INFLUENZA ASSIGNMENT Part I 1. At the turn of the century‚ the United States encountered one of the most deadly pandemics the world has ever known - the Spanish flu. The flu‚ caused by H1N1 virus‚ claimed the lives of 675‚000 Americans during World War I. About forty years later‚ in 1957‚ another pandemics caused by H2N2 killed approximately 70‚000 Americans. The virus‚ which contained genes from human and avian influenza‚ was firstly identified in China then quickly spread to other parts of
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The contagious viral infection that emerged in 2009 was unexpected and sent shockwaves across the globe as it came many years after the worldwide flu pandemics occurring in 1918‚ 1957‚ and 1986. This new pandemic spiraled out of control unexpectedly causing the World Health Organization (WHO) to call it the first pandemic of the 21st century‚ due to many outbreaks across the globe (Bartolotti‚ R. 2012). The objective of this paper is to focus on the information and to clearly establish all measures
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Influenza or The Flu is a serious disease. Each year in the United States‚ on average: 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu; More than 200‚000 people are hospitalized from flu complications‚ and; About 36‚000 people die from flu. So what should be done to fight this terrible disease? What are the symptoms? How should we protect ourselves? What should be known about this disease? The following information gives an in-depth analysis about the flu‚ where it comes from‚ who is at risk‚ and how it
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Disease is a silent killer. Sometimes you’re dead and gone before anyone even realizes what happened. Many societies in American history have been greatly affected wiped out because of a disease. And to other people that disease could be just the flu‚ take some medicine and get over it‚ where one out of thousands die from it. The article 1491 says‚ “The epidemic (probably of viral hepatitis‚ […]) took years to exhaust itself and may have killed 90 percent of the people in coastal New England.”
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INFLUENZA A virus called an Orthomyxovirus causes influenza. Often called flu‚ sometimes-even grippe. It is a very contagious disease‚ and it infects many parts of our bodies. This also includes are lungs. A person can get influenza if someone coughs‚ sneezes‚ or even talks around you while they are infected. Influenza is sometimes considered serious in some cases but can be prevented and treated. When you get the "flu" in the lungs‚ the lining of the respiratory tract is damaged by becoming
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methods of blood testing or by CT scan (x-ray of the chest). The disease is believed to have sprung up in China in late 2002‚ it was first identified in the Guangdong region of China in February of 2003. At the time it was dismissed as a common cold with flu-like symptoms. The virus quickly spread to multiple regions of Asia. Other cases were later documented in several other counties‚ these included a fairly significant outbreak in Toronto‚ Canada and four cases in the UK. By July of 2003 the pandemic
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Write your name here Surname Other names Edexcel Certificate Edexcel International GCSE Centre Number Candidate Number Mathematics A Paper 1F Foundation Tier Friday 11 May 2012 – Afternoon Time: 2 hours Paper Reference 4MA0/1F KMA0/1F You must have: Total Marks Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres‚ protractor‚ compasses‚ pen‚ HB pencil‚ eraser‚ calculator. Tracing paper may be used. Instructions Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes
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for this assignment am going to describe the key aspect of public health strategies‚ fist of all public health is the science and art of protection and improving the health of communities through education‚ promotion of healthy life style‚ and research for disease and injury prevention‚ it also help improve the health and well being of people in local communities. There are six key aspects of public health strategies which are; * Monitoring the health status of the community * Control
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Types of Muscular Dystrophies Muscular dystrophies are a family of inherited (genetic) diseases that cause gradual wasting and weakening of muscles (and in some cases‚ of nerve tissue). In total‚ there are 9 types of generally accepted muscular dystrophies - each with its own characteristic age of onset‚ rate of progress etc - and the people affected by them are all characterized by muscle weakness‚ general difficulty in walking and sometimes deformities The most common muscular dystrophy is
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Sick role theory‚ as described by researcher “is a way of explaining the particular rights and responsibilities of those who are ill.” (Weiss 1997). Since those who are diagnosed with a medical condition cannot always fulfill the same duties that a person in good health can‚ society adjusts to this situation and allows a reasonable amount of deviation from behavior that would be characterized as those of a well person. There are four components of the sick role. First‚ the sick person is temporarily
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