influenza
Let an agent explain influenza and its types, relay public health guidance on prevention and vaccination, route severe cases to care, and describe animal influenza and pandemic preparedness with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain influenza and its types, relay public health guidance on prevention and vaccination, route severe cases to care, and describe animal influenza and pandemic preparedness with attribution.
An acute viral respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses, spreading seasonally in humans with fever, cough, aches and fatigue and occasionally causing severe complications such as pneumonia, myocarditis and myositis, also occurring in animals such as birds, pigs, horses and dogs, and capable of causing pandemics; influenza is prevented by vaccination and hygiene and treated with supportive care and antivirals under public health guidance.
What it is for: A common and sometimes severe viral infection.
It can be explain influenza and its types; relay prevention and vaccination guidance; route severe cases to care; describe animal and pandemic influenza.
Distinguishing features
Viral respiratory infection
Seasonal epidemics
Pandemic potential
Vaccine-preventable
What it looks like
Not visible as such; sudden fever, cough, aches and fatigue.
How it is recognised
Influenza virus infection
Seasonal and pandemic
The common cold is milder and caused by other viruses
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - surveillance
is related to - avian influenza in poultry
In practice
Families and kinds
seasonal influenza A and B
pandemic influenza
avian influenza
swine, equine and canine influenza
complications such as influenza pneumonia and myocarditis
Standards and regulation
Public health vaccination programmes
Pandemic preparedness plans
Animal health rules on avian influenza
Failure modes and hazards
Severe complications in vulnerable groups
Misinformation about vaccines
Agents diagnosing or advising on treatment
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.influenza
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Care Illness and routing.
Guidance.
Severe
Severe illness.
Severe
Severe illness.
- Which symptoms, such as breathing difficulty, chest pain, confusion or dehydration, need urgent care, according to health guidance? provenance
- Is someone severely ill now? boundary
Self-care
Managing mild illness.
Self-care
Self-care.
- What general self-care and isolation guidance do health bodies give for influenza? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis or prescription, which needs a clinician? boundary
Prevent Prevention and vaccination.
Public health.
Vaccine
Vaccination.
Vaccine
Vaccination.
- Who is advised to have influenza vaccination here, and what do health authorities say about effectiveness and safety? provenance
- Which misinformation is common? provenance
Hygiene
Hygiene and antivirals.
Hygiene
Hygiene.
- Which hygiene measures reduce spread, and when are antivirals used, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific vaccine or drug? action
Understand The virus and disease.
Science.
Virus
Influenza viruses.
Virus
Viruses.
- What are influenza A, B, C and D, and how do drift and shift change them? definition
- How is the virus transmitted? definition
Complications
Complications.
Complications
Complications.
- What complications such as pneumonia, myocarditis and myositis can influenza cause, and who is at risk? provenance
- How is influenza surveilled? provenance
Wider Animals and pandemics.
Attribution.
Animals
Animal influenza.
Animals
Animal influenza.
- How does influenza affect birds, pigs, horses and dogs, and what do animal health authorities advise? provenance
- Which entry fits avian influenza? action
Pandemics
Pandemic influenza.
Pandemics
Pandemics.
- What were past influenza pandemics, and how do preparedness plans work, according to health authorities? provenance
- Is the presentation free of alarmism? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should avian influenza be a separate entry?
- How should public health feeds be linked?
- How should vaccination programmes be localised?