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Module 1: Pandemic Preparedness Introduction    It's common sense isn't it?    If a Force 5 hurricane is coming, do you stand outside and wait  or get prepared just in case?  All of us need to know the right steps that will minimise the impact this pandemic may have on our country, ourselves and our employers, should it worsen.  This course will enable you to take the correct action to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and each other. More importantly,  to drive and create consensus amongst your work colleagues on what constitutes the right pandemic hygiene regime for your section. This is a pattern of behaviour that you and everyone around you must adopt to ensure daily safety at work.                Impact of previous pandemics 1918 H1N1 - Spanish Influenza "The virus struck with incredible speed, often killing a victim within 7-9 hours hours of contact.'  Within 12 months ... Approx. 582 million people had contracted the disease 40 - 50 million people died.  H1N1 Virus It came in 3 waves, twice in the one year.  It went on to kill 70 - 100 million people, over the next few years."  Issac Star 1957 H2N2 Asian Influenza   1-4 million deaths 1968 H3N2  Hong Kong Influenza   2 -4 million deaths 2006 H1N5 - Influenza Virus (called Avian Flu or Bird Flu)  Risk of infected migrating water birds, infecting domestic chicken and ducks stocks world wide.  Limited transmission to humans unless they were living with their chickens and ducks, such as subsidence farmers. 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus (Swine Flu) You will see from above chart.  This virus has been here before - 1918.       So! How long will the pandemic last? >>   How long will it last? We do not know the exact answer to this question or similar questions like: when will it come? what will it be like? We look again at what happened in the past: H1N1 1918 Global came in three waves over 12 months.  The second wave the most serious H2N2    1957 -A long 3 month period then basically disappeared. H2N3    1968 - Mainly restricted to Asia - 8 weeks H1N5   2006 - Avian Flu -predominantly Asia rural > ongoing O.K., from experiences gained, when a pandemic arises we know that it generally goes through a community in a wave of around 8 weeks.   When planning,  you must focus on an intense personal and workplace protection regime for about 2-3 months.  But even then, we will all need to continue with the regimes until we know the virus is not coming back. However, the good news is, if it does,  we will all be prepared, well trained and know what to do.  Keep yourself and your work colleagues as safe and protect your family at the same time.