Influenza

• Latest News
• U.S. Finds 5 Million More Flu Shot Doses (10/28/2004, Reuters Health)
• New Flu Strain Raises Concerns (10/25/2004, United Press International)
• U.S. Works to Deliver Flu Shots, Some Don't Wait (10/25/2004, Reuters Health)
• CDC, Aventis Pasteur Announce Allocation Plan to Address Influenza Vaccine Shortages (10/12/2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations: 2004-05 (10/05/2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Childhood Influenza Vaccination Coverage (09/23/2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• More News on Influenza

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Flu (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Overviews
• Cold and Flu Guidelines: Influenza (Flu) (American Lung Association)
• Flu Season: Protect Yourself & Your Loved Ones (National Immunization Program)
• Influenza (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Influenza: The Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Focus on the Flu: What We Know about the Flu (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• Pictures/Diagrams
• Influenza (Immunization Action Coalition)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Is it a Cold or the Flu? (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish

• Treatment
• Flu Drugs (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Influenza (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Basic Information about Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Bird Flu (Avian Influenza): Am I at Risk? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Influenza (Flu) Viruses (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Information about Influenza A H7 Viruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Prevention/Screening
• 2004-05 Flu Vaccine Shortage (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• 2004-2005 Flu Season: Vaccine in Short Supply After All (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Find a Flu Shot (American Lung Association)
• Flu Shot: Questions & Answers (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Good Flu Health Habits (American Lung Association)
• Influenza Virus Vaccine (Food and Drug Administration)
• Interim Influenza Vaccination Recommendations: 2004-05 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Is the Flu Vaccine a Good Idea for Your Family? (Nemours Foundation)
• Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV]): Questions and Answers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• What to Do for Colds and Flu (Food and Drug Administration)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Who Should Get the Vaccine 2004--5 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Disease Management
• Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Skin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Related Issues
• Cold and Flu: What to Do If You Have Asthma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Flu and Pneumonia: Information You Need to Know about the 2004-2005 Flu Vaccine (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Flu and SARS: Questions and Answers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Hashimoto's Disease and the Flu Shot (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Influenza (Flu): Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Influenza (the Flu) Questions & Answers (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Influenza Vaccine: Does It Increase the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Mercury in Flu Shots? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• When to Use Antiviral Drugs for the Flu (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Research
• Focus on the Flu: A Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Studies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Organizations
• American Lung Association
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

• Statistics
• CDC Finds Annual Flu Deaths Higher Than Previously Estimated (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Flu Activity (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
• Percent of Adults Aged 18 Years and Over Who Received Influenza Vaccine during the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Quarter: United States, 1997 - 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics)

• Women
• Flu Shot: Is It Safe during Pregnancy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Children
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Vote to Recommend Influenza Vaccination for Children Aged 6 to 23 Months (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Flu (Nemours Foundation)
• Influenza (Flu) (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Tips for Treating the Flu (Nemours Foundation)
• Too Late for a Flu Shot? (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• Flu Facts (Nemours Foundation)

• Seniors
• Cost-Effective Management of Flu in Adults Older Than 65 Years of Age (American College of Physicians)
• What to Do about the Flu (National Institute on Aging)
  Also available in: Spanish