Swine Flu 2009: Are We Facing a Pandemic?
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Join the Berkeley faculty for an impromptu teach-in on swine flu: the virus, its spread, and the likelihood of a pandemic. Panelists will describe the epidemiology and biology of the illness (which is caused by the A/H1N1 virus) and discuss the effectiveness of the US and international response to the outbreak. Panelists: Art Reingold (Public Health), Russell Vance (MCB), Wayne Getz (ESPM), and Amy Herr (Bioengineering) The recent re-emergence of swine flu has triggered a strong response from the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the pharmaceutical industry--which claims that an effective vaccine could take months or years to produce. Impacts are being felt broadly, with governments issuing travel warnings, stock markets declining, and schools closing (including a school in San Jose, CA, where a student tested positive for the flu earlier this week). To date, swine flu has been confirmed in nine countries including the US, where nearly 100 people in 9 states have been infected. In Mexico, there have been more than 850 cases of pneumonia since March, with 59 deaths. So far, 26 of these cases have been confirmed as swine flu. Sponsored by The Berkeley Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases ( globalhealth.berkeley.edu ) and The Center for Global Public Health ( globalhealth.berkeley.edu ).
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February 24th, 2010 - 14:58
Excellent !!
February 24th, 2010 - 15:35
wake up our gov. made this virus this virus couldnt have come naturaly says experts >> this was made…. wake up do your homework
February 24th, 2010 - 16:04
A 2005 study by Dr. Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Donna Stroup, estimated deaths from poor diet and physical inactivity, had increased to 400,000 in 2000, up from 300,000 a decade earlier. But after scientists inside and outside the CDC agency questioned the death estimates, the CDC admitted making a calculation error, and lowered its estimate in January to 365,000.
Obesity accounted for 57 000 deaths over 15 years in Canada. Give or take?
February 24th, 2010 - 16:52
excellent work!
February 24th, 2010 - 17:36
timely !