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  • Title: [Disease caused by the new influenza A(H1N1) virus].
    Author: Hauge SH, Dudman SG, Borgen K, Hungnes O, Brantsaeter A, Iversen B, Aavitsland P.
    Journal: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen; 2009 Sep 10; 129(17):1736-9. PubMed ID: 19756053.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: A new A(H1N1) influenza virus was detected in April 2009. The virus is now causing a pandemic of influenza. The article presents an overview of symptoms, complications, vulnerable groups, diagnosis and treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The overview is based on literature identified through a search in PubMed (using PubMed's own search strategy) and on official reports from WHO and the disease control centres of EU and the USA. RESULTS: The new influenza A(H1N1) has so far mainly affected young people, only few people over 60 years. The clinical presentation is similar to that of ordinary influenza; but nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea seem to be more common. The reported risk of complications and case fatality are low, but hospitalisation, pneumonia and deaths have occurred, also in previously healthy young individuals. Antiviral treatment with oseltamivir or zanamivir is likely to be as effective as in ordinary influenza. INTERPRETATION: Mild cases may be underrepresented in the published literature. It is important to keep up-to-date on international reports on the nature of the disease in order to best prepare clinicians to diagnose and treat patients when the epidemic hits Norway with full force.
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