Good basic introduction to H5N1

[JJackson]

This is a short series of screens covering all the basics of 'Bird Flu' by the London Science Museum. While it is a fairly basic introduction it is very clear, accurate and as good a basic primer as I have seen. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/avianflu/index.asp

 

[Snowy Owl]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

This link done by JJackson is indeed a state of the art documents, does someone knows how to make it a thread ??

Snowy

 

[gsgs]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

I prefer the Wikipedia articles. More scientific




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wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flu_research
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ZayZayEM/Sandbox
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_pandemic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_vaccine
http://mbreiding.us/travel/nola803l...edia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Influenza
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1_genetic_structure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:H5n1_spread_(with_regression).png


good and interesting surveys :
http://www.microbiologybytes.com/virology/Orthomyxoviruses.html
http://www.topleyandwilson.com/pdf/Virology sample chapter.pdf
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
http://www.influenzareport.com/influenzareport2006.pdf
in Deutsch: http://influenzareport.com/influenzareport_deutsch.pdf
other languages: http://influenzareport.com/ir/lang.htm

influenza transmission bible:
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:xYxa56nZ8TMJ:apollo.lanl.gov/review/ITbib.html

http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11974&page=21

 

[JJackson]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

I prefer the Wikipedia articles. More scientific

gsgs this is obviously not really aimed at you, I or Snowy but as someone who has tried to write a 'beginners guide' it is amazingly difficult to keep it short, clear and factual without becoming too dry or scientific. This is an excellent compromise - hats off to whoever wrote it.

 

[gsgs]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

yes, we need summaries/surveys at different levels of brevity.
Depending on how much time you are willing to spend.

Start with the short ones (most of us regulars are beyond that, I assume) and then increase...

 

[gsgs]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

the influenza transmission bible is no longer available, since
lanl is no longer online, but it's archived here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20070220162158/http://www.flu.lanl.gov/review/ITbib.html

 

[JJackson]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

gsgs: I had not seen the 'Transmission Bible' before but it is an excellent directory of key data with commentary. Very useful reference it is just a shame it has not been kept updated. Now if someone had the time ....

 

[Labrador - Sadie]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

Good basic information. You would be surprised how informative this would be to a good portion of the population. A very big percentage do not realize how close we are to a pandemic. I have never lived during one ...... so I am sure a lot of people will assume it will not happen with the advance of medicine today, lapse of time since last pandemic, etc:applause: .

 

[JJackson]

Re: Good basic introduction to H5N1

I have just had another look at the link I pasted in the opening post and they have updated it with an excellent section on current anti-viral & vaccine research, which even regulars on this site will appreciate.

P.S. In honour of the up coming firing of the LHC they also have a feature on it and a 'spot the Higgs game'. Interestingly the LHC is not to be ramped up but used at full energy from day one so once the analysis is performed on the initial runs' decay characteristics we could have very quick result after the long wait of construction.