Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one?
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Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one?
H1N1spanish flu
2009 Swine flu
H5N1
H7N7/H3N8equine flu
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What is the flu virus all about?
What is a virus?
How can something so tiny be so deadly?
What part of the virus actually makes us sick?
Why are there so many flu types?
How can we survive a flu pandemic?
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Attack of the clones...sort of
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cell membra
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Once inside cell, virus loses protein coat; only viral RNA is left
H5N1 or H1N1 or H3N2 or H7N2 or ...
Which is which? What’s with the names?
H – Haemagglutinin N - Neuraminidase
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Reported Cases of bird flu ... in humans
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2009year of
the swine flu
How does a pandemic happen?
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if avian flu gets to this stage, then we’re in trouble ...
Survival kit needed to survive flu...
• Antibodieso Natural immunityo Flu jab
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Nature article research results•Using antibodies from 1918 survivors•Testing mice•Antibodies makes the virus coagulate
• Travel less• Face mask?• Wash hands
Got any questions?
References
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/61424646_d1120dd12a.jpg http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/03/immortal_line.html http://wisdom.eu-egee.fr/avianflu/pictures/ http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/phase4.gif http://birdflunewsflash.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/627-the-number-of-the-
flu-pandemic-devil/ http://www.aht.org.uk/diag_vir.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090501-swine-flu-
overview-video.html
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