Influenza pandemic

Even though there are at least 20 million cases of the stomach flu in the U.S. every year, many people aren't familiar with basic information about the illness. With flu season quickly approaching, it's important to take the time to learn about it in case you or a loved one is sickened. The prescription plan experts at Waterbury Pharmacy, located in Waterbury, CT, explain some essential facts about this common ailment. These three stomach flu facts can help you prevent infection or recover…

Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on a press release the availability of Flu vaccines at Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, at its Public Health Clinic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza (flu) is an infectious respiratory illness brought by flu viruses. It might result to mild to severe illness, and could even lead to death. CDC suggested that any person from six months old and up should be vaccinated against the flu. It…

Undoubtedly, education can be seen as a commodity like any other product and is subject to economic forces. Therefore, holding its price below equilibrium will imply that the demand will be higher than what would have been the case under market conditions. Consequently, there will be more people wishing to attend universities than the system can comfortably handle. However, the lack of the amount of funding that the state provides will imply that the institutions of higher learning will be…

1- Who is conducting this study? A group of five students working on a course project for the Qualitative and Mixed Methods and Analysis course under Dr. Ellen MacEachen’s supervision at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo. 2- What is the purpose of this study? We aim to explore the reasons behind why a person would choose not to get a free flu vaccine in the region of Kitchener/Waterloo. Given the findings, the results may be used to develop better…

recommended, each of which help to fight against different disease. Polio was the first widely spread available vaccine, which led to the production of many others fighting against various diseases such as, measles, chickenpox, HPV, tetanus, and influenza. The advancement in vaccines is something that will never slow down. The need for new and better vaccines will always be needed. There are many different vaccines that have been created that help reduce the rate of diseases and today’s…

Why We Should Replace the Flu Vaccine with This In the flu season we are pressured by slogans and posters to get a vaccine. These slogans state that the flu vaccine is the best protection against flu. From these slogans you get the message that the flu is dangerous and you have to get vaccinated against it. However, you should know that the flu shots are ineffective and even toxic for people and animals. The flu vaccine contains: mercury, egg protein, monosodium glutamate, aluminum, dead…

Why You Should Consider Hiring A Flu Service To Provide Shots For Your Employees Employee absenteeism can cost your company a lot of money when it interferes with productivity. When the flu season hits hard, you may have many employees out at the same time. That makes it difficult to fill the vacant spots with qualified workers so your production level stays constant. While it isn't possible to eliminate sick days entirely, there are some things you can do in the workplace to promote employee…

While there are many diverse topics in which people will argue over, the one I'm going to talk about today is the influenza vaccination. For anyone who doesn't know, this is the flu shot. Many people will argue that it's good, other will argue it's not. It all depends on the person and their beliefs. There are many strains of the flu, hence why a new shot is needed every year. Some people will say, "what is the point? I just have to get a new one next year?" This mindset is why many people…

Influenza virus H7N9 is commonly known as the avian flu. The avian flu is a viral infection. H7N9 is a subcategory of the type A Influenza virus. H7N9 is predominantly found in poultry. It is rare, but humans can be infected with H7N9. Humans are at risk of contracting H7N9 by handling, living amongst, ingest, and comes in close contact with live or dead infected poultry. The virus can be transmitted via ingestion, direct contact, airborne, and the introduction of contaminates to the mucus…

More people need to be vaccinated against the flu virus for the adverse effects of the virus to be minimized (Lu et al. 2013). Influenza vaccinations are the best protection from the flu virus (Li et al. 2016). There are so many adverse symptoms and effects of the flu virus if a person contracts it, there is no reason to risk a person 's health by not getting the vaccination. The…