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    Pandemic Effects

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    Over two hundred people died each day from 1348 to 1351 in London, leaving homes abandoned, livestock forgotten, and crops left to rot. The impact of the pandemic responsible has been accurately compared to that of the two world wars of the twentieth century. An event so powerful that it would be called one of the major turning points of western civilization. The greatest ecological upheaval, also known as the Black Death, has been studied for centuries, and still has no definite cause. One…

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    Ebola Epidemic Report

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    Introduction A pandemic disease is a pathogen which is an illness, in excess of normal levels which occurs all over the world. There are 2 types of common pathogens a bacteria or a virus. A bacterium is a living organism that can release poisonous toxins which can damage the hosts body it is on average 0.2 um (micrometers which are 1X10-6 m) (1. See bibliography). They can be killed by antibiotics and the 2 types of Wight blood cells (phagocytes and lymphocytes). A virus is not a living organism…

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    Social Ecological Model

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    2009 H1N1 pandemic. A SEM consists of intrapersonal and outside factors which are the characteristics of the individual such as knowledge, attitudes, behavior, self- concept, skills, developmental…

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    Kyosha Valley Pandemics

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    Kyosha Valley is taking a proactive approach to addressing the issue of pandemics head on so that we can ensure a sustainable healthcare response at all Kyosha Valley practices. I have enacted guidelines for the pandemic preparedness policies, which will be effective immediately. Pandemics affect a large group of people under a very large radius. Many of the epidemics that countries experience come by due to inadequacy in knowledge about the disease in question. Such a disease spreads faster…

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    The Black Death plague was by far the most devastating pandemic in the history of humanity. The plague ravaged Europe to a death toll of 75 to 200 million people from 1346 until 1353. The Black Death even struck a few Middle Eastern countries as well. The population of Europe was decreased by 30-60%, reducing the world’s total population drastically. Repercussions of the Black plagues destruction lead to many cultural effects felt through out the world, but none as drastic as Europe. Art,…

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    The 1918 Epidemic Analysis

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    Over 80 years after the1918 flu virus disappeared, epidemiologists still did not understand exactly why it was so devastating. After working with tissue samples from the autopsies of flu victims and the infected lung tissue of an Alaskan woman whose body had been preserved in Arctic permafrost, researchers at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were able to recreate an extinct virus. Then, in October of 2005, they announced that they had…

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    The Spread of Disease, Viruses, and Bacteria The spread of disease, viruses, and bacteria have been around since the beginning of times. According to Center for Disease and Control Prevention, the first pandemic was recorded in 541 AD, lasting around 200 years, and killing over 25 million people in the Mediterranean. This was known as the Justinian Plague (CDC). CNN shows that hundreds, even thousands of years ago during an epidemic outbreak, the disease would mainly impact the areas where…

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    Great pandemics and epidemics have occurred all throughout our world’s history. They have destroyed civilizations, devastated families, and took away innocent people’s lives. A pandemic refers to a spread of a highly infectious disease usually worldwide, while on the other hand; epidemics are much more contained and can permanently damage a city. Two of the most well known, and most deadly viruses that are around today are the Influenza and Ebola viruses. Both of these viruses have proven…

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    Something that cannot be seen by the human naked eye has changed our world. In Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History Dorothy H. Crawford takes readers through a timeline of the beginning of life to our current day and how microbes have impacted the earth every step of the way. Crawford is a virologist professor at the University of Edinburgh. She has many degrees and certifications in her field so she has an immense amount of knowledge of microbes. Her strong suits include the…

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    People are dying all around you, and an unsafe feeling thrives throughout your nerves. The cringing feeling to even make a step outside your residence is killing you. According to the information given, The Black Death AKA The Bubonic Plague was a pandemic which stretched all across Europe killing approximately 25-50% of the population of Europe. The Black Death was a cleansing of the population of Europe. It made humans scared of each other The Black Death ties with the changes that took place…

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