Part E - Influenza\'s Impact on Public Health As mentioned in the introductory t

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Part E - Influenza's Impact on Public Health

As mentioned in the introductory text, influenza pandemics are serious events that affect a large portion of the population. Most fatal consequences stem from secondary infections resulting from weakened immune system after infection, such as bacterial pneumonia. To prevent pandemics, what steps are taken to protect the population from influenza?

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Influenza viruses infecting large portions of the populations from previous years are disabled and used to confer immunity as a vaccine. Contact with live animals known to carry influenza virus is limited to those with proper protection; meats from swine and avian sources are cooked thoroughly to prevent transmission. Samples of major emerging strains of influenza virus obtained through worldwide surveillance are used to prepare a vaccine that is administered en masse. Susceptible populations such as the elderly and the immunocompromised are given prophylactic treatments of adamantanes and neuraminidase inhibitors.

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Samples of major emerging strains of influenza virus obtained through worldwide surveillance are used to prepare a vaccine that is administered en masse.

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