I. Researchers believe that the close quarters the soldiers lived in combined with their weakened immune systems made them more susceptible to the disease. Furthermore the disease was spread by the soldiers and sailors travel during wartime. The pandemic was coined "The Spanish Flu" because it received greater press attention in Spain because they were not part of the war and had not imposed wartime censorship. Since the United States played an active role in WWI the government wanted the citizens
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Although I devote some of my articles to telling you not to worry so much about some diseases or other risks‚ influenza is one thing you actually should worry about. It’s terrible; it’s also far too common. Influenza‚ commonly called the flu‚ spreads easily. You can catch it from someone who coughs‚ sneezes or even talks to you from up to six feet away. You can infect others a day before you show any symptoms‚ and up to a week after becoming sick. Children can pass along the virus for even longer
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Pandemic. Seems like a simple concept‚ doesn’t it? Just eight little letters. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) defines it as an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents‚ usually affecting a large number of people. (Epidemic Disease Occurrence‚ 2012) However‚ something that seems fairly simple might not actually be. A pandemic is one of the scariest things to imagine. It is an outbreak of some sort of disease process infecting and killing thousands or even millions of people
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Since then‚ the bird flu virus has spread to birds in countries in Asia‚ Africa and Europe. Human infection is very rare‚ but the virus that causes the infection in birds might change‚ or mutate‚ to more easily infect humans. This could lead to a pandemic. During an outbreak of bird flu‚ people who have had contact with infected birds can become sick. It may also be possible to catch the bird flu by eating poultry that is not well cooked or through contact with a person who has it. Once infected
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problems. Brian Kirhagis is an artist in the 21st that heavily portrays his art about the complicated aspects of our society. In one of his works called "The Pandemic of Systematic Marionettes"‚ seems to portray Uncle Sam as the puppeteer controlling the other factors or the system that causes the colored and the white to feud. "The Pandemic
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compared to the number of Americans killed in combat in World War I‚ World War II‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam combined- 423‚000- it is apparent that the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 was far more deadly than the war that we were a part of. The influenza pandemic of 1918 had not only altered the lives of thousands‚ but the habitual lives of family and work as well. These peoples writings could be used in any history books to make it known just how bad the flu outbreak was. In which today if the flu would
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to them. Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza (H1N1 and H3N2) virus that regularly cause outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of illness and low death rates among pigs. The Pandemic flu occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which people have little or no immunity‚ and for which there is no vaccine. The disease spreads easily person-to-person‚ causes serious illness‚ and can sweep across the country and around the
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Communicable Diseases – Avian Influenza Although it is extremely rare that viruses transfer from the animal population to humans‚ there is evidence that it can happen. The avian influenza virus mainly affects the bird population but has been found in the human population as well. With the increasing outbreaks of avian influenza in birds‚ it is possible that the rate of human involvement will also continue to grow. Because of the potential risk to humans‚ it is important for the public to understand
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College Stella Maris Polytechnic St. Joseph Campus‚ Capitol Hill‚ Monrovia‚ Liberia Course Title: English 201: Sophomore English I Topic: HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC: “Its Social Ramifications and Impacts on the Liberian Society” Thesis: Perhaps the most life-threatening‚ incurable but preventive disease to the human race is the HIV/AIDS Pandemic‚ and the awareness and understanding of its social ramifications and impacts on the Liberian society is paramount. Prepared by: Johnson S. N. Williams
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HOST 4114 Spanish Flu Crisis Management January 31‚ 2014 Table of Contents Introduction Page 2 What is Spanish Flu and what happened during the pandemic? Page 2 How the situation was handled in 1918 Page 2-3 Impacts from the Spanish Flu Page 3-4 Impacts of mass gathering Page 4-5 Crisis Management Page 5 Additional information that may have arose from research Page 5-6 Recommendations Page 6-7 How the Hospitality sector should act Page
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