nicknamed swine influenza in light of the fact that the virus that causes the infection initially hoped to people from the live pigs in which it evolved. The virus is a "reassortant"- a mix of qualities from swine, fowl, and human influenza viruses. Researchers are even now contending about what the virus ought to be called, yet most individuals know it as the H1n1 swine influenza virus. The swine influenza viruses that typically spread among pigs aren't the same as human influenza viruses. Swine influenza
I have so many wonderful reasons to be thankful. Being thankful allows you to experience life to the fullest. I believe it is important to be thankful for my family and friends. Thankfulness allows you to appreciate what you have so you take care of your things. We should appreciate what we are given and use them with care. When you receive something new and valuable you should keep it in good condition and not let it be destroyed. We should all be thankful for everyday objects we use because many
My family reminds me of Christmas hectic but at the same time merry and full of joy. Growing up my parents taught us that family always came first. I have always been proud coming from the family I come from for a variety of reason. I have the type of family that regardless of the situations we get into we manage to overcome them together. My parents are the type of parents that want nothing but the best for us. As a child I strongly believed I had the strictest parents I could have ever asked for
Peer support is a role in the college community that requires giving help founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful. Peer support is based on supporting others and understanding another person’s situation empathetically through experiences one has been through of emotional and psychological pain. Peer support at Kildare is highly important and crucial. I believe this because the younger students need a role model to look up to. I also believe
I always hated helping other people because I never thought it would help me go farther than where I was. Although later in life I learned how to help others and that if you help others it does come back just in a different way.I have learned the joy of helping others so and that if I was in the same situation somebody would help me. Also after they help me I hope I can go help somebody else. That is what I think about that topic so I will go to the next. I am a person that likes to help others
Influenza/ Flu -What is the flu? It is an extremely contagious respiratory illness it is A or B viruses. It appears more frequent in the body by spreading through the upper and lower respiratory. What’s the difference between a cold and flu? The symptoms can be very similar, but the flu can be very much worse. Both colds and flu bring coughing, headache, and chest discomfort. With the flu you’re more likely to run a high fever for several days and you also might have body aches, fatigue, and weakness
Task 2 C228 V2 Breanna Bras Western Governors University An example of a communicable disease outbreak that crossed international borders is the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as “swine flu”. The H1N1 flu outbreak was originally discovered in April 2009. The first known occurrence originated in Mexico and then was detected in the United States soon after. By May 2009, the H1N1 flu virus was confirmed to have spread to a total of 39 countries including: Spain, United Kingdom, Panama, Colombia
to 64 million people are infected with influenza every year with 51 thousand cases resulting in death. (Treanor) The fever, runny nose, and body aches keep Americans curled up in their bed, miserable, all week. You try to do everything you can to isolate yourself from the virus, but somehow it always finds a way to get you sick. It seems like it is the same routine every year of taking days off work or completing make up work for school. Records of influenza symptoms date back thousands of years,
There has been deadly diseases recorded throughout the history in the world. Millions of people died. The officials did not know what was wrong and why so many people were dieing so quickly. The Influenza of 1918 was a global disaster, it killed nearly between 30 and 50 million people world wide. Influenza of 1918 has been considered to be the most deadly pandemic recorded. It killed more people in a year than the people in World War I. It was estimated that 675,000 Americans died from 1918 to 1919
_____________________________________________________________ Crisis communication is fundamental to managing the preparation and response to an influenza outbreak. The purpose of this strategy is to define key actors, formulate pre-event messages and outline communication tactics to build trust and credibility between the public and the Australian Government in the event of an influenza epidemic. Strategic crisis communications will guide the government, public, media outlets, healthcare providers and other stakeholders
WHO declared the epidemic a “public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulation (under Article 12 of the International Healthcare Regulation 2005 – which has also been used in 2009for the pandemic of H1N1 influenza). In July 2014, the members of the United Nations Security Council expressed their “deep concern over the current outbreak of the Ebola virus in some countries in West Africa”. On September 18, 2014, after a meeting called “historic” by the Secretary
Flu in Children Influenza Influenza is a very contagious viral disease that is more common during the winter months. The infection can cause anything from a mild cold symptoms to severe pain, fever, chills and vomiting. Influenza Infections are usually divided into three types. Type A is the most common but also the most serious, with severe symptoms and rapid dissemination. Infections Influenza Type A usually come every two or three years. When a new type of such influenza virus emerges, it can
INFLUENZA INTERNET RESEARCH: What is the influenza virus? The influenza virus is the flu, and there are three different types of the virus. Type A and B are human influenza that cause the seasonal spread of the virus. It comes almost every winter and fall her in the United States. Type A and B can cause an influenza pandemic because the always new and different types of the virus to infect people. Type C of the influenza virus causes mild respiratory illness and is not known to cause an epidemic
Summary The global influenza virus is a challenging wicked problem that has been wiping out millions of people for over a hundred years. The virus adapts and mutates the strains, making the flu problematical to eradicate with our current methods. The Wicked Issue The problem with Influenza started in 1918 when the Spanish flu broke out causing the first flu pandemic the world had ever faced. The BC Medical journal called the epidemic, “The greatest medical holocaust in history” (Skowronski and
How could something so minuscule inflict substantial damage in a large population almost immediately? Following avian and swine flu pandemic in involving influenza A virus subtype H5N1 in 2004 and influenza A virus subtype H1N1 in 2009 respectively, microorganism had always fascinates me. With AIDS-causing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) being the world leading I started off by pursuing With this deep interest embedded, I pursued my undergraduate Bachelors degree in Biomedical Science (Hons)
Facts About Influenza • According to researchers at Harvard University, 20-30% of people with influenza have no symptoms, whereas with Ebola the majority of people experience obvious symptoms. • In 1918-1919, a flu pandemic occurred, also known as the Spanish flu. About 20-40% of the worldwide population fell ill to this diseases, killing about 50 million people, with about 675,000 deaths occurring in the United States • In 1957, Asian flu was first discovered in China, and caused about 70,000 deaths
Affluenza for Influenza Around November to March, people begin to panic because of the annual flu season. Flu also known as influenza, is a common viral infection that can be deadly. Influenza (also known as the flu) has been around for centuries and it has different variations. The flu has killed millions of people throughout the course of history and there is not a cure for it; but there are preventive measures against it. The development of influenza vaccines helped better health conditions,
viruses, parasite. The infectious diseases are normally spread by human to human, human to animal contact or by ingestion of food, droplet in the air, and contact with a surface that is the vehicle of the infective agent. H1N1, commonly known as the swine flu, a viral infection, was a cause of 2009 world-wide pandemic. The virus was first found in pigs, but a similar virus also found in humans. The virus spreads in a same manner as any other seasonal flu, mainly by droplets (small particles in the air)
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the human psyche since its onset. It has brought about a sense of uncertainty, anxiety, and stress that has affected people globally. The pandemic has caused significant disruption to daily life and has led to social and economic upheaval, which has left many individuals feeling overwhelmed and helpless. The psychological effects of the pandemic have been felt in various forms, including the fear of illness, anxiety, depression, and other mental
Unbeknownst to the public, the large crowd of people watching the parade was one of the reasons that the Spanish flu spread like wildfire in Philadelphia and eventually America, with thousands of people getting infected from the celebration. The influenza of 1918 was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, and it’s relevant to know how it spread, the full impacts of the flu, and