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DEFINITIONS Avian Influenza Contact Hand hygiene Human-t.....human transmission Infection control Infectious disease Influenza ~Iation Pandemic Influenza Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Quarantine Respiratory etiquette Seasonal influenza Social distancing ATTACHMENT 2 Avian influenza or bird flu is a disease affecting millions of birds worldwide between 2003 and 2006. The H5Nl avian influenza virus, although primarily a disease of birds, has infected a small number of people after close contact with infected birds. Contact refers to someone who has been in close proximity with an individual of animal infected or suspected of being infected with an infectious disease. Hand hygiene is the thorough cleaning of ones hands done with soap and water, hand sanitizer, or hand wipes. Human-to-human transmission refers to an infectious disease passed from one person to another. Infection control describes a number of measures designed to detect, prevent, and contain the spread of infectious disease. Infectious diseases are those that can be transmitted by contact with an infected individual or animal, their discharges, or with an item touched by them. See "seasonal influenza". Isolation is when sick people remain in one place (e.g. home, hospital) away from other members of the public. Pandemic influenza, or pandemic flu, occurs when an influenza virus: 1) develops and there is little or no immunity (protection due to previous infection or vaccination) in the human population; 2) is easily passed from human to human; 3) is widespread; and, 4) causes serious illness in humans. PPE is clothing or equipment worn to protect against a hazard including an infectious disease. It includes masks, gloves or any combination of items designed to cover some or all of the body. Quarantine is when people who have been in close proximity to an infected person remain in one place, away from the general populace. Respiratory etiquette refers to good coughing and sneezing manners. It involves covering the nose and mouth when sneezing, coughing, or blowing the nose and discarding used tissues. Seasonal influenza or "the flu" is a common infectious disease. In the United States, flu season usually occurs between December and March. The common influenza virus is one that changes easily. However, there is usually enough similarity in the virus that the general population is partially immune from previous exposures, infections or vaccinations. Social distancing is the reduction in the frequency and closeness of contact between people to limit the spread of infectious diseases. Pandemic lrifluenza Continuity of Operations Plan 27.