The Run Mac and Dennis are driving home. As they are driving they hear the radio from the car that a disease was spreading the city. And immediately had to get a flu shot they were so worried they had to park their car to call their parents, if they were okay. As soon, as they both call they have been reached to voice mail. They called one more time and Mac’s parent were vomiting. Dennie’s parents had really bad headaches. Later that day, Mac and Dennis got home. Mac’s parents couldn’t even
Influenza is caused by an RNA virus from the Orthomyxoviridae family (that consists of the genera influenza A, B, and C). Human influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics almost each winter within the United States. Influenza type B infects humans only, therefore it is unable of undergoing a mutation. Pandemics are caused solely by influenza A strains. The emergence of a new and completely different influenza virus to infect people will cause an influenza pandemic. Influenza kind C infections
The influenza vaccine, also known as flu shot, is an annual vaccination using a vaccine that is specific for a given year to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. Each seasonal influenza vaccine contains antigens representing three or four influenza virus strains: one influenza type A subtype H1N1 virus strain, one influenza type A subtype H3N2 virus strain, and either one or two influenza type B virus strains. Influenza vaccines may be administered as an injection or as a nasal
Influenza Influenza, normally called “the flu”, the influenza virus causes an infection in the respiration tract. Even though the influenza virus can sometimes be compared with the common cold. It also can cause a more severe illness or death. During this past century, pandemics took place in 1918, 1957, and 1968, in all of these cases there where unfortunately many deaths. The “Spanish flu” in 1918, killed approximately half a million people in the United States alone. It killed around 20 million
Influenza What is Influenza? Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passageways. Influenza causes a fever, severe aching, and catarrh. What is catarrh, you may ask? Catarrh is mucus. Specifically it is the build-up of mucus in the nose or throat. The build-up of this mucus makes it harder for you to breathe through these airways. What are the transmission routes of influenza? The influenza virus is a contagious virus. People with flu can spread it to others up
Children's Songs' Popularity in 1918 A brief review of the historical year of 1918 when people were informed to take precaution against influenza, while their children came up with a catchy tune for the "worst epidemic the United States has ever known"1 and comparing it with the influenza of today. PHILADELPHIA-- I had a little bird, Its name was Enza, I opened the window In 'flu' Enza. What is the truth behind the song mentioned above that children sing so often during those days? Ironic
INFLUENZA A virus called an Orthomyxovirus causes influenza. Often called flu, sometimes-even grippe. It is a very contagious disease, and it infects many parts of our bodies. This also includes are lungs. A person can get influenza if someone coughs, sneezes, or even talks around you while they are infected. Influenza is sometimes considered serious in some cases but can be prevented and treated. When you get the “flu” in the lungs, the lining of the respiratory tract is damaged by becoming swollen
Influenza is very contagious and spreads rapidly from person to person. Influenza causes worldwide yearly epidemics. According to World Health organization Influenza affects 5-15% world’s population and resulting in 500,000 deaths yearly. Ottenberg stated that, in United States, an average of 200,000 were hospitalized and 36,000 died each year from influenza complications. Influenza is the sixth leading cause of death among US adults and is related to 1 in 20 death in persons older than 65 years
Virginia University. I am writing to you to present my perspective and my support for senate bill 318. I very much support this bill and I would like to present some information as to how this will help the community. Influenza is an illness that can result in prolonged hospitalization or even death in cases that are not treated in time. The influenza virus changes every year and it is recommended by the CDC that all people 6 months and older get vaccinated every year to protect
Influenza or flu is caused by RNA viruses of the family orthomyxoviridae, that affects the nose, throat, and lungs- the respiratory system. The common symptoms are: fever and respiratory problems, such as cough, sore throat,stuffy nose, as well as headaches and muscle aches. Influenza viruses are spread mainly by droplets made from people coughing, sneezing or talking while having the flu. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people or can inhaled into the lungs. It is least common for
Intro to Influenza Would you ever think of the influenza virus killing as many people as a war? You may be surprised but in some years there have been as many as 50,000 influenza related deaths. That’s as many deaths per year from influenza as the total soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War. To prevent any more deaths experts suggest that it is important to take this virus seriously. Especially
claimed. A future pandemic can easily occur if and when a mutation of a new influenza A virus emerges. A pandemic of this type is easily possible to spread quickly and globally due to that when a new strand of the virus emerges, it will be highly unlikely that the human population will have a built up immunity to it. In 1918 to 1919 a flu pandemic broke out known as the Spanish flu. A majority of the people who caught this illness passed on quickly. Others passed on from complications caused by bacteria
The influenza infection has a long history of having devastating effects on people worldwide but with the discovery and use of the influenza vaccine the fatally of the influenza infection decreased. The cause of the influenza infection is a virus. The virus enters the body via droplets coughed or sneezed and inhaled by a host (Bostock-Cox, 2013). Because the virus spreads via droplets it is very easily transmitted from person to person, which can lead to epidemics and even pandemics. In addition
multiply. A fungi is a primitive plants, like mushrooms or milde. A protozoa is a one-celled animals that use other living things for food and a place to live. When a child becomes sick with a communicable dis... ... middle of paper ... ...linic, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. "Chickenpox." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Ed. Catherine L. Lamprecht. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Sept. 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. "Cold and Flu (Influenza) Center: Symptoms, Treatments, Causes
five times the number of U.S. soldiers killed in World War I. Crazy! This flu was unlike any other, and in infected unlike any other. Not to mention, the progression of this illness was extremely quick. One minute you’re fine and the next you’re suffering from a high-grade fever and lying on your death bed. Unlike the influenza virus that many are familiar with today, this form of the virus targeted -- and killed -- the young and healthy. This to me was an interesting fact as it is more common that
clinical observation. 3) Epidemiology can rely on medical discipline to identify specific cases that require epidemiologic investigation. Epidemiology as an interdisciplinary field draws from various field like biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences as well as medically related fields like toxicology, pathology, virology, microbiology and clinical medicine. Toxicology investigates the presence of chemical agent, microbiology gives information about microorganism. Clinical medicine involves diagnosis
Influenza I. Introduction A. Attention-getter 1. “Hi, I’m Tonya. I’ll be your nurse helping you install your anti-virus protection via this syringe”. a. Influenza hits every year, without fail. Let’s learn together and help ourselves stay healthy this year. b. Thousands become ill, become hospitalized and some even die from complications of the flu. In the 1918-1919 Spanish flu pandemic, 20 to 50 million people died across America and Europe. 2. According to the CDC October 6th, 2017, estimates
to confront the two is a yearly endeavor and at times requiring identical techniques of prevention. The cold still has no noticeable improvements in its treatments other than the pacification of the ailments’ symptoms. The flu, also known as the influenza virus and the common cold are two types of viruses that effect the respiratory system (Cold Versus Flu). The cold and the flu share almost identical symptoms and sometimes requires performing certain tests for determining which one is present (Cold
The influenza pandemic of 1918 had not only altered the lives of thousands, but the habitual lives of family and work as well. The Spanish Influenza collected more lives than all of the casualties of war in the twentieth century combined. After the disease had swept through the nation, towns that once began their days in lazy, comfortable manners had begun to struggle to get through a single day. What started as a mild neglect of a typical fever or case of chills had escalated and grown at an alarmingly
in its wake. Permanent disability was the major result of what was thought to be to solution to the pandemic, vaccines. In early 1976, the swine flu or H1N1 caused severe respiratory illness in 13 soldiers and 1 death on the military base in Fort Dix, New Jersey (Gaydos, Top, Hodder, & Russell, 2006). This influenza outbreak resembled the fright and virulence of the 1918 Spanish Flu, which cause epidemiologist great concern. By month’s end the virus infected over 230 soldiers fueling the hysteria