Influenza in Pregnancy
Influenza 1. What every clinician should know Influenza is a common infectious disease caused by a family of RNA viruses (orthomyxoviruses) capable of infecting a wide variety of bird and mammalian species. In humans, characteristic symptoms include fever, sore throat, myalgias, chills, cough, headache, fatigue and malaise. Influenza viruses are transmitted primarily by aerosols created…