Influenza

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…

hospital I received a letter from the Centers for Disease and Prevention CDC stating that there will be a shortage of influenza vaccines due to contamination. A major producing influenza vaccine pharmaceutical company reported contamination of the vaccine after inspection. Our hospital has several flu clinics for the community and patients waiting and ready to receive the influenza shot when we received this notice from the CDC about the vaccine shortage. The hospital also received an AHA…

The 2009 H1NI influenza strain had a large impact on the health of American people as well as the citizens of 74 other countries around the world (flu.gov). The first case of H1N1 was diagnosed on April 15, 2009 and was a 10 year old boy who lived in California and was participating in a clinical study. The boy’s case could not be identified as the standard seasonal flu and his sample was sent to the CDC for further testing. The CDC determined that virus was new to humans and first began as a…

Influenza Vaccinations for Health Care Workers Paula Harris Submitted in particle fulfillment of NURB 2160 Northwester State University December 3, 2015 Nurses often face challenges known as ethical dilemmas, which may impact them and their patients. An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual is required to determine the best decision between two moral actions. Influenza is a very severe and contagious disease. Over the past years, health care facilities have implemented…

H1N1 (Swine flu) Influenza is a new viral infection affecting mainly the throat, bronchial tubes and lungs. Probably, it spreads worldwide through person-to-person contact. Influenza infection causes fever, chills, cough, headache, muscle aches, and pains in your back, arms, and legs.This essay will discuss the epidemiology of influenza A H1N1 in Mexico in 2009, personal characteristics of patients, patient time and place characteristics, treatment and prevention. The virus was first…

The Influenza virus The Influenza virus has a unique background and history as it was discovered in the early 1900’s. Humans and animals are affected by influenza. Therefore, Influenza is characterized by how it is transmitted, its symptoms and treatments, and the impact it has on the populations in which it has spread to. The transmission of the Influenza virus is unique in that it is not just a virus that humans get and it is hard to contain because both animals and humans spread the virus…

As part of my assignment I have compared the topic of influenza vaccination with two different websites. The first website is U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (https://www.va.gov/VETDATA/docs/SurveysAndStudies/VETPOP.pdf) and the second Centers for Disease control and prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm ) to identify how each website shows their information, what audience they attract and to see the difference in style and context. The publichealth.va.gov present information…

Influenza is a disease that has been around for decades and many people know what it is or at least have heard about and it. In the United States, an average of five to ten percent of the inhabitants will contract influenza. Influenza is a prominent and well-known disease that has proven to have caused death and illness to various people across the world. Influenza is a respiratory illness that is caused by getting infected with viruses from Influenza family. Due to Influenza being a disease…

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…

Teaching is not only sharing knowledge and providing guidance for people to understand, it is also about learning. I’ve had prior teaching opportunities and have done a number of work-related, in-service education sessions in my place of employment, most considered informal. Presenting and teaching to an unfamiliar audience in the community, however, it’s a whole different experience. It’s an experience where I learned a great deal. This paper will discuss the overall teaching experience…