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Flu spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
This month, UCTV brings viewers a one-hour video featuring a panel discussion on the pandemic H1N1. The event in San Diego was hosted by Burnham Institute for Medical Research. Experts discussed the pandemic H1N1 to help viewers understand this novel flu and differentiate it from the seasonal flu.
Experts also discussed the following questions:
What is a pandemic?
How can the public prevent exposure and transmission?
Who are at high risk and should be vaccinated?
What are the warning signs?
When should a person call the doctor and seek medical care?
What is the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine?
What is secondary infection and why is a pneumonia vaccine is important?
When and how may it be possible to eradicate influenza?
The panel includes Robert Liddington, Ph.D., director of Burnhams Infectious Disease program; Patricia Skoglund, R.N., administrative director of Disaster Preparedness for Scripps Health; Steve Waterman, M.D., a medical epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control; and Nathan Fletcher, state assemblyman representing California's 75th District.
Panel discussion by experts on H1N1.
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