Dangers Of Influenza B
Type b flu only affects humans and doesn t cause pandemics although it is seen as more dangerous to young children.
Dangers of influenza b. It can be life threatening. It can cause fluid buildup and reduce oxygen supply to the lungs and other tissues in the body. Pneumonia bronchitis respiratory failure kidney failure myocarditis or heart inflammation sepsis. Pneumonia with the flu can be deadly.
Type a has many variations mutates all the time and is responsible for flu. The flu is a common cause of pneumonia. If left untreated or in more severe cases influenza b can cause. Pneumonia is a lung infection in which the airways become inflamed and the air sacs of the lungs become filled with fluid.
Additionally in a canadian study looking at children 16 years old and younger influenza b infection was associated with a higher risk for mortality than influenza a.