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What is a Flu?
Flu is short for Influenza. (SARS is not a flu virus but a Corona
virus) Flu - Is a contagious disease that is caused by the influenza virus. It attacks the respiratory tract in humans (nose, throat, and lungs), causing inflammation of the mucous membranes. Flu symptoms usually come suddenly which include high fever, sore throat, coughing, headache, muscle aches, and stuffy nose. Other symptoms may include sneezing, nasal discharge, loss of appetite, fatigue, weakness, chills, and stomach symptoms. The flu can affect anyone including healthy people. The disease can be deadly to some people who develop lifethreatening complications like pneumonia.
Arthropod Borne
Direct Contact / Sexual contact
themselves, as they have the power to divide. Bacteria exist everywhere, inside and on our bodies. Most of them are completely harmless and some of them are very useful. Some bacteria cause diseases, either because they end up in the wrong place in the body or simply because they are 'designed' to invade us Bacteria cause infections such as sore throat by invading the bodys cells. The body fights against bacteria by producing a fever or inflammation. Symptoms of bacterial infections are similar to those caused by viral infections. Bacterial infections usually need to be treated with an antibiotic - medications that kill bacteria.
Cholera
Tuberculosis Tetanus
Typhoid Fever
What is a Flu?
Influenza Virus Flu virus originates from birds and other poultry animals such as pigs, ducks; turkey. Flu virus is an airborne virus that's spread from animal to animal; animal to person; person to person. Flu virus comes in various forms and changes every year.
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What is a Flu?
Types of Flu Virus Flu Virus classified by 3 main types:
Type A circulate in animals, especially poultry +
Human (pass from animals) Type B circulate in humans. Type C circulate in humans & some type of animals (dogs, pigs, chickens)
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What is a Flu?
Type A
This is the type that caused the Seasonal Flu outbreak. At times world wide pandemic.
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cases, 322 died) SARS 12% fatality rate between 2002 to 2003 (8422 cases, 912 died) Survive long period of time in the open environment Can get contact by both Air-borne and by touching the surfaces infected with the virus (all Flu Virus / SARS) Close contact sneeze; cough; saliva; air borne particles
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Symptoms of H5N1
Infection with the H5N1 virus in humans causes
Symptoms of SARS
Cough Difficulty breathing Fever greater than 100.4 degrees F (38.0 degrees C) Other breathing symptoms
Chills and shaking Cough -- usually starts 2-3 days after other symptoms Fever Headache Muscle aches
Cough that produces phlegm (sputum) Diarrhea Dizziness Nausea and vomiting Runny nose Sore throat
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into trachea) It is usually only after a virus enters a host that it can gain access to possible susceptible cells.
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How can we break the chain of infection? Breaking the transmission phase of the cycle is one of the most effective ways to prevent infection. To break the transmission phase is thorough and frequent hand washing, good personal hygiene and regular cleaning and disinfection.
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quarantine
2. Stop community transmission through education, contact tracing and
SARS
4. Contact Tracing and quarantine with or without symptoms but in
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transmission. Threat of human to human infection remains low. imported here, but has not resulted in sustained spread. outbreaks in one country, spreading to other countries.
Alert Yellow Slight human to human transmission. Risk of it being Alert Orange Evolves into human disease. WHO confirms several Alert Red Widespread infection. Increase in death. Healthcare system
overwhelmed. High absenteeism from work may occur. Essential services need added protection to ensure full operational capacity. E.g. Water, electricity, food. severely disrupted, as panic sweeps through the community
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