC analyzes the vaccine subtypes each year and makes any necessary changes on the basis of worldwide trends.
  • other public health measures are also effective in limiting influenza transmission in closed environments.
  • Traditionally, the vaccine is trivalent (ie, designed to provide protection against 3 viral subtypes
  • influenza is responsible for an average of more than 20,000 deaths annually.[1]
  • High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors (≥65 y) compared with
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  • -dose vaccine, according to results from a phase IIIb-IV double-blind, active-controlled trial.[
  • A total of 31,989 participants were randomly assigned to receive either a high dose (IIV3-HD) (60 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) or a standard dose (IIV3-SD) (15 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) of a trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine.
  • The percentage of seniors with postvaccination hemagglutination-inhibition titers of 1:40
  • Influenza has traditionally been diagnosed on the basis of clinical criteria, but rapid diagnostic tests, which have a high degree of specificity but only moderate sensitivity, are becoming more widely used. The criterion standard for diagnosing influenza A and B is a viral culture of nasopharyngeal samples or throat samples. In elderly or high-risk patients with pulmonary symptoms, chest radiography should be performed to exclude pneumonia.
  • Although reports of at least one serious adverse event were greater in the IIV3-HD group (8.3%) than in the IIV3-SD group (9.0%) (relative risk, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.85 to 0.99), all resolved by the end of the study and none required discontinuation from the study
  • The incubation period of influenza is 2 days long on average but may range from 1 to 4 days in length.
  • may be possible for transmission to occur via asymptomatic persons or persons with subclinical disease, who may be unaware that they have been exposed to the disease
  • FeverSore throatMyalgiasFrontal or retro-orbital headacheNasal dischargeWeakness and severe fatigueCough and other respiratory symptomsTachycardiaRed, watery eyes
  • The presentation of influenza virus infection varies, but it usually includes many of the following signs and symptoms:
  • Fever Sore throat Myalgias Frontal or retro-orbital headache Nasal discharge Weakness and severe fatigue Cough and other respiratory symptoms Tachycardia Red, watery eyes
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) is rare in humans in developed countries
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    "High-dose influenza vaccine appears to have the potential to prevent nearly one-quarter of all breakthrough influenza illnesses in seniors (≥65 y) compared with the standard-dose vaccine, according to results from a phase IIIb-IV double-blind, active-controlled trial.[3, 4] A total of 31,989 participants were randomly assigned to receive either a high dose (IIV3-HD) (60 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) or a standard dose (IIV3-SD) (15 μg of hemagglutinin per strain) of a trivalent, inactivated influenza vaccine. The multicenter trial was performed during the influenza seasons of 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 in Canada and the United States.[3, 4]"
chris22

Montana DPHHS - Influenza - 0 views

  • Influenza is a contagious, upper-respiratory disease caused by many different strains of influenza viruses.
  • real influenza can interfere with normal daily activities for as long as a week.
  • As many as 200,000 Americans are hospitalized because of it each year, and as many as 36,000 die of the disease or complications associated with it.
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  • Children under age 1, people 65 or older and people suffering from underlying medical conditions are at a higher risk of serious complications.
kgroves873

Arsenic exposure makes you more susceptible to influenza infections - NaturalNews.com - 0 views

  • Arsenic, a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor,
  • ommonly found contaminating water supplies across the world
  • ater to a maximum of 10 ppb,
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  • weak initial response to infection with the H1N1 flu strain.
  • "There was a massive infiltration of immune cells to the lungs and a massive inflammatory response, which led to bleeding and damage in the lung," Hamilton said.
  • esearchers exposed pregnant mice either to clean water or to water contaminated with 100 ppb of inorganic arsenic; after birth, the pups were given the same type of drinking water as their mothers. A week after birth, some of the pups were deliberately exposed to H3N1 influenza.
  • "This is a great study that advances the field,"
  • "We would like to combine arsenic exposure with repeated bacterial and viral infections to model the development of bronchiectasis throughout life," researcher Kathryn Ramsey said.
  • arsenic plays so much havoc with the immune system is its large-scale disruption of numerous hormone pathways.
kgroves873

Doctors routinely work when infected with influenza, infecting patients - NaturalNews.com - 0 views

  • he research, led by Dr. Anupam Jena, a senior resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that half of 150 Illinois resident physicians said they had gone to work sick over the previous year. One in six reported to work three or more times, the survey found.
  • "They're less productive and more likely to make errors," Jena said. "And they can transmit the disease to somebody else."
  • Only last year, for instance, a doctor who came to work sick was responsible for launching a small outbreak of norovirus at Massachusetts General,
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  • "The main question is whether those policies are being enforced," Jena told Reuters Health.
  • Anyone who has ever been to med school or around a med school knows that physicians in training are more often than not treated like rented mules.
  • When residents fall sick, there are a large group of residents that can fill in," said Jena. "When you are in private practice and you become sick, you don't have a pool of physicians that you can draw on to cover for you."
  • n which 57 percent of residents said they had worked while sick," said the report.
jtolercamien290

Flu Season is Here | Flu.gov - 0 views

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    Home > Prevention & Vaccination > Vaccination > Flu Season is Here
gseiber103

Understanding Influenza - American Lung Association - 0 views

  • Influenza (flu), also referred to as seasonal flu, is a highly contagious illness caused by the influenza virus.
  • spread easily from person to person, usually when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
  • different influenza virus fami­lies: A, B or C
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  • Influenza type A viruses can infect people, as well as birds, pigs, horses, and other animals
  • There are two subtypes of influenza A viruses found in and circulating among humans: regular H1N1 and H3N2. These two subtypes are included in the seasonal flu vaccine each year.
  • Influenza Type B viruses are usually found only in humans
  • Influenza B viruses can cause illness among humans, but in general are associated with less severe contagious disease than influenza A viruses.
  • Influenza Type C viruses cause mild illness in humans. Influenza C cases occur much less frequently than A and B and are not typically included in the seasonal flu vaccine
  • This new flu virus, also known as swine flu, is a subtype of influenza Type A. It has been spreading quickly around the world. It causes illness similar to seasonal flu.
  • Avian influenza, or bird flu, is also a subtype of influenza Type A viruses
  • Each year around 3,000 to 49,000 Americans die from flu and its complications. For healthy children and adults, influenza is typically a moderately severe illness.  Most people are back on their feet within a week.  Certain groups of people are more susceptible to complications related to the flu and are considered "high risk
  • highly contagious in birds, it does not usually infect humans
  • The best thing to do is to stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care.
  •  If you are considered high risk, it is important to contact your health care provider right away. People at high risk are more likely to suffer from severe complications from the influenza virus.
  • Pneumonia is the most common serious complication of influenza
gseiber103

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment - American Lung Association - 0 views

  • Influenza is a respiratory infection with symptoms that can affect the entire body.
  • Sudden onset of high fever Headache, muscle aches and joint pain Cough (usually dry) Chills Sore throat Nasal congestion and runny nose
  • A doctor's exam may be needed to tell whether you have developed the flu or a complication of the flu.
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  • At this time, two antiviral drugs are available: oseltamivir (trade name Tamiflu®), which comes in pill form, and zanamivir (trade name Relenza®), which is a powder that comes in an inhaler.
  • have been shown to reduce flu symptoms if started within a day or two of getting sick.
  • Anti-viral medicine is recommended for people with more severe illness
  • Treatment with anti-viral medicine is most important for people with suspected or confirmed influenza who are at higher risk for complications,
  • Children younger than 2 years old Adults 65 years and older Pregnant women People with certain chronic medical conditions, such as asthma or COPD, or with suppressed immune systems
acerda265

H1N1 (Swine Flu) | Flu.gov - 0 views

  • The H1N1 flu virus caused a world-wide pandemic in 2009.
  • While the H1N1 viruses have continued to circulate since the pandemic, 2014 is the first season since 2009 that H1N1 has been so predominant in the United States.
  • you cannot get it by eating properly handled and cooked pork or pork products.
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  • H1N1 is a flu virus. When it was first detected in 2009, it was called “swine flu” because the virus was similar to those found in pigs.
  • The symptoms of H1N1 are the same as seasonal flu symptoms. 
  • The H1N1 flu virus spreads between people in the same way that seasonal flu viruses spread. 
  • You should also follow our everyday steps to keep yourself healthy during flu season.
apettistate345

Prevention of the Flu | Flu.gov - 2 views

  • Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from the flu.
  • Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu.
  • Take everyday precautions, like washing your hands, to protect your health.
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  • If you are exposed to or caring for someone with the flu, talk to your doctor about preventive antiviral medications.
  • Everyone 6 months of age or older should get the flu vaccine as soon as it is available in your area.
  • There are steps you can take in your daily life to help protect you from getting the flu.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way.
  • ry to avoid close contact with sick people.
  • Practice good health habits. Get plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
  • If you are healthy but exposed to a person with the flu, antiviral drugs can prevent you from getting sick. 
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub
  • Avoid touching
  • eyes, nose, or mouth
  • avoid close contact with sick people
  • Practice good health habits
  • plenty of sleep and exercise, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat healthy food.
  • Cover
  • nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze
  • Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • If you are sick with flu-like illness
  • stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
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