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Influenza Pandemics: How They Start, How They Spread, and Their Potential Impact

Internet URL

http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/pandemics/flu2.htm  

Sponsoring Agency

National Vaccine Program Office, U.S Department of Health and Human Services

Description

This fact sheet provides answers to questions about influenza pandemic. The fact sheet includes information on how a pandemic starts, how a pandemic spreads, the phases of pandemics, and the impact of a pandemic and how serious it might be.

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Review Date

5/21/2007