The scale of dangers posed by a pandemic‚ such as Influenza‚ as demonstrated by localized outbreaks in the recent years (SARS‚ bird flu and last but not least‚ swine flu)‚ has led the United Nations to frame pandemics as a global threat. More and more governments recognize pandemic as a national security issue due to its catastrophic implications. Influenza pandemic‚ if taken lightly‚ may well become
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center July 23‚ 2008 an odd and creepy grey “creature” washed upon the Ditch Plains beach‚ close to East Hampton. It looked like a cross between a turtle and a pig. What was it? Where did it come from? This “creature was called the Montauk Monster and it has been rumored to have come from Plum Island Animal Disease Center‚ a center not far from East Hampton. This Montauk Monster was said to possibly be an experiment from the disease center. This “monster” was eventually
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P3 – In this task I’m going to explain how factors affect travel to long-haul destination. Time zones and length of flight There are many travel factors that tourists take into consideration when choosing a long haul destination. The term used for this world standard time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This term evolved in 1884 and from that time each area of the world took on a time that was either behind or ahead. For example‚ Africa is two hours ahead of GMT‚ so we refer to the time as GMT+2.
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1971 movie directed by Robert Wise. The movie was based on a novel by Michael Crichton. I chose this movie because I wanted to know about the perception of global health over forty years ago. Some of the contemporary diseases like SARS‚ Avian Flu‚ and swine flu that threaten global health today were either unheard of or little were known about them forty years ago. Disease or crisis‚ especially the one presented in this movie was meant to be taken seriously because it had severe ramifications for
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City vs. Countryside Looking for a good place to settle is not easy like you finish your homework or your job. I lived in countryside until 12‚ and then my family moved to a big city. Thus‚ I have experienced the conflicting living in countryside and a big city. By comparing and contrasting my own experience living in countryside and one in a big city‚ I would prefer someday to live in a big city because of the modern life‚ high education‚ and good health care. First of all‚ living in a big city
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Americans always argue that the government has invaded their space leaving citizens with no privacy. Citizens want more privacy rights but as soon as something goes wrong‚ they call on the government. But what does privacy really mean? Privacy is state of being free of observation and public attention. Society likes to argue about the privacy issue‚ trying to decide whether privacy is more important than national security. However‚ without national security than there would be no need for citizens’
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Factory farming From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article relies on references to primary sources. (November 2011) | This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia’s layout guidelines. (November 2011) | The lead section of this article may need to be rewritten. (November 2011) | | A commercial chicken house with open sides
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Contents Introduction General Precautions Wildlife Diseases of Public Health Concern Directly Transmitted Diseases Rabies Hantavirus Trichinosis Mosquito-borne Diseases Protozoa Helminthiasis Virus Tick-borne Diseases Colorado Tick Fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tick-borne Typhus) Lyme Disease Tularemia Relapsing Fever Other Tick-borne Diseases Flea-borne Diseases Plague Murine Typhus Fever Commensal Rodent-borne Diseases Rat-bite Fever Leptospirosis (Weil’s
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The first case of ‘swine flu’ (H1N1) was recorded on March 17‚ 2009 in Mexico‚ and by March 28 there were recorded cases in the US‚ Canada‚ Spain‚ the United Kingdom‚ Israel‚ and New Zealand. The two major trends driving our increased exposure to lethal global pathogens are
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1. Viruses can vary with respect to all of the following characteristics except _____. ( Overview) Your Answer: | the presence or absence of a membranous envelope | | Correct Answer: | the presence or absence of metabolic machinery | | No. This is a difference among viruses. 2. A microbiologist analyzes chemicals obtained from an enveloped RNA virus that infects monkeys. He finds that the viral envelope contains a protein characteristic of monkey cells. Which of the following is
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