Six Stages of Sickness

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Current H1N1
Pandemic Rating:

Stage 6

The World Health Organization tracks outbreaks in the following six stage to assess the potential for a new global flu outbreak.

Phase

1

There are no viruses circulating in animals that have been reported to cause infections in humans.

Phase

2

An animal flu virus has caused infections in humans in the past and is considered to be a potential pandemic threat.

Phase

3

An animal or mixed animal-human virus has caused occasional cases or small clusters of disease, but the virus does not spread easily.

Phase

4

The new virus can cause sustained outbreaks and is adapting itself to human spread.

Phase

5

The virus has spread into at least two countries and is causing even bigger outbreaks.

Phase

6

More outbreaks in at least two regions of the world; the pandemic is under way.