Influenza Pandemic and its implications to Indonesia’s defense system and national security 1. Background Traditionally for many years‚ the concept of security has been narrowly defined and interpreted as the preservation of the state from physical threats‚ mainly from external ones. Such narrative remains valid in many nations up until today. Following the cold-war era‚ the rise of more non-traditional threats‚ such as terrorism‚ ethnic cleansing‚ diseases and illegal drugs pose a new challenge
Premium Security United States National security
Is the United States prepared to handle a major epidemic/pandemic outbreak? My husband and I were watching a movie on HBO called Contagion and we started to debate on whether this incident could happen and how bad would the outcome be. I started to look into major epidemic/pandemics in US history and found a few (The Great Influenza of 1919‚ Smallpox against Native Americans‚ Polio in 1916‚ and the most recent Swine Flu outbreak of 2009). The question is what have we learned from these outbreaks
Free Influenza Pandemic
that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress‚ social problem‚ or death to person afflicted‚ or similar problems for those in contact with the person. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread though human populations across a large region. In Europe history‚ epidemical viruses caused thousands of death. There have been many pandemic disaster in Europe history. Most of them are believed came with domestication of animals. As a result of this there have been significant epidemics
Premium Pandemic Black Death
What is Influenza? An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads world-wide and effects a large amount of the population. Throughout history‚ the influenza virus has mutated and has caused pandemics or global epidemics. Background On March 11‚ 1918‚ a solider in Fort Riley Kans‚ reports the infirmary with symptoms which was a first thought to be the common cold. Within only an hour‚ several soldiers reported to the infirmary with similar symptoms. Fort Riley was a military
Premium Influenza Infectious disease Pandemic
The Pandemic of 1918 caused many problems for the people involved‚ and created a new way of living. What factors and worldwide effects occurred due to the Pandemic of 1918? By digging up bodies‚ we can further examine how it entered the body and how it affected their bodies. The Pandemic of 1918 caused many problems for the people involved‚ and created a new way of living. The first wave occurred in the spring and wasn’t very bad. It generally hit young healthy people. You had the typical flu
Premium Infectious disease Pandemic Influenza
otherwise known as “La Grippe”‚ is known as the most fatal pandemic in the world’s history‚ affecting around 500 million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919. It had a huge toll on not just population‚ but health concerning all people. This outbreak was considered to be a global disaster‚ as it had a major impact across the nation during this time. The influenza is an extremely contagious virus that affects the respiratory system. A flu pandemic arises through a new deadly virus‚ causing people with little
Premium Black Death Bubonic plague Plague
Garcia 1 Pandemics All Around the World: Emergence and Devastation Many people today wonder when‚ where‚ why‚ and how pandemics occur. Some people do not have any knowledge about pandemics. “According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚ several factors must be present to be considered a pandemic. First‚ the disease must have never appeared before within a population; second‚ the agent that carries the disease—like a fly‚ bacteria‚ air‚ or water—infects one person‚ causing serious illness;
Premium Pandemic Influenza Influenza pandemic
world experienced its most deadly modern pandemic‚ the H1N1 influenza virus named the Spanish Flu. Killing between 20 and 40 million people worldwide‚ the pandemic has not since been repeated on such a large scale. This paper provides a background of the 1918 virus and its effects followed by an examination of the danger represented by the H5N1 Avian Flu virus of 1997. Finally‚ it discusses the potential international economic impact of a modern pandemic like the Spanish Flu‚ should such a virus
Premium Influenza Pandemic Influenza pandemic
The research question used during this experiment was if the usage of hand sanitizer would increase with pandemic of H1N1 occurring during this time. The methodology used for the question was the use of signs near the sanitizers. The signs were categorized by their specific intent. The independent variable for the experiment was the different sign that were placed near the hand sanitizers. The first sign was the perceived susceptibility social norms. The dependent variable in this experiment was
Premium Hand sanitizer Sociology Heteronormativity
Winter 2012 Dr. Page Shauna Farmer The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 The history and social impact of the Influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 brought awareness and valuable information about how such a disease is spread and the care needed to survive the "flu” but at the cost of over one third of the world population‚ 20-40 million deaths worldwide. The United States accounted for 675‚000 to 1 million of total deaths. This pandemic was known as the "Spanish flu" or "La Grippe" and killed
Premium Influenza Pandemic