Influenza epidemic

The movie Contagion gives a perspective of a worldwide pandemic as it begins and spreads throughout the world while displaying signs of evolution. The movie begins with a woman, Beth, traveling home from a business trip in Hong Kong. Beth becomes sick with what she thinks is the flu. However, she suffers from a seizure and dies suddenly from an unknown cause. Her son along with several other cases around the world suddenly die after having similar symptoms Her husband Mitch discovers that he is

Using naturopathic medicine to prevent and treat seasonal influenza Part 1: World Health Organization, or the WHO, defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (World Health Organization, 1948). It is interesting that the organization has not updated this definition since 1948, even though medicine and health concepts evolved since then. The health and wellness concepts are often used interchangeably

Melissa Babajko Microbiology 214BA Dr. May June 6, 2012 Staphylococcus aureus- Is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive, salt positive, cocci shaped bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus is found as normal part of the skin floral in the nasal passages and on the skin. An estimated twenty percent of people naturally have harmless Staphylococcus aureus on their skin and are long-term carries for Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strand of Staphylococcus in humans to date

look at the effects of using a counter-measure by vaccinating a certain percentage of the population against Impfluenza. This represents a real-life scenario, where the country vaccinates a certain portion of its population against the expected influenza strains for that year. Change the tableau in the upper right corner of the simulator from Virgin to Vaccine. Predict and record the sick days per capita at medium population and medium mixing while the vaccine is in use. Run the simulator three

adulthood. Diseases Involved In Using Drugs Date: Tue 29 Jan 2013 Source: University of Oxford/Medical Research Council, press release [edited] The genetic variant rs12252-C was present in 69 per cent of Chinese patients with H1N1 swine flu [influenza A/(H1N1)pdm09]. A genetic variant which explains why Chinese populations may be more vulnerable to H1N1 swine flu has been found by researchers at the University of Oxford and Beijing Capital Medical University. This finding could help identify those

from infected poultry to humans either via the infected bird its self or its fecal matter. This strain of flu is more serious then the normal seasonal flu strains that come around, and for this reason increase the chance of this disease becoming an epidemic. This flu strain is more dangerous because as it spreads to a new species, such as humans, for a host then it is more likely to mutate and become more likely to pass human to human, or just become more deadly for its hosts. All human cases of avian

Vaccination is a biological preparation that builds immunity to a particular disease. Getting shots are vital in getting prepared in epidemics. If more than half the population is vaccinated, it can block further outbreaks. Although it may prevent future outbreaks of viruses, vaccinations has side effects that prompts many families to avoid getting vaccination. Anti-vaccination movement has become huge issue where many people are blaming medical practices of vaccination for the cause of wide range

2006). Furthermore, the education informs community about prevention methods because primary health care supports the active participation of patients for both individual and public health. In population health, registered nurses can assist in epidemic preventions through screening and surveillance. Surveillance is a continuous process which involves data collection and data analysis. Surveillance is constantly practised because it is used as a prevention method to identify possible outbreaks (Oleske

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome I. Background CW, an 18-year-old Caucasian male, presented at a rural hospital located in northwest New Mexico. CW complained of flu-like symptoms including a headache, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and myalgia for the previous two to four days (Staff, 2014). He stated within the past 24 to 48 hours he had developed a productive cough, a tightening in his chest, and shortness of breath. When questioned what, his activities were prior to the onset of symptoms he

Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, influenza infection often causes a more severe illness. Typical clinical features of influenza include fever, cough, sore throat and respiratory symptoms. Influenza viruses are categorized into 3 different viruses, A, B, and C. The A and B influenza viruses are responsible for the epidemic form of respiratory illness