Avian influenza

individual do to prevent this new virus from infecting them? This is called an influenza pandemic. According to the CDC, an influenza pandemic is a new virus that is different from any influenza seen and effects the entire globe. Additionally, due to its constant changing it is very easy for an animal influenza to change into a human effecting one (“Influenza” (Flu)). Therefore, it is very difficult to treat. An influenza virus is one that attacks the respiratory system which results an…

how similar animals are to the humans. Sickness for example is just one thing that humans and animals have in common. A most occurring sickness has risen in the bird kingdom that can be passed on to humans. The “Bird Flu” or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that can easily be spread and has resulted in the death of billions of chickens and hundreds of humans.(Winterbottom, 2017) It has several different strands do to its power to easily mutate and it has at least 3 known…

In the movie, Flu: Avian flu spreads from Vietnam to South Korea, director Kim Sung-su illustrates a fictional reaction of the citizens, government, and world towards the outbreak of H5N1 virus. The film tackles themes such as mass hysteria, Western dominance in Korea, panic, and sacrifice. This paper will include a synopsis of the film, and speculate on and attempt to answer the question about the political relationship between the Korean and American governments. Specifically, how much…

Maintaining a constant body temperature in birds and mammals requires high levels of oxygen consumption and exercise in birds—namely flapping flight—creates the highest oxygen demand of any vertebrate. The structure of the avian respiratory system is very different from the mammalian lung and some of these differences support more efficient gas exchange, whereas others may be alternative evolutionary solutions to common problems in air breathing vertebrates. Generally, the…

individuals will need vaccines before they go to China. They also need to make sure eat safely and drink safely so they don’t get sick. Another major problem is that a tourist will most likely have trouble reading signs in Chinese and reading maps. The Avian Flu is a problem in China and tourists will have to take precautions to not get affected by it. It will take additional costs for me to take extra precautions. Currency is also a barrier because a tourist needs to know whether they are…

and that is the Flu, properly known as Influenza. Some crucial factors that intrigue medical professionals and researchers concerning this viral infection are the same factors that scare the general public such as: how one may contract the virus from a host who is unaware that they are carrying the disease, or how the CDC stated that…

Cambodia: Epidemiology and Public Health Description and Health Profile Cambodia is a Southeast Asian country home to 14.5 million people, bordered by Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.1 After the communist Pol Pot regime and era of the Khmer Rouge came to an end in the 1970’s, the country has been slowly recovering from the Cambodian genocide and its ramifications.1 The last twenty years have seen relative stability in Cambodia, which has translated into significant improvements in population…

Researchers found that while the injection protects the vaccinated chickens against the disease, it does not only fail to stop it from disseminating, but actually makes the virus tougher when passed on to others. This may explain cases such as the avian influenza where the virus grew more potent and spread. This was attributed to Southeast Asia using “leaky” vaccines. This is not an anti-vaccination rhetoric According to Peter Openshaw from Imperial College in London, it is crucial not to…

pathogenic avian influenza(1). This disease is frequently responsible for huge losses in both commercial and village poultry. It is especially important in countries where village or backyard chicken production are extremely important as a source of protein in meat and egg. These areas include Asia, Africa, Central America and some parts of South America. While in other areas such as Europe, sporadic epizootic have occurred despite vaccination programmes(2). The disease is caused by the…

INTRODUCTION Public health is the establishment and maintenance of healthful living conditions for the general population. This goal requires organized effort from all levels of government, health institutions and individuals. There are three principle aims that underlie public health efforts. First is the assessment and monitoring of populations, from the community level to the national level, to…