Influenza Epidemic: A Brief Summary

In his nonfiction text, The Great Influenza, John M. Barry explains that scientific research is an uncertain process. Barry supports this explanation by using rhetorical strategies such as repetition and a metaphor. Barry’s purpose is to prove scientific research is a confident process that allows one to be courageous on the side of uncertainty. Barry uses formal tone with his audience that goes beyond researchers.

Every year, millions of people start talking about the influenza virus and getting their vaccines as the flu season approaches, which starts around the October-November period and reaches its peak between December and March. Therefore, public health officials around the world- and in the U.S in particular- are constantly challenged by properly preparing for the annual influenza dilemma, given that this viruses, and other respiratory viruses, are a serious health threat to the U.S population and the world as a whole. Furthermore, what makes the influenza virus even more challenging to control is that it can mutate rapidly and reassort to form new strains, having the ability to reside in multiple animal hosts. In fact, many scientists and researchers have been doing in-depth intensive research so as to understand the mechanism behind this unique characteristic of the virus, try to find new ways to control it, and explore different areas of protection and vaccination.

The Great Influenza is a book not many enjoy. However, Dr. Petri enjoys this book for reasons that are lost to many. The book starts off on part one chapter 1 the Warriors. it starts off with imagery of September 12, 1876 talking about it crowd in an auditorium in Baltimore’s Academy of music. this was too launch John Hopkins University where they say they would change all of American education and in this first page you meet Thomas H. Huxley an English scientist who is the keynote speaker of this event. then give me George Armstrong Custer who “led the seventh Cavalry to with the stretching at the hands of him video savages resisting encroachment of the white man.” customer had spoke on the front page of the Washington star. then the book starts going deeper into detail

Avian influenza is a disease that has been wreaking havoc on human populations since the 16th century. With the recent outbreak in 1997 of a new H5N1 avian flu subtype, the world has begun preparing for a pandemic by looking upon its past affects. In the 20th Century, the world witnessed three pandemics in the years of 1918, 1957, and 1968. In 1918 no vaccine, antibiotic, or clear recognition of the disease was known. Killing over 40 million in less than a year, the H1N1 strain ingrained a deep and lasting fear of the virus throughout the world. Though 1957 and 1968 brought on milder pandemics, they still killed an estimated 3 million people and presented a new

The influenza pandemic of 1918-19 still reigns as one of the most catastrophic pandemics of all time. World War One occurred shortly before the influenza pandemic, which left us with 16 million less people. Months later, this epidemic spread like wild fire which estimated a loss of 50 million people. Within the United States, 25% of people were victims of this epidemic and the average life expectancy drastically dropped by twelve years.

For lack of better words “Influenza is a nasty little bugger”, it can make you sick for up to a week and it leaves its victim lying in bed until their better; but nowadays we can get a simple vaccine to keep this pest at bay, but back in the day it wasn't this simple. Influenza spreads very fast, that hasn't changed, but how we deal with it has. When influenza was first a major problem spreading from an Asian to a European environment it had many opportunities to continue spreading, and it did. This was because of the many trade routes in the areas, and the growing population in both areas. Influenza continued its expansion by making the host cough and sneeze spreading it through the air. Influenza was not a unique pandemic, but many others

It is a severe influenza (flu) season and the number of patients arriving with the flu are high. What are five steps for preventing the flu from spreading to “healthy” patients in the waiting room? How will you ask MA, ensure you don’t get sick from the patients? Is having a flu policy for patients a good idea?

In van Riel et al’s case report, the influenza virus was isolated from the olfactory bulb and gyrus rectus of an 11 month old female. The infant presented to the ED with fever and shortness of breath. Patient's medical history revealed a delay in motor development. At 5 months, She was diagnosed with non-focal sepsis and was treated with sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim for 2 months till her neutrophil concentration was back to normal. On physical examination, she had bilateral crepitations over her lungs and an oxygen saturation of 91%. Chest radiography revealed an infiltrate to the right lower lung lobe that was identical to pneumonia. No bacterial organism was isolated from blood samples on day 1, but she was treated with a combination

The exact mechanisms of obesity-associated changes in the course of influenza infection have not been established, although the relationship between obesity and influenza has been noted (Huttunen & Syrjänen, 2013). Human alveolar epithelial cells (AECs), as the first lines of lung defense, play important role in avoiding influenza infection in human. Researchers observed that compared to nonobese subjects, AECs from obese donors had higher rate of H1N1pdm09 infections, as the level of infection in nonobese and obese group were 26.9% and 40.0% respectively (P = 0.042) (Travanty et al., 2015). Additionally, an impaired T-cell response system in obese subjects results in an increase in morbidity and mortality of influenza. This results from a

A Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Emergency Planning for an Influenza Outbreak in the UK

The spread of influenza is a virus that affects many people within a population. Influenza is usually spread through the air by coughs or sneezes that contain the influenza virus (Acharya & Thapa, 2016, p. 69). The impacts of contracting influenza during an outbreak are astounding as influenza can lead to missed days of work, school, and can have a negative economic effect on patients who do not have health insurance plans. If symptoms of influenza worsen, people are hospitalized and can easily succumb to pneumonia. As influenza is a common occurrence among the human population, consuming dietary supplements such as antioxidants and herbs may be able to prevent an individual from influenza or lower the impact of influenza in a person’s body.

Influenza is also referred to as flu and it is a respiratory infection that is caused by viruses which are a significant cause of respiratory disorders in human being and range from seasonal, endemic and pandemic infections. These viruses pass through the airways and enter into the body via the mouth or nose. About 5-20% of the people in the US suffer from the flu every year. There are several strains of the virus and they have been known to cause pandemics that kill millions worldwide. It can be deadly for the vulnerable populations such as the elderly, newborns and those suffering from chronic illnesses(National Institutes of Health, 2012).

Over the past fifteen years H5N1 influenza (also known as Avian Flu or Bird Flu) has become a common topic of speculation and debate worldwide, causing quite a bit of confusion about its possible impacts on our society. At this point in time it is generally recognized by the international medical community that Avian Flu is bound to become a pandemic, most likely within the next ten years. Research on Avian Flu and its effects have led many scholars to make grave predictions of major global turmoil while a small portion of medical scientists remain skeptical, believing we will have enough time to thoroughly prepare for the outbreak. The one thing that nearly all health professionals seem to agree upon is that the avian flu will surely

Influenza virus infection (IVI) is one of global health issues which causes excessive lung inflammation in both upper and lower respiratory tract. Seasonal IVI causes significant morbidity and mortality to infants, elderly and immunocompromised people despite of annual vaccination. IVI also increases the susceptibility to secondary bacterial co-infection, lung injury, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Current therapeutic strategies of IVI are focusing on inhibition of viral replication, membrane fusion and viral gene expression. Despite of several decades' efforts, there was no breakthrough in IVI therapeutics and therapeutic strategies. Therefore, novel approaches are in necessary to discover new IVI therapeutic candidates.

Acute respiratory infections are a major cause of human disease and are one of the most important causes of child mortality throughout the globe. Though there are considerable variations in infantile mortality, according to World Health Organization, the lower respiratory tract infections are the second most important cause of death among children < 5 years of age. (Carolina et al., 2012)