In 1997, autopsies of people who died of the Spanish Flu in the early 1900’s, appear to have a strain of H1N1 traced in their bodies. This means that H1N1 could have occurred along the side with the Spanish Flu of 1918 and possibly aid in the killing of its victims. The second similarity between the Spanish Flu of 1918 and H1N1 is that both influenza first occurred in the Springtime. Since the Spanish Flu of 1918 appeared out of nowhere, and the lack of medical treatment, the amount of deaths may be higher in the Spanish Flu because of this. In conclusion, there are many similarities and differences between the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the H1N1 pandemics.
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). Those that do survive usually have severe complications associated with having the disease such as amputations, brain damage, deafness, arthritis, loss of kidney function, and seizures. Increased contributing factors that encourage the spread of the disease results from several things associated with close contact, such
Through the 1340's the plague spread towards the west, reaching Constantinople in 1347, then Egypt where a thousand people a day died in Alexandria, and in Cairo seven thousand a day. The disease travelled by ship as well as by land, and by then end of 1347 it had affected Cyprus, Sicily and Italy. In the following year it reached Paris, England and Germany, with 1348 being the climax and the worst year of the plague. The disease tended to follow trade routes, and concentrate in cities. It came from the Near East, into the western Mediterranean, then into northern Europe and finally back into Russia.
With approximately 55,000 people, the nation’s capital had the largest seaport in the states. The summer of 1793 was very unusual for Philadelphia. With the weather being very hot and humid then becoming very rainy the city became a perfect breeding ground for insects, especially mosquitoes. During this time about 1,000 refugees from Santo Domingo fled their country. At some point in the summer of 1793 a mosquito bit an infected refugee, then later bit a Philadelphian, starting the deadly epidemic known as Yellow Fever.
The Black Death was a plague that started in Florence, Italy, in 1348. It was one of the deadliest plague epidemics that ever happened in history. It spread all over the world infecting everyone and leaving trails of dead bodies along its path. It led many people to death and can still infect people today. The Black Death swept across Asia and Europe during the middle 1300’s.
The immediate impacts were, devastation, and lose of families, religious effects, and social change. It was the most feared diseases of that time. Much like the Aids epidemic of our time. The plaque spread from Asia to the Middle East and most parts of Europe in the mid-fourteenth century. (Sanders, Morillo,
According to the World Health Organization (2003) the most infectivity was from people experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness and declining health (World Health Organization, 2003). According to Kamps and Hoffman (n.d.), “Areas with cases detected before the recommendations were issued, namely Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toronto, experienced the largest and most severe outbreaks, all characterized by chains of secondary transmission outside the healthcare setting”(Kamps & Hoffman, 2003). A3. According to Chan-Yeung and Xu in an article in Respirology (2003) at the end of the SARS outbreak the total global cases were 8,422 with 916 deaths. The virus affected all
* Flames threatened more than 68,000 homes and chased millions away. * January 20, 2009- Barack Obama inaugurated as the 44th President of the U.S. * Became the President of the United States. * April 26, 2009- Swine Flu declared public health emergency. * In the spring of 2009, a new flu virus spread quickly across the United States and the world. The first U.S. case of H1N1 (swine flu) was diagnosed on April 15, 2009.
There were two epidemics in the decade of 1910-1919. There was polio and the Spanish influenza. The causes for each of these devastating epidemics are unknown, most likely because of the immigration and world war I. the war ended in 1919, which was the end of the second epidemic, the Spanish influenza. The soldiers that had fought in the war had been associated with the influenza. As the soldiers came home from the war, it was believed that they brought the virus back with them.
Although health was always a concern including in ancient times, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, also known as the Renaissance period, public health became a major issue due to the bubonic plaque. It killed one-fourth to one-third of the European population between 1347 and 1351. In the sixteenth century, syphilis and a form of influenza became widespread in Europe. Smallpox reached America killing the native population. Due to these catastrophic events, the three most important contributions to public health came about for the Renaissance period.