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Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It spreads from person-to-person and can cause mild to severe illness; and in some cases, can lead to death.

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Two year-old dies after flu vaccination

Two year-old Ashlee Epapara was found dead in her cot on April 9, the morning after she and her twin sister received the seasonal flu vaccination from their family GP in Brisbane.

Flu vaccine under investigation after flu jab scare

Drug regulators are immediately investigating the flu vaccine used for children to check for its safety following the announcement by Australia's chief medical officer to halt immunization for childre...

H1N1 FLU FACTS

The H1N1 flu virus (red) is pictured in this image taken July 9, 2009. The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common seasonal flu v

How swine flu spreads in humans

Here are some facts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abo...

A patient with symptoms of the influenza A H1N1 virus stands next to a stadium gate where he is being treated, in Colon City, May 28, 2009.  REUTERS/Alberto Lowe

How to fight flu spread

The World Health Organization issued the following guidelines on Saturday about ...

A health worker uses an infrared thermometer to check the temperature of a student for the Influenza A (H1N1) awareness at a university in Manila, June 8, 2009.  REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

How do you know you have the flu?

Vaccination programs against H1N1 swine flu are under way in the United States, ...

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An experimental vaccine designed to prevent the H1N1 swine flu virus is administered into a medical volunteer during early trials of the drug at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, August 10, 2009.  REUTERS/Jason Reed

U.S. government faces no-win fight with flu

First came the jibes about the U.S. government rushing out an untested swine flu vaccine. Now, critics say it is not fast enough.

A nurse simulates the preparation of a vaccine doze against pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus during an exercise organised by local authorities to test the functioning of a temporary vaccination centre in Haguenau, October 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Vincent Kessle

Companies reap the swine flu windfall

Healthcare companies are reaping the benefits of a global swine flu pandemic, brightening what might otherwise have been a dismal third quar...

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