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By making direct contact with the person/animal infected with the virus. it multiplies, gets into your system, and makes you ill. or you could be born with it and have it forever...
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A key characteristic of pandemic influenzas is that they?
They are rapidly spreading, easily transmitted from human to human, have the ability to mutate rapidly, and they usually spread in several waves before they die out.
What is influenza A?
Influenza is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract that is caused by influenza viruses. It is often called the flu.
What is the plural form of flu?
influenzas
How many types of influenza exist?
There are over 100 types of influenzas!
What are some of the key planning factors for pandemic influenzas?
Immunization programs and vaccine development. Education of the public about the flu and prevention. Reporting and tracking cases to monitor the spread.
A key characteristic of pandemic influenzas is that they?
They are rapidly spreading, easily transmitted from human to human, have the ability to mutate rapidly, and they usually spread in several waves before they die out.
Is there a virus stonger than the swine flu?
HIV can cause AIDS, which will result in 100% fatality.The Ebola virus is also a very contagious, very lethal disease that usually causes hemorrhagic fever. There are few survivors, however, of this disease.Even some modern influenzas can be stronger and more deadly than the current H1N1 virus.
How often do horses have to have jabs?
Most horses need some jabs (vaccinations) yearly. It depends on the area that you live in. Most American's vaccinate with a 5 way (equine influenzas, rhino, east and west enceph. ect.) plus strangles and West Nile. Rabies every 1 to 3 years depending on what your vet recommends.
Are all influenza Type A viruses the Swine Flu?
No, the pandemic A-H1N1/09 "swine flu" is just one of many Type A influenza strains. It is also one of many H1N1 flu subtypes. Besides Type A influenzas, there are also influenza Types B and C in humans.
What are 3 animal flu's?
All animal influenzas are variants of the same virus (Influenza A), but adapted to specific species or classes of animal. The main variants of it are bird, human, swine, horse, dog and cat 'flu's.
How would you know someone had the swine flu?
There is no way to know without specific lab testing that is only done in very limited laboratories. The rapid tests done in the field are only indicative of Type A or Type B influenzas but not the specific strains. The symptoms are the same as most other types of influenza, so without lab tests, there is no way to know for sure. But, there is no need to know for sure in most cases, since the treatment is the same regardless of the specific type.
What is a vaccine that makes people immune to diseases?
In the simplest terms posiible you need to know that vaccines work WITH your immune system by building up your body's ability to DEFLECT unwanted diseases from your body. The vaccines are used to build up your resistance to the known pathogens. For instance a "flu" shot consists of pathogens of the influenzas the Center for Disease Control (and the World Health Organization) predict will be in season and should be included in the "flu shot".
What is influenza A?
Influenza is an infectious disease of the respiratory tract that is caused by influenza viruses. It is often called the flu.
Is the Swine Flu the same thing as the spanish flu?
Although I am no expert on the matter, by any means, I am in the medical field, and am actually working on a research project involving these 2 Influenzas. I will give basics only, because if not, I could type forever.1) Avian Flu, H5N1, is but one type of "bird flu" and is the subtype of influenza that initially created a panic of public concern, as it has roughly a 50% - 60% mortality rate in humans. This kind of avian influenza is only spread from bird to human, through DIRECT contact with a bird, its saliva, or feces that carry the virus particles. It has not mutated or evolved, yet, to make the jump to be able to transfer from human to human (except in extremely rare and unique circumstances), which is the main thing preventing another massive and deadly pandemic, as was seen in the 1918 "Spanish" Flu pandemic, and the 2009 pandemic of H1N1/09.In 2013, a new type of avian flu (H7N9) has been found circulating in China. As of April 2013, there have been 18 deaths from this new bird flu in China. It is yet to be seen what its total effect will be.2) Spanish Flu (included in the subtype of H1N1) could quite possibly be viewed as the worst disaster in human history, as far as diseases go. First identified in 1918 as a new infectious disease (although viruses as the cause were an unknown pathogen to science at the time), Spanish Flu killed more people in 1 year than the Bubonic Plague did in 4 years. It caused very high fevers, delirium, and eventually excess fluid in the lungs, sometimes with hemorrhaging... where the individual eventually can "drown" in his own body fluids. It is believed that a severe immune response called "Cytokine Storm" reaction in many people with this flu added to the excess fluid build up and to the numbers of deaths.It only took a matter of hours after the first symptoms were noted for some to die. It contributed to anywhere from 40 million to 100 million deaths from 1918 to 1920. To put it into perspective, and for comparison sake--- most people who caught the Spanish flu died from it. It killed 15 million in the first 25 weeks, while AIDS has killed 25 million people in 25 years.While the 2 viruses H5N1 (the original "bird flu") and H1N1 (the original "swine flu") are related (both are Type A influenzas, the type of flu that has caused all human flu pandemics to date), we can now help to avoid another such deadly pandemic like Spanish flu, thanks to the advances in medicine since 1918 (including most of our current antibiotics to use for secondary bacterial infections that were just being developed at the time, and the understanding of and treatment for "Cytokine Storm," thought to be a factor in the numbers of deaths).... but at the same time, we also must consider the growth in population, and our advances in transportation and frequent world-wide travel which could make it a lot easier to spread the disease faster and farther.
