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Influensa fører generelt til økt dødelighet

Notater:

Influenza epidemics are a major annual cause of mortality throughout the world. In the USA alone, between the years of 1979 and 2001, it has been estimated that >40,000 people per year died as a result of influenza-related infection.1
While influenza causes substantial mortality across the age spectrum, certain groups are at higher risk. These at-risk groups include children (especially those <5 years of age)2 and the elderly.3

1. Dushoff et al. J Epidemiol 2005;163:181–7.
2. Bhat et al. N Engl J Med 2005;353:2559–67.
3. Nichol. Drugs Aging 2005;22:495–515.