H1N1

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  • WHAT: influenza that has been pandemic since 2009 in 74 nations

    Cause: sneezing, coughing infected droplets (airborne)
    RATE: 24/100 infectious rate
    Avg. 280,000 deaths in 2010 across 199 countries
    1/2 deaths in Africa & Asia with 43-89 mil cases
    The pandemic ended in 2010
  • Vaccine -, +
    -2009 H1N1 Vaccine was created quickly but production & supply were slow for the first 2 months
    Vaccine was not trusted at the start

    +As supplies increased, rates of H1N1 fell
    by Jan 2010 demand dropped heavily and the pandemic ended
  • Pharmaceutical measures:
    • Vaccines
    • Bedrests and slogans (Catch it, Bin it, Kill it)
    • Antiviral drugs
    • Cough suppressants
  • Social measures
    • Public health CAMPAIGNS (Catch it, Bin it, Kill it slogans)
    • QUARANTINE (school closures were effective when done for more than 1 week reducing incidences by 2x)
    • HOUSEHOLD PREVENTION methods combined with treatment reduced the final attack rate to 19%
    • CAUTION in schools and workplaces reduced the peak daily illness rate from 120 to 22 per 100,000
  • mitigation strategies have to work together to be effective