Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Influenza
PATHOGENS
- Influenza A (seasonal, U.S.) is one of the "big 3" respiratory viruses afflicting infants, children and adults along with SARS-CoV-2 and RSV.
- 2024-2025 respiratory season, estimates from the CDC, a season characterized as "high severity," and the most severe since 2010-2011. The combination of A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2), and influenza B viruses contributed to an unprecedentedly severe season[4].
- Influenza cases in the U.S.: 24 million
- Hospitalizations: 310,000
- Deaths: 13,000
- High percentages landed in the ICU and required mechanical ventilation.
- Influenza cases in the U.S.: 24 million
- 2024-2025 respiratory season, estimates from the CDC, a season characterized as "high severity," and the most severe since 2010-2011. The combination of A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2), and influenza B viruses contributed to an unprecedentedly severe season[4].
- See the Avian Influenza module for details regarding these influenza viruses.
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Last updated: September 16, 2025
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Influenza." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540285/all/Influenza.
Auwaerter PG. Influenza. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540285/all/Influenza. Accessed October 7, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2025). Influenza. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540285/all/Influenza
Auwaerter PG. Influenza [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 07]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540285/all/Influenza.
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