13 Influenza 101- ENGLISH JACKY POH YEE LONG What is Influenza Influenza commonly referred to “flu‚ is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviride (the influenza viruses)‚ that affects bird‚ humans‚ and other mammals. The common symptoms of the disease are chills‚ fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pains‚ severe headache‚ coughing‚ weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. The most frequent symptoms are sore throat‚ fever and coughs. In more serious symptoms‚ influenza
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community from vaccines to proper shelter. Typically the organizations that provide these resources are not in it for a profit‚ but to just provide the materials.Through perseverance the organizations will go through obstacles in order to achieve their goal. The Influenza vaccine is not just a formula that can be created overnight‚ it takes six to eight months to produce the vaccine‚ and the formula needs to be changed annually. The viral strain is incompatible with previous vaccines‚ and make them
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Influenza Influenza‚ commonly known as "the flu"‚ is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae‚ the influenza viruses. The most common symptoms are chills‚ fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pains‚ headache (often severe)‚ coughing‚ weakness/fatigue and general discomfort. Although it is often confused with other influenza-like illnesses‚ especially the common cold‚ influenza is a more severe disease caused by a different type of virus. Influenza may
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Evidence Based Practice: Influenza Vaccination Compliance among Healthcare Workers Pamela Ferguson Jefferson College of Health Sciences Influenza Vaccination Compliance among Healthcare Workers Clinical Problem Influenza affects an estimated 5-15% of the world ’s population and results in 500‚000 deaths annually (World Health Organization‚ [WHO]‚ 2009b). In the United States (US)‚ between 1979 and 2001‚ an average of 226‚000 persons was hospitalized and 36‚000 died each year
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Introduction Influenza‚ commonly known as the "flu"‚ is an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract caused by influenza viruses. Although it is often confused with other influenza-like illnesses‚ especially the common cold‚ influenza is a more severe disease caused by a different type of virus. A virus is a cluster of genes wrapped in a protein membrane‚ which is coated with a fatty substance that contains molecules called glycoproteins. Strains of the flu are identified according to the
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Seasonal influenza is a common viral respiratory infection which typically causes mild to moderate illness in most people. Pandemic influenza occurs when a new or novel strain of influenza virus capable of spreading easily from person to person emerges. Since it is a new strain‚ there is often little or no immunity to it and it may spread rapidly‚ creating a global outbreak. An important difference from seasonal influenza is that healthy people in all age groups may be at higher risk for serious
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Everything has its pros and cons‚ so does the effects of influenza vaccine towards children. The influenza vaccine also can be harmful towards children as they may feel uncomfortable after receiving the shot and the vaccine is not suitable for all children. The use of influenza vaccine among children should not be encouraged because it may cause discomfort to their body. For instance‚ it may cause side effects like Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and pain at the site of injection. GBS is a nerve disorder
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***Due March 31 before class! *** Case Study “Influenza” The second case study of the semester is centered around the topic of influenza. There are two areas of reading/research for this case study. The first (homework #1) pertains to a pandemic influenza that affected people worldwide in 1918-1919. The second (homework #2) involves research into more current strains of influenza that have been found. Please type a response/explanation to the seven questions listed below. You may put both homework
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Children and the Elderly: High Importance in Receiving Influenza Vaccine The flu‚ or influenza‚ is a virus that hits the United States every year in the late fall and winter‚ and we can’t seem to break away from it. I will be discussing the controversy of parents not knowing what types of vaccine to give their children‚ what age to do it at‚ if they should even get the shot‚ and the side effects that go along with it. All my life I got the flu vaccine because my parents believed in it greatly. In the
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In addition to the lack of knowledge‚ the army was also short of medical workers‚ including physicians and nurses‚ which led to delayed treatment‚ inadequate care of patients and failure to contain and control the influenza. The Army Medical Department enrolled about 30‚591 medical officers‚ and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recruited about 3‚000 medical workers‚ but they were not adequate even in non-epidemic time. For example‚ on Jan. 2nd‚ 1918‚ army nurse Maude Frances Essig complained
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