Flu prevention & treatment

Flu prevention & treatment

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National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO)

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

Responsible for coordinating and ensuring collaboration among the many federal agencies involved in vaccine and immunization activities. It is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.

highly pathogenic form of avian influenza (HPAI)

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

Avian flu viruses are classified based upon the severity of the illness and HPAI is extremely infectious among humans. The rapid spread of HPAI, with outbreaks occurring at the same time, is of ...

hemagglutinin

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An important surface structure protein of the influenza virus that is an essential gene for the spread of the virus throughout the respiratory tract. This enables the virus to attach itself to a cell ...

H5N1

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A variant of avian influenza, which is a type of influenza virulent in birds. It was first identified in Italy in the early 1900s and is now known to exist worldwide.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Health care; Flu prevention & treatment

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO serves both developed and developing countries and acts as a neutral forum where all nations ...

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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U. S. Government agency responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's ...