Talk:Influenza A virus/Archive 1

message: There should be a timeline section added chronicalling its deadly and repeated history. - RoyBoy 800 16:46, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  History or a timeline 

message: The current text on masks reads, "Masks. Not any kind of mask works. 'Weak' masks may even provide a false sense of security." How can a layperson tell whether a mask works? Is there any kind of mask that's worth using during a pandemic, even if it doesn't provide complete protection? — Rootbeer (Tom) (U | T | C) 19:17, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which masks work 

message: This article could be slightly improved with some non-copyrighted or fair-use pictures of the virus under a microscope or of the disease's effects on whichever animals it produces symptoms in. Or better yet, a map of its global distribution.  Mr. Billion 02:34, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures 

message: What do people need to know?  The overall picture could be like this ... and obviously needs work!
Influenza pandemics:
* Influenza
** Influenza viri
*** Description
*** Types (A, B, C)
*** Species (birds, pigs, humans, etc)
** Epidemiology of influenza (clinical stages, transmission, factors affecting spread, etc)
** Symptoms, outcome, statistics
* (Influenza) Pandemics
** History, timeline, how previous pandemics have unfolded
** Lessons learned (what worked and what didn't)
** Impact scenarios for the future (with scientific references), web calculators (what it might be like given certain conditions)
** Stages (as defined by World Health Organization)
* (Influenza) Pandemic preparedness
** Elements for a plan (governance, information, antivirals and vaccines,  appropriate masks, other non-pharmaceutical actions, non-health actions)
** Activities (prevention, slow down, healthcare, society ...)
** Plans (or lack of) in each country etc
** ...
* What needs further work
** How to protect people in countries without vaccine production etc
** Faster ways to produce vaccines
** Communication of effective prevention practices
** ...
* Current situation
** Current stage according to World Health Organisation
** Avian epidemics in countries
** Human cases in countries
** Vaccine developement
* Sources of information
** Official news
** Blogs
Some questions:
* What else do we need to fit in?
* How do we improve the outline?
* Maybe all this needs a page of its own ("influenza pandemics")?
* How are these things done at wikipedia?
Lugon 12:52, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The overall picture 

message: Three pages that need to interact somehow, or maybe this begs for a fresh page:
*I guess Influenza should have all the information related to the virus itself: types, Neuraminidase, Haemaglutinin, etc.
*Pandemic is a general term so I suggest let's not touch it.  The term "pandemic" can be atatched to AIDS, SARS, tobacco, overweight ...
*Avian Influenza is a bird disease which affects a small number of humans.
* When avian influenza starts a pandemic it's no longer avian flu: it becomes Influenza Pandemic which stands on its own.
What do you think?  What should we do?  Is it as easy as creating a new article and moving content apropriately?
Lugon 11:07, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Avian Influenza + Influenza + Pandemic 

message: The WP has a big article about avian flu developing amantadine resistance due to widespread use of amantadine to vaccinate chickens in China.  Could someone knowledgeable edit the pandemic-related part of this article?  I did a little bit but I think more is needed and I don't have the expertise.  This is a serious development and is reminiscent of the mis-handling of SARS, but potentially far worse.  63.203.206.121 11:27, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  amantadine resistance