Influenza outbreak in India: A course ahead

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2023.v35i01.001

Abstract

 

“Influenza” is commonly known as “flu” caused by a single-stranded RNA virus. There are four types of Influenza viruses A, B, C and D, of which type A and B are mainly known to cause respiratory tract infection in humans, especially during the winter and post-monsoon season. It is transmitted rapidly through infectious droplets in crowded places, including schools and hospitals.[1] The incubation period of influenza ranges from1 to 4 days with its period of communicability ranges from one day before the onset of symptoms to 7 days after the symptoms begin.[2] It has already caused multiple pandemics in the past, with a recent one in year 2009 was caused by the Influenza subtype A H1N1 variant (pdm09). Millions of deaths have occurred during these pandemics. The vulnerable population like under-five children, elderly people (? 65years of age), pregnant women, and people with comorbidity like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart disease, chronic liver disease and immunocompromised conditions (i.e., HIV/ AIDS, malignancy, individuals on chemotherapy or steroid) are at higher risk of developing severe illness due to infection by Influenza viruses.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Influenza (seasonal) [Internet]. World Health Organization. WHO; 2023 [cited 2023Mar19]. Available from: https://www. who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal)

Clinical management protocol for seasonal influenza [Internet]. MoHFW; [cited 2023Mar23]. Available from: https://main. mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/4904 9173711477913766.pdf

2009 H1N1 pandemic (H1N1PDM09 virus) [Internet]. CDC. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; 2019 [cited 2023Mar21]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/ pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html

Lina, B. History of Influenza Pandemics. In: Raoult, D., Drancourt, M. (eds) Paleomicrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.2008:199-211

Update on Seasonal Influenza [Internet]. Press Information Bureau. PIB; 2023 [cited 2023Mar19]. Available from: https:// pib.gov.in/PressRelease Page.aspx? PRID= 1905602

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of India. State/UT - wise, year-wise number of cases and deaths from 2018-2023 [Internet]. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. NCDC; 2023 [cited 2023Mar19]. Available from: https://ncdc. mohfw.gov.in/showfile.php?lid=280

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Seasonal Influenza [Internet]. MoHFW; 2016 [cited 2023Mar23]. Available from: ht t ps://mai n . moh f w. gov. i n /sit e s/ defau lt / files/394697031477913837_3.pdf

Considerations for distinguishing influenza-like illness from inhalational anthrax. [Internet]. CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2001 [cited 2023Mar21]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ preview/ mmw rhtml/ mm5044a5.htm

Jefferson T, Jones M, Doshi P, Spencer EA, Onakpoya I, Heneghan CJ. Oseltamivir for influenza in adults and children: systematic review of clinical study reports and summary of regulatory comments. Bmj. 2014 9th April;348.

Vaccine effectiveness: How well do flu vaccines work? [Internet]. CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2023 [cited 2023Mar19]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/ flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.html

Downloads

Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

1.
Saxena V, Mishra A. Influenza outbreak in India: A course ahead. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];35(1):01-3. Available from: https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/2566

Issue

Section

Editorial

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>