First it was “headaches than fevers‚ chills‚ nausea‚ and pain‚” and then almost everybody died. It all started with the Black Death‚ then the Spanish Influenza there’s even pandemics around us now and there will be as long as mankind and will most likely last longer than mankind. Pandemic’s impact society by losing of life‚ panic‚ and people even changed their beliefs in god. First there was a massive toll on the society because of all the widespread loss of life. In the text “Fever Rising‚” it
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outcome be. I started to look into major epidemic/pandemics in US history and found a few (The Great Influenza of 1919‚ Smallpox against Native Americans‚ Polio in 1916‚ and the most recent Swine Flu outbreak of 2009). The question is what have we learned from these outbreaks and can we handle them if one breaks out today. One way of determining this is by comparing our responses to the Great Influenza Outbreak of 1919 to our response to the more recent Swine Flu of 2009. This paper will compare the
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childhood vaccinations have become taboo. The stigma that lingers over the link between autism‚ religion‚ and childhood vaccinations has become a hot topic amongst the media‚ the medical world‚ and parents. With the concerns over new strains of influenza and other common viruses and diseases‚ the option for childhood vaccinations should not be compulsory‚ but mandatory. If it were not for childhood vaccinations‚ cities and towns across the nation and around the world would be overcome by diseases
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preventing influenza outbreaks is obtaining the yearly flu vaccine. The article states that the most at risk are the elderly‚ those with chronic disease‚ and infants. The flu vaccine is presently available at most local grocery stores‚ pharmacies‚ or physician offices for a greatly reduced price or free. Currently‚ according to the “Center for Disease Control and Prevention” (2012‚ November 8)‚ “The 2012-2013 seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three influenza viruses – one influenza A (H3N2)
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Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Back at 1892 ‚ There was a big influenza in United Kingdom caused over 1 million people get killed . Carbolic Smoke Ball Company made a cure which was a steam ball that u inhale 3 times in a day after two weeks time you can not get any influenza . Company made an advertisenment via newspaper named Pall Mall Gazette which was including all those details and claiming that it would pay £100 to anyone who got sick with influenza after using its product according to the instructions
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Virus: lifeless particle that does not carry out any METABOLIC functions on its own and CANNOT REPRODUCE on its own until it invades a living HOST cell Viral history: Viral history is relatively short. It begins with the isolation of the human influenza virus in the 1930s and crystallization of the tobacco mosaic virus in 1933‚ and moves through the identification of HIV as the cause of AIDS in 1983 and the mapping of the structure of the comm on cold virus in1985. It continues today with the
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be caused by a viral infection. The onset of hepatitis can also be caused by drug abuse or overexposure to a chemical The treatment for viral hepatitis‚ acute or chronic‚ is rest. Influenza Influenza‚ commonly known as "the flu‚" is also caused by a virus. its symptoms are more severe than the common cold Influenza only needs to be treated with bed rest and fluids. Non-Infectious Diseases: Disease Possible Causes Symptoms Treatment Cancer Cancer is caused by the transforming effect
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with the virus from a day before showing symptoms to five days after symptoms start. If a person has a weakened immune system‚ they can be contagious for a longer time. They can be contagious for up to ten days after symptoms appear. Treatment for influenza includes bed rest and plenty of fluids. For people with a higher risk for complications‚ antiviral medications may be prescribed to reduce symptoms and prevent complications for infections. Unfortunately‚ certain
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In 2011‚ the blockbuster‚ Contagion‚ was released‚ featuring several prominent actors. In summary‚ the movie is the story of a father who loses his wife and son to a completely brand new virus. This new virus‚ dubbed MEV-1‚ originated from a bat in Hong Kong. The bat bit a fruit then dropped it into a pigpen infecting the pig that consumed the fruit with the bat’s virus. While pig was prepped to be cooked‚ the chef touched the pig’s mouth‚ getting virus on his hand and shakes the hands of woman‚
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Medical Issues of WWI During World War I‚ there were many issues that surrounded the health of troops. The lack of medical advancement and the knowledge of it‚ then the struggle of keeping ones self-healthy throughout combat were key points to survival. During World War I in less than a year‚ American troops suffered more than 318‚000 injuries 120‚000 were counted as casualties. The front line soldiers are always at the highest risk in any war. With World War I though‚ trench warfare was a dangerous
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