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Community Health Nursing Environmental and Global Health-‐HAT Task #3 Lynn Senfelds Western Governor’s University
Environmental and Global Health Task A-‐1 The Communicable Disease Outbreak of Avian Influenza
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Communicable diseases account for approximately 1/4th of worldwide mortality, contributing to more than 15 million deaths each year (Kierny, Exclor, and Girard, 2004). There have been three pandemics of Avian Influenza in the last century-‐ 1918, 1957, and 1968. There have been worldwide outbreaks of Avian Influenza among poultry over the years. It is not easily passed from birds to humans. The first outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in humans was in Hong Kong in 1997. In March through May of 1997, a die off of poultry was reported, due to a highly virulent disease. Research revealed it was from Avian Influenza (H5N1). In May, a three-‐year-‐old boy died of “complications” from H5N1. In early December, three more deaths occurred as a result of Avian Influenza infection, ages 60, 54 and 13. Five more cases involving varying ages were confirmed by mid December.
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Community Health Nursing Environmental and Global Health-‐HAT Task #3 Lynn Senfelds Western Governor’s University
Environmental and Global Health Task A-‐1 The Communicable Disease Outbreak of Avian Influenza
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Communicable diseases account for approximately 1/4th of worldwide mortality, contributing to more than 15 million deaths each year (Kierny, Exclor, and Girard, 2004). There have been three pandemics of Avian Influenza in the last century-‐ 1918, 1957, and 1968. There have been worldwide outbreaks of Avian Influenza among poultry over the years. It is not easily passed from birds to humans. The first outbreak of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in humans was in Hong Kong in 1997. In March through May of 1997, a die off of poultry was reported, due to a highly virulent disease. Research revealed it was from Avian Influenza (H5N1). In May, a three-‐year-‐old boy died of “complications” from H5N1. In early December, three more deaths occurred as a result of Avian Influenza infection, ages 60, 54 and 13. Five more cases involving varying ages were confirmed by mid December.
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References: Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Infection in Humans (2005). The New England Journal of Medicine. Retrieved November 2, 2012, from, http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra052211 10 (2012). Seasonal CDC (2005). (2004). 94, 1931-‐1935. R.D., (2004). 2011). Retrieved