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High Risk Groups

Risk groups for severe influenza or complications due to influenza include:

• Pregnancy
• Childbirth, miscarriage or abortion within the previous 2 weeks
• Age < 2 or ≥ 65
• Chronic pulmonary disease such as asthma or COPD
• Chronic cardiovascular, renal or hepatic disease, except hypertension
• Hematologic disease, such as sickle-cell anemia
• Diabetes or other metabolic disorder
• Immune supression, including HIV-related or caused by medication or malignancy
• Neuromuscular disorders, spinal cord injury, seizure disorders or cognitive dysfunction that may compromise the handling of respiratory secretions or increase the risk of aspiration
• Long-term aspirin therapy (in patients < 19 years of age) due to the risk of Reye's syndrome

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