Influenza pandemic

Chloe Duke 10/10/15 Ak Studies My memory of the Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Alaska is very vivid in my mind. I remember hearing about it first happening in the lower 48. To be more specific in Boston and then how it spread the flu to Philadelphia all spreading from shipyard to shipyard, boat to boat, person to person. On September 17, a ship docked at the Puget Sound Naval Station, which is near Seattle, Washington, where longshoremen loaded steamships that happened to be bound for…

Influenza (flu) is an infectious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are two primary types of influenza viruses: type A and B. Both Influenza viruses commonly spread during the flu season. Flu season is unpredictable, but is typically starts in October and ends May. Influenza occurrences are generally at their peak between December and February. Cases of influenza range from mild illnesses to life threatening. Influenza spreads by coughing, sneezing, and airborne…

Often, when on the subject of whether or not animals should be used in animal research, it generally sparks up a debate. Some argue that animal testing does not work and the practice is cruel to animals while others argue that the use of animal research has produced tremendous medical breakthroughs and should not be stopped. Yes, animal testing has resulted in great medical discoveries and could be used to potentially discover more, however, new technological advances in medicine such as the 3D…

In 1918 The Spanish Influenza took the world by storm. Worldwide the pandemic killed at least 21 million people by the lowest conservative estimates and while this pandemic affected much of the globe, Philadelphia was struck particularly with a vengeance. At the time of the epidemic, Philadelphia had a population of about 2 million. Over the course of the crisis, Philadelphia would see nearly 13,000 deaths, mostly in October of 1918 with many thousands being infected with the disease. This paper…

a Framework for Determinants of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Uptake in the US.” A Social ecological model framework (SEM) approach focuses on population- level and individual-level determinants of health and interventions. Based on the theory, individual behavior is influenced by personal and environmental factors. In this article, they use a comprehensive SEM to evaluate influenza vaccine uptake during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. A SEM consists of intrapersonal and…

time, many jobs in shipbuilding opened up in Philadelphia. The cost was that there was limited space and the potential of getting infected. African Americans had to live in slums, which were breeding grounds for Influenza. Philadelphia’s health administrators furthered the spread of Influenza with a concert that had 200,000 people come. After that, 635 people got the flu. This was Philadelphia's most deadly period. Spitting accompanied a 2.50 fine. Morgues ran out room for the dead. Bodies…

These issues are clean water access and global hygiene measures, obesity, malaria, avian influenza, and the pollution of air. My target populations are all over the place, considering the vast differences between each issue. I hope to target each place around the world that does not have clean water access and build wells until everyone has enough…

The Great Influenza The novel The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History was interesting to read from the view point of the award-winning writer John M. Barry. Barry was never any type of scientist, he is a historian who is writing on his thoughts of influenza. Scientists have improved our lives in ways some may not realize; without them society would not be able to treat the deadliest plague in history, influenza. I can imagine the criticism Barry may be getting…

This report investigates the disease Swine flu, also known as human swine influenza or H1N1 Influenza. An outbreak of this disease has already occurred in the recent past as it made headlines back in 2009 when it was declared a pandemic because of the factors that is was a contagious disease quickly affecting many people throughout the world or on multiple continents at once. The virus had not previously been identified meaning the flu had extreme research put into so that information on it…

report I will be talking about the Spanish influenza. The first paragraph is how it entered the United States. The second paragraph is about how many people in total died from this disease. The third paragraph is about if this flu can come back. The pandemic began in the US in March 1918, at a crowded army camp in Fort Riley, Kansas. Then, the transport of hundreds of thousands of infected troops in close physical contact between camps caused influenza to spread quickly even before troops…