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
MEASLES SZT TASK 3 REBEKAH HIGHTOWER A. Measles Measles, what is it? Measles is one of the most highly contagious viral diseases and sadly it can be a fatal disease. This disease took the life of 164,000 children worldwide in 2008(Measles, 2014). It is caused by an infection called the rubeola virus.
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing (C228) – Task #2 TUBERCULOSIS Stephanie Sanderson Western Governors University Mentor: Mikki Naught October 12, 2014 Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (or, “TB”) has existed throughout history. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or, M. tuberculosis) is the causative bacterium in most cases of TB. M. tuberculosis was first described by Robert Koch in March of 1882. Presently, it is one of the world’s deadliest diseases (www.cdc.gov). In 2013, more than 9500 cases of TB were reported in the United States alone; during the previous year, there were about 1.3 million TB-related deaths, worldwide.
In 1918 a great influenza, or flu outbreak, killed more than fifty million people. The influenza virus is also known as the “La Grippe” which translates to “Spanish Flu”. In a single year it killed more people than the Great War, also known as World War I. The flu today still remains a constant threat. Each “flu season”, many people die.
This rapid spread greatly effected Europe in the 14th century. The most pressing issue caused by the Black Death was the large number of deaths and the rate at which they were occurring. The death tolls varied from place to place in Europe, and an exact number of how much all together was killed is unknown. However, historians estimate anywhere from 75-200 million people died from the plague within the span of 4 years. In some cities as many as 500-800 people would die daily by this disease.
Particularly, southern and western African countries such as, Congo, Burundi, Tanzania and Gambia, Burkina-Faso, Togo and southern part of Madagascar. c) What is the monthly death toll of children by malaria? In what age range are most children that are killed by the disease? (1pt) Around 15000 children are killed each month by malaria globally and most of the victims are children age 5 or younger. d) What were the two drawbacks
The Black Death killed about 40% of the population of the British Isles before the epidemic ended. By 1351, the plague had run its course in Europe. Pope Clement IV estimated that 23,840,000 citizens of Europe had died due to the bubonic plague. The population of Europe before the plague was about 75 million. In the time span of just three years, one third of Europe had died.
5,313 people in Springfield suffer from asthma, and over 5,000 people die every year from an asthma attack. The city of Springfield’s high asthma rates can be blamed on dust mites. Springfield has many older buildings and older housing stock. Older buildings in Springfield have more dust mites compared to the newer building in Springfield because typically older buildings tend to have more of a connection of dust mites, mold, and many other asthma triggers. The ventilation in older houses causes poor air conditions and makes living conditions hard.
The black plague is a huge event in history for its effects . This plague is a disease that has killed about ⅓ of the population in the 14th century. There was a 90% mortality rate of the people that were affected from the black plague. The symptoms of the black plague was that the person gets a very high fever, starts to vomit, causes muscular pains, bleeding in the lungs, and mental illusory. Victims only lived about 2 to 4 days after getting the deadly disease.
Effects of The Black Death The biggest, most disastrous epidemic to ever affect Europe, and the world, the Black Plague, is also commonly referred to as the “Black Death”. The Black Death was an epidemic that killed an estimated 75 million people worldwide (Wikipedia). The Black Death lasted from 1347 to 1352 (Kishlansky 295), and had a lasting affect on the world. One-third to one-half of Europe’s population died from this epidemic (Kishlansky 295). People lived in fear of this disease that it would affect them and moved on with life with their saying of “live for the moment” (Wikipedia).