Influenza in today: direct-acting antiviral therapy

Abstract

Influenza is an acute infectious disease caused by influenza virus (Orthomyxoviridae family) which affects up to 15% of the world population in the cold season. The relevance of the disease is reflected in the statistics: every year, up to 500 million people get sick with influenza globally, of which 2 million cases are fatal. The situation in Russia is reflected in the following figures: 27.3 to 41.2 million people get sick with influenza and ARVI annually. Every 6th-7th Russian is involved in the epidemic process.

Keywords

• грипп
• профилактика
• терапия
• умифеновир
• influenza
• prevention
• therapy
• umifenovir