The Swine FluThe Swine FluBy: Karli Cozen By: Karli Cozen

What is the Swine Flu?What is the Swine Flu?

A respiratory diseaseA respiratory disease Caused by a strain of the influenza virus Caused by a strain of the influenza virus

type Atype A Usually infects pigsUsually infects pigs Virus is constantly changingVirus is constantly changing Did not usually infect humans… until new Did not usually infect humans… until new

strain which recently developedstrain which recently developed

Images of the VirusImages of the Virus

The New StrainThe New Strain

Cause is unknownCause is unknown Can spread through Can spread through

human to human human to human contactcontact

Causing turmoil Causing turmoil throughout the world throughout the world

Is Eating Pork Safe?Is Eating Pork Safe?

YesYes You can still enjoy porkYou can still enjoy pork

Cooking pork to 160Cooking pork to 160°F kills the swine flu °F kills the swine flu virusvirus

Who’s Most Likely to get Who’s Most Likely to get the Swine Flu?the Swine Flu?

ChildrenChildren TeenagersTeenagers People over the age of People over the age of

5050 People with heart People with heart

disease, lung disease disease, lung disease or a weakened immune or a weakened immune systemsystem

SymptomsSymptoms

Exactly like the typical flu Exactly like the typical flu virusvirus FeverFever ChillsChills Sore throatSore throat Running noseRunning nose CoughCough Body acheBody ache HeadacheHeadache NauseaNausea VomitingVomiting DiarrheaDiarrhea

How Do I Know if I Have How Do I Know if I Have the Swine Flu?the Swine Flu?

Very similar symptoms to the typical flu Very similar symptoms to the typical flu virusvirus Makes identifying Swine Flu difficultMakes identifying Swine Flu difficult

Diagnosis:Diagnosis: Respiratory specimen collected within the Respiratory specimen collected within the

first 4-5 days of illnessfirst 4-5 days of illness Specimen transported to a lab for Specimen transported to a lab for

testingtesting

TreatmentTreatment

Antiviral drugsAntiviral drugs AmitidineAmitidine RimantadineRimantadine OseltamivirOseltamivir ZanamivirZanamivir

Why is this New Strain So Why is this New Strain So Dangerous?Dangerous?

Recent strain of Swine Flu is resistant to Recent strain of Swine Flu is resistant to Amitidine and RimantadineAmitidine and Rimantadine Makes treatment difficultMakes treatment difficult

If left untreated, it can lead to deathIf left untreated, it can lead to death

PreventionPrevention

Avoid contact with those infectedAvoid contact with those infected Wash handsWash hands Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouthAvoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth If infected:If infected:

Stay homeStay home Avoid human contact with othersAvoid human contact with others Cover mouth and nose when coughing or Cover mouth and nose when coughing or

sneezingsneezing

2009 Outbreak 2009 Outbreak

Confirmed cases in Confirmed cases in over 25 countriesover 25 countries

Over 17,000 Over 17,000 confirmed cases confirmed cases worldwideworldwide Thousands more Thousands more

probable casesprobable cases

Over 100 confirmed Over 100 confirmed deathsdeaths

Is this an Epidemic?Is this an Epidemic?

Epidemic: Spreading rapidly and extensively by Epidemic: Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time area or a population at the same time

Pandemic: epidemic over a large areaPandemic: epidemic over a large area

Is this an Epidemic or Pandemic? You be the callIs this an Epidemic or Pandemic? You be the call

Swine Flu in MexicoSwine Flu in Mexico

Largest number of casualtiesLargest number of casualties 89 confirmed deaths89 confirmed deaths Over 5,000 confirmed casesOver 5,000 confirmed cases

First reported illness from this new virus First reported illness from this new virus strainstrain

Swine Flu in the USSwine Flu in the US

First reported in First reported in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California

Now spread to 47 Now spread to 47 states totalstates total

Over 10,000 Over 10,000 confirmed infectedconfirmed infected

16 confirmed deaths16 confirmed deaths

Should we be concerned?Should we be concerned?

YesYes As each day goes by As each day goes by

more and more more and more people throughout people throughout our country and the our country and the world are contracting world are contracting the Swine Fluthe Swine Flu

The FutureThe Future

Now working on a vaccineNow working on a vaccine In both South Korea and the USIn both South Korea and the US

Will most likely not be fully developed for yearsWill most likely not be fully developed for years