pathogens most frequently carried by pigeons is Chlamydophila psittaci. C. psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes a disease in birds known as Psittacosis or Avian Chlamydiosis. Psittacosis is highly contagious and often causes influenza-like symptoms‚ severe pneumonia and non-respiratory health problems. Birds can shed this bacterium in the environment when they are either overtly ill or without any symptoms. C. psittaci occurs most frequently in psittacine birds such as parrots
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The process of a flu vaccine Have you ever gotten a flu shot before? The moment you walk in the doctor’s office and sit on the table. Just waiting for the doctor to come in makes you have even more anxiety. Then the doctor comes thru the door with the tiniest needle‚ that needle has a vaccine that will be injected into your arm to help kill off the flu virus. I’ve always wondered why we needed to get vaccines for different kinds of illnesses. I’ve also wondered what it takes to make a flu vaccine
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different than those of previous years but it quickly became apparent to health officials that this strain was unusual when it began to attack many young adults and healthy individuals. Additionally this influenza outbreak struck hardest in the summer and fall months as opposed to traditional influenza virus’ striking in the winter months. As the virus traveled to the eastern states‚ public health officials in Philadelphia issued a public bulletin‚ warning citizens about the disease in July of 1918.
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Influenza is a serious infection that can lead to hospitalization‚ and in some cases it can result in death. This specific infection can affect people differently. Anyone regardless of how healthy they are can get the influenza infection. Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body after getting the vaccine‚ the antibodies provide protection against that specific infection. Each year‚ scientists find the three to four types of flu that they think will be the most dangerous next year. Those
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that causes respiratory tract infections. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)‚ discovered in 1956‚ is capable of causing a broad spectrum of illnesses. In 1956‚ Morris and colleagues initially isolated RSV from chimpanzees with upper respiratory tract (URT) infections as the causative agent of most epidemic bronchiolitis cases. Subsequently‚ Channock et al (1956) associated this agent with bronchiolitis and lower respiratory
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patients in a nursing home‚ doctor’s office‚ hospital‚ or other healthcare setting. | Seasonal Flu (Influenza) | Influenza vaccine is recommended for all adolescents and adults. The vaccine may be given as soon as it is available and throughout the influenza season. (Note: Adults older than 49 years of age‚ pregnant women‚ and anyone with chronic medical conditions should not receive the influenza nasal spray vaccine.) | Meningococcal | You plan to travel internationally. You need this vaccine
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(2010) by Brian Molloy and the article “Hindsight is easy” (2010) by Erica Grove‚ they both discuss the way WHO response to the outbreak of H1N1 influenza and they present different perspectives on how the money was spent on and how the resource was distributed. Molloy is neutral about the WHO’s response of H1N1 influenza outbreak‚ while Molloy is highly skeptical. First‚ Molloy argues that WHO send everyone into a panic about H1N1‚ but it is not the threat people
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Students Learn to… Notes/Points to Cover Examples 1. How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? measuring health status role of epidemiology measures of epidemiology (mortality‚ infant mortality‚ morbidity‚ life expectancy) critique the use of epidemiology to describe health status by considering questions such as: what can epidemiology tell us? who uses these measures? do they measure everything about health status? use tables and graphs from health reports to analyse current
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People who are at the greatest risk for complications include: People who are 65 years or older Smokers Those who have difficulty swallowing due to a neurological condition Individuals who recently had a respiratory infection (influenza‚ laryngitis or a cold‚ etc.) Those who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ bronchiectasis‚ heart disease‚ cirrhosis of the liver and/or diabetes People residing within a residential living
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Ball. The advertisement clamed that “During the last epidemic of influenza many thousand carbolic smoke balls were sold as preventatives against this disease‚ and in no ascertained case was the disease contracted by those using the carbolic smoke ball”.2 The advertisement went on to inform the reader that the Carbolic Smoke Ball company offered “£100 pound reward will be paid to any person who contracts the increasing epidemic influenza‚ colds or any disease caused by taking cold‚ after having used
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