רפואה שלמה, פרק 2 - שפעת עם ד"ר תומר הרץ וד"ר ליאור נשר

Refua - Shlema, Second episode about Influenza with Dr Tomer Hertz , Dr Lior Nesher & Dr Meni Amran. In this episode we discussed Influenza and the following questions: 1. What is it about the Influenza virus that makes it such a potent pathogen that is capable of creating pandemics? 2. What is the treatment for Influenza? 3. How do we recognize a complication? 4. How do we prevent influenza?  5. Why is the vaccine such a challenging issue compared to other vaccines we have? During the episode we discussed the following articles: - Weekly Influenza surveillance reports by the Israeli ministry of healths - Butler, C. C., van der Velden, A. W., Bongard, E., Saville, B. R., Holmes, J., Coenen, S., ... & Llor, C. (2020). Oseltamivir plus usual care versus usual care for influenza-like illness in primary care: an open-label, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 395(10217), 42-52.‏ - CURB 65: Lim, W. S., Van der Eerden, M. M., Laing, R., Boersma,  W. G., Karalus, N., Town, G. I., ... & Macfarlane, J. T. (2003).  Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to  hospital: an international derivation and validation study. Thorax, 58(5), 377-382.