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Scientific Background
Introduction
The Virus
Strains and Types
Antigenic Shift / Drift
Symptoms of Flu
H5N1
Infection Process
Resevoirs of Infection
Conclusion
Treatment & Prevention
Treatment
Prevention
Reactions & Impacts
Past and Present Reactions
Possible Impacts
History of Influenza

 

Web Sources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Government, 2006, CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Avian Flu (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/Avian/)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Government, 2006, CDC - Influenza (Flu) | Antiviral Agents for Influenza: Background Information for Clinicians (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/antiviralback.htm)
• Dochia, Silviu, 2005, Avian Flu - What we need to know: WHO experts on Amantadine, Rimantadine (http://avianflu.typepad.com/avianflu/2005/11/who_experts_on_.html)
• Wong, Derek, 2006, Influenza Viruses, Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Flu Viruses, Influenza C Virus (http://virology-online.com/viruses/Influenza.htm)
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, 2000, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (http://www.nfid.org/library/Influenza/)
• Stannard, Linda M, 1995, Influenza Virus
(http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/fluvirus.html)
• Intervet, 2006, Avian Influenza (http://www.avian-influenza.com/)
• Glycoforum, 2006, Glycoforum (http://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/)
• Landon Pediatric Foundation, 2006, Signs, Symptoms and Risks of Influenza Infection (http://www.medmall.org/Proflu/page7.html)
• Microbiology @ Leicester, 2006, Orthomyxoviruses (http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/3035/Orthomyxoviruses.html)
• Keen, Anthony & Stannard, Linda, 1995, INFLUENZA (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/jmoodie/influen2.html)
• Landon Pediatric Foundation, 2006, Glossary of Influenza Terms (http://www.medmall.org/Proflu/page12.html)
• Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2006, Avian Flu – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_Flu)
• Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2006, H2N2 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Flu)
• Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2006, Spanish Flu – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flu)
• Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2006, H3N2 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Flu)

Print Sources

•World Health Organization, 2006, WHO Influenza Pandemic Handbook for Journalists
•World Health Organisation, Thailand, 2006, Printout of presentation “Avian Flu: An update” by Dr. Somachi Peerapakorn
•Asian Development Bank, 2006, Asian Development Bank Estimates of Economic Impacts of an Avian Flu Crisis

Video Sources

•Channel News Asia, 2006, Race Against the Killer Flu

People

•Dr. Sri Chander, a regional health advisor from World Vision, for taking the time off from his busy schedule to provide us with an interview/lecture on the topic.
•Various members of the public and fellow students whom we have surveyed
•Last but not least, our coach and teacher, Ms Aileen Chor, for her much needed guidance in the area, administrative work such as contacting organisations and securing interview timeslots for us, as well for opening the school computer labs every Monday, giving us much needed time and resources to work on our site.

 
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