many would consider an unpredictable situation. I want to leave you with a question that the video opened up with. “Could the living dead be dead real?” Reference Page Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (January 31‚ 2012) “Zombie Preparedness” Retrieved on March 01‚ 2012 from http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm De Assis Aquino Gondim‚ Francisco. (August 28‚ 2011) “Viral Encephalitis” Retrieved on March 4‚ 2012 from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1166498-overview#a0104
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus‚ not a certain type of bacteria. This virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronavirus. Since SARS was an outbreak caused by a virus that was previously unknown‚ scientist named the virus that causes SARS‚ SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). World Health Organization (WHO) physician Dr. Carlo Urbani identified SARS as a new disease in 2003 when he diagnosed a severely ill 48-year old businessman who was traveling from the Guangdong
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1) What is the difference between pseudoscience and scientific evidence? Pseudoscience: anything being presented‚ as scientific but is not. Usually characterized by exaggerations‚ UN falsifiable claims‚ and anecdotes. Scientific Evidence: A process of inquiry followed by a body of knowledge. 2) Describe 3 main types of scientific inquiry: 3 types of scientific inquiry. Descriptive: what’s out there? Observing‚ no manipulations of variables Comparative: Seeks to describe relationships and correlations
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* The extent to which a community‚ structure‚ service or geographic area is likely to be damaged or disrupted by the impact of particular disaster hazard…” * “Vulnerability is the propensity of things to be damaged by a hazard”. Disaster Preparedness * It involves measures to ensure that communities and services are capable of coping with the effect of disaster. * EXAMPLE FOR DISASTERPREPAREDNESS * Community awareness and education * Proper warning system * Mutual aid arrangement
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Student Name: ALFRED OSUNSANYA Student ID Number: UD21174BST29283 COURSE NAME: Selected Courses Course Title: Disaster Risk and Resilience Management Student’s Profile: Degree: Doctorate Major: Strategic Planning and Management ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Table of Contents | Title | Page | 1. | Introduction | 4 | 2. | Justification2.1. International Disaster Management2.2. The Hyogo Framework of Action2.3. Disaster Risk Management Tools2.4. Disaster Risk Management
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Megan Jones BIO 101 Final Paper Over the past few years‚ it has become quite obvious that Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) pose a much larger threat than they did thirty years ago. By observing their studies and trends‚ experts have nearly proven that Emerging Infectious Diseases are not just a thing of the past. Many of these diseases originate in a non-human animal source‚ also known as zoonoses (zoonotic hosts). It is most important that the experts communicate
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Ready ii. Community Service 5. Ongoing Research Study VIII. IX. Conclusion References Akeyo‚ S. 2 Running Head: Youth Involvement in Disaster I. Abstract Akeyo‚ S. 3 Can young people perform well when they are involved in disaster preparedness and planning roles? Social norms have often failed to incorporate youth in leadership roles and decision making process even during emergency situations. Sadly‚ when a disaster strikes in any given community‚ youth and children are found to represent
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Community Health Nursing Community Assessment for Lake County Community Description and Data Interpretation Lake County‚ Illinois is located on the shore of Lake Michigan and borders the state of Wisconsin‚ sitting in the northeast corner of the state of Illinois. Established March 1‚ 1839‚ Lake County consists of fifty-three villages‚ cities and townships. I have lived in Vernon Hills‚ one of the villages located in Lake County since 2005. Lake County is considered part of the Chicago
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outbreak‚ see 2009 flu pandemic. For the 2009 human virus‚ see Pandemic H1N1/09 virus. Influenza (Flu) | | Types | * Avian * A/H5N1 subtype * Canine * Equine * Swine * A/H1N1 subtype | Vaccines | * 2009 pandemic * Pandemrix * Fluzone * Influvac * Live attenuated * Optaflu | Treatment | * Amantadine * Arbidol * Laninamivir * Oseltamivir * Peramivir * Rimantadine * Vitamin D * Zanamivir | Pandemics | * 2009 swine
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Course Syllabus Course # Pre-Requisites/ Co-Requisites Day: Online (no face-to-face time) Credits: Time: Room: Dates: Instructor: Campus: E-Mail Address: Faculty Office: Office Hours: Address: 1001 S. Main St.‚ Racine Important Dates Last Date for Students to Drop Last Date for Instructor Drops Last Date for Students to Withdraw Financial Aid Census Date (More information regarding the Financial Aid Census Date can be found further down in the syllabus) Midterm
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