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Pandemic Influenza

Pandemic Influenza. Are you ready?. I had a little bird Its name was Enza I opened the window And in-flu-enza - 1918 children’s nursery rhyme. Are you ready?. History of Flu Pandemics. Influenza ‘crash course’. Seasonal flu to Black Death to 1918 1918 Pandemic: Cytokine storms

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Pandemic Influenza

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  1. Pandemic Influenza Are you ready?

  2. I had a little bird Its name was Enza I opened the window And in-flu-enza - 1918 children’s nursery rhyme Are you ready?

  3. History of Flu Pandemics Influenza ‘crash course’ • Seasonal flu to Black Death to 1918 • 1918 Pandemic: • Cytokine storms • Unfair killer • 1957 Asian Flu • 1968 Hong Kong Flu Are you ready?

  4. Where do the birds fit in this? Influenza ‘crash course’ • Flu symptoms identified in birds in 1878 • Chicken in Scotland identified as having H5N1 • Bird-to-human transmission very rare • Human-to-human transmission extremely rare • Culling and containment Are you ready?

  5. Influenza ‘crash course’ Biology 101 Virus v. bacteria Alphabet soup… HN huh? Are you ready? Are you ready?

  6. Influenza ‘crash course’ So bad news for birds but… “Sloppy, capricious and promiscuous” Antigenic drift Antigenic shift Are you ready? Are you ready?

  7. Ten things to know Pandemic Influenza is different Are you ready?

  8. Pandemic influenza is different Influenza pandemics are recurring events Are you ready?

  9. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events The world will experience another pandemic Are you ready?

  10. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic All countries will be affected Are you ready?

  11. By Aaron Koblin

  12. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected Widespread illness will occur Are you ready?

  13. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur Medical supplies will be inadequate Are you ready?

  14. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate Large numbers of deaths will occur Are you ready?

  15. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur If the next pandemic mirrors 1918… 1 in 37 people worldwide will die Are you ready?

  16. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur Economic and social disruption will be great Are you ready?

  17. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur • Economic and social disruption will be great Every country must be prepared Are you ready?

  18. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur • Economic and social disruption will be great • Every country must be prepared Every person should be prepared Are you ready?

  19. Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world will experience another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur • Economic and social disruption will be great • Every country must be prepared Personal preparedness www.pandemicinfluenza.gc.ca www.pandemicflu.gov Making personal decisions about your own level of risk and therefore, need for preparedness Are you ready?

  20. Church Preparedness • Pandemic influenza is different • Influenza pandemics are recurring events • The world is on the brink of another pandemic • All countries will be affected • Widespread illness will occur • Medical supplies will be inadequate • Large numbers of deaths will occur • Economic and social disruption will be great • Every country must be prepared Who is attending your church? What kind of community are you in? What is your local authority planning? Are there unmet needs? Do you have a church continuity plan? Are you ready?

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