Avian Flu KUMAMOTO JAPAN: Two Japanese chicken farms had to put down 112,000 chickens because of a new outbreak of bird flu. While there hasn’t been any transmission between birds and humans in Japan ever, the Avian Influenza Type A virus is still being handled with significant care to avoid any possibility of human harm. A Japanese Food Safety Commission publishing noted that avian flu was quickly broken down by stomach acid so there wouldn’t be foreseeable harm to any people if they ingested some
business of selling poultry to support their income, many of them also sold eggs to supplement their income. Our village has a population of 125, yet ten of the villagers have been diagnosed as having the avian flu virus, more commonly known as the H5N1 virus and of them, three had already died because of this virus. Everyone in our village is on edge as we are afraid of whether we will be the next one infected with the virus or not. Today I am going to the market to buy flowers, red meat, fruits
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
result of our lifestyle. They are no longer associated with poor countries only. Therefore, diseases are becoming one of the biggest concerns of the day across the world. After reading Philip Hilts “Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge” I am even more persuaded that the global health challenge is the most pressing issue that the world needs to come together to combat. Hilts argues that, for the last 150 years, human beings have made impressive steps towards eradicating disease and alleviating
1918 Flu Pandemic Abstract One of the most virulent strains of influenza in history ravaged the world and decimated the populations around the world. Present during World War I, the 1918 strain of pandemic influenza found many opportunities to spread through the war. At the time, science wasn’t advanced enough to study the virus, much less find a cure; medical personnel were helpless when it came to fighting the disease, and so the flu went on to infect millions and kill at a rate 25 times higher
caused severe disease in 1918.”2 In total there were three pandemic waves that spread across the world infecting and killing millions of people.
hemisphere during their respective winters. In the tropics, the timing of activity is less defined, with sometimes year-round circulation or bi-seasonal peaks during the year (Viboud et al.2006). There are three types of influenza; Seasonal influenza: Spread of seasonal influe... ... middle of paper ... ...creased risk for complications of influenza. Although the absolute number of deaths does not always differentiate a pandemic from severe non pandemic seasons, the age distribution of influenza-related
to get the flu vaccine which is available by shots or nasal spray before the flu season as well as practicing safe hygiene. (CDC, 2013) However due to globalization, import and export viruses is more easily transmitted. Over the past century the global community especially Asian has been affected with new strains of the influenza virus. The changes in the virus can occur in two ways “antigenic drift” which are gradual changes in the virus over time. This change produces new strains that the antibody
Swine flu is a respiratory infection derived from the influenza virus. The virus contains genetic materials from human, swine, and avian flu viruses. It was first identified in spring 2009, and since then has spread rapidly across the globe. The infection’s spread has been verified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. As soon as the swine flu virus was isolated, scientists quickly developed a swine flu vaccine. Four vaccines have been approved by the FDA for the prevention of the
modes of transmission. Firstly, no further transmission means that an infected human is an endpoint of diseases such as rabies and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Secondly, nonsustained human-to-human transmission is a common way of influenza A (H5N1) and human monkeypox that are transmitted by close contact. Thirdly, sustained human-to-human transmission is the transmission from infected animals to humans. Fourthly, sustained transmission results in endemicity. The mutation of zoonotic organisms
“Pathogens are infectious agents, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite, that cause disease when they colonize a host organism” (Pathogens). Pathogens have plagued societies time and time again. In the past people never had a way to fight them. But now the research into these deadly pathogens has brought many cures and vaccines to societies to protect them against these pathogens. Although the research into these diseases is not just to find cures and vaccines anymore, companies and organizations
Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are the third leading cause of death in the United States and the first leading cause of death worldwide (3). Thus, should EID's be considered an oncoming threat to human existence or is it God's response to our unbiblical stewardship of the Earth or is it nature's practical solution to overpopulation. Past EIDs Since the beginning of time, human existence has been overwhelmed by threatening diseases. To begin with, leprosy
Culture is a very broad concept, including the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of people. It is an integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior. It is also the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. All cultural interactions become market-oriented. Once a culture lacks market value, it will be excluded. Therefore, local traditional cultures are often neglected. The central argument of cultural imperialism refers to the idea that