A virus called an Orthomyxovirus causes influenza. Often called flu, sometimes-even grippe. It is a very contagious disease, and it infects many parts of our bodies. This also includes lungs. A person can get influenza if someone coughs, sneezes, or even talks around you while they are infected. Influenza is sometimes considered serious in some cases but can be prevented and treated.

It also can cause a more severe illness or death. During this past century, pandemics took place in 1918, 1957, and 1968, in all of these cases there where unfortunately many deaths. The “Spanish flu” in 1918, killed approximately half a million people in the United States alone. It killed around 20 million worldwide. The “Asian flu” in 1957, in the United States killed 70,000 people.

As long as these illnesses have existed, humans have developed ways to cure themselves, beginning with simple herbs. Now, the influenza vaccine, or flu shot, saves thousands of lives a year and helps prevent serious complications resulting from influenza infection.
To avoid flu, Stay at least three feet away from anyone who's coughing or sneezing. Keep your hands away from your face and far from your mouth and nose. Clean communal surfaces at least once a day. Encourage others to trash their own tissues. Avoid sharing food with infected people. Get sufficient sleep.