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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Ars Technica: Understanding the outbreak: an influenza biology primer
"Swine flu, bird flu, H1N1—tracking the influenza virus can be a confusing task, not generally made easier by the fact that most people only attempt to do so when addled by flu symptoms or in the midst of worries about a potential pandemic. We recognize that the latter appears to apply to the current situation, but we'll do our part to try to explain a bit of the biology of the virus. Putting together this explanation was made a bit challenging by the fact that anyone we could find who has detailed knowledge of the influenza virus appears to be busy actually working on the current outbreak.
Swine flu, bird flu, H1N1—tracking the influenza virus can be a confusing task, not generally made easier by the fact that most people only attempt to do so when addled by flu symptoms or in the midst of worries about a potential pandemic. We recognize that the latter appears to apply to the current situation, but we'll do our part to try to explain a bit of the biology of the virus. Putting together this explanation was made a bit challenging by the fact that anyone we could find who has detailed knowledge of the influenza virus appears to be busy actually working on the current outbreak."Ars Technica - Understanding the outbreak: an influenza biology primer
Pop!Tech 2008: Laurie Garrett on future pandemics
The only author to ever win a Peabody, Polk and Pulitzer, Laurie Garrett has a distinct and extremely well-informed perspective on the failings of our global health system. Here she articulates some critical considerations for increasing the effectiveness of aid to Africa, narrowing the life expectancy gap between the developed and developing worlds, and preventing the spread of future pandemics.
SFGate: Politics Blog : Dangers to watch for in swine flu
As the World Health Organization raised the threat level from the swine flu to 4 out of a possible 6, a top expert warned that a big danger is that the virus could combine with a drug-resistant strain of a human flu virus currently in circulation.Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow in global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, said she is 'very, very worried' that the swine flu virus could link up with the common human flu version called H1N1 that is resistant to the Tamiflu drug.
SFGate: Politics Blog : Dangers to watch for in swine flu
Interesting H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza heat map
I Found at AnyGeo the link to an interesting H1N1 Swine Flu influenza heat map.
Nice presentation using Microsoft Virtual Earth API
Swine Flu Heat Map
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