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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
Flu Drugs
In 2018, Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. developed a drug called Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) that they say kills influenza virus in 24 hours.1) The drug was approved in Japan in early 2018.2)
Flu Outbreaks by Year
2017-2018
- Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents3)
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February 10, 2022 | Wall Street Journal | archived | Experimental Drug Promises to Kill the Flu Virus in a Day
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January 18, 2018 | Time Magazine | Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents
