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jyg8001a.ppt Novel H1N1 Influenza Novel H1N1 (referred to a swine flu early on) is a new influenza virus that is spreading from person-to-person. The United States government has declared a public health emergency in the U.S. in response to the H1N1 outbreak. CDC’s response goals are to: reduce transmission and illness severity provide information to help health care providers, public health officials, and the public address the challenges posed by this emergency. Novel H1N1 Influenza The first cases of human infection with novel H1N1 influenza virus were detected in April 2009 in San Diego and Imperial County, California and in Guadalupe County, Texas. The virus has spread rapidly. The virus is widespread in the United States at this time and has been detected internationally as well. Novel H1N1 Influenza CDC expects that more cases, more hospitalizations, and more deaths from this outbreak will occur over the coming days and months. Influenza is always serious – each year in the United States, seasonal influenza results, on average, in an estimated 36,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations from flu-related causes. This outbreak certainly poses the potential to be at least as serious as seasonal flu, if not more so, especially given the fact that there currently is no vaccine against this virus. Because this is a new virus, most people will not have immunity to it, and illness may be more severe and widespread as a result. Signs and symptoms How does novel H1N1 Influenza spread? This virus is thought to spread the same way seasonal flu spreads Primarily through respiratory droplets Coughing Sneezing Touching respiratory droplets on yourself, another person, or an object, then touching mucus membranes (e.g., mouth, nose, eyes) without washing hands Can you get novel H1N1 Influenza from eating pork? No. The novel H1N1 influenza virus (formerly referred to as swine flu) virus is not spread by food.