MAIN ASPECTS OF INFLUENZA PREVENTION IN MODERN CONDITIONS AMONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Influenza is a massive viral infection that can affect anyone, outbreaks of which are more common in winter and early spring. The causative agent of influenza is a virus that passes from infected people into the nasopharynx of others. The influenza virus has a pronounced ability to change its antigenic structure, so the diagnosis of “influenza” can be made repeatedly during the life of each person. Influenza differs from many infectious diseases in that it is easily transmitted from a sick person to a healthy person - through airborne droplets (when talking, coughing, sneezing), causing illness a day after infection. Prevention of influenza and ARVI (acute respiratory viral infection) is a set of measures aimed at preventing infection of the human body with viruses that cause the disease.