The book begins with a quick summary of the epidemiology and human costs of the influenza in the year of 1918. There is a lot of background information in the beginning of the book, which gave a better understanding of the scientist’s involved and general information on diseases. Kolata then turns to the main focus of the book, sciences effort to understand what exactly happened in 1918. She covers many experiments, which soon leads to the conclusion that the flu had not been caused by bacteria, but by a virus. In the year of 1918 the spread of the flu started by Germans who slipped into Boston Harbor on U-boats and then sneaked ashore, carrying vials of plague germs with them.
degree in 1869 from the University of Virginia and spending several years working in the field of public health in New York City, Reed joined the Army Medical Department (1875). In 1898, he headed a board that identified typhoid fever as the cause of much sickness and death at the camps where troops gathered to train for the Spanish‐American War. By establishing human waste as the source of contamination, the board made possible effective public health measures to prevent future epidemics. When, in 1900, another board headed by Reed proved that yellow fever, much dreaded by soldiers sent to Cuba, was carried by a mosquito and identified the specific mosquito, successful efforts to reduce this threat to public health also became possible. Reed's accomplishments resulted not only from his personal skills as a research scientist but from the disciplined world in which he worked: medical officers were often better able than their civilian counterparts to conduct the studies necessary to identify both major diseases that threatened public health and the means by which they spread in civilian and military communities alike.
Bill Pruitt’s, “Keeping respiratory syncytial virus at bay” is a well-versed, easily understandable article written for the November issue of Nursing 2005. Throughout Pruitt’s piece, he provides the reader with the basic knowledge of this seriously contagious infection, how to prevent it and the vital skills needed for treating infected patients. Pruitt introduces his work with a case study of and older man, age 66, who was admitted to the emergency department with breathing troubles. Upon diagnosis, the underlying condition was RSV which led to his severe breathing complications. This was a surprise to me because I have always associated RSV with the infant population.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Doctor Steven Hyman recognized 21 million Americans including children suffer from some form of depression; also several millions of Americans were diagnosis with schizophrenia and other disorders. The World Bank and the World Health Organization have established that depression is the primary cause of disability worldwide. As medicine advances, better detection, diagnosis, and treatment will be provided for people who are suffering from mental illnesses such as the ones discussed here. Works Cited Depression, All About. “Major Depressive Disorder.” 6 Mar (2007) allaboutdepression.com Web.
The second writing technique that the author uses is historical. When it comes to talk about history that polio creates, it is important to mention historic facts. For example, in the Unites States, polio struck down nearly 58,000 children in 1952 alone (paragraph 30). Also, in 1961, thirty years after Albert Sabin began studying polio; his oral vaccine was introduced in the Unites States and distributed widely. In the nearly forty years since, polio has been eradicated in the western Hemisphere, The World Health Organization reported, adding that with a full scale effort, polio could be eliminated from the rest of the world by the
Flu Vaccine for the Geriatric Population: Health Education Cora L. Sweeney Oakland University The objective of this Health Education Deliverable is to assess and observe a clinical setting in which geriatric residents who reside in congregated living who are ages 65 yrs. and older, attend a flu clinic. Flu clinics for this particular population are being held in both assisted living and memory care facilities. Residents of these communities are looking not only to seek administration of the flu shot, but also to attain information about this season’s strain of the flu as well as this year’s flu vaccine. Residents come to the flu clinic of their own free will or are assisted by caregivers.
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Just two months after the first detections the swine flu it was now classified as a pandemic. Even though the WHO (World Health Organization) did not classify it as severe, it would later be classified as “moderate” and many countries would have to strengthen quarantine procedures and pre-existing screening for travelers. Infection control measures to prevent transmission of H1N1 influenza in healthcare facilities. The H1N1 pandemic, as necessary as new information becomes available throughout the course of this influenza season. It provides general guidance for all healthcare facilities.
In 1958, H.F. Dowling, and his friends wrote a paper in the American Journal of Hygiene. More than 400 volunteers were exposed to viruses that cause colds. Some were exposed to very cold temperatures while wearing heavy coats, some to 60 degree temperatures while wearing underwear, and some to a very warm 80 degrees. All had the same rate of infection. This shows that the crucial factor that determine whether you get a cold is being exposed to the virus that causes the cold.
Everyone knows the dangers of smoking – 1 in 10 deaths worldwide is from a smoking-related disease, according to the World Health Organization. But exposure to tobacco fumes kills 600,000 nonsmokers a year worldwide, including 165,000 children, according to a December 2010 WHO study. That’s about 1 out of every 100 deaths worldwide, through smoke-related illnesses such as heart disease, lower respiratory infections, asthma and lung cancer. The fumes are harder to avoid than you think: They can