swine influenza (2009) influenza a (h1n1) lecture presented by dr ghassan awar 02 may 2009
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Swine Influenza (2009)
Influenza A (H1N1)
Lecture presented byDr Ghassan Awar02 May 2009
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Wednesday (29/4/09):
• WHO raised the pandemic threat level to 5 on a six-step scale.
• The level 5 designation means infection from the outbreak that originated in Mexico has been jumping from person to person with relative ease.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
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Swine flu
• Swine flu is a contagious respiratory disease that affects pigs and can jump to humans.
• Symptoms include fever, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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Swine flu
• The 2009 H1N1 virus is a hybrid of swine, avian and human strains
Influenza A (H1N1)
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Swine flu
• "The entire purpose is to limit exposure“
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to have a vaccine to manufacturers within a month, said Michael Shaw, lab team leader for the H1N1 response at the CDC.
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Swine flu
• "In times of difficulty, we've always come together,“ Mexican President Felipe Calderon said. "Together we will overcome this disease."
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Swine flu
• "If you have a fever and flu-like symptoms, you should not be getting on an airplane. That is part of being a responsible part of our community," Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said. "You don't want to put people at risk."
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Swine flu
Five-year-old Edgar Hernandez, known as "patient zero," survived the earliest documented case of swine flu.
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