PHSS: H1N1 - Swine Flu Information and Update
2009 H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway. This workshop will present some of the history and understanding the science community brings us about the viral evolution of the novel influenze A (H1N1), along with the changing epidemiology of the pandemic. The presenter will lay out the implications associated with the idea of a pandemic situation, will discuss mode of transmission among humans, what the signs and symptoms of this virus are, and will review the prevention and treatment options as well as the recommended public health policies and practices with respect to the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus.
Speaker, Peter N. Wenger is a graduate of the Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He then furthered his studies in New Jersey at Rutgers University. He completed his Medical Degree here at the University of Medicine and Dentistry. Since that time Dr. Wenger has furthered his studies at Case Western Reserve Department of Geographic Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics. His residency was done at University Hospital at Cleveland, Case Western Reserve. He spent two years in Epidemic Intelligence Service in a Hospital Infection Program, of the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, he completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Wenger is an Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the New Jersey Medical School, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health here at the University of Medicine and Dentistry, in Newark.
