FluJ10.1

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Influenza

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Highly contagious, epidemic, feverish viral infection caused by influenza viruses.

PathogenThis section has been translated automatically.

Influenza viruses (RNA viruses), especially type A, more rarely types B and C. Transmission by droplet infection.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

  • After an incubation period of a few hours up to 3 days, acute onset of illness with high fever, headache and aching limbs, irritable cough, abdominal pain.
  • Skin symptoms: Possible volatile maculopapular exanthema on the chest, neck, abdomen, back, face, morphologically hardly distinguishable from measles and scarlet exanthema. Often diffuse facial redness with perioral pallor. Petechial hemorrhages in the oral mucosa area, flu spots. Often herpes simplex labialis is present at the same time.

DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.

Virus serology: Increase of IgG and IgM.

Complication(s)This section has been translated automatically.

Hemorrhagic pneumonia, myocarditis, encephalitis. Secondary bacterial infections, especially with staphylococci, streptococci, Haemophilus influenzae: sinusitis, otitis media, tracheobronchitis

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Symptomatic: bed rest, antipyretic measures.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer