fail” (Bouffard). I took this to heart as I researched possible careers for myself. I want to have a well-developed plan so once I am a senior‚ I have an idea of what I want to do for a living and where I want to head in my life. Sociology and epidemiology are two careers that I have an interest in because they involve my favorite subject‚ science. Sociologists study how people behave and interact in different social groups and situations (“Sociologists” 565) whereas epidemiologists study diseases
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Swine Flu By Jack Conaghan Swine influenza‚ also called pig influenza‚ swine flu‚ hog flu and pig flu‚ is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. Swine flu under a Microscope As swine influenza is rarely fatal to pigs‚ little treatment beyond rest and supportive care is required. Instead‚ veterinary efforts
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#1.2 “The Enemy Within” by Christine M. Kreiser provokes the challenge faced with the Spanish outbreak in 1918 with the Influenza flu. It was a global crisis because from September 1918 and June it pandemic killed 675‚000 Americans. In this article‚ the author examines the castrophe and the mostly futile efforts to combat it. This disease provokes the alarm that influenza affected mainly healthy people who are young‚ whom worked in the industry‚ tended the stick and fought war. US is in war with
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cover reasons health care workers are opposed to mandatory seasonal influenza immunizations. Should it be mandatory for employees who work in health care to receive an annual flu shot? Employees who work in the health care field and have direct contact with patients are the main reasons for spreading infectious disease‚ such as influenza in health care facilities. Studies show that providing employees in the health care field influenza vaccinations will help protect patients‚ health care worker as well
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John Snow: Father of Modern Epidemiology Proposal Jamie Clark Kaplan University Introduction to Public Health Kimberly Brodie July 19‚ 2011 John Snow‚ an epidemiologist‚ helped pave the way for modern medicine and public health in more ways than one. Not only is he considered being a founding father of epidemiology‚ he was also a leading pioneer in the development of anesthesia‚ and developed the theory that cholera was communicated through a contaminated water supply. Through research
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Pakistan J. Zool.‚ vol. 43 (5)‚ pp. 849-854‚ 2011. Comparative Efficacy of Various Antiviral Agents against Avian Influenza Virus (Type H7N3/Pakistan/2003) Tahir Mahmood Shaukat‚1 Muhammad Ashraf‚ 1 Muhammad Ovais Omer‚ 1 Muhammad Adil Rasheed‚ 1 Khushi Muhammad‚ 2 Tariq Mahmood Shaukat‚ 1 Muhammad Younus3 and Muhammad Khurram Shahzad4* 1 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology‚ University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan 2 Department of Microbiology‚ University of
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whooping cough vaccination. This should lead to more buy-in from the parents and in turn increase the vaccination rates for students. This begins with a very basic explanation of what epidemiology is. A simple overview of epidemiology and its basic concepts is the first step to health education. First‚ what is epidemiology
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This article discussed how important vaccinating children is and why they wanted to recommend for annual influenza vaccination for school age children in the United States. This article was meant to make sure every child in America is safe from any diseases. This vaccine was not meant to hurt or to kill anyone. New vaccines are developing in order for people
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References: Association of Schools of Public Health (2010). Model and Definition. Retrieved September 29‚ 2010 from http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page Los Angeles County Department of Public Health-Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology (2007) Retrieved September 27‚ 2010 from http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/wwwfiles/ph/hae/epi/chr2-childhood_obesity.pdf Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (2008). Tipping the balance toward healthy‚ active children http://www
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comparison and contrast. General Thesis: Bubonic plague‚ smallpox‚ and influenza devastated populations worldwide‚ but each has affected their victims and society in a different way. Plan of Development: Bubonic plague‚ small pox and influenza each appeared at a different historical period‚ and they vary in their mode of transmission. However‚ whereas plague and smallpox disrupted human history‚ influenza was relatively forgotten until recently. Topic Sentences: Your topic sentence
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