Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of October 11-17, 2009, a review of the key indictors found that influenza activity continued to increase in the United States from the previous week. Below is a summary of the most recent key indicators:
To the Editor: Ribavirin, an antiviral drug with in vitro activity against both DNA and RNA viruses, is approved in the United States for the treatment of hepatitis C and respiratory syncytial virus.1 Hepatitis C is treated with approved oral formulations in combination with interferon products; respiratory syncytial virus is treated with an aerosol formulation. Intravenous ribavirin is not currently approved in the United States.
Çocuklar virüsü erişkinlere göre daha çabuk kapıyor ve daha çok yayıyor. Çocuğunuz domuz gribi olduysa ne yapacağınızı, hangi belirtilerde acilen sağlık kuruluşuna gitmeniz gerektiğini biliyor musunuz?
(CNN) -- Yessica Maher of Los Angeles, California, feels let down. She had wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for herself and her children, but that's proving to be difficult....
(CNN) -- Police met a wayward jet that overshot the runway by 150 miles -- while not responding to control tower communications -- and said the pilots were "cooperative, apologetic and appreciative."