children‚ with flu symptoms‚ including dangerously high fevers‚ nausea‚ vomiting and dehydration. The deaths of twenty children are unacceptable and as the Director of a moderate sized Emergency Department I believe that the numbers have probably not peaked yet. Adding insult to injury there have been hard to confirm rumors of flu vaccine shortage‚ but more importantly‚ according to an article in the Huffington Post on January 10‚ 2013‚ " this year ’s early and potentially severe flu season has created
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severe‚ often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans with fatalities ranging from 50% to 90% Death usually occurs from shock within 6-16 days from the time of onset. Its extreme pathogenicity classifies it as a biosafety level 4 agent. Abrupt flu-like symptoms: fever‚ headache‚ joint and muscle aches‚ sore throat‚ and weakness‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ and stomach pain. The virus quickly progresses to massive hemorrhaging of internal organs‚ along with bleeding into the GI tract‚ from the skin
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS for Policy regarding expansion in future: Analyzing financial statements involves evaluating three characteristics: a company’s liquidity‚ profitability and solvency. A short-term creditor such as a bank is primarily interested in liquidity – the borrower to pay obligations when they come due. A long-term creditor‚ such as a bondholder‚ looks to profitability and solvency
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Bentham’s indifferent stance on the source of pleasures led to many mocking his form of hedonism as the philosophy of swine. John Stuart Mill and bentham’s other critics questioned whether we should believe that a satisfied pig lead a better life than a dissatisfied human‚ an idea that Bentham’s Hedonism seems to endorse. Mill argues that the hedonist can defend higher
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multiple choices is an amazing thing to have. This article could also fit in with the section of this chapter that talks about companies merging. When Schweitzer talks about the Swine bicycles he seems to hint that they merged with other bicycle companies. What the European and Japanese bikes started to become popular the Swine bikes started to become less and less popular than the new style bicycles (Schweitzer‚ 2008). Based from Schweitzer saying “ What happened to the Schwinn-only stores?” It seems
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has drawn the attention of the global population in reaction to unsatisfactory health care facilities and geographic locations with tendency toward breakdown of public sanitation measures. (Pearson‚ Microbiology) Avian Influenza A (H1N1)‚ or bird flu‚ became a subject of global attention in 2003 when it caused he death of millions of poultry and 24 humans in eight countries in central and south Asia. Avian Influenza A is transmitted by birds around the world‚ however‚ certain wild birds‚ particularly
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HAT 1 Task 3 A. Analyze the selected communicable disease outbreak by doing the following: Describe the communicable disease outbreak. Avian Influenza‚ also known as the Bird Flu‚ is an influenza A virus caused by avian‚ which means bird. These viruses occur naturally in some birds. Wild birds in all areas of the world get the viral infections in their intestines‚ but do not usually become ill from them. The avian influenza is quite contagious among birds and can even kill domesticated
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between 5-20% of our Nations population and upwards of 200‚000 will become hospitalized for further treatments from complications. Most cases can occur between the months of October through May among those January and February is the peak months of the flu season. People most at risk of complications are the elderly above 65 years or older‚ children younger than 2 years old‚ and anyone who have chronic health conditions. The influenza viruses are a respiratory illness that is a contagious infection
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the virus attacks in the upper part of the respiratory system and causes symptoms such as fatigue‚ fever‚ and chills‚ a hacking cough and body aches. Influenza can also lead to other‚ more serious infections. The flu leaves an individual very tired and weak. A person with the flu may not return to normal for several days and weeks. “These signs include a high fever‚ chills‚ chest pain‚ and cough that produces a thick yellowish sputum (that is discharge from the throat)” (1
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HCS/430 May 06‚ 2013 Brad Shires Article or Case Law Search This article will cover reasons health care workers are opposed to mandatory seasonal influenza immunizations. Should it be mandatory for employees who work in health care to receive an annual flu shot? Employees who work in the health care field and have direct contact with patients are the main reasons for spreading infectious disease‚ such as influenza in health care facilities. Studies show that providing employees in the health care field
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