Outbreak

Johnny Veira #4054617 Samuel Parris and the Salem Witchcraft Outbreak Salem’s witchcraft outbreaks shaped the reason for the “Witch Hunt” of 1692. These scandalous accusations marked New England as a time in which evil was found within the locals; endangering, provoking fear and blaming women for the practice of witchcraft. Accusations of witchcraft had been part of Colonial America before Salem in 1692, but the intensity in which cases of witchcraft developed throughout Salem, increased…

T he Hindenburg was built by Germans and there were many people of different nationalities on board before it crashed including a German ministry (Colonel). This disaster started the end of the airship transportation. There was a total of ninety two people on the Hindenburg at the time that it crashed. The Hindenburg had a smoking lounge despite being filled with hydrogen at the time. The gas cells for earlier zeppelins were made of goldbeaters skin (the outer membrane of cattle intestines) the…

Colonel Magnus was furious over the loss of the team at the airport. He ordered the culprits that were responsible hunted down and executed. He became even angrier when the reports came in that they couldn’t find those responsible for the attack. Not only were his men killed, but all of the aircraft that they could have potentially used were destroyed. However, the Colonel recognized there would be other opportunities to gather aircraft, since they were now headed to Harrisburg, which was the…

Times have been hard at home since the start of the war that I have begun a journal. In hopes to boost my spirits during this eerie period. “Ration cards were issued” (WWI Food Shortages) this past month to help with war efforts. On my way to the slaughterhouse where I picked up mother’s rations for the week I could not escape from the signs. Propaganda mounted the walls of every street side building trying to persuade young men to enter the war. Smothered all over the signs with the phrase…

All of Hitler’s opponents were then arrested and sent to labour camps. A secret police force was set up called Gestapo and they were given major power. All major institutions were then forced under Nazi control including the media, the boy scouts, education departments and the police. This process of coordination was called the Gleichschaltung. Following this was the Night of Long Knives in June 1934 where all of Hitler’s rivals were killed including Ernst Rohm. Shortly after Hindenburg dies and…

The time before World War 1, was when most countries in Europe feared each other and their abilities to control their militaries. The rise of communism and fascism was brought about in a variety of countries, which brought European citizens anxiety, stress and ultimately death. The events of the war were started by military groups and their creation of alliances to be able to protect each other. World War 1 was based on the fears of militaries taking over one another and ultimately one another’s…

There are many factors that have the potential to influence the emergence of new infections. A common factor is the spillover event. In the case of this event a pathogen present in one reservoir population will spread the pathogen to a new host or reservoir. An example of this is animal to human contact. For example, Ebola is thought to have been transmitted to humans by a bat. Meaning that the bat was the first reservoir host and passed it to a human host, a new population. Additionally,…

from 1970-1975 also demonstrates a civil war turned genocide. These two examples share both similarities and differences in the way in which the whole incident panned out. These two examples are also useful in determining contributing factors to the outbreak of genocide. As there are not many instances of civil wars turning into genocides, the cases in Rwanda and Cambodia can help us to understand the variables enable…

Post-Outbreak Impact Management After the outbreak was under control, survivors faced negative attitudes, prejudice, and psychological impacts. One way to alleviate these problems was through treatment centers (B, L). Countries in West Africa have a shortage of mental health professionals; Sierra Leone doesn’t have a psychiatrist and Liberia has only one (B). Treatment centers post-outbreak would aid in ensuring survivors’ mental health was stable. Additionally, family and community resilience…

Throughout watching all 3 movies I have learned alot about the spread of disease and what is real and fictional about them. In order of most to least real, Outbreak, Contagion, and World War Z were the three movies that helped me to learn about disease. Outbreak was by far the most realistic scenario for the spread of disease (motaba) since it had a host animal and showed the process that is used to learn more about the disease. The host happened to be a monkey from the first scene of the…