An Outbreak of Flu Virus

Scientific Federation took initiative in the field of Flu science by introducing journal in the year of 2017. Our main intention is to support and promote a high quality comprehensive evidence-based on the recent research from the highly qualified authors. We received an article from Prof. Giulio Tarro based on his research interest in flu viruses.

       Commonly flu is an illness that you get when you catch influenza varies widely and depends on the person who got infected by the virus, secondary bacterial infections and other medical conditions, age and a weakened immune system also play a big part in how much the flu virus will affect the host. The flu virus can infect both the upper and lower respiratory tract, which in part explains its ability to cause severe disease. Inflammation which is a part of the body's immune response is a normal response that allows our body to fight infection and heal damaged tissue. Paradoxically, this too much inflammation makes the illness from flu worse by causing more swelling and tissue destruction.

       An epidemic occurs when an infectious disease spreads rapidly to many people. For example, in 2003, the severe acute respiratory syndrome is a respiratory illness that first infected people in parts of Asia, North America, and Europe. it took the lives of nearly 800 people worldwide. The history of flu viruses teaches that influence originates from birds, usually aquatic, then it is transferred to man through the leap into pigs. The promiscuity of the herds facilitates this transition and then it spread. Three pandemics caused by influenza A viruses, which occurred in the 20th century, have all had this origin: the ‘Spanish flu’ (1918, H1N1), the ‘Asian flu’ (1957, H2N2) and the ‘Hong Kong flu’ (1968, H3N2). The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus acted during the winter in Australia and New Zealand yielding a pattern effect for the treatment of patients during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere.  The performance  of rapid  diagnostic test for  the detection  of novel  influenza  A  (H1N1)  virus was evaluated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

       It is very important if research could yield a universal long-lasting, safe and effective vaccine against influenza in order that the annual frenzy of action against influenza would be transformed into an efficient, long-term prevention program.