Based on the prevalence of H1N1 last fall in Charlottesville, the widespread distribution of a vaccination, and the new public awareness of flu season health precautions, do you think that H1N1 will be as large pandemic at UVA this fall?
Viruses are constantly mutating, with changes that we cannot predict. While H1N1 will most likely still be around next flu season, it is possible that there may be another, even deadlier mutation of the flu that we are not expecting.
This blog reviews internet literature on the subject of the H1N1 pandemic. It investigates an variety of internet sites, ranging from .com, .org, .gov, and .edu. My posts will help decide which sites provide the best information on the topic.
This blog is for a school project for the University of Virginia and I suggest that readers do not site or seriously use this material because it is not official. However, the blog may be useful for other students, especially UVA students, finding information on the H1N1 pandemic.
Overview: According to webmd.com, H1N1 sometimes called swine flu, is an infection caused by a new kind of influenza virus that spreads from one person to another. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an outbreak of this new strain of flu in Mexico, the United States, and other countries. The virus that causes this type of flu is the H1N1 virus.
Symptoms for the flu include feeling tired and achy and have sore throat, a fever, and a cough. Most of the time, the illness is not serious. But in some cases H1N1 flu can be severe and can lead to pneumonia, serious lung problems, and even death.
In Charlottesville the H1N1 has become more widespread than harmful, affecting the age group of 5-24 years old. However, despite the flu's quick expansion along grounds, it is easily combated and prevented by the vaccine.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the pandemic H1N1 will still circulate next winter, but we'll definitely see a decline in the disease.
ReplyDeleteViruses are constantly mutating, with changes that we cannot predict. While H1N1 will most likely still be around next flu season, it is possible that there may be another, even deadlier mutation of the flu that we are not expecting.
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