Vaccination is the most effective methods to fight with influenza. The public health agencies in the UK offering the immunization programme to fight with flu‚ therefore to reduce both the risk of death and serious illness from flu and the pressure on the health and social care service during the winter. People needs to take this vaccine every year‚ and like all other vaccine it is not 100 percentages effective as it could not fight with all variety of influenza viruses. The national health service in the UK
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Influenza Vaccine was struck in 1918 epidemically‚ scientists‚ and doctors believed bad bacteria killing many people caused it. Most especially was discovered during World War 1 many of the soldiers dying of the sceptic bacterial infections. It was the most deadly disease killing millions before finding the breakthrough for cure. This was discovered by physician from Iowa Richard Shope. He conducted many test through the infected pig with bacteria and found that it did not generate disease. After
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The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses
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Avian influenza‚ also known as the bird flu‚ is a viral infection that spreads through birds. There is currently a certain strain of the bird flu called H5N1 that is spreading in poultry in Egypt and Asia. The virus is deadly to birds‚ as well as any mammal or human who come in contact with the birds. The first case of H5N1 in humans was reported to be in Hong Kong in 1997‚ and the virus has reemerged in 2003/2004 in Asia‚ Europe and Africa. Nearly 60 percent of the people with the virus has died
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and did not see my doctor immediately. During that time‚ I was already unable to work on my masters dissertation as long and focused as required. When my condition became worse instead of better‚ I saw my doctor. She told me I had contracted an influenza virus - there was an epidemic spreading across Germany that I had not been aware of. I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis‚ pharyngitis‚ lymphadenitis and tonsillitis‚ along with chills with 39°C fever on average. I was given some prescriptions
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swine flu or influenza. He couldn’t breathe without a ventilator‚ so the doctors put him in a coma so he wouldn’t feel any discomfort. After 12 days‚ he came out of his coma; however‚ the tube remained in his throats for 5 more days. After this‚ Luke was put into rehab to regain some basic living skills. After this horrible experience‚ Luke returned home weighing less and feeble. Today‚ Luke serves as a speaker for Every Child by Two‚ raising awareness about how important influenza vaccines are
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Skrypnyk Veronika ESL 6A Cause-and-Effect Essay The Great Recession of the United States The Great Recession of 2000s in the United States was the long and extensive economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929-32. A recession is an overall period of general economic decline. The bursting of an 8 trillion dollar housing bubble was the beginning of the Great Recession. In 2008 and 2009 the United States job market lost 8.4 million work position ‚ or 6.1% of all payroll employment. It was
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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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In The Great Influenza Barry contrasts certainty and uncertainty so that there is an understanding that scientific research is in fact a pioneering effort through effective abstract language‚ romanticized syllogism‚ and strong metaphors. Firstly‚ the author points out the obvious knowledge of uncertainty and certainty where “certainty creates strength” while “uncertainty creates weakness by using antithesis. That’s general knowledge that most people - myself included- involved scientist as well
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Introduction Numerous things added to the Great Recession of 2007-2010. Gigantic remote obtaining‚ unreasonably free money related approach‚ rash loaning practices‚ tax regulation‚ and different factors caused the crisis. The relative significance of the reasons is still open to talk about. Be that as it may‚ there ought to be no disagreement regarding the way that there were cautioning signs before the emergency. Nor ought to there be any disagreement regarding the way that more suitable arrangements
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