New diseases and pandemics shock government and individuals‚ and are many times difficult to treat. This remained true in the past‚ whether it be the Black Death or the Influenza pandemic of 1918‚ and true today‚ as examined by governments and society trying to adjust to the new threats of Ebola and Zika. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Zika can be compared by examining how similar they are in terms of showing how government quarantines can be counter productive and how government
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Swine Flu Pre-Clinic DHYG 1331 Audrey Aguirre Audrey Aguirre Pre-Clinic Mrs. Rico 11-1-2014 Swine Flu When you think Swine Flu‚ you automatically think‚ “Okay‚ this is going to be something that has to do with pigs.” Well‚ you’re right‚ it does have to do with pigs‚ but it is a transmissible disease that affects not only the pigs‚ but us as well. In 1918‚ there was a flu pandemic. A pandemic is an infectious transmissible disease that has spread throughout the human populations. While this
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Haiti Jessica Ganzalez LHHS MUN 2011 WHO Cholera Outbreak Position Paper Background: Cholera is a disease that starts in the intestines‚ caused by the consumption of impure food or water with the bacteria Vibrio Cholera. The two most common indication of Cholera are diarrhea and excessive vomiting. Cholera is an extremely virulent disease and affects both children and adults and can kill within hours‚ if left untreated. During the 19th century‚ cholera spread across the world from its original
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HADM 5132 Managerial epidemiology Review of the article Understanding of swine flu Submitted by Review of the Article UNDERSTANDING OF SWINE FLU In the first section of the article author Henry I miller discuss about the extent and impact of swine flu which is epidemic. It is originated in Mexico and spreads rapidly too many countries and parts of us. The epidemiology of such disease outbreak is like a jigsaw puzzle. Within short period of time many number of cases reported in many countries
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Another reason that the flu had such a severe impact on the U.S. military is because of the way that the military was structured and arranged during World War I. In her article‚ “The U.S. military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919”‚ Carol Byerly gives information about the organization of the military into camps. Byerly uses the example of Camp Devens in Massachusetts to show how seriously the epidemic affected military camps. According to Byerly‚ the flu spread over the course of only ten
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Pandemic Paranoia The 1918 flu pandemic‚ otherwise known as Spanish Flu‚ was an unusually fatal influenza pandemic which struck the lives of many between January 1918-December 1920. It’s said to have been recorded as the most devastating outbreak in world history. This influenza received its notorious name from the exceptional number of deaths in Spain‚ supposedly killing eight million. This viral epidemic operated very strangely; seeming to target the young and healthy‚ being particularly
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Swine influenza‚ also called pig influenza‚ swine flu‚ hog flu and pig flu‚ is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that isendemic in pigs.[2] As of 2009‚ the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1‚ H1N2‚ H2N1‚ H3N1‚H3N2‚ and H2N3. Swine influenza virus is common throughout pig populations worldwide
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The Immune Killer The influenza pandemic broke out in 1918 around the end of World War 1 and spread around the world reaching islands and villages. The virus infected anyone it could and killed millions of people. People say that since the virus targeted the immune system it was harder to treat and get antibiotics to help people. This article describes how it was just not the right time for a flu breakout due to getting over war and not having the cure for it. Weird enough people with the strongest
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have laid waste to humanity through centuries‚ and humanity developed social and governmental systems in order to preserve itself. The 1918 flu and the recent Ebola crisis are cases in points. However‚ while many government and societal actions are helpful‚ these same institutions are sometimes harmful and result in inequity of opportunity. The 1918 influenza pandemic and the current response to Ebola are both similar‚ as they show how government quarantines are counterproductive and both helped expose
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HOST 4114 Spanish Flu Crisis Management January 31‚ 2014 Table of Contents Introduction Page 2 What is Spanish Flu and what happened during the pandemic? Page 2 How the situation was handled in 1918 Page 2-3 Impacts from the Spanish Flu Page 3-4 Impacts of mass gathering Page 4-5 Crisis Management Page 5 Additional information that may have arose from research Page 5-6 Recommendations Page 6-7 How the Hospitality sector should act Page
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