John M. Barry uncovers the epic story of the horrible pandemic of 1918‚ one that killed as many as 100 million people across the world. Barry utilizes his journalistic skills and considerable medical research to share the story of the influenza and shed light on those who were caught up in the gruesome fight. The result is an in-depth‚ incredible narrative of the times and events shaped by the plague. Barry stresses that the battle against the epidemic was more than exceptional due to the current
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1918 Influenza Pandemic: In 1918‚ a highly contagious and deadly strain of the influenza spread. It killed more than half a million Americans. Although much work was being done to improve public health‚ there were not any tools useful in combating the influenza spread. The origin of the flu remains unknown. The virus arrived at the battlefields in France and the U.S. military camps before reaching the urban population. It is historically significant as it killed many people and it spread rapidly
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2004-2005 U.S. Influenza Vaccine Shortage Influenza‚ or the flu‚ causes approximately 36‚000 deaths and 200‚000 hospitalizations annually in the United States and costs the American economy between $11 and $18 billion each year (General Accounting Office 2001b‚ page 1). The primary method for preventing influenza is the flu vaccine‚ which is generally available in a variety of settings including clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ workplaces‚ and other convenient locations. The vaccine is typically distributed
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In the excerpt from The Great Influenza‚ author John M. Barry writes about scientists and their research. He uses rhetorical strategies such as imagery and rhetorical questions when he is describing the scientific research that the scientists are doing. By doing this‚ Barry characterizes the scientific research perfectly and the reader is able to understand the life of a scientist more. Barry uses imagery in the excerpt to allow the reader to understand the life of a scientists and how they do
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More than twenty years ago‚ youth violence reached an all-time high and America lost faith in its youth. Legislators across the United States responded to the crime spike by lowering the minimum age to be tried as an adult. Rehabilitation in juvenile facilities was no longer a valid option for violent offenders. Locking up these vicious criminals was the only reasonable alternative. However‚ harsher laws do not lower the crime rate‚ sending these children to prison does nothing to benefit society
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Another reason that the flu had such a severe impact on the U.S. military is because of the way that the military was structured and arranged during World War I. In her article‚ “The U.S. military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919”‚ Carol Byerly gives information about the organization of the military into camps. Byerly uses the example of Camp Devens in Massachusetts to show how seriously the epidemic affected military camps. According to Byerly‚ the flu spread over the course of only ten
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Scopes trial. This trial marked the shift of the beliefs of Americans from religion to science. Scientific research has been going on for decades and it has‚ for the most part‚ helped improve our lives‚ but it is a very tough field. In The Great Influenza‚ author John M. Barry used juxtaposition‚ listing‚ and structure to characterize scientific research as a challenging and uncertain field that requires a lot of courage to accept defeat‚ but also have the determination
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affecting our world are a major concern as an outbreak can quickly cause rapid devastation. The community health caregivers are the first line for recognizing and protecting our public. The Avian Influenza and SARS disease are two specific communicable diseases that can lead to respiratory failure in severe cases. Special consideration must be given to the air we breathe and its potential effects on respiratory compromised patients. According to the World Health Organization‚ an outbreak of a communicable
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flu shot. I Introduction A. 3000-49000 is the number of people per year that have died over the past 30 years from influenza according to the CDC. It started out low but keeps increasing in numbers each year. The percentage of U.S. population that gets the flu each year is on average around 20%. Over 200‚000 people are hospitalized each year due to the flu. In 2009‚ influenza was the eighth leading cause of death for men in the U.S. During 2009 and 2010 the H1N1 or swine flu caused the first
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contradictory to the hopeful idealism that Wilson was trying to sell. While in the process of negotiating‚ President Wilson was stricken with a case of influenza‚ a part of the larger worldwide pandemic that was transpiring during 1918-1919. The strict outcome of the Treaty of Versailles was impacted significantly by Wilson’s inability to negotiate properly due to the influenza (Kent 22). President Wilson’s arrived to the post-war Paris Peace Conference in 1919 hopeful to negotiate his “Fourteen Points‚” which
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