What is 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu)?
• New Virus causing illness in people.
• Virus was detected ______________________________________________________________
• This virus spreads from person-to-person world-wide (similar to seasonal influenza.
• _____________________WHO (World Health Organization announced that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 was underway.
Why is this Virus sometimes called the Swine Flu?
• Laboratory testing showed that many of genes in this virus were similar to influenza found in pigs (swine) in North America.
• This virus has two genes from _________________________________________________________________________________
• Scientist refer to this as a “quadruple reassortant” virus.
Is the 2009 H1N1 Flu Contagious?
• CDC has verified that this H1N1 virus is contagious ____________________________.
• CDC routinely works with states to _______________________________________________________________________________.
• This information is presented in a weekly report, called FluView (flu/weekly)
• Most people have become ill with this virus and have recovered without any medical treatment.
How does this virus spread?
• Similar ways that the seasonal flu spreads
• Flu Viruses spread from person to person through coughing or sneezing by people with influenza
• People become infected by ______________________________________________________________________.
What are the signs and symptoms of this virus in people?
• __________• Cough• _____________• Runny or stuffy nose• Body aches• ____________• Chills • ___________
How severe is illness associated with 2009 H1N1 flu virus?
• This illness has ranged from ________________________
• Significant amount of people reported __________ and ____________
• ___________________________________.
High Risk Individuals?
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• ____________________________________ with the 2009 H1N1 virus have had one or more medical conditions previously.
• This includes: _______________________________________________________________________.
How does 2009 H1N1 Flu compare to seasonal flu in terms of infection rates?
• Few deaths were reported in older people over the age of _________.
• Pregnancy, and other high risk medical conditions such as _____________, ____________, _________________________, _______________, _____________________, neurological and neuromuscular disorders are associated with complications of H1N1 flu as of the Seasonal Flu.
• An infected person can spread the virus from __________ before getting sick to _____________ after. Can be longer in some individuals that have medical conditions.
How does 2009 H1N1 Flu compare to seasonal flu in terms of infection rates?
• Seasonal flu-Us. average ____________ die each year from flu complications
• _______________________ people are hospitalized from flu related causes
• ______________ of those hospitalized are children under age of ______________.
• ____ % of deaths and _______% of hospitalizations are in people over _____ years of age.
• H1N1 Flu is a greater recognized in people under the age of ______ years of age than older people.
Prevention against the H1N1 Flu Virus(Everyday Steps)
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough. Throw tissue in trash can after you use it.
• ________________________________________________________________________________________.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs spread this way.
• ____________________________________________.
• _____________________________________________________________________________________.
• Keep away from people as much as possible.
• CDC recommends you wash your hands with warm water and soap for 15 to 20 seconds.
• _________________________________________________________________.
In children, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
• Fast breathing or trouble breathing• _________________________• Not drinking enough fluids• ____________________________
________________________• Not waking up or not interacting• Being so irritable that the child
does not want to be held• ____________________________
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In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
• _____________________________________________
• Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
• _____________________• ____________________• Severe or persistent vomiting• _______________________
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Medications for H1n1 Infection?
• _______________ or _________________ for treatment or prevention of the 2009 H1N1 flu virus
• ________________________ are prescription (pills, liquid, or inhaled powder forms) that fight against infection in body and keep them from reproducing within body.
• These _____________________ are being used for high risk individuals who are hospitalized or a high risk individual
What are “swine flu parties”?
• “Swine flu parties” are gatherings during which people have close contact with a person who has 2009 H1N1 flu in order to become infected with the virus.
Intent of a “swine flu Party”?
• ___________________________________________________________________.
• These parties are aimed at individuals becoming infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu so he or she may have a mild case of the flu. Their intent is to have a natural immunity to the 2009 H1N1 flu virus where in the future may become severe.
Contamination and Cleaning
• Studies have shown that influenza viruses can survive on environmental surfaces and __________________________________________________________________________.
• Influenza virus is destroyed by ________. In addition several chemical germicides including chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, detergents (soap), iodophors (iodine-based antiseptics) and alcohols are effective against the human influenza viruses.
• ____________________________________________________________________________________.
• CDC states that no 2009 H1N1 viruses are not spread by food. ________________________________________________________________________________________.
• To this date, there have been no documented human cases of influenza caused by exposure to influenza-contaminated drinking water.
• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
• Recreational water venues are like any other group setting, this flu virus can be passed from person to person through coughing, sneezing or any other body fluids exchange.
• Reference: www.cdc.gov• Reference: www.flu.gov