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Avian flu pandemic “Most experts believe that it is not a question of whether there will be another severe influenza pandemic, but when.” The UK
Avian flu pandemic
“Most experts believe that it is not a question of whether there will be another severe influenza pandemic, but when.”The UK governments chief medical advisor.
Learning Objectives
• Bring together what we have learned about disease
• Use Social Media (Twitter!) to spread information and give scientific advice about how to respond to an epidemic
• Form a plan to beat the flu!
Nik Hughes
H1N1
The Scenario• You are a team of Public Health Advisers to the
Government
• You have been informed that there is a new flu epidemic on the rise in the UK
• You have been monitoring Social Networking sites to try and help spread scientific advice and ensure the public are doing the right things
• You are trying to prevent the spread of disease!
The Rules
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
Tweets
@NoteworthyNews – There’s talk that a new flu has broken out – wish I knew more about the bug, can anyone help? #clueless
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
New Tweet
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
Tweets
@GossipGirl – Heard about the flu going around – don’t wanna get sick, what can I do?? #scared
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
New Tweet
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
Tweets
@Angry_Patient – Went to the doc 4 a jab but they say it won’t work – total rubbish right?! #Vaccinations
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
New Tweet
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
Tweets
@Poorly_Girl – High temp and feeling rubbish today, think I might have the new flu! Don’t know what to do #contagious
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
New Tweet
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
Tweets
@FedUpTeen – Waiting to hear if school will close. Gutted if yes – don’t wanna miss the match! #hopeful
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
#BiologyRocks
New Tweet
1. When tweeting you can write only 15 words or less
2. #subject – I will change the subject, you need to respond by tweeting on your white board
3. @name – If you are responding to a specific tweet, you must start the post with @name
Task 2• You have done such a good job advising the
public over Twitter that the PM has promoted you!
• You are now a team of Senior Public Health Advisers
• You new assignment is to develop a plan, using all your knowledge of disease, to prevent the epidemic becoming a pandemic
The Scenario
• It is the year 2025
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) have identified an outbreak of human avian flu in the South east Asian country of “Vietnesia”
• You are working for the government team in charge of dealing with an outbreak of avian flu in Britain.
• What will you do?
