Monday, 16 January 2012

Influenza

Influenza is an illness affecting upper respiratory tract symptoms of the disease are fever,headache,pain in the limbs watering of eyes and running of nose and it is associated with sore throat.
Causative Agent:-
        Different strains of viruses are responsible for causing the disease.
The disease is spread by droplet infection (cough,sneezing,and breath).
Treatment and Control:-
     There is no particular treatment of the disease.The patient develops immunity and recovers.Rest is only immediate treatment. Disease  can be controlled by keeping patient away from the people.

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