Influenza pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the human population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_pandemic
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The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 ... The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.
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Introduction to the Pandemic influenza site with quick links to information for target audiences. ... An influenza pandemic occurs when a new strain of influenza virus emerges, spreading around the world and infecting many people at once. The Ministry of Health is working with the health sector and other Government agencies...
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www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
www.moh.govt.nz/pandemicinfluenza
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A flu pandemic occurs when a new influenza A virus emerges for which there is little or no immunity in the human population; the virus causes serious illness and spreads easily from person-to-person worldwide. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that a global pandemic of H1N1 flu is underway.
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www.flu.gov/individualfamily/about/index.html
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A disease epidemic occurs when there are more cases of that disease than normal. A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic of a disease. An influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no i...
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/
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Pandemic Influenza Plan ... New York State, the state's local health departments and the federal government are actively involved in planning for the possibility of an influenza pandemic. The New York State Department of Health has developed an influenza pandemic plan and will update it as information and conditions change.
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www.nyhealth.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/pandem...
www.nyhealth.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/pandemic/
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1. Pandemic influenza is different from avian influenza. ... An influenza pandemic happens when a new subtype emerges that has not previously circulated in humans. ... An influenza pandemic is a rare but recurrent event. Three pandemics occurred in the previous century: “Spanish influenza” in 1918,
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www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic10things/en/i...
www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic10things/en/index.html
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Ten Things You Need to Know about Pandemic Influenza(World Health Organization) ... National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza(White House) ... State Pandemic Influenza Plans(Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists)
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/birdflu.html
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