Affiliation:
1. PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ≪KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY≫, KYIV, UKRAINE
2. PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ≪KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY≫, KYIV, UKRAINE; V.N. KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE
Abstract
Aim: To study the specificity of seasonal flu in children, in particular, in young children, as well as treatment, prevention and complications of seasonal flu.
Materials and Methods: For the methodological justification of the article, we used the pool of research technologies. Methods of theoretical analysis, system-analytical, comparative methods provided us with the opportunity to characterize the features of influenza incidence in children.
Conclusions: A distinctive feature of influenza is the high lability of the genes of the infectious agent. In this regard, it is extremely important to timely update information about new strains of the pathogen, creation of new types of vaccines and antiviral drugs, as well as changes in the course of the disease. Our literature review is intended to improve the medical community.
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