21 Oct. 2008 <http://www.proquest.com/ This is an informative article chronicling in part the early history of vaccine development against the avian flu. The articles main focus is concerning the continuing development of vaccines that can target the mutating virus, and how the medical community in this country should prepare for the increasingly likely avian flu pandemic. Not only does this journal entry involve a good detail of the epidemiology of the influenza mutations, but also a detailed description and diagrams of vaccine
Heather had a stiff neck, felt tired, had a fever and was disoriented prior to going to the clinic. On the way to the clinic, she vomits. At the clinic, she becomes further disoriented and appears to fall into a sort of paralysis with her eyes open while ‘sleeping’. During the physician examination, Heather vomits again and has a seizure. 2.
Then chills and fever, which left him exhausted and prostrate. The victim experienced nausea, vomiting, back pain, soreness in his arms and legs. Perhaps bright light was too bright
USA vaccines cover A, C, W-135, and Y but not B (Coffee, 2015). The incubation period of meningococcal disease ranges from 2 to 10 days. The disease is spread through saliva and respiratory droplets. The most common way people transfer the disease is through kissing, sharing drinks, sharing used silverware, sharing lip balm, and close contact with an infected person who may cough or sneeze within three feet of an individual. Meningococcal meningitis is a fast moving, deadly infection that kills 10 to 13% of its victims within a matter of hours or days (CDC, 2015).
When Americans began to believe that weapons of mass destruction existed and decided that Iraq was providing support to al Queda, the war could be justified as an act of self defense. Bush also told Americans by invading Iraq he would bring a democracy to their country to better the policies and enforce democratic beliefs in their country. The role of the media plays an imminent part in the run up to the war in Iraq. The media repeatedly showed the planes crashing into the World Trade Centers. People were watching this horrific act being shown on every news channel for weeks after the attacks occurred.
When the world could not speak Octavia E. Butler’s, “Speech Sounds”, an apocalyptic story that portrays how disease has caused the ability to speak impossible and has shattered society and causes many to die from the disease or its latent effects. The loss of speech could impact a society to the point where only the desire to survive is the main focus of human existence. History records periods were naturally occurring diseases have caused unimaginable suffering and the death of millions. These periods involved a slow progressive process that ended in a relatively short period, for instance, The Plague of Europe lasted from 1348 to 1351 and the “death toll throughout Europe was at least 25 million out of a total population of 40 million” (Bugl par.16).” During these times the knowledge of the disease process was unknown because the science of medicine was not as developed as it is today. While “Plague” is still present today it does not affect the speech of those who contract the disease.
One problem that caught my eye was the Spanish Flu pandemic that killed so many during that time. It was a serious health problem because of the fact that we lost a lot of people and there seemed to be no cure in the beginning. 675,000 Americans
This book tells us the story of the survivors and forces Americans to give their country a second look and see if this bombing and all the damage it caused was really necessary. The author, John Hersey, does a great job of describing
“Meth causes the blood vessels to constrict; it cuts off the steady flow of blood to all parts of the body. Heavy usage can weaken and destroy these vessels, causing tissues to become prone to damage and inhibiting the body's ability to repair itself.” (Visible Signs, paragraph 1) A really big appearance change that happens when using this drug is the aging process. The body loses the elasticity and luster that causes you to look young in such a short amount of time. Another really bad thing that can happen to your body with all the Methamphetamine use is the hygiene of the mouth. “The drug causes the salivary glands to dry out, which allows the mouth's acids to eat away at the tooth enamel, causing cavities.” (Meth Mouth, second
Early 1900’s a time of change and tragedy The explosion from the impact, the rush of water flooding every nook and cranny, abandoning ship and boarding the crowded lifeboats trying to stay out of the frigid water. The German submarine warfare in the early 1900’s took many lives, and in the case of the Lusitania, civilian lives. The world in the early 1900’s was influenced and shaped by many inventions but two stand out, the assembly line and the Ford Model T. The early 1900’s was a new time full of inventions and war, all influencing Aldus Huxley to write Brave New World. Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line is a huge advancement in manufacturing. This allows many items to be produced, by people with very little skill and training,