Counter Excellence: Flu Champions 2024 / 2025
Introduction
What is Flu?
How many types of flu viruses affect human beings?
Brief advice
Antibiotic Resistance
Seeking medical advice
Who is at risk?
How does the flu vaccine work?
Myths and facts
Flu vaccines 2024/2025
Promoting the flu vaccination service in pharmacy
Dealing with objection
Being a Flu Champion in pharmacy
Test your knowledge
How many types of flu viruses affect human beings?
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How many types of flu viruses affect human beings?
Type A – usually the more serious type that tends to cause the outbreaks in most years and they are the ones responsible for the pandemics.
Type B – tend to causes less severe disease and smaller outbreaks affecting mostly children.
Type C – causes mild illness similar to the common cold.
A fourth type, D virus, primarily affect cattle and is not known to infect or cause illness in humans.
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