inFluEnzA AnD vACCinEs
thErE is no spECiFiC CurE For inFluEnzA、rECommEnDED trEAtmEnt usuAlly Consists oF BED rEst AnD inCrEAsED intAkE oF nonAlCoholiC FluiDs until FEvEr AnD othEr symptoms lEssEn in sEvErity.CErtAin Drugs hAvE BEEn FounD EFFECtivE in lEssEning Flu symptoms, But mEDiCAl EFForts AimED AgAinst thE DisEAsE FoCus ChiEFly on prEvEntion By mEAns oF vACCinEs thAt CrEAtE immunity.
no Drugs CAn CurE inFluEnzA, But CErtAin AntivirAl mEDiCinEs CAn rEliEvE Flu symptoms.AvAilABlE By prEsCription, thEsE Drugs proviDE moDEst rEliEF, But only iF tAkEn on thE First or sEConD DAy oF symptoms. thE Drugs AmAntADinE (solD unDEr thE BrAnD nAmE symmEtrEl) AnD rimAntADinE (FlumADinE., Both in pill Form, work AgAinst hEmAgglutinin AnD ArE EFFECtivE in trEAting typEA、inFluEnzA、two othEr Drugs inhiBit nEurAminiDAsE AnD ArE EFFECtivE AgAinst Both typEA、AnD typEB、strAins: osEltAmivir (tAmiFlu) is in pill Form AnD zAnAmivir (rElEnzA、is An inhAlAnt.
A、Flu vACCinE Consists oF grEAtly wEAkEnED or DEAD Flu virusEs, or FrAgmEnts oF DEAD virusEs.AntigEns in thE vACCinE stimulAtE thE pAtiEnt’s immunE systEm to proDuCE AntiBoDiEs AgAinst thE virusEs. iF thE Flu virusEs invADE A vACCinAtED pErson At A lAtEr timE, thE sEnsitizED immunE systEm rECognizEs thE AntigEns, proDuCEs thE AntiBoDiEs AnD quiCkly rEsponDs to hElp DEstroy thEm.
ABout 5 to 10 pErCEnt oF pEoplE who rECEivE A Flu vACCinE ExpEriEnCE milD, tEmporAry siDE EFFECts, typiCAlly sorEnEss At thE injECtion sitE. young ChilDrEn who hAvE not prEviously BEEn ExposED to thE inFluEnzA virus ArE most likEly to ExpEriEnCE siDE EFFECts.
Flu virusEs ConstAntly ChAngE so DiFFErEnt virus strAins must BE inCorporAtED in vACCinEs From onE yEAr to thE nExt. sCiEntists try to proviDE A gooD mAtCh BEtwEEn thE vACCinE AnD thE most sErious virus strAins CirCulAting At thE timE.But BECAusE it tAkEs months to mAnuFACturE AnD DistriButE vACCinEs, DECisions on thEir Composition must BE mADE wEll BEForE thE stArt oF EACh Flu sEAson.EACh FEBruAry ExpErts At thE worlD hEAlth orgAnizAtion (who) rECommEnD A vACCinE Composition to BE usED For thE ForthComing wintEr in thE northErn hEmisphErE; A sEConD rECommEnDAtion is mADE in sEptEmBEr For vACCinEs to BE usED in thE southErn hEmisphErE. typiCAlly vACCinEs ContAin AntigEns From thrEE virus strAins, usuAlly two strAins From typEA、AnD onE strAin From typEB、
ACCorDing to thECDC, thE suCCEss oF Flu vACCinEs vAriEs From onE pErson to AnothEr. in hEAlthy young ADults, thE vACCinEs ArE 70 to 90 pErCEnt EFFECtivE in prEvEnting thE DisEAsE. in thE ElDErly AnD pEoplE with CErtAin ChroniC mEDiCAl ConDitions, thE vACCinEs ArE lEss EFFECtivE in prEvEnting illnEss But hElp rEDuCE thE sEvErity oF An inFECtion AnD thE risk oF mAjor CompliCAtions or DEAth. stuDiEs show thAt Flu vACCinEs rEDuCE Flu-rElAtED hospitAlizAtion By ABout 70 pErCEnt AnD Flu-rElAtED DEAths By ABout 85 pErCEnt Among ElDErly pEoplE.
thECDC、rECommEnDs AnnuAl Flu shots For pEoplE who ArE At high risk For DEvEloping sErious CompliCAtions As A rEsult oF An inFluEnzA inFECtion.A、[■]this group inCluDEs All pEoplE AgED 65 AnD olDEr; pEoplE in nursing homEs AnD othEr FACilitiEs thAt housE pEoplE with ChroniC mEDiCAl ConDitions; pEoplE with ChroniC hEArt, lung or kiDnEy DisEAsE, DiABEtEs, An impAirED immunE systEm, or sEvErE Forms oF AnEmiA; ChilDrEn AnD ADolEsCEnts with ConDitions trEAtED For long pErioDs oF timE with Aspirin (whiCh mAkEs thEm vulnErABlE to rEyE’s synDromE. ; AnD womEn who will BE in thE sEConD or thirD trimEstEr oF prEgnAnCy During thE inFluEnzA sEAson.B、[■] somE DoCtors EnCourAgE inDiviDuAls who trAvEl to ArEAs oF thE worlD whErE inFluEnzA virusEs CirCulAtE to rECEivE thE most CurrEnt vACCinE.C、[■] vACCinAtion tAkEn EArliEr CAn BEttEr protECt thE trAvEllErs From BEing inFECtED By inFluEnzA in thE EpiDEmiC ArEAsD、[■] vACCinAtion is morE urgEntly nEEDED pArtiCulArly iF thEy Ar