In this task, you are given one French sentence. The major part of the sentences talk about health-related topics, but some of the them describe an organization and its activities. Your job is to translate the given sentences into English.

La grippe est une maladie infectieuse aiguë des voies respiratoires due à trois formes de virus influenza :
Influenza is an acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus which occurs in three types:

Le bureau du directeur appuie l'élaboration de ces plans annuels et s’assure de leur cohérence avec le programme stratégique pluriannuel.
The Office of the Director supports the development of these annual plans and ensures their coherence with the Strategic Multi-annual Programme.

Points de contact nationaux microbiologie

National Microbiology Focal Points (NMFPs)