Media Orientation Training Notes. Three Day Workshop - AI.Comm

Pandemic InfluenzaPandemic influenza occurs when a new strain of influenza virusemerges, spreading around the world and infecting many peopleat once. An influenza virus capable of causing a pandemic is onethat people have no natural immunity to, can easily spread fromperson to person, and is capable of causing severe disease.QuarantineEnforced isolation of people or animals that may have beenexposed to a contagiousor infectious disease.RelenzaRelenza is an antiviral medicine to treat infection caused byinfluenza virus. It does not prevent you from getting the flu. Thesemedications attack the influenza virus and prevent it fromspreading inside your body. Relenza is used to treat seasonal orannual flu viruses (also known as Zanamivir).Seasonal Flu“Seasonal flu” is a contagious respiratory illness caused byinfluenza viruses. It is commonly known as “the flu” or that “bug”that brings aches, pains, coughing, and fever to millions of peoplearound the world every winter.SARSSevere acute respiratory syndrome. A severe form of pneumoniawhich appeared in outbreaks in 2003.Tamiflu®Tamiflu is an antiviral medicine to treat infection caused byinfluenza virus. Tamiflu does not prevent you from getting the flu.These medications attack the influenza virus and prevent it fromspreading inside your body. Tamiflu is used to treat seasonal orannual flu viruses. Studies suggest that Tamiflu could work inpreventing and treating avian flu infection in humans. Tamiflu isthe commercial name for oseltavimir.TransmissionThe act or process of transmitting something such as a disease.VaccineA vaccine is a medication intended to prevent infection. Trivalentinfluenza vaccine and FluMist are examples of vaccines used toprevent infection by the seasonal influenza virus. Trivalentinfluenza vaccine is a vaccine against annual or seasonalinfluenza that contains three inactivated (or “killed”) flu viruses thatprotect against three different strains of influenza virus. Theeffectiveness of the trivalent vaccine depends upon the “match”between strains of influenza that are circulating and the viruses inthe vaccine.4 OF 4AI.COMM: Media Orientation Training Notes 70