About 42 percent of the amount of Agent Orange that we used was devoted to crop destruction; the products of hours of hard work were demolished within seconds. Agent Orange caused many people to starve to death. It has been reported, by the New York Times, that the herbicide destroyed 75 percent of the rice crops. Because people’s homes and crops were being destroyed, they were left homeless and hungry on the
Anyone that the plague came upon, caused reddening stains on the face and the body would appear, which caused the individual to be thrown in a secluded quarantine factory. This disease appeared in over less than an hour. During this time no one could find the cure for this impeccable disease. As time goes on mass destruction is steady rising in the city. When President Toro heard of this distraught news he was horrified of the mass destruction that was going on.
Horrific injuries were inflicted upon everyone in the blast radius, upon women and children, and the lasting effects have still yet to fade. The psychological effects are unknown as well. Many survivors were most likely traumatized by seeing their entire lives turned to ruin, seeing family members dead, seeing their entire community turned to ashes. Thousands of years of culture, food, and literature was lost at the insensitivity of U.S. generals. Even though “The American government estimated 1,000,000 lives lost in a war”, civilians did not deserve to suffer for the sake of others (Zenger).
They quickly mobilized to fight the disease. Public health officials made the influenza a reportable disease but by this time, but it was nearly impossible to keep accurate records of those infected by the disease and epidemiologists to speculate the impact the disease had in certain areas. Mass panic on a global scale set in and public health officials warned of large gatherings and hand shaking. As a result, communities imposed quarantines, once booming businesses such as movie theaters, and roller skating rinks were forced to lock their doors. Schools and churches closed their doors as well, libraries avoided lending out books, and civilians were ordered to wear masks, avoid shaking hands, and a no spitting ban was even imposed during this time.
The Buffalo Creek Flood killed many people in the February of 1972. After the flood, Pittston not only didn’t admit the responsibility, but also claimed it as a natural disaster, called it “an act of god,” and later on claimed and blamed that the Buffalo Mining Company was a separate division altogether and that Pittston couldn’t be responsible for its actions. Furthermore, since Pittston rushed to settle the survivors with only 4000 dollars for the survivors from the flood, the survivors are angry with that. So it triggered the survivors to look for a law firm that is Arnold & Porter, and to represent them and seek for justice. After the flood, many people lose everything, and they had no choice but to accept these offers because they couldn’t wait until the lawsuit to follow through, not even guarantee that they will be compensated or win lawsuits.
Ditches were dug for the dead, they were pilled on top of each other until there was no room to fit anymore; and then another ditch was dug. Even though these people were terribly ill with a very contagious disease I believe they at least deserved a proper burial. I do understand that under the different circumstances they had no other choice, in order to keep the streets clean. I do have one question though, how was it that some were able to walk away from the Death unharmed? I guess it would be something like chicken pox, although this was very contagious before the doctors came up with a vaccine that assures children will not get it anymore.
Residents went to emergency shelters because of the radiation. Equipment failure, human error, and bad luck would conspire to create America’s worst nuclear accident. The impact of Three Mile Island was terrible, there was a massive cleanup. The cleanup started in August of 1979 and officially ended in December of 1993. The cleanup cost about 975 million dollars.
With out the knowledge of how Polio was spread, isolation became standard. Doctors were in a race to discover a vaccine, and many of the first attempts were more than failures. At the crest of the epidemic in Minneapolis, the fear that gripped the residents was palpable. The streets, restaurants and stores mirrored that of a ghost town. People actually just packed up their life and moved away.
The Mysterious Tragedy of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the biggest ways for an infant to die. It is not proven exactly what causes SIDS, but risk factors include alcohol, sleeping on their tummy, and maternal smoking. SIDS is an unexpected death of what seems to be a healthy infant, whose death continues to be unidentified even after the autopsy has been completed (Lerner, McClain, & Vance, 2002). Every year the number of infants who die of SIDS is higher compared to those who die of different conditions or diseases (Hauck, Horne, & Moon, 2007). An infant under the age of one is at risk of SIDS and it could affect the infant at anytime it does not discriminate, although there are many risk factors
Cystic Fibrosis Research: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a complicated genetic disease that causes you to produce extra-thick, sticky mucus. If you or your loved one is fighting this disease, they may require medicines as part of their treatment routine. In the United States, the congenital respiratory disease Cystic Fibrosis (CF) affects about 30,000 children and adults, and 40,000 suffers worldwide according to the cystic fibrosis foundation. About 1000 new cases are diagnosed each year. In 2014, some research, pharmaceutical, and technology breakthrough have helped shed new light on the respiratory disease and continue to inform treatment strategies with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for patients and one dying during