ANTIINFLUENZA
AGENTS
Influenza is responsible for
several thousand deaths each year. Individuals over the age of 65, residents of
long-term care facilities, and patients with long-term health problems (i.e.,
diabetes, HIV or AIDS, heart dis-ease, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer)
are at highest risk for severe influenza and complications. Yearly vaccination
can prevent influenza infection and minimize the severity of symptoms in those
who do contract this disease. However, infection can occur in immunized
persons, because influenza viruses mutate rapidly and may not be covered by a
particular year’s vaccine. The following drugs are used in the treatment of
influenza strains A and B and in some cases other viral infections.
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