Outbreak

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF MEMPHIS, TN: THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH. There has been a recent outbreak of an infectious disease in this area. All communication is down and this is the only way to warn citizens on how to properly prepare for the crisis. The Director of Public Health has designed a plan for survival against the infected. In this plan, the following steps will include: safe places to go, how to avoid infection, what to do when infected, and where to send the…

Coli” (www.usnews.com) A strain of E. coli was discovered in a Costco chicken salad that eventually sickened 19 people in seven states, according to this article, this outbreak is “more likely to be life-threatening” than the Chipotle outbreak. The strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli can be life-threatening, but no ones death has been reported. Despite being a different e. coli, both share similar symptoms: fever, life threatening health problems, and…

back to around 1950, scientists started to find causes of antibiotic resistance present in humans. One major factor is that the antibiotics fed to animals are being transferred to humans through meat consumption. There were several cases of major outbreaks due to human bodies being resistant to a strain of bacteria. There have been a handful of evidence linking the cause to antibiotics fed to animals. Many argue that the government is not regulating the amount of antibiotics animals receive…

(3, 4) Targeted vaccination is key to controlling the outbreak and potentially preventing future similar scenarios. As discussed, adults and adolescents are common reservoir for infection. (1) Previous studies have found that household members, especially parents, are a primary source in approximately 76-83%…

winter of 2014 - 15 (December) there was an outbreak of measles in Disneyland. From January 1st to April 24th of 2015. It spread through 19 states. (Nancie) In 2014, there were a total of 58,010 cases of measles reported in the Philippines, 110 of those cases resulting in death. It was a jump from last year-6,497 cases and 26 deaths. It is also believed by some that this may have also caused the outbreak in Disneyland that same year. ("Philippines Measles Outbreak 2014: 58,010 Cases, 110…

the price of chicken meat, according to David Maloni, president and chief commodity strategist of the American Restaurant Association in a report with CNBC. Wisconsin’s poultry industry does not just include the US market. Because of the previous outbreak, many foreign countries halted the import of the state’s poultry according to a report done by Wisconsin Public Radio. These bans over the first half of 2015 cost a total of $390 million, which resulted in a 14-percetn drop in overall value…

Australia’s foreign policy and alliances changed during World War Two from traditional ties to Great Britain to a newly formed alliance with America. At the outbreak of war Australia was supportive of Great Britain, much like the outbreak of the First World War. The Fall of Singapore on the 15th of February 1942 and subsequent bombing of Darwin on the 19th of February 1942 were major factors contributing to Australia’s doubt in the capabilities of the British Empire. The ratification of the…

circumstances have a great influence over the quality and effectiveness of care. The biggest barrier facing healthcare today is an absence of access to large populations. There are many developing nations around the world that are suffering from outbreaks of diseases that are easily preventable and rare in modernized countries. This issue can be accredited to a plethora of factors, however, I believe the biggest barrier is distance. Healthcare facilities in these areas are few and far between.…

Since the measle/ mumps/ rubella vaccine was invented these viruses have become a thing of the past as no one can list the risks and symptoms. However this preventative measure has been used less and less within Ashland, Oregon, which can also cause outbreaks to occur. A cluster of Ashland parents have chosen not to immunize their children, creating a dangerous community brewing with viruses ready to erupt. Misinformation circulating the internet cause these low vaccination rates but these…

It’s Time to “Pop the Bubble”: The Implications of International Programmes Supporting Public Health Growth and Development Introduction Let’s face it— Canadians are some of the healthiest people in the world. With programmes covering both health protection at the clinical level, and health promotion at the policy level (e.g. The Public Health Agency of Canada), Canada easily has a population that can call themselves healthy relative to much of the rest of the world. To test this, let’s…