Seasonal influenza is a common viral respiratory infection which typically causes mild to moderate illness in most people. Pandemic influenza occurs when a new or novel strain of influenza virus capable of spreading easily from person to person emerges. Since it is a new strain‚ there is often little or no immunity to it and it may spread rapidly‚ creating a global outbreak. An important difference from seasonal influenza is that healthy people in all age groups may be at higher risk for serious
Premium Influenza Pandemic
of David Lewis died from this illness (Gaydos‚ Top‚ Hodder & Russell‚ 2006). An autopsy was done on the body and health officials proposed that the cause of death was H1N1 or commonly known as swine flu. This made sense because a background check was done and the private lived on a pig or swine farm back where he was from. This H1N1 virus was very close to a strain that caused a world-wide pandemic in 1918 that killed millions of people. Naturally this virus spread around to the other recruits at
Premium Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Beef Cattle
Whooping Cough Mark Near (Article from the Fresno Bee‚ September 16th‚ 2010) Every year or season a slightly different flu strain awakens‚ infecting our human population. This fall it’s the whooping cough‚ also called pertussis. It is causing many deaths‚ especially in infants. Many health officials have grown concerned with this unexpected new threat‚ mainly because the babies are too young to be fully immunized by the illness. It’s essential to understand how this virus is effecting our
Premium Vaccine Influenza Vaccination
incidence of EIDs has drawn the attention of the global population in reaction to unsatisfactory health care facilities and geographic locations with tendency toward breakdown of public sanitation measures. (Pearson‚ Microbiology) Avian Influenza A (H1N1)‚ or bird flu‚ became a subject of global attention in 2003 when it caused he death of millions of poultry and 24 humans in eight countries in central and south Asia. Avian Influenza A is transmitted by birds around the world‚ however‚ certain wild
Premium Influenza
I. Global health policy overview Japan‚ being a country well-known for its world’s leading average life expectancy‚ is always being conscious about maintaining high health levels for its people. Aside from providing measures and support to the domestic health of Japanese citizens‚ Japan is also being aware on contributing towards the global health. As said on the "Japan’s Global Health Policy 2011-2015" enhanced by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 2010‚ Japan’s goal is to: 1) accelerating
Premium North Korea South Korea Influenza pandemic
Why Children Are More Susceptible To Illness Than Adults? The children’s increased vulnerability to illness may be explained by the key difference in immune cells. In a study‚ it was discovered that young mice’s immune systems secrete lower levels of the cytokine than in older mice‚ which is essential for the CD4 T-cell survival during infection. It is a well-known fact that schools are popular breeding grounds for bacteria and viruses‚ but this cannot be connected to hygiene. A new research using
Premium Immune system T helper cell Influenza
Introduction. Managed health care is a system that is used to control the financing and the method of delivery of healthcare services to those individuals who are enrolled is specific types of healthcare plans such as Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO). Managed healthcare main goal is to ensure that the care that is received by the patient is not just routinely done so that the providers are making a high profit but to ensure that providers are delivery
Premium Preferred provider organization Vaccine Vaccination
have an accent when they sing‚ or how the quote “head over heels” originated; since we’re head over heels normally? But‚ what I mean‚ is whenever you listen to the news on TV or on the radio and hear about an epidemic striking the world like the H1N1 flu or another war‚ don’t you ever feel like you could do a better job taking care of the earth? Right now it seems like everywhere around us‚ there’s something terrible that’s happening. Whether it is the war in Afghanistan or the clear-cutting of
Premium Earth World War II Canada
Dear Sako‚ After reading your report‚ I understand your frustration and I have outlined my analysis on why the Washlets success in Japan is not replicated here in the US * Difference in consumer culture and behavior * The Japanese are more receptive to new technology and are more willing to try gadgets‚ as evidenced by the innovation and adoption of many unconventional items all over Japan. The washlet was probably viewed as a fashionable trend in Japan‚ with people adopting it to
Premium Plumbing Toilet paper Luxury good
diagnosis to a sickness or ailment can prevent a lengthy stay for the patient involved. Getting the right results in the timely manner can also avert the spread of a virus or bacteria that could encompass more than one patient. Most recently‚ such cases of H1N1 had a direct concern to the world and a more efficient process enabled the patient to get the right treatment and settle the spread of a disease. Most people would not think that something like the control
Premium Wireless Wireless network Computer network