Influenza

If children are vaccinated at the beginning school age, then the child 's life could be saved and future generations could be protected; vaccines can also save the family time and money later on in the child 's life and vaccines save those around the child from harmful viruses and diseases and should therefore be mandatory. Many people in the U.S. do not understand the meaning and positive effects of a child 's recommended vaccines. Vaccines are described by many as the best way parents can…

Introduction The 1918 Spanish Flu resulted in the exposure of one-third of the world’s population with an overall death estimate of 50-100 million people 1,2. In the United States, mortality rates were as high as 675,000 people representing 28% of the population2,3. The Spanish Flu affected the United States in three waves. Symptoms during the onset of Spanish Flu in March of 1918, were overall not perceived to be alarming to the American Population. Whereas during the second wave of the…

Public Health Problem Severe acute respiratory syndrome also known as SARS was caused by an unfamiliar animal coronavirus that highly took advantage of the “wet markets” in southern China to adapt and succeed as an infectious virus between humans. Hospitals and international travel were the main pathways that led to a local outbreak and eventually to a global scale. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) between November 2002 and July 2003, the outbreak of SARS caused 8,096 cases and…

I will use a case study of the preparation of the UK government for the influenza virus. The first step was to start the development and testing of medical counter measures for example vaccines and antibiotics but this is inhibited by the private sectors ownership of medical facilities which have little or no incentive to create…

Influenza, or the flu, was brought to America by the colonial people. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, headaches and fatigue (CDC, 2015). Chickenpox is a very contagious disease that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Symptoms consist…

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, also known as SARS, is an infectious disease, and was the first emergent and highly transmittable viral disease to appear in the twenty-first century. An infectious disease is a disease caused by organism. At this time SARS is very rare, but in 2002 it was common for anyone who traveled. There was no specific age group of people who were more affected by this disease. The SARS outbreak in 2002-2003 showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and…

The death of an elderly man on a flight from Beijing to Brisbane has been brought to our attention, as it appears the death was the result of an infectious disease, which we believe may have been ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome’ (SARS). SARS is a respiratory illness produced by a coronavirus, called ‘SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). It was first identified in 2002 in southern China, which resulted in an epidemic in 37 countries, with more than 8000 cases and 774 deaths. The epidemic…

(Echinacea metabolism and drug interactions: The case for standardization of a complementary medicine). Echinacea is known for its use as an immunostimulant. It is indicated for treatment and prevention of upper respiratory infections such as influenza and the common cold. It also enhances and boosts the immune system by increasing phagocytosis. However, many of its beneficial effects are still unknown. Evidence from…

noise when they inhale. Croup is not dangerous but it can cause a child to be hospitalized if it is severe. Vaccines today protect children against some of the more dangerous forms of croup. The vaccine for measles also carries the (Hib) haemophilus influenza which protects your…

nasal specimens for the Influenza A/B screen. Her “ah ha” moment occurred when she was discussing her frustration with an emergency department physician regarding the difficulty of obtaining a nasal specimen for the Influenza A/B screen and the usual negative test results. The physician suggested that she use a spritz of saline into the patient’s nares prior to obtaining a nasal specimen. Joan then used this technique for the next two patients that needed an Influenza A/B screen and both…