Thyroid-Specific Information
If you're a thyroid patient, there are several specific articles of interest here at the About.com Thyroid site that relate specifically to flu/influenza.
Do Thyroid Patients Need a Flu Shot?
Whether or not thyroid and autoimmune disease patients should or should not get a flu shot -- the influenza vaccine -- each year is always a controversial question. Here is a look at some of the considerations.
Swine Flu and Desiccated Porcine Thyroid Medication From Pigs
A look at whether there is any potential risk of swine flu from the natural thyroid drugs that are made from desiccated porcine thyroid -- derived from pigs.
Cough & Cold Medicines and Decongestants: What Should
Thyroid Patients Take for Cold and Flu?
Why do over-the-counter cough medicines, cold medicines, and decongestants say "Do Not Take If You Have Thyroid Disease"? And what CAN you take for cold and flu?
About.com Flu Resources
About.com health guides offer extensive coverage of influenza information, including the following:Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Influenza/Flu Information
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) maintain an up-to-date website that tracks influenza, including the 2009 outbreak of "swine flu" -- now known as "novel H1N1." Preventing the FluWhat to Do if You Get Sick
Other CDC Influenza Sites
The CDC also maintains specific sites devoted to particular types of influenza, including:- Avian Flu -- usually refers to influenza A virus found chiefly in birds, but infections can occur in humans.
- Novel H1N1 -- a new influenza virus causing illness in people and spreading around the world.
- Swine Flu -- a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza.
- Pandemic Flu -- virulent human flu that causes a global outbreak (pandemic) of serious illness.
