Masking the Swine Flu: A Textiles Approach

Dr. Stephen MichielsenAssociate Professor in Textiles & Apparel, Technology & Management

North Carolina State University

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Pandemic FluModerate

(1957-like)

Severe

(1918-like)

Illness 90 million (30%) 90 million (30%)

Outpatient

medical care45 million (50%) 45 million (50%)

Hospitalization 865,000 9,900,000

ICU care 128,750 1,485,000

Mechanical

ventilation64,875 745,500

Deaths 209,000 1,903,000

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Q:Should the government

require anyone with a

cough or sneeze to wear a

mask?

Q&A

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Hide and Seek in the Open Sea:Vision and Camouflage in Marine Animals

Dr. Sönke Johnsen, Associate Professor, Biology

Duke University

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