Preparing for Pandemic Influenza

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Preparing for Pandemic Influenza

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November 28, 2005
By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Series: Pandemic Influenza

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Three conditions must be met for a pandemic to start: 1) a new influenza virus subtype must emerge; 2) it must infect humans and causes serious illness; and 3) it must spread easily and sustainedly (continue without interruption) among humans. The H5N1 virus in Asia and Europe meets the first two conditions: it is a new virus for humans (H5N1 viruses have never circulated widely among people), and it has infected more than 100 humans, killing over half of them.

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Disaster Planning Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Pandemics
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Pandemic Influenza
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Text
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Fact Sheet
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2 numbered pages
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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