Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) with activity against influenza viruses. These medications must be prescribed by a health care professional. Influenza antiviral drugs only work against influenza viruses — they will not help treat or prevent symptoms caused by infection from other viruses that can cause symptoms similar to the [...]

Avian Influenza or Bird Flu is a contagious disease of birds. Migratory waterfowl especially wild ducks are a natural reservoir of avian influenza viruses. Domestic poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys) are susceptible to the infection. Avian influenza rarely affects human but the recent outbreak in Viet Nam and Thailand and also the outbreak in Hong Kong [...]

Latest swine flu update for everyone. From 30 April 2009, WHO (World Health Organization ) will refer Swine Flu to the new influenza virus as influenza A (H1N1). Based on assessment of all available information, and following several expert consultations, WHO have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 [...]