Preventing and treating influenza
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About the seasonal influenza vaccine 2018/2019
The seasonal influenza vaccine usually consists of three influenza viruses: one type A subtype H1N1 strain, one type A subtype H3N2 strain, and one type B strain.
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Fact sheet
Influenza - Fact sheet about seasonal influenza
Influenza causes fever and pain in the body as well as respiratory symptoms. Typically, five to ten per cent of the population becomes ill during a winter season. Influenza seasons vary in severity.
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Influenza - advice to patients
During the influenza season each winter, many households may have one or more people with influenza who require nursing at home. Here is advice about caring for the patient.
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Advice about influenza prevention and vaccine
Every year, 5 to 15 per cent of the population contracts influenza. Research shows that many people are infected without becoming ill, but they can infect others.
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Reports and publications
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Good habits to prevent influenza (poster)
The poster ”Good habits to prevent influenza” focuses on cough- and hand hygiene to prevent infection with influenza. It can be ordered for use where information to the public is required in English.
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Influenza Virological and Epidemiological Information prepared for the WHO Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for the Northern Hemisphere 2019–2020 Beijing, February 2019
The WHO National Influenza Centre Norway at the NIPH prepares a report for WHO every February and September that describes the influenza situation in Norway.
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