The Harsh Truth Of An Epidemic

The Black Death, a horrible pandemic plague that spread through all of Europe, taking 25,000,000 people along with it. In 1347, a mysterious pandemic appeared in the city-states of Italy just as Europe was recovering from famine. The Epidemic did not end until 1351 partly due to the belief of the people that this plague was spread through the air and was gods way of punishing them for their sins. Although this plague killed many people, its effects led life to the way it is today. The three most important effects of the Black Death on Western Europe were the changing relationships between people and the church, the People beginning to express their faith and

First the Black Death also known as plague was an extremely contagious and deadly disease that virtually wiped out the entire nation of Europe. The Black Death originated in China and quickly spread to Europe. Due to traders and travelers this disease easily spread on. The people with the disease would give it to whoever was with them no matter who they are. The Black Death symptoms were very obvious. It started with a lump called a tumor under the armpit, but as time moved on so did the tumors. The tumors came all over your body in black and purple lumps and in about three days you would be dead.There was no medicine that could help you with this disease.

Obesity is a growing problem and concern in American households today. However it cannot be narrowed down to one main problem. The most prominent underlying issues are psychological and environmental. These issues in turn create deteriorating health and economic problems degrading one’s self-esteem.

In August of last year, an adult in Pueblo County, Colorado succumbed to the bubonic plague. The Health Department did not specify who it was, just saying that it was an adult. This was the first case of someone contracting the plague in Pueblo County since 2004. It is thought that the person caught the disease from fleas on a dead animal. According to the CDC, about seven people every year contract the plague in the United States.

While reading An American Plague, I noticed an interesting detail that so many people were dying at the beginning of the fever according to Murphy (2003) “ On wednesday twelve more died; thirteen died on Thursday. Others besides the doctors were beginning to notice the illness. “ . I wonder if there was or is any way of preventing the fever from happening . According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it states that you should beware of mosquitoes peaking hours from dusk to dawn . Also it states to use insect repellent with picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus on exposed skin . Also there is a vaccination from it , but the (CDC) recommends not getting that vaccination only if you are going where risk of the yellow

The United states faced one of the deadliest epidemics in US history from 1918-1919, killing nearly 675,000 americans. When it first started, it killed nearly half the US soldiers who fought in the war. By August of 1918, Philadelphia and Boston were already infected by influenza. Then by October 1919, influenza had killed nearly 200,000 americans.

The Black Death was one of the biggest epidemics in the world that caused more than 75 to 200 millions deaths world wide. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 60% of Europe's total population. This may have reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million in the 14th century. What is the Plague and how is it caused? The Bubonic plague is a caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis that is commonly found in rats that carry the bacteria. When the rats dies fleas come to feed on the rats then jump onto humans infecting them with this disease. The human effected will start to develop buboes, large egg or apple sized tumor looking sacs that ooze pus and blood when cut open. It is said that the Black Death takes up to three stages

The article, “Silent Epidemic”, is referring to the dropout rate. According to Bridgeland, Diluilo, and Morrison, “There is a high school dropout epidemic in America. Each year, almost one third of all public high school students and nearly one half of all blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans fail to graduate from public high school with their class. Many of these students abandon school with less than two years to complete their high school education” (Bridgeland, Diluilo, Morrison, 2006). Students that dropout of school risk everything. In the article “Silent Epidemic”, Bridgeland, Diluilo, and Morrison state that, “Dropouts are much more likely than their peers who graduate to be unemployed, living in poverty, receiving public assistance,

Camus, Albert, and Stuart Gilbert. The Plague. New York: Vintage International, 1991. Print. Written in 1948, Albert Camus’ The Plague is a study of human behaviour in a time of widespread crisis caused by plague.

There has been an extremely dangerous epidemic living in the United States since the 1970’s. This epidemic is like no other, doctors have not found any cure plus, it is easily contagious. The named of this epidemic is name acquired immune deficiency syndrome, best known as AIDS. The United States Health Department created a program in order to investigate and try to find some form of cure for such epidemic. THE U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which president is name Dr. Gayle, is the department in charge of determining a cure for AIDS. This writing will analyze the main political, social, and economic forces that arose in this situation. Next, it will express how Dr. Gayle utilized this three political resource of a public agency. Finally, it will determine how some agencies and organizations were put in the equation.

In 1347, merchants arrived in Sicily from a trading trip in China. They carried Chinese goods on board with them, but they harbored an unknown killer, as well. Hiding on the rats living on board the cargo vessel was the bacteria Yersinia Pestis, or what would later become known as the Black Death.The Black Death was a disease that destroyed much of Europe’s population throughout the 14th century. This rodent-borne disease was a huge obstacle in human progress, as it killed millions of people and destroyed the existing economic and social structures. The Black Death caused one of the greatest disaster-recovery events in recorded human history, killing over 40% of the European population at

Although plague continues to emerge around the world, there was an outbreak so large in the medieval era that it threatened to wipe out entire continents. The vast devastation that began in Asia and spread to Europe is likely the most deadly pandemic in human history. There were many reasons for the lack of containment, from ignorance of its origin to the lack of anything to stop its deadly trail. The disease struck and killed with terrifying speed, leading Italian writer Boccaccio to declare, its victims “ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise.” Certainly, modern medicine understands plague and now has treatment available; however, history will reveal how easily a pandemic can resurface and become deadly once again.

While reading the novel Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker, one might ask the question, “Why as this book chosen for the New York Times Best Seller’s list?” Well, they might come to the conclusion that it is a properly structured book, and is additionally enriched with knowledge. It is a fairly simple book to read, due to the fact that, often times it is as if the author is speaking to you. Several readers may enjoy that it is full of various kinds of accounts of how the drugs changed a person’s life, mostly in the wrong way. Also, Whitaker included frequent different views of the psychiatrists from around the world and how they felt about the medications. Years of research went into writing this novel, including the task of interviewing over 60 people in order to get all the correct information. Overall, it is an excellent written book

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.

Of the many diseases spread by insects, none are actually caused by the insects themselves but by other organisms passed on when they feed or bite. Insects are capable of spreading diseases caused by many different types of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, protozoan and others. Mosquitoes have earned the title of "the most deadly creature on earth." This is due to the fact that they spread serious epidemic diseases such as Malaria, Yellow Fever, African Sleeping Sickness, and West Nile Virus.