Influenza research

Avian Influenza A viruses present a unique challenge to public health as a result of their rapid evolution. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been five IAV pandemics, including the 1918 pandemic, which is estimated to have been responsible for 50-100 million deaths worldwide (Taubenberger & Morens, 2006). Each major influenza pandemic has been associated with the appearance of a new subtype circulating in humans. Additionally, particularly virulent pandemic strains and in…

are so many health issues in this world today, and much struggle about which issues need our attention the most urgently. On one hand, we could use our money to cure a mass amount of easily treatable disease, or we could apply our funds towards the research, discovery, and curing of unknown illness in remote areas. The answer is balance. With everything there needs to be balance, and we should delve into both ends of the spectrum. We need to be saving as many people as we can with the knowledge…

Flu Vaccination Influenza (flu) is a contagious viral infections of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza viruses that can cause mild to severe illness. Severe outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death (Influenza (Flu) Viruses, 2014). It is estimated that 5% to 20% of the population of United States (US) gets the flu and of those over 200,000 are hospitalized from the flu or from flu-related complications (Seasonal Influenza Q&A, 2014). In the last 30 years…

The focus assessment is detailed nursing assessment of specific body systems that relate to the presenting problem of patient and can also involve one or more body systems (RCHM, 2014). In this assessment it concentrates on a specific system of the body that presents problem. This may involve one or more body system. Assessment done to determine the progress towards achieving a desired outcome is also focused assessments. It is used to gather information on a specific health problem. A…

hospitalization and 61 deaths annually. CASE STUDY 1 The Walkerton, Ontario, Canada (population of 5,000) EHEC 0157 outbreak tragedy took place on 12 – 15th May, 2000. Reported 5 people died, 27 hospitalized and thousands sickened. This outbreak was due to the presence of EHEC O157 in the water supply of the small town. Symptoms started with reported cases of bloody diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections and accompanied with other symptoms. Even with these reported cases, the Walkertown Public…

America seems like it has been susceptible to many curious and deadly diseases throughout the years. GRID, or gay-related immune deficiency, was first introduced in 1982 when doctors saw immune systems of gay males falter. This is better known as AIDS now. Mad Cow Disease (BSE) caused pandemonium across the globe in 1986. Causing fatal brain damage was scary to most, but the United States did not record a case until the early 2000s (“Mad Cow,” 2015). Next came the swine flu, or H1N1. This…

“There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality” (Salk). Jonas Salk, the man who created the polio vaccine, was a medical researcher. His invention of the polio vaccine impacted the medical world. His vaccine was not the only one that had a major impact in the medical world. There were a lot of different vaccines, but the vaccine that cured polio was called “Inactivated polio vaccine.” Polio was one of the nation’s most life-threatening…

Now stop and think for a minute that immunizing your child against the flu is possible thanks to modern medicine. Most pediatricians endorse flu vaccine and encourage parents or legal guardians to give them to their children and that is one of their duties as healthcare providers. One of the accomplishment of health science is the vaccines, and they are a lot of diseases now forgotten because of the vaccines developments over the years. Imagine yourself a concerned parent that does not have to…

virus, but like the virologist said it’s not impossible for rabies be candidate for mutated disease, we only need to tweak it just a little. The influenza virus is a perfect candidate to mutate the rabies virus with. It has the qualities that a hybrid rabies virus needs to mutate to become close enough to the zombie virus. Influenza is the strong enough candidate because it wiped out…

Did you know that whenever a tick latches onto an you it puts millions of bacteria into your bloodstream? All of that bacteria is from the animals that that very tick has sucked the blood of. Many of the bacteria is either harmless or very weak. But some can cause a disease called Lyme disease. What is Lyme Disease? Lyme Disease is a bacterial disease caused by 4 main species of bacteria. The bacteria that it can be caused by is Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia mayonii, Borrelia afzelii and…