TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - INFLUENZA A1 - Cohen, Yehuda Z. A1 - Dolin, Raphael A2 - Kasper, Dennis L. A2 - Fauci, Anthony S. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e AB - Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by infection with influenza viruses. The illness affects the upper and/or lower respiratory tract and is often accompanied by systemic signs and symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia, and weakness. Outbreaks of illness of variable extent and severity occur nearly every year. Such outbreaks result in significant morbidity rates in the general population and in increased mortality rates among certain high-risk patients, mainly as a result of pulmonary complications. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141411168 ER -