>Based on what you read, what do you think the author believes is the next biggest pandemic?
The author does not specifically claim or stated a specific type of pandemic. However, he claims in page 253 that influenza is the nightmare for the epidemiologists. Throughout reading this book, I learned that pandemics could happen suddenly, since the majority of virus exists in animals such as birds, bats, and rodents. The author came to a conclusion that we need to invest our federal budget to preventative measures rather than emergency control. In one hand, he claims that U.S. is not an island therefore it is challenging control all the disease. On the other hand, he also states that “we need to develop effective preventive measures, and monitor progress as these measure are implemented to improve health in our communities” (259).
>Based on what you know, do you think the author is correct? If so, why? If not, why not?
Although I have not performed a …show more content…
I particularly enjoyed the scene, where FBI attempt to quarantine the entire building, but to forget to turn off the air system. As a result, those spores managed to escape from the building. It was also interesting to know that Anthrax incident occurred around the same time as the 9/11. Although I believe that biological warfare is merely a fictional story, it is a reality according to the book, and it was very scary to know that a sample from white house had a positive Anthrax strain. As he stated, we could not see microbes in our naked eyes; however, it could spread before it catches our attention. The most we could do to prevent the pandemic is to monitor carefully, and prepare for the outbreak. This can be done through simulation as the author mentioned in the book, and preparing enough Ciprofloxin, needles, gloves and portable beds might be the answer to stop the
The author does not specifically claim or stated a specific type of pandemic. However, he claims in page 253 that influenza is the nightmare for the epidemiologists. Throughout reading this book, I learned that pandemics could happen suddenly, since the majority of virus exists in animals such as birds, bats, and rodents. The author came to a conclusion that we need to invest our federal budget to preventative measures rather than emergency control. In one hand, he claims that U.S. is not an island therefore it is challenging control all the disease. On the other hand, he also states that “we need to develop effective preventive measures, and monitor progress as these measure are implemented to improve health in our communities” (259).
>Based on what you know, do you think the author is correct? If so, why? If not, why not?
Although I have not performed a …show more content…
I particularly enjoyed the scene, where FBI attempt to quarantine the entire building, but to forget to turn off the air system. As a result, those spores managed to escape from the building. It was also interesting to know that Anthrax incident occurred around the same time as the 9/11. Although I believe that biological warfare is merely a fictional story, it is a reality according to the book, and it was very scary to know that a sample from white house had a positive Anthrax strain. As he stated, we could not see microbes in our naked eyes; however, it could spread before it catches our attention. The most we could do to prevent the pandemic is to monitor carefully, and prepare for the outbreak. This can be done through simulation as the author mentioned in the book, and preparing enough Ciprofloxin, needles, gloves and portable beds might be the answer to stop the