Question 1

what is the cause of influenza a?

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Influenza A virus: Influenza viruses are categorized as influenza a or influenza b.  Influenza a is the more common and more serious one.  Usually two of the 3 strains in each influenza vaccine are influenza a viruses.

Question 2

is influenza caused by a coronavirus?

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Coronavirus: can be cause of common cold, pneumonia or severe acute respiratory syndrome.  However, I don't believe it is responsible for influenza. Hopefully, another provider will be able to confirm my later statement.

Question 3

can influenza flu cause myocarditis months later?

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Yes: But usually it develops weeks after the episode of respiratory symptoms.

Question 4

why does influenza cause myalgia(muscle pain)?

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The muscle aches of: Influenza seems to be caused by the production of cytokines such as il2 in response to. The virus.

Question 5

what are the causes of influenza this year?

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Vaccine strains: The cdc chose the following strains for the 2012-2013 influenza vaccine:

a/california/7/2009 (h1n1)-like virus
a/victoria/361/2011 (h3n2)-like virus
b/wisconsin/1/2010-like virus.

Question 6

please tell me what can be the cause of influenza?

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The flu: Influenza, or 'the flu' is spread from person to person.... It is just a virus that can easily be transmitted from contact with other people who are infected.... Hand washing and hygiene such as covering your cough are the best preventative methods.

Question 7

what is an influenza and what disease is caused by it?

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Influenza: Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as stomach &quot;flu&quot; viruses that cause diarrhea and vomiting.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/home/ovc-20248057

Question 8

what causes an influenza epidemic?

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Epidemic/ pandemic: Per the CDC "An influenza pandemic can occur when a non-human (novel) influenza virus gains the ability for efficient and sustained human-to-human transmission and then spreads globally. " See:  http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/

Question 9

what group of influenza viruses has caused the pandemics?

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Influenza A viruses: 1918 - Spanish Flu pandemic was a classic example.

Question 10

so, two viruses that can cause reye's syndrome are influenza and vz virus? how many other viruses can lead to reye's?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say : Vz and influenza virus are the  common viruses linked to reye syndrome but strains of adenovirus and the epstein barr virus (mono) have also been cited as triggers. There may be others but the decline in cases makes further research on the disease difficult.

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