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1
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When was Russian Flu emerging

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1977

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When was SARS emerging

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2003

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3
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When was MERS emerging

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2012-Present

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When was West Nile Virus emerging

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1999-present

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When did HIV-1 emerge

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1981-present

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Describe EVD Incubation period

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Time from contracting virus to symptoms

Average 11 days - 2-21 days

Average symptom to hospitalization period - 5 days

Average serial interval - 15 days

Average time to death - 10 days

Average time to recovery -17 days

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7
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What is the prodromal period?

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Virus continuously replicates

Triggers immune response and can cause mild-symptoms

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What is the incubation period

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Time between infection with virus and the onset of symptoms

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9
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How can HIV cause infection

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AIDS can undergo 7 year course

  • Virus prevalent for first 9 months
  • Body produces antibodies for up to 5 years
  • CD4 cells decline, antibody production falls
  • Virus concentration increases, immune system overwhelmed
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10
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Case fatality by age range

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Highest in 80-90 year old (34.6%)

15.9% in ages 70-79

3.5% in 60-69 year olds

2.9% average

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Asiatic Flu

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Asiatic (1889-90) - 1 million deaths

H3 subtype

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Spanish Flu

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1918-1920 - 40 million deaths

H1N1 subtype

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Asian Flu

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1957-1958 - 1-4 million deaths
H2N2 subtype

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Hong Kong Flu

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1968-69 - 0.75-1 million dwaths
H3N2 subtype

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Russian flu

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1977-78 low deaths
H1N1 subtype

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Mexican flu

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2009-10 - 0.28 million
H1N1 subtype

17
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When does antigenic drift occur?

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Between pandemics

18
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When does antigenic shift occur?

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Formation of new pandemics

19
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Name some Influenza A reservoirs

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Ducks

Seals

Turkeys

Pigs

20
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Summary of antigenic shift

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Gut and subclinical infection in duck
-> Faecal transmission to chicken causing respiratory disease
-> Passed to humans and pigs
-> Recombination with an existing virus leads to pandemic

21
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How do viruses jump species?

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Direct jump from ducks to humans

Adaption e.g. Duck to pig to pig to human

Reassortment Human and duck transfer to pig -> pig transfers virus to human

22
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Explain the 2009 flu pandemic by antigenic shift

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1918 H1N1 -> Classical swine H1N1
? -> North American Avain and H3N2 virus

Classical swine H1N1, North American Avian, H3N2 human virus -> North American swine H3N2 and H1N2
? -> Eurasian ‘Avian-like’ swine H1N1

These 3 viruses form human 2009pdm H1N1

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