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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