Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Overview of Pandemic Influenza

신종 인플루엔자 대유행 개관

  • Kim, Woo-Joo (Division Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical College)
  • 김우주 (고려대학교 의과대학 감염내과)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

Influenza virus has a unique characteristics of annual epidemics of acute respiratory disease with attack rate of 10%-30% of the population. It is also the classical emerging infectious disease causing global pandemics when new antigenic shift occur. This antigenic shift is the key to its ability to evoke periodic pandemics, and it has caused at least 3 pandemics in 20th century. I reviewed these 3 pandemics in their natural courses and the epidemiology of the recent emerging influenza A viruses, especially the H5 and H7 subtypes. I descr ibed the epidemics of these vi ruses in human population and why we should be prepared to these viruses.

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