Running Head: Applying Concepts of epidemiology and Nursing Research Applying Concepts of epidemiology and Nursing Research to Influenza Grand Canyon University NRS-427V Concepts in Community and Public Health This topic of this paper will be about Influenza, it is a highly contagious illness in the respiratory tract that is caused by a virus that currently occurs throughout the world and it usually peaks in December through March. The ‘Flu’ is usually spread by infected people, coughing
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Influenza Epidemic Valerie Capobianco, RN Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V Mary Nicks MSN, RN August 14, 2014 Influenza Epidemic Studying the distribution and determinants of health-related events, including disease, and the relevance of the study to control the disease along with other health problems is known as epidemiology. (World Health Organization, 2014) This author would like to discuss one of those diseases, that being influenza. Influenza
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Epidemiology by definition is the study of the distribution and patterns of health-events, health- characteristics and their causes or influences in well-defined populations. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive medicine. Epidemiologists are involved in the design of studies, collection and statistical analysis of data, and interpretation and dissemination
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Epidemiology of Influenza As we welcome the winter season every year, we also welcome the possibility of various communicable diseases that are prone to present during the winter season. Diseases such as pneumonia, measles, chickenpox, and influenza are some of the diseases that make their annual debut during the winter season. These diseases affect certain parts of the body in which compromise ones health in one way or the other. Influenza is a communicable infectious viral disease which
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Influenza or the flu affects an estimated 5-15% of the world’s population and results in 500,000 deaths annually. (World Health Organization, 2009). In the United States, between 1979 and 2001, averages of 226,000 persons were hospitalized and 36,000 died each year as a result of complications from influenza. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007[CDC]). The primary method for preventing influenza is the flu vaccine, which is available in a variety of settings including clinics, hospitals
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Neighborhood News for Season 1 Jacques M University of Phoenix HCS 408 Patricia Schwartz May 9, 2016 "Officials confirm pollution worries" (Episode 3) This article dealt with the pollution of water system and the mayors understanding a corrective action plan is needed to address this issue. The wellbeing of the community is being affected when a water crisis occurs, because other disease can brew during the process or not rectified early. This current mimics a current situation
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exposure to harmful contagions. 2. Describe the proposal/change in your own words. (10 points) Answer: Influenza has several strains that are highly contagious. While the virus is able to unfortunately mutate, monitoring and keeping a strict lid on the strains that are identified as threats to public safety is important. Therefore, including two new strains to the list of influenza virus strains, specifically avian flu strains, would allow public health officials to control the spread of the
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A virus is a microorganism which can trigger a virus disease more or less serious like flu ,measles, cold ….They are contagious and they can spread very fast , this is called an epidemic.The virus in the movie MEV-1 ,was influenced by H1N1 influenza virus of 2009 and the 2003 SARS virus. SARS , it was called like that because it generate severe acute respiratory syndrome in other words it is a viral repiratory disease transmitted by animals to humans . The first time ,this virus appeared in China
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certain customs and courtesies. Some are clear cut and defined, like abiding by laws. Others may lie in the moral or ethical category. I believe the vaccine Influenza virus falls into that grey area. With all this attention being brought forward about the pending Influenza epidemic, it makes me wonder what the driving force behind developing a viable vaccine is. Is it for monetary gain, or is it for global immunization? The process of using embrocated chicken eggs in which we cultivate most, to all
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Influenza Disease Linnette Corona Grand Canyon University (NRS-427V) 06/14/2014 Influenza Disease Influenza is an infectious viral disease also commonly known as ‘flu’ that is caused by diverse strains of influenza viruses. The virus belongs to ‘Orthomyxoviridae’ which is a distinct group of virus family. This virus comprises of a single stranded, segmented RNA (Jeffery et. al, 2008). Influenza (flu) virus primarily attacks the respiratory system and is highly transmissible. As reported
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