World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON INFLUENZA VIRUS

Rohit Kumar*, Diksha

ABSTRACT

Influenza Viruses, negative strand RNA viruses, belonging to Orthomyxoviridae family cause both seasonal and periodic respiratory infections. According to the World Health organization, Influenza virus is the major public health concern that is emerging as the pandemic diseases. It causes significant number of morbidly and mortality cases in human and birds by inducing the acute inflammation in respiratory epithelium. Influenza virus is highly contagious disease that cause symptoms ranges from fever, bodyache, fatigue and running nose. After a typical course duration of 5 to 10 days, influenza virus can also attack the lungs, brain and heart. Pregnant women, people with weak immune system, chronic respiratory diseases, infants and elder people are at the major risk of suffering from the influenza virus disease. Antiviral drugs treatment, vaccination, hospitalization are treatment and preventive strategies that can be used for the treatment of patients suffering with the influenza infection. In this article, we review the various aspects of diseases such as epidemiology, pathogenesis, signs and symptoms and treatment strategies.

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