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This is a once well-written 2006 Featured article that has not been maintained to WP:WIAFA standards since its main author stopped actively editing. Now at over 8,700 words of prose, it is approaching double the size that was originally vetted at FAC. It has taken on uncited text, listiness, short stubby sections, WP:CITATION OVERKILL, and in several places needs updating to reflect WP:MEDDATE. Statements throughout that are cited to old sources need to be checked, sample: In those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease vaccination reduces exacerbations;[124] it is not clear if it reduces asthma exacerbations.[125] Unless someone is willing and able to restore the article to WIAFA standards, it should be submitted for a Featured article review. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:17, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've never done FA stuff before but I can try to handle this article if no one else does. Virus taxonomy will likely be updated sometime in March or April, so I'll see what I can do before then. I prefer major edits when overhauling articles so if you don't see me editing here, then it doesn't mean that I'm not working on it. Is that fine? Velayinosu (talk) 03:50, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A start would be removing that poorly sourced "Major modern influenza pandemics" transclusion. Graham Beards (talk) 08:27, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SandyGeorgia: With enough effort, I think this could be brought back to FA status, but it will take some work. We can start by updating the mask and hand washing ref, which someone has provided a more updated source for in the section above. X-Editor (talk) 06:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's been a month so I want to leave an update on my progress.

Signs and symptoms + Prognosis: Mostly done but I wrote much of these 2 sections together, so considerable work is needed here.

Signs and symptoms: Done unless new information is found.

Virology: Mostly done, just need to fix some minor things. Done unless new information is found.

Mechanism: Maybe the section with the most amount of work to be done.

Prevention: Done unless new information is found.

Diagnosis: Lots of information gathered that needs to be organized. Done unless new information is found.

Treatment: Same as Diagnosis. Lots of information gathered that needs to be organized.

Prognosis: Done unless new information is found.

Epidemiology: Done unless new information is found.

History: Done unless new information is found.

Society and culture: I don't think I've found enough information to write a section about this.

Research: I have 3 out of 4 potential paragraphs done.

Animals: Done unless new information is found.

Velayinosu (talk) 04:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC) Updated a week later. Velayinosu (talk) 03:09, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SandyGeorgia: @Graham Beards: There are probably minor things that can be changed, but I am done with major edits. The article should be much higher quality than it was before. Velayinosu (talk) 01:21, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping; on my list, and I will start reviewing as I have time. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:45, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham Beards and Velayinosu: I looked this over, and appreciate the fine work by Velayinosu. Could we hold off here for now, and turn our attention to whether there are outstanding issues after Graham has finished work on Menstrual cycle at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Menstrual cycle/archive2? That is, ping me again when it is time to take these up. Thanks for the quality work, Velayinosu! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:44, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham Beards and Ozzie10aaaa: or anyone else watching this page (pardon the ping, you two just came to mind as virus-interested folks), any chance you'd be willing to read through this article and give some thoughts on whether this article meets the FA criteria, and suggestions for further improvements (if any)? It's still on the URFA folks' list, but if we're pleased with the article's current state we can cross it off for them. Kudos again to Velayinosu for all the hard work. Thanks all. Ajpolino (talk) 03:58, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In the history section it is stated that "A respiratory disease known as *febris Italica* (Italian fever) afflicted Charlemagne's army as it moved throughout Europe in 876–877." This statement is both unsourced and since Charlemagne died in 814, technically cannot be correct. 89.205.140.253 (talk) 20:54, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is sourced to Morens, et al. 2010 (the next inline citation) and I should have used the word "followed" not "afflicted" since that can change the meaning. This may be a typo by the source since 776-777 seems more accurate but I have removed the text for the time being. Velayinosu (talk) 23:39, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, just saying, please: maybe my fast translation to german may be wrong or/and I am just confused about this: "This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Influenza article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject."
Flu, Influenza, I am told these days, is a reaction to: anything. A reaction of/for health, but NOT the (a) desease itself.
So it is a function of health.
--Visionhelp (talk) 16:44, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In English, "flu" is an abbreviation for influenza, which is a disease caused by viruses. Graham Beards (talk) 18:09, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Are the fatality rate numbers correct? See here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:InfluenzaCaseMortality.svg .

ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) is defined once under diagnosis, It next appears a long way down under prognosis, and twice close together under epidemiolgy. Ill leave it to the experts whether to change but suggest that ARDS be redefined where it appears under prognosis and the first appearance under epidemiology.

Tonyf1 (talk) 20:59, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]