"Influenza, Human" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acute viral infection in humans involving the respiratory tract. It is marked by inflammation of the NASAL MUCOSA; the PHARYNX; and conjunctiva, and by headache and severe, often generalized, myalgia.
| Descriptor ID |
D007251
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.620.365 C08.730.310
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| Concept/Terms |
Influenza, Human- Influenza, Human
- Human Influenzas
- Influenzas, Human
- Influenza
- Influenzas
- Human Flu
- Flu, Human
- Human Influenza
- Influenza in Humans
- Influenza in Human
- Grippe
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Influenza, Human" by people in this website by year, and whether "Influenza, Human" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Influenza, Human" by people in Profiles.
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Concordance Between Maternal and Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Status. Pediatrics. 2026 Jul 01; 158(1).
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Influenza Activity and Estimated Vaccine Effectiveness During the 2025-2026 Influenza Season. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 01; 9(6):e2618581.
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Adjuvanted vs High-Dose Influenza Vaccines in Older US Adults: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2610120.
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Influenza household transmission and genomic diversity in the United States: A prospective cohort study, 2022-2024. J Infect. 2026 May; 92(5):106748.
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Interim Estimates of 2025-26 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, September 2025-February 2026. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026 Mar 12; 75(9):116-123.
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Social vulnerability and the risk of respiratory virus infection in households: a case-ascertained study. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 13; 26(1):92.
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Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Influenza Virus Infections by Season: Case-Ascertained Household Transmission Studies, United States, 2017-2023. J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 15; 232(4):e637-e641.
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Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults. PLoS Med. 2025 Oct; 22(10):e1004777.
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Differences in influenza vaccination coverage by race and ethnicity across age groups in the Vaccine Safety Datalink, 2017-18 through 2022-23 influenza seasons. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 03; 64:127667.
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Cardiovascular-Focused Messaging to Improve Influenza Vaccination Rates. NEJM Evid. 2025 Oct; 4(10):EVIDoa2500208.