prevention
Why are vaccines important during a flu pandemic?
They help reduce infections, severe illness, and deaths
What is rest, fluids, and symptom relief (supportive care)?
the best treatment recommendation for most healthy people with mild symptoms (at home care).
what year did the Hong Kong flu begin?
1968
What are some ways public health officials help prevent influenza outbreaks?
Vaccination programs, public education, disease monitoring, and infection-control measures.
These medications don’t cure the flu..?
Antibiotics
How did the flu get to Hong Kong in 1968 ?
spread from Chinese main land into hong cong through transportation
Why is vaccination considered a public health strategy, not just a personal choice?
It helps protect both the individual and the community by reducing transmission
what is Tami flu, Xofluenza, and relenza?
All different medications that are used to treat or prevent the flu
About how many people were effected by the flu in hong cong (1968)
approximately 500,000 people