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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