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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.

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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 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

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

6 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...

7 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

8 Got any questions? References  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/61424646_d1120dd12a.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/61424646_d1120dd12a.jpg  http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/03/immortal_line.html http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/03/immortal_line.html  http://wisdom.eu-egee.fr/avianflu/pictures/ http://wisdom.eu-egee.fr/avianflu/pictures/  http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/phase4.gif http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/phase4.gif  http://birdflunewsflash.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/627-the-number-of-the-flu- pandemic-devil/ http://birdflunewsflash.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/627-the-number-of-the-flu- pandemic-devil/  http://www.aht.org.uk/diag_vir.html http://www.aht.org.uk/diag_vir.html  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090501-swine-flu-overview- video.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090501-swine-flu-overview- video.html 19/11/2015 Communication Skills Talk Sahra Haji

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