Avian Influenza‚ also known as the bird flu‚ is a virus that primarily infects birds. In rare cases‚ can this virus affect humans in a way that is harmful. There are three forms of the Avian Influenza which are: H5‚ H7‚ and H9 viruses. The H5 virus has circulated Asia and the Middle East in about 16 different countries worldwide. It mostly affected these countries because they have this bird species within range of human contact. The H7 virus is a type that is very uncommon in humans‚ unless they
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Influenza‚ also called the flu‚ is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A‚ B or C viruses. Type A and B are the reason behind the annual influenza epidemics that have close to 20% of the world’s population sick. Type C flu symptoms are less severe and less common. What causes the flu? The flu is caused by RNA viruses that infects the respiratory tract of many humans‚ birds and animals. People catch bird flu by close contact with bird droppings or the birds themselves
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BI 387 Winter 2012 Dr. Page Shauna Farmer The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 The history and social impact of the Influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 brought awareness and valuable information about how such a disease is spread and the care needed to survive the "flu” but at the cost of over one third of the world population‚ 20-40 million deaths worldwide. The United States accounted for 675‚000 to 1 million of total deaths. This pandemic was known as the "Spanish flu" or "La Grippe"
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The Spanish Flu of 1918 was an influenza that swept the globe killing more people then World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Korean War‚ and the Vietnam War combined. The virus’s victims were between the ages of nineteen and twenty eight‚ an unusual range compared to expected ages of deaths from a normal flu. The Forsete‚ a ship that set sail from Norway’s northern coast‚ was hit with an outbreak of the Spanish Flu on September 21‚ 1918. Within the next two weeks‚ seven people died‚ and were buried in
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Joey Peixoto Professor Colchico Health & Wellness 9 May 2016 Infectious Disease Influenza‚ generally known as "the flu virus"‚ is an irresistible illness brought on by a flu virus.Symptoms can be gentle to severe.The most regular indications include: a high fever‚ runny nose‚ sore throat‚ muscle torments‚ cerebral pain‚ hacking‚ and feeling tired. These indications regularly start two days after introduction to the infection and most last not exactly a week. The hack‚ nonetheless‚ may keep going
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Descriptions Influenza Virus (Bird-Human) transmission Influenza viruses have viral envelopes covering their protein capsids. The virus envelopes are derived from host cell membrane and viral glycoprotein. Functionally‚ viral envelopes are essential for entry into host cells. lipids are involve in attachment ‚signaling‚ replication and budding processes. During transmission even if the virus transmit from eukaryotic to eukaryotes cells the attachment of virus to the host cell may be different
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The influenza virus has had detrimental effects on society throughout history. In 1918‚ the influenza strain H1N1 caused a global pandemic (Billings‚ 1997). One of the major problems with the spread of H1N1 was that soldiers were living in terrible conditions throughout Europe and were susceptible to the virus (Billings‚ 1997). Soldiers travelled worldwide‚ spreading the incredibly fatal virus that had no known vaccine to their families and friends (Latson‚ 2015). The symptoms of the Spanish flu
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The Great Influenza is an account of the 1918 flu epidemic written by John M. Barry. Barry writes about scientists and their research of the great epidemic that killed thousands of people. John M. Barry uses many rhetorical strategies in his story to characterize scientific research. He also uses descriptive words to help the reader envision the story. Barry uses repetition to convey his point across to the reader about scientific research. Barry talks about the certainty and uncertainty in the
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Introduction Throughout history‚ there have been significant pandemics that have left a great impact on humankind. The first influenza pandemic to occur took place in 1918-1919. This pandemic was later classified as the Spanish influenza A H1N1. Successive outbreaks of influenza had occurred almost simultaneously throughout North America‚ Europe and Africa with not much being know about the virulence of the virus. It has been estimated that this pandemic caused around fifty million deaths in
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Title: Influenza Purpose: The purpose of my speech is to educate the audience about prevention‚ treatment and how to know whether a person is suffering from the flu rather than another illness such as the common cold. Thesis Statement: There are many different ways to break the chain of infection and protect yourself and those around you from getting the flu‚ starting with something as simple as hand washing is one of the key ways to reduce your risk of many illnesses including the flu. I
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