Influenza Influenza represents a major source of illness in the United States. This highly contagious medical condition typically presents as an acute onset of multiple systemic symptoms and fever. Influenza accounts for an estimated 20,000 deaths annually in the nation (Nichol, 2008). There are several challenges in the evaluation and treatment of this medical condition. The main issues regarding the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of influenza include, questionable vaccine efficacy,…
Hildegard Peplau. Peplau was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania. She saw the devastating effects of the flu epidemic in 1918, which greatly influenced how she understood how illness and death impacted families. Peplau graduated from the Pottstown, Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1931 and worked as a staff nurse in Pennsylvania and New York City. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal Psychology in 1943. She then earned her Master’s and Doctoral degree’s from Teacher’s College, Columbia…
Influenza (flu) is a highly transmissible viral infection that is accountable for major respiratory illness epidemics around the world, usually in the winter months. Unlike the common cold, influenza can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis, which often require hospitalization. Unlike the common cold, The flu virus is especially dangerous for elderly people, pregnant women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and very young children,…
proportion and how fast it was spreading around. Miner then turned all of his time and effort to try and calm this flu down as soon as possible. Influenza was just a flu that started in a county named Haskell in Kansas. This flu came with an impact on a couple of cities. The first few cases went from Satanta to Sublette to Santa Fe to Jean to Copeland, and even to isolated farms. This was a very serious case of influenza that they have never seen before. This flu was known to be a very tough…
Influenza is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It’s a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year and affects up to three million people every year, between October and May. The flu is an upper respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It’s often confused with the common cold. According to WebMD there are three types of flu viruses: A, B, and C. Type A and B cause the annual influenza epidemics that have up to 20% of the population…
Mason City, Iowa is a city in the northern plains of the great state of Iowa. The population of this city currently is just over twenty-eight thousand residents. This city has faced many tragedies in the past including the death of Buddy Holly, multiple natural disasters that most specifically include flooding and tornadoes, and more recently an increased crime rate within the city itself. Even though these problems are some of the issues Mason City, Iowa faces today, back in the time period of…
Have you ever seen an ad on TV and thought "that was really catchy". Well if you have, then the company who made the ad did a really good job. For instance, the flu is a really big deal in the world and alot of doctors recommend getting the flu shot. So many people over look how serious the flu can be, so the Center for Disease Control really has to step up their game and make the ads eye catching and fun. I am sure it is a hard job convincing millions of people. Millions of people get the flu…
environment that attracts an even larger fan base. Disney owns Marvel, which is DC’s major competitor. By partnering with DC Entertainment, Disney will be able to control a majority of the market. This will further prevent competitors such as Universal Studios Orlando from controlling more market…
Did you know that Fast and Furious at Universal Studios Hollywood took a lot of digital and animated work to make? Well, first before I tell you about that… I have to tell you about how I got to Hollywood or California period. It all started on a Monday of July 15th, 2014. My mom and I were talking about how my grandma’s birthday was only three days away. But, soon my grandma came into the room like a flash, we knew she had good news because she was smiling from ear to ear. She told us that…
Instead of letting the software become a waste of time and money, I studied every aspect of the software I had purchased and learned how to create my first track. The software that I purchased was Fruity Loops Studio (FL Studio), which is a very well-known software to most producers. FL Studio is specifically made for producers who enjoy to work at a fast pace and be very creative. Using this software and being able to visualize my creativeness, I was bound to be a producer. Eventually, I paid…