-Children are more susceptible to flu each year due to the changing antigens of
orthomyxoviruses and an estimate of 64,000 Americans die every year for
flu-related illnesses; the young, the old, and the immunocompromised patients
being at higher risk.
-Type A and B of influenza viruses that are potentially harmful to humans; they are primarily infectious in the respiratory tract through inhalation but can also be transferred through fomites and may be persistent for a significant period of time (Bauman, 2014; Rapid, 2012).
-The World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Centre, the Bureau of Emerging of Infectious Diseases, and Department of Disease Control, are examples of organizations that work together to calculate the reproduction ratio, the intrinsic growth rate, and the case fatality ration (Sylva, 2009). 134,503 cases were reported on the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 in which 816 deaths were reported (Sylva, 2009).
-Type A and B of influenza viruses that are potentially harmful to humans; they are primarily infectious in the respiratory tract through inhalation but can also be transferred through fomites and may be persistent for a significant period of time (Bauman, 2014; Rapid, 2012).
-The World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Centre, the Bureau of Emerging of Infectious Diseases, and Department of Disease Control, are examples of organizations that work together to calculate the reproduction ratio, the intrinsic growth rate, and the case fatality ration (Sylva, 2009). 134,503 cases were reported on the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 in which 816 deaths were reported (Sylva, 2009).