Emergency Medicine Reports – December 1, 2018

December 1, 2018

• The Influenza Virus: Winter Is Coming

  Influenza is an acute respiratory illness responsible for significant seasonal epidemics each year. Despite commonly being a self-limited illness, the virus causes significant morbidity and mortality. During the winter months, emergency physicians should maintain a high suspicion for influenza in patients presenting with an acute febrile respiratory illness.

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