The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919 The Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919 is said to be the Mother of all Pandemics. A Pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. It occurs when a influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world. About one third of the whole world’s population was infected by the epidemic.“All influenza A pandemics since that time have been caused by descendants of the 1918 virus.” (1918 Influenza: the Mother of All Pandemics Vol. 12, No. 1, Jan. 2006)The cause of the
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Flu shot Influenza, most commonly known as the flu, is an upper respiratory infection that causes illness and in many cases complications. Nobody even scientists know exactly how the influenza virus was originated. However scientists have concluded that by some means, it began in travelling waterfowl like wild geese and ducks. The flu virus is categorized into three groups: A, B and C. A is the most serious and common, and can cause large epidemics. B is less severe and will usually not cause large
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The Spanish flu pandemic, otherwise called the Influenza of 1918, was recognized at first as a flu pandemic in Spain. Afterward, it spread around the world and killed approximatively 50 million people between March 1918 and the spring of 1919. The flu of 1918 killed more people than World War One . The war served as an ally of the disease. The Flu could easily spread across the entire world by the trade routes, shipping lines and by accompanying soldiers from their native country to the battlefield
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big threat to people today, as the virus is constantly evolving, along with it’s vaccines. Just last year in North Carolina alone, it killed over 137 people from October to January. Throughout time, the influenza virus has evolved and different strains have spread across the globe. This has been the cause of some of the worst pandemics the world has seen, and has led to the development and constantly changing vaccines available today. The flu
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ED sees critical capacities: Episode 7 According to the director of the Neighborhood Hospital Emergency Department physician, Dr. Gordon, the Neighborhood Hospital is running over capacity and staff personnel are reporting unsafe conditions. In addition, Dr. Gordon adds that the Emergency Department has become overwhelmed with individuals seeking health care most of who do not have emergent conditions, but are unable to access health care through other means. Moreover, he adds that “the city
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Cohen et al. investigated the link between general life stressors and vulnerability to the common cold virus. He took 394 healthy individuals and asked them to complete questionnaires on the number of stressful life events they had experienced the previous year, the degree of their stress and their level of negative emotions. The three scores were combined to what is called a stress index. He found that the chance of developing a cold was linked with stress levels. Cohen et al. concluded that stress
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Task 1 (L.O-1: 1.1, 1.2 and M1, M2, D2). (1.1) List all the systems of the human body with their functions and major organs. (1.2) Identify how body systems interact to ensure proper functioning and growth of the human body. Deliverables: Learning Outcome 1 (to be met by assessment requirements 1.1 and 1.2) Merit criterion: To achieve M1 you need to research in depth on one major organ in any 3 functional systems. To achieve M2 you will have to mention appropriate references and valid
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David Coccoli Ms. White English 2 CP 12 January 2013 Dear Student, Have you ever been unprepared for a big test? From personal experience I can tell you that it is not something you want to experience yourself. I have encountered this a few times throughout school. I can tell you a few things I was able to do to prepare, the reasons I did not get to prepare as much as I wanted, taking the test, and things that happened after I completed the test. Hopefully you will learn from my mistakes
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chills, sore throat, and a low grade fever. Even though there is no treatment or vaccines to prevent infection, this virus should be taken seriously as it is highly contagious and death may occur to the young, elderly, and critically ill. Therefore, practicing proper hygiene and food protection, and potable water-supplies can help prevent Sydney from spreading. There currently is neither treatment nor vaccines that prevent infection from this virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control
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(Communicable disease)-NRS 427 1. The social determinants of health are economic and social conditions that influence the health of people and communities (WHO, 2008). People's health is affected by how much money, power and resources that they have, how much education a person obtains, what kind of work a person does, how a person develops early childhood, etc. These are factors that are related to health outcomes by social determinants of health. 2. The social determinants of health contribute
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