====== Influenza ======
The **influenza** condition ([[disease]]) is the result of infection by one or more in a family of influenza viruses. This respiratory condition can cause symptoms much like a cold, but sometimes more severe, or even deadly.


===== Flu Surveillance =====

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/cause-of-death/influenza-pneumonia/by-country/

===== Flu Drugs =====
In 2018, Japanese pharmaceutical company [[pharmaceutical companies:Shionogi|Shionogi & Co.]] developed a drug called Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) that they say kills influenza virus in 24 hours.((February 10, 2022 | [[Wall Street Journal]] | archived | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200611173456/https://www.wsj.com/articles/experimental-drug-promises-to-kill-the-flu-virus-in-a-day-1518264004|Experimental Drug Promises to Kill the Flu Virus in a Day]])) The drug was approved in Japan in early 2018.((February 28, 2018 | [[Fierce Pharma]] | [[https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/shionogi-s-flu-drug-oked-japan-but-u-s-approval-not-likely-until-2019-report|Shionogi’s flu drug wins green light in Japan, but U.S. approval not likely until 2019]]))

===== Flu Outbreaks by Year =====

==== 2017-2018 ====

  * Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents((January 18, 2018 | [[Time Magazine]] | [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180123192636/https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/|Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents]]))