all hell broke loose. Jane Brox‚ the author of the devastating essay “Influenza 1918‚” describes the influenza that happened in her hometown before she was born as she states “the flu cut right through‚ spreading ahead of its own rumors‚ passing on a handshake and on the wind and with the lightest kiss.” (Brox 80). The flu was airborne and unstoppable. Deadly‚ the small hospitals began to fill up with patients sickened and contaminated with the virus more and more each day‚ the townspeople were scared
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oxygen to all parts of the body. The respiratory system does this through breathing. What is influenza? According to CDC‚ “Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose‚ throat and lungs. Influenza‚ commonly called the flu.” The term Influenza comes from the Latin word "influentia"‚ first used by the Italians in the 1600’s. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are several ways a person can get infected with influenza. The most
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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 isendemic in pigs.[2] As of 2009‚ the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1‚ H1N2‚ H2N1‚ H3N1‚H3N2‚ and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide
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era of the “roaring twenties”. Following World War 1‚ Canada was affected by the many challenges they faced‚ such as the Spanish flu‚ the Winnipeg General Strike‚ and Alcohol prohibition. Throughout history‚ disease and epidemic has taken countless lives. After World War 1‚ soldiers returning home had spread a new flu virus‚ known as the Spanish flu. The Spanish Flu brought extreme emotional distress to Canada. Many cheerful soldiers returned home stricken with grief to find their family members
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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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is just what your body needs to fight off infections such as influenza‚ or better known as the flu. Influenza is an infection that affects your respiratory systems such as your throat‚ nose‚ and lungs. This infection could cause a mild to severe illness that could kill you. So it is very important to get your flu shots every year. Every year there is always a new flu shot‚ so which year was the flu shot most effective? Influenza is a very complicated disease that breaks down to many levels and its
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reactions to the flu vaccine are flu-like symptoms. Fever shills‚ headache‚ muscle aches and fatigue are flu symptoms. Serious reactions include life threatening allergies to the ingredients as well as Guillain-Barre’ syndrome (GBS) which is a severe paralytic disease. GBS can occur up to several weeks after a flu vaccine injection and can be fatal in about one in 20 people. Other reactions reported are encephalopathy‚ brain stem encephalitis‚ polyneuritis‚ arthritis‚ and thrombocytopenia. Flu vaccines
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Swine Flu Swine Flu Chareeka Joseph HCS/457 University of Phoenix Abstract The swine flu has been around the United States of America for a while. Many individuals have encountered the disease that has been gradually increased to critically ill or even death. Over time‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created vaccines to prevent the swine flu from affecting individuals in a dangerous way. Swine Flu According to the Alliance for Consumer Education‚ swine flu‚ also
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Comparison: Cold or Flu Throughout a person’s life he or she will have gotten sick many times. Typically‚ when a person gets sick he or she will have a fever and nasal congestion and this usually means that it is just the common cold but it could also be the flu. Even though these two illnesses are very similar can get mixed up easily‚ there are certain differences that can help a person determine which one he or she has. Both of the illnesses have common symptoms but the flu has a few that the
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) An influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new influenza A virus appears or "emerges" in the human population‚ causes serious illness‚ and then spreads easily from person to person worldwide. Pandemics are different from seasonal outbreaks or "epidemics" of influenza. Seasonal outbreaks are caused by subtypes of influenza viruses that are already in existence among people‚ whereas pandemic outbreaks are caused by new subtypes or by subtypes
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