Persuasive-Flu Shot Essay

     There have been about 20 million reported deaths due to the influenza of 1918. The doctors were too overwhelmed by the many cases they had to care for, which brought about many unreported cases, causing this minuscule number. One fateful day in October 759 people died in Philadelphia (Kolata 19-20). The epidemic spread so far so fast that public officials became frantic looking for ways to fend off the virus. Arrests were made for spitting and coughing, public meetings were prohibited, and a series of medical procedures were all attempts to prevent the virus from entering victims’ lungs (Persico 83).

An epidemic as powerful and fatal as the Influenza outbreak of 1918, is horrific to hear about let alone to think about the possibilities of such an outbreak occurring again. Since the time period of the first outbreak, there has been countless new discoveries for vaccines and precautions against illnesses like this. If such an outbreak was to occur again, there is no doubt that it would be just as horrible, and difficult to deal with. However, I also do believe that the epidemic would not harmfully affect myself and others, if contracted as terribly as it did back in Philadelphia in 1918; due to the fact that scientists, physicians, and other medical personnel are now more educated and equipped with the proper equipment, medicine, and knowledge to fight this than there were back during that time.

In recent years encouragement to get flu shots has become a yearly mantra. Elderly, children six months to two years, health care workers and immune-deficient people are urged in the strongest terms to go to their doctors or clinics and get a flu shot. This group encompasses about 98 million people. In the fall of 2004 this was in the forefront of American and to some extent the Western World media with the shortage of this flu seasons vaccine. Current medical wisdom states that flu shots are safe, effective and prevent mortality. A recent study published by The Journal of the American Medicine Association (JAMA) has brought the current wisdom into question. On February 14, 2005 JAMA

Influenza, an innocent little virus that annually comes and goes, has always been a part of people’s lives. Knowing this, one would not believe that it has caused not one, not two, but three pandemics and is on its way to causing a fourth! The Spanish flu of 1918, the Asian flu of 1957, and the Hong Kong

The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It is a true story of the world's deadliest disease. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy overnight. It was a plague so deadly that if a similar virus were to strike today, it would kill more people in a single year than heart disease, cancers, strokes, chronic pulmonary disease, AIDS and Alzheimer's disease combined.

Most people perceive “the flu” to be a common (not a big deal) illness, but they overlook the 20,000 deaths and over 100,000 hospitalizations nationwide.

The 1968 Pandemic was known as the “Hong Kong Flu” and was Influenza strain A(H3N2) and caused 34,000 deaths in the U.S.

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

Study's show that it's highly unlikely that a influenza pandemic like the one in 1918 and 1919 is possible. The flu pandemic in 1918 and 1919,took more than 20 million people's lives in the world. According to the CDC, flu viruses are constantly changing and mutating which is why scientists can't develop a life long vaccine. According to experts they say that a flu pandemic would have a even greater impact on humanity than anything else currently happening in the world. Scientists also say that it's very rare that a flu pandemic will happen but, it's likely that their will be another one, and if there is it will be even bigger.Scientists are currently developing a vaccine just incase a pandemic were to happen. Doctors say if we were

In 1890, the first appearance recorded of a destructive influenza pandemic struck, killing many Americans. Those who survived lived on to experience the 1918 pandemic and tended to be more immune to the disease. By May 1918, reports of severe

Influenza is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It is a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year, between October and May. The virus is contagious and affects up to 3 million people per year. It can spread by coughing, sneezing, or close contact with a person who already has the virus. Symptoms for influenza includes: sore throat, muscles aches, fatigue, cough, headaches, runny or stuffy nose, fever, and chills. People die every year from the flu or flu - related illness, such as bacterial pneumonia. According to the CDC, they do not know exactly how many people die from seasonal flu each year. There are several reasons for this. First, states are not required to report individual seasonal flu cases

The Flu is a highly contagious virus that causes many people to become sick and even die from. Americans do not understand that taking the flu vaccination is vital to help you become more immune to getting sick. There are many options that you can take to get the flu either a vaccine or a flu mist. Research has shown that people are avoiding the flu vaccine because of false conspiracy that have caused people to be afraid of getting the flu, thereby causing thousands of illness and death as a result of the mix messaged assumptions. Each year is different and pandemics can occur so it is vital to be vaccinated just in case. When someone gets the flu it becomes highly contagious in their bodies and starts to spread rapidly. There is no way to avoid the flu unfortunately, but there are many precautions that can help. One of these remedies is getting your daily influenza vaccine.

Even though the prime of flu season is not until the first two weeks of January, it is never too early or late to prepare yourself for the flu virus. All of us humans encounter a variety of germy surfaces and objects daily. When we are working in the medical office, the number of this increases dramatically.

The H1N1 pandemic in 2009 was the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century, a period in

The world has experienced a total of four pandemics within the twentieth century. These pandemics, as horrific and deadly as they are, have brought so much more positive advances to our health care system and how we prepare for biological threats. Although we are in the twenty-first century and we have advanced so far in healthcare, there is still the possibility of a deadly pandemic.