Expectations for the 2010-2011 flu

Czech version

Authors: J. Havlík
Authors‘ workplace: Přednostka: doc. MUDr. Vilma Marešová, CSc. ; FN na Bulovce, Praha ; I. Infekční klinika 2. LF UK ; Univerzita Karlova v Praze
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(12): 733-734
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

Epidemics of seasonal flu occur nearly every year in the winter months, and they have a mild to a mid serious course. However at intervals of various lengths, a new highly contagious virus strain arises, often responsible for different clinical symptoms. The virus spreads all over the world: a flu pandemic occurs. The last pandemic occurred in 1977 and it was caused by the A H1N1 virus. Since May 2009 and over the summer months, a flu caused by a different subtype of the A H1N1 virus has spread rapidly worldwide – a new pandemic occurred, also affecting the Czech Republic.

Key words:
flu seasonal and pandemic, swine flu, occurrence in CZ, vaccines.