Influenza also commonly known as the flu is both a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness. An infectious disease that not only affects humans, but also can infect birds, pigs and horses. Human patients are able to get medical treatment for this condition at a Doctors’ Office, Hospital or Ambulatory Care Settings. As reported by the CDC 20 % of the U.S. population experience the condition Influenza; and 36,000 of those who have this illness die from it. The influenza virus spreads worldwide every year, this is called a yearly outbreak. This outbreak mostly causes death in people who are older with other health conditions, and the younger population. Unfortunately statistic reports state that these yearly outbreaks end with about 3 to 5 million …show more content…
During the 20th century three influenza pandemics happened. These pandemics took place in Hong Kong, Asia, and Spain. It occurred in Hong Kong in the year of 1968, Asia in 1958, and in Span the pandemic occurred in 1918. Each one of these pandemics ended with more than one million deaths. The World Health Organization declared a new type of pandemic outbreak in June 2009, this pandemic was called Influenza A/H1N1. Common symptoms of this respiratory disorder include achy mussels, cough, fatigue, runny nose, and fever. This virus is contagious to others before the person even shows symptoms. Also unfortunately for others who don’t have the illness it is contagious to them for up to seven days after the person has the illness. This illness also includes gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. This virus is contagious to others before the person who is contagious even shows symptoms. Unfortunately the illness is also contagious for up to seven days after actually getting the illness. I some cases bed rest and lots of fluids are sufficient to treat the Influenza virus. In