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Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one?

Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one?. Communications Skills Talk Sahra Haji. H5N1. 2009 Swine flu. H1N1 spanish flu. H7N7/H3N8 equine flu. 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?

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Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one?

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  1. Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one? Communications Skills Talk Sahra Haji H5N1 2009 Swine flu H1N1 spanish flu H7N7/H3N8 equine flu Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  2. 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? Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  3. Attack of the clones...sort of cell membrane Once inside cell, virus loses protein coat; only viral RNA is left Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  4. H5N1 or H1N1 or H3N2 or H7N2 or ... • Which is which? What’s with the names? • H – Haemagglutinin • N - Neuraminidase Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  5. Reported Cases of bird flu ... in humans 2009 year of the swine flu Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  6. How does a pandemic happen? if avian flu gets to this stage, then we’re in trouble ... Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  7. Survival kit needed to survive flu... • Antibodies • Natural immunity • Flu jab • Travel less • Face mask? • Wash hands Nature article research results • Using antibodies from 1918 survivors • Testing mice • Antibodies makes the virus coagulate Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

  8. 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 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

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