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COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS TALK SAHRA HAJI Atchoo! Bugger...I have the flu! Which one? H1N1 spanish flu 2009 Swine flu H5N1 H7N7/H3N8 equine flu 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

What is the flu virus all about? What is a virus? How can something so tiny be so deadly? What part of the virus actually makes us sick? Why are there so many flu types? How can we survive a flu pandemic? 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

Attack of the clones...sort of 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji cell membrane Once inside cell, virus loses protein coat; only viral RNA is left

H5N1 or H1N1 or H3N2 or H7N2 or... Which is which? What’s with the names? H – Haemagglutinin N - Neuraminidase 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

Reported Cases of bird flu... in humans 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji 2009 year of the swine flu

How does a pandemic happen? 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji if avian flu gets to this stage, then we’re in trouble...

Survival kit needed to survive flu... Antibodies o Natural immunity o Flu jab 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji Nature article research results Using antibodies from 1918 survivors Testing mice Antibodies makes the virus coagulate Travel less Face mask? Wash hands

Got any questions? References      pandemic-devil/ pandemic-devil/   video.html video.html 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji