LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INDIAN PEDIATRICS 297 VOLUME 41__MARCH 17‚ 2004 stereotypic hand wringing and washing movements. All her milestones virtually regressed over one year after an episode of bronchopneumonia. Environmental factors like fever has been reported to trigger the onset of RS in genetically predisposed subjects‚ though there are hardly any reports in the literature. Seizures are one of the supportive criteria but these are overestimated. Nonseizure events like twitching/jerking/head
Premium Asthma Pulmonology Medicine
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
Premium Influenza Influenza vaccine
Flu Memorandum To: Representative Henry Waxman House Committee on Government Reform From: Senior Policy Analyst Date: 9/18/2012 Re: Influenza Shortage Distribution Recommendations This memo outlines ways to address the recurring shortages of the influenza vaccine that occurred in the United States between 2000 and 2004. There were two important contributing factors to these vaccine shortages. First‚ there has been a significant reduction over the past few decades in the number of
Premium Influenza vaccine Influenza Vaccine
First I will tell you about the history of the flu. The symptoms of the flu‚ or technical name influenza‚ has been around for 2‚400 years as stated in the article “Who discovered the Influenza Virus” by Sonal Panse. The article also states that the first record of flu symptoms was noted by Herodotus but the information was not released until much later on. It is thought that the influenza virus was actually started when the domestication of animals began and therefore transferred to humans
Premium Influenza Influenza vaccine
the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these activities caused an uproar because it cause the risk of infecting more and more people with the deadly influenza. Because of World War I‚ the flu quickly made its way from Europe to the United States. It started spring time in Europe and made its way to America by fall which then caused the pandemic to be worldwide. The American troops were among the first
Premium Influenza Influenza pandemic Pandemic
does become sick‚ the disease will be less severe” (Mozes). Furthermore‚ treatments are provided for those who become infected. Tom Frieden‚ director of Center for Disease Control says “CDC officials repeatedly urged people who get sick to seek influenza antiviral medications‚ which can lessen symptoms‚ shorten the duration of the infection‚ and help prevent more serious complications such as pneumonia” (CDC: Flu Vaccine Only 23 Percent Effective This Season‚ but Still Better than Nothing). Vaccines
Premium Influenza Vaccine Influenza vaccine
The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
Premium Black Death Bubonic plague Plague
The posing question in America in the year 1918 was who is the real enemy‚ the Germans or the influenza? While Americans were concerned about the threat of the German attacks‚ we should have been concerned about the threat of a pandemic on our own soil. The true enemy at this time was not the Axis powers‚ which consisted of Germany and Russia‚ the
Premium World War I World War II Pandemic
getting sick is actually exposing yourself!? But there’s more to vaccines than meet the eye. Who should get vaccinated? Is it safe? Most importantly‚ is it even effective? The most commonly administered vaccine in the United States is used to combat influenza in its various forms. There are four main types of flu vaccines. The most common‚ the traditional shot‚ is injected into the muscle. This differs from the intradermal shot‚ which is only skin deep. Then‚ there is also a high-dose variant made specifically
Premium Influenza vaccine Influenza Vaccine
Pandemic Paranoia The 1918 flu pandemic‚ otherwise known as Spanish Flu‚ was an unusually fatal influenza pandemic which struck the lives of many between January 1918-December 1920. It’s said to have been recorded as the most devastating outbreak in world history. This influenza received its notorious name from the exceptional number of deaths in Spain‚ supposedly killing eight million. This viral epidemic operated very strangely; seeming to target the young and healthy‚ being particularly
Premium Pandemic Influenza Infectious disease