Abstract
The sudden rise in the number of novel influenza A (pH1N1) virus infections in India, soon after its emergence in Mexico and USA, raised serious concern about the disease severity and its associated respiratory complications to hospitalized patients. (1) Patients suddenly started reporting to various hospitals with severe respiratory complications. They were tested for the pH1N1 infection and their case history was thoroughly evaluated to characterize the epidemiology and clinical severity of the infection. The worldwide data for influenza infections show that the older people, along with young children, are particularly vulnerable to severe outcomes and secondary infections. (2) The existing surveillance systems have not made adequate use of age-specific data and the importance of understanding age, when estimating the impact of influenza disease burden, needs to be extensively studied. This short communication describes the snapshot of age and sex distribution in pandemic influenza H1N1 virus related respiratory complications and comorbidities that were identified starting from the peak of pandemic to postpandemic phase.
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