1/19/14 Learning Unit One - Who - Avian Influenza The Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds which is where it got the nickname the “Bird Flu”. Most Avian Influenza viruses do not have an effect on people‚ however some do. H5N1 is a subgroup of Influenza that will cause serious illness and in some case death. Like most new diseases there is not a lot known about the bird flu and there is still a lot of research being done with this disease. Most cases of the bird flu in humans have come
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Influenza (Seasonal Flu) An average of 20‚000 children below 5 years is hospitalized each year due to flu-related complications. Influenza‚ seasonal flu which is usually known as flu is a respiratory illness caused by virus. People always use the term flu to describe mild illnesses. It is very contagious and commonly spread through cough and sneezes of infected person. The best way to prevent flu is to get the seasonal influenza vaccine each year. Children 6months and older are encouraged to get
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John M. Barry uncovers the epic story of the horrible pandemic of 1918‚ one that killed as many as 100 million people across the world. Barry utilizes his journalistic skills and considerable medical research to share the story of the influenza and shed light on those who were caught up in the gruesome fight. The result is an in-depth‚ incredible narrative of the times and events shaped by the plague. Barry stresses that the battle against the epidemic was more than exceptional due to the current
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Influenza in Idaho: The Impact on Local Health Carolann Stanek University of Mary Author Note‚ Abstract? Do I need one? Influenza in Idaho: The Impact on Local Health Influenza is a communicable disease impacting Idahoans every year. The United States experiences a seasonal influenza incidence each year. This recurrent period is known as “flu season”. Most commonly‚ flu does not cause serious health issues‚ however‚ serious complications can and do occur. The young‚ elderly‚ and patients
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that the “seasonal influenza sickens millions and cause thousands of hospitalizations and flu-related deaths” each year (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Influenza started in 1918. The pandemic flu from 1918 was so deadly that “in many of the victims‚ the influenza virus has invaded their lungs and caused pneumonia” (History). The flu “was first observed in Europe‚ the U.S. and parts of Asia before swiftly spreading around the world” (History). Influenza has numerous symptoms
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The Spanish Influenza The Spanish Influenza was a disaster in the year 1918 because many people began to get the cold or as the Spanish call it “La Grippe”. The Spanish influenza was caused by people having the H5N1 virus. The virus in the year 1918 killed about five-hundred million people and only about fifty-million were victims of the Spanish influenza. The Spanish Influenza came spreading from China and it came a huge disaster because nobody knew how it all began. The Spanish Influenza began in
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Road Mail Stop E-14 Atlanta‚ GA 30341 Dear Deputy Director‚ The attached document you will find with this letter is my final report on the barriers to flu vaccinations. I have called it THE BARRIERS FOR PUBLIC NOT RECEIVING VACCINATIONS FOR INFLUENZA AND SIMILAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. It represents both qualitative and quantitative data and analysis of my research that I performed with your funding. As you know‚ vaccinations rates in the population are way below what they should be‚ with less
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automatically think‚ “Okay‚ this is going to be something that has to do with pigs.” Well‚ you’re right‚ it does have to do with pigs‚ but it is a transmissible disease that affects not only the pigs‚ but us as well. In 1918‚ there was a flu pandemic. A pandemic is an infectious transmissible disease that has spread throughout the human populations. While this huge flu outbreak was going on‚ scientist had also noticed how the pigs were sick as well. They put two and two together and that is when the
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Biology essay Comparing Influenza and Cholera Influenza and cholera are two very different diseases‚ yet they have their similarities. Cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio Cholerae and usually lives in water whereas Influenza‚ more commonly known as the flu or grippe‚ is a disease cause by several different viruses so people can have it more than once. The differences between a virus and a bacterium are thus: * Bacteria are unicellular‚ Viruses have no cells. * Bacteria
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that come along with it. Vaccinating against the flu virus every season is an even better way to combat the dreaded germ. Below is a useful guide you can reference to help you determine if you are suffering from influenza or the common cold. Check Your Symptoms In most cases‚ both influenza and common cold symptoms start the same. This makes it incredibly hard to distinguish the difference. Mild symptoms of both include runny or stuffy nose. You may also experience a mild headache or sinus pressure
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