Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Influenza
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Highly contagious acute respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses
- Influenza A - responsible for most seasonal epidemics and all recorded pandemics
- Incubation period 1-4 days (typically 2 days); contagious from ~1 day before symptoms until 5-7 days after onset
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