INFLUENZA VACCINE

Course overview

INFLUENZA VIRUSES BELONG TO ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE RNA VIRUS FAMILY AND CLASSIFY INTO THREE DISTINCT TYPES BASED ON THEIR MAJOR ANTIGENIC DIFFERENCES; INFLUENZA A, INFLUENZA B AND INFLUENZA C. INFLUENZA VIRUSES CAUSE THE ANNUAL HUMAN EPIDEMICS, SEASONAL AND PANDEMIC. SEASONAL INFLUENZA EPIDEMICS CAUSED BY INFLUENZA A AND B VIRUSES RESULT IN 3 TO 5 MILLION SEVERE CASES AND THOUSANDS OF DEATHS GLOBALLY EACH YEAR. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE MODE OF ACTION OF INFLUENZA VACCINE, INCLUDING MODES OF ADMINISTRATION, FORMULATIONS, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILES, ELIGIBLE PATIENT POPULATIONS, MONITORING, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.