Swine Flu and vaccines Flashcards
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Name three ways in which you can protect yourself from swine flu
Maintaining personal hygiene, avoid touching eyes, mouth and nose too often and wash hands with soap and water
Where were the first cases of swine flu reported?
Likely in Mexico where the first cases were
How can swine flu be spread?
It spreads fro infected pigs to humans in contact with them and then to other humans
What is an outbreak?
A disease that spreads suddenly across the population
Define epidemic
A major outbreak of a disease in one region or country
Define the term pandemic
A world wide outbreak that can affect millions of people
How can swine flu be dealt with?
Tracking the disease, scientists making vaccines and anti flu treatment
What had to happen to swine flu to allow it to infect humans?
It had to change and mutate
What type of virus causes the flu?
One of the Influenza viruses
Describe three symptoms of the flu
Fever, coughing and body aches
Explain how Edward Jenner created smallpox vaccines
He took puss from the milkmaids blisters and rubbed it into scratches on James Phipps’s arm. James got sick but recovered and after 2 weeks he took puss from a small pox victim and rubbed it into scratches on James’ arm, but he did not get sick this time.
