usually mean quarantines, which might include self-quarantine for you and your family. If that’s the case, what five items should you stock up to be ready for an Ebola pandemic situation? The Basics: Water, Food, Sanitation, Entertainment Taken in order of importance, if you need to stay home for a week or two, what will you need? The basics—water, food, sanitation items and entertainment such as board games, books, puzzles and cards—will allow your family basic comforts during a quarantine.…
were transported and buried in accordance to defined rules. In 1350, they set a rule that all future plague victims and those nursing them would be isolated in a designated house outside the city walls. Quarantine became a strategy for controlling communicable disease outbreaks. Isolation and quarantine raised ethical issues, individual rights have often been trampled in the name of public good. Segregation or isolation to separate persons suspected of being infected has frequently violated the…
On 04/14/17, at 9:16pm, I Deputy Warden Christian was dispatched to 2282 Salbuck Ave on a injury-possible dangerous or vicious dog to a minor child. I arrived at the location and spoke to Jennifer Kohl-Hanley and her husband. I asked what took place; I was advised that they had a gathering at their house with a few friends and their kids. As everyone was gathered around the kitchen table Ms. Kohl-Hanley dog a Siberian husky black/white name Mack was under the kitchen table. There was a minor…
outbreak in 1976 differs from the outbreak in 2014 due to the education and information doctors have today. Education and Technology was more developed in 2014 and scientist had more resources. Due to the easy transmission of the disease strict quarantine protocol must be followed. Not…
Public health systems dealt with case finding and isolation, quarantine and helping those who were already infected in healthcare facilities and homes. Prevention of spreading this virus was the key to help the global outbreak. They were focused on decreasing the time that was spent during diagnosing the patient and…
invasion of Cuba; others favored harsh communications to Cuba and the Soviet Union. President Kennedy decided on a middle course action. On October 22, he ordered a naval “quarantine” of Cuba (Gale). The use of “quarantine” legally applied this action from the blockade, which assumed a position of war existed; the use of “quarantine” in place of “blockade” also allowed the United States to receive the backup of the Organization of American States (Office). The same day, Kennedy sent a letter to…
More is less. Having too many fish not only stresses the fish out but it also increases the chance of disease spreading. Never introduce a new fish immediately into your existing fish tank. Always quarantine new fish for no less than 4 days before allowing it to mix with your existing fish. This is to rule out the possibility of e fish having fish ich and spreading it to your existing fish. Fish ich has a life span of 4 days and if there are no signs…
In October of 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. After the US recovered from the Bay of pigs invasion, and started work on a new operation the Soviet Union met with Fidel Castro and came to a secret agreement. An agreement that placed Soviet nuclear missiles inside of Cuba. Eventually the US started to notice the arms buildup in Cuba and gave Cuba a warning to stop the missile site construction. However the warning was disregarded and construction continued. President Kennedy them…
Friar Lawrence is a murderer. He is responsible for the deaths of both Juliet, and her courtier, Romeo. At first, he gave Juliet the sleeping potion, that would make her seem dead, this started the chain of events. He sent Friar John to tell Romeo the plan, which failed. Then, he didn’t reach the tomb quick enough to tell Romeo that Juliet wasn’t dead, so Romeo committed suicide. Finally, He failed to ensure Juliet followed him out of the tomb, leading to her committing suicide. Therefore,…
As the current atmosphere dramatically shifts, new diseases emerge and spread, and as world health organizations combat complex challenges, one must consider the difficult decisions that are made to protect healthy individuals through quarantine and entrapment. Both “Outer Rims” by Toiya Finley and “Monstro” by Junot Diaz weave in the theme of containment or entrapment to create a tension between those that are free versus those that are diseased. However, Diaz, unlike Finley, incorporates…