Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Med Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;97(4):621-45, x. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.03.001.
Influenza is a common virus whose ability to change its genetic makeup allows for disease of pandemic proportion. This article summarizes the different strains of influenza circulating in the United States for the past century, the diagnosis and treatment of influenza, as well as the different ways to prevent disease. This information will be of value to clinicians caring for patients both in the hospital and in the community.
流感是一种常见的病毒,其改变遗传物质的能力使其具有大流行疾病的能力。本文总结了过去一个世纪在美国流行的流感病毒株、流感的诊断和治疗以及预防疾病的不同方法。这些信息对在医院和社区照顾患者的临床医生具有重要价值。