The Spanish flu of 1918-1919 was the worst global disaster in the American history‚ it killed more people in one year than twenty four years of AIDS from 1980 to 2004. The Spanish flu was an infectious disease caused by the (H1N1) virus. The pandemic led to important developments in medicine‚ for example the efficiency of vaccinations. This research essay will firstly consider the epidemiology of the Spanish flu in the united states between 1918 and 1919‚ then it will examine its treatment and prevention
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cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine. He graduated from law school in 1993 and started submitting his comics to newspaper companies. Pastis created his signature and well-known comic Pearls Before Swine signed on with the company in the late 1990s. Pearls Before Swine started making appearances in newspapers and in some best-seller books. In most of his comics‚ the main characters are a rat and a pig. Pastis Pearls of Swine comics‚ illustrates a rat who thinks he knows everything
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Maranatha Christian Academy Imus Chapter “Ginger Tea (Zingeber Officinalis) as a Prevention in Cold and Flu” “An Investigatory Project Proposal” In partial Fulfillment for the Requirements in science III (Chemisty) Submitted by : Kathleen Acuna Marvin Lou Carreon Clarise Sevillano Introduction: Ginger is another of natures’ antiviral herbs. It contains nearly a dozen antiviral compounds. Ginger is pain relieving‚ antiseptic and antioxidant. It is valuable for preventing and treating
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Flu is an acute infectious disease. It is most often observed in the autumn-winter period. A special kind of viruses that transmits through airborne droplets can induce it. Influenza is a dangerous disease. It can lead to serious consequences in the case of improper treatment. That is why medicine has developed many ways to prevent the flu. And the most effective of them is vaccination. In the modern world‚ flu vaccines become available. Still‚ there are concerns about the quality of these vaccines
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Assignment 1: Biology Article Marquis C. Saddler Professor Nolan SCI115 February 26‚ 2013 The title of this article is‚ “How Hard Would It Be for Avian Flu to Spread?” In this article two teams of scientist genetically altered a deadly flu virus (H5N1) to make it more contagious. The two teams consisted of scientist from Erasmus Medical Center‚ in the Netherlands‚ and the other at the University of Wisconsin (McNeil & Grady‚ 2012). Some argued that the research should have never
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Desiree Iwinski P-5 Global Studies Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 During the 1918 year period in America ‚ a majority of people were financially well off and spent most of their time going to the movies‚ roller skating‚ dancing‚ and playing pool. Theater was starting to lose popularity was it was still a good competitor for Hollywood. The celebrities from the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these
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Introduction Emerging infectious diseases have been increasing incidence and are a key threat to wildlife and human health. Influenza is one of the most common diseases‚ causing millions of severe illnesses and huge number of deaths per years. Recent concerns were focused on H5N1 avian influenza virus that was first isolated in a domestic goose in China in 1997 due to its high case of death rate (Lucchetti‚ Roy & Martchvae‚ 2008). Influenza viruses are single-stranded RNA viruses of which 3 types
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Lethal Injection: A study of influenza vaccines Every fall season we hear the question; did you get your flu shot yet? It is supposed to protect you from that nasty flu virus that circulates our communities during the fall and winter months. But‚ did you know that in 2011 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Adverse Event Reporting Systems Website (AERS) reported 51 deaths caused by the flu vaccine in the United States (U.S.) (CDC‚2012). According to National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)‚ as
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process of a flu vaccine Have you ever gotten a flu shot before? The moment you walk in the doctor’s office and sit on the table. Just waiting for the doctor to come in makes you have even more anxiety. Then the doctor comes thru the door with the tiniest needle‚ that needle has a vaccine that will be injected into your arm to help kill off the flu virus. I’ve always wondered why we needed to get vaccines for different kinds of illnesses. I’ve also wondered what it takes to make a flu vaccine? The
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large number of people”. The 1918 influenza is a classical example. I was assigned to watch the hunt for the killer flu. This documentary attempts to trace the legacy of the 1918 influenza outbreak that destroyed over 40 million people. It describes the virus and its potential deadly effects. The video examines the expeditions of scientists who are searching for the remains of the 1918 flu victims. It tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and several attempts to sequence the viral DNA from tissue
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