Influenza is a serious infection that can lead to hospitalization‚ and in some cases it can result in death. This specific infection can affect people differently. Anyone regardless of how healthy they are can get the influenza infection. Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body after getting the vaccine‚ the antibodies provide protection against that specific infection. Each year‚ scientists find the three to four types of flu that they think will be the most dangerous next year. Those
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especially the MMR vaccine. Many parents concur with Ms. McCarthy‚ linking the vaccinations to the time their child started developing symptoms of autism. Early on‚ questions were raised about the mercury in the vaccinations. Since then‚ the mercury has been taken out of the vaccines but autism still continues to rise. In her interview with Time magazine‚ Ms. McCarthy stated "We don’t believe it’s only the mercury. Aluminum and other toxins also play a role. The viruses in the vaccines could be causing
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researchers and how society‚ particularly medical and political leaders respond to pandemic diseases. Influenza is a unique respiratory viral disease infecting the whole respiratory tract-namely‚ the nose‚ sinuses‚ the throat‚ lungs‚ and even the middle ear. The disease spreads from person to person by airborne droplets produced when an infected individual coughs or sneezes. Acute symptoms of influenza‚ including fever‚ headache‚ shivering‚ muscle pain‚ cough‚ and pneumonia‚ are the result of the virus
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Population Dynamics Disease Lab http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/interactives/disease/counter_virus_1.php A. LESSON #1: The Virgin Field Most diseases begin with what is called "the virgin field"—a scenario in which humans have no natural or man-made immunity to the disease. To see the progress of a disease in a particular community‚ start by predicting how many sick days will be reported when you run the Kold disease through a medium-sized population‚ and record your prediction in the data
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Until very recently‚ media coverage in the United States of the Avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ virus that has already swept across China and the Far East has been relegated to no more than a few lines in the major newspapers and television programs. However‚ as the threat of the virus entering the United States of America grows increasingly larger‚ many media outlets are stepping up their coverage‚ and attempting to educate US citizens of the dangers of the virus. While these efforts are to be
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their children. First‚ vaccine- preventable diseases have not gone away. Secondly‚ contrary to belief. Vaccines are safe and effective. Thirdly‚ vaccine- preventable diseases are very expensive. The viruses and bacteria that cause illnesses and death‚ such as influenza still exist today and can be passed on to those around us who are not vaccinated. I know many people cite the myth that vaccines are as dangerous as the disease themselves. This is just not correct‚ vaccines are among the safest medical
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Abstract Influenza affects millions and causes more than 30‚000 deaths in the US every year. Vaccination has to be done annually and yet effectiveness of the vaccine is variable due to multiple strains of the Influenza virus and the difficulty in predicting the strains for vaccine production. The question I researched in this experiment is whether or not there is a significant correlation between the degree of match between the strains of Influenza and the vaccine (measured as the percentage of
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disease) prevalent throughout an entire country‚ continent or is universal. (dictionary.com) The Spanish Influenza is a flu; which is a respiratory infection and attacks the body without warning. It has no place of origin and became a global pandemic in a span of a couple of months in North America‚ Brazil‚ Asia‚ Europe‚ India‚ Africa‚ and Taubenberger in the South Pacific. The 1918-1919 Spanish influenza name was established consequently because of the massive deaths in Spain where the flu had struck first
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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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Preventing the Influenza Virus Along with the cool‚ crisp air of the fall‚ comes the flu vaccine. The flu can be life threatening‚ but there are some things you can do to prevent getting the flu. Getting the flu vaccine‚ good hand hygiene and avoiding people who have the flu are all great ways to avoid getting sick. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC)‚ there are two types of vaccines available. One form of the vaccine is the inactive or “dead” vaccine which is given by
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