The Next Flu Pandemic
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Influenza
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Author : Connie Goldsmith
language : en
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Influenza written by Connie Goldsmith and has been published by Twenty-First Century Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the implications of influenza.
The Next Flu Pandemic
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Next Flu Pandemic written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Electronic government information categories.
Influenza
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Author : Jeremy Brown
language : en
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date : 2019-10-01
Influenza written by Jeremy Brown and has been published by Atria Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Social Science categories.
“Highlights that influenza is still a real and present threat and demonstrates the power and limitations of modern medicine.” —The Wall Street Journal “A surprisingly compelling and accessible story of one of the world’s most deadly diseases. It is timely and interesting, engaging and sobering.” —David Gregort, CNN political analyst and former moderator for NBC’s Meet the Press A veteran ER doctor explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history and present-day research of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a cure? While influenza is now often thought of as a common but mild disease, it still kills more than thirty thousand people in the United States each year. Dr. Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor and director of the Office of Emergency Care Research at the National Institutes of Health, talks with leading epidemiologists, policy makers, and the researcher who first sequenced the genetic building blocks of the original 1918 virus to offer both a comprehensive history and a road map to protect us from the next outbreak. Dr. Brown explores the terrifying and complex history of the flu virus and looks at the controversy over vaccinations and the federal government’s role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks. Though a hundred years of advancement in medical research and technology have passed since the 1918 disaster, Dr. Brown warns that many of the most vital questions about the flu virus continue to confound even the leading experts.
Bird Flu
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Author : Marc Siegel
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2008-05-02
Bird Flu written by Marc Siegel and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-02 with Health & Fitness categories.
"Marc Siegel is an articulate voice of reason in a world beset by hype and hysteria. We would be well advised to listen closely to what he has to say." -Jerome Groopman, M.D., staff writer, the New Yorker "Siegel cuts through the hype about the 'deadly' this and the 'lethal' that, and applies reason in seeking the answers." -John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History "Timely and needed. At such times, we need soothsayers and explicators to redirect the ready-fire-aim mindset. Siegel's book fulfills this role well." -The Journal of the American Medical Association As bird flu sweeps through Asia, the rest of the world has begun to worry that it might spread west and start infecting humans. As many experts have pointed out, an influenza pandemic is only a matter of time and that time could be now. Or is it? In Bird Flu, Dr. Marc Siegel cuts through the hype, the facts, the fears, and the realities to explain what has the experts so worried and why there's still plenty of reason to be calm. Among the questions he answers are: * What is bird flu, and who has it? * What can I do to protect my family? * Should I stockpile Tamiflu? * Will this be like the deadly Spanish flu of 1918? * Why is there no bird flu vaccine? * Will the annual flu shot protect me? In his sensible and entertaining style, Siegel looks at the advances we've made in treatments, the research still to be done, and the challenges ahead for Asia to lay out a realistic plan for ending this global threat. While a bird flu outbreak in the United States may or may not happen this year, there's still a great deal of work to be done in readying America for outbreaks of any kind.
The Threat Of Pandemic Influenza
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2005-04-09
The Threat Of Pandemic Influenza written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-09 with Medical categories.
Public health officials and organizations around the world remain on high alert because of increasing concerns about the prospect of an influenza pandemic, which many experts believe to be inevitable. Moreover, recent problems with the availability and strain-specificity of vaccine for annual flu epidemics in some countries and the rise of pandemic strains of avian flu in disparate geographic regions have alarmed experts about the world's ability to prevent or contain a human pandemic. The workshop summary, The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? addresses these urgent concerns. The report describes what steps the United States and other countries have taken thus far to prepare for the next outbreak of "killer flu." It also looks at gaps in readiness, including hospitals' inability to absorb a surge of patients and many nations' incapacity to monitor and detect flu outbreaks. The report points to the need for international agreements to share flu vaccine and antiviral stockpiles to ensure that the 88 percent of nations that cannot manufacture or stockpile these products have access to them. It chronicles the toll of the H5N1 strain of avian flu currently circulating among poultry in many parts of Asia, which now accounts for the culling of millions of birds and the death of at least 50 persons. And it compares the costs of preparations with the costs of illness and death that could arise during an outbreak.
The Pandemic Perhaps
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Author : Carlo Caduff
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-08-11
The Pandemic Perhaps written by Carlo Caduff and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-11 with Medical categories.
In 2005, American experts sent out urgent warnings throughout the country: a devastating flu pandemic was fast approaching. Influenza was a serious disease, not a seasonal nuisance; it could kill millions of people. If urgent steps were not taken immediately, the pandemic could shut down the economy and “trigger a reaction that will change the world overnight.” The Pandemic Perhaps explores how American experts framed a catastrophe that never occurred. The urgent threat that was presented to the public produced a profound sense of insecurity, prompting a systematic effort to prepare the population for the coming plague. But when that plague did not arrive, the race to avert it carried on. Paradoxically, it was the absence of disease that made preparedness a permanent project. The Pandemic Perhaps tells the story of what happened when nothing really happened. Drawing on fieldwork among scientists and public health professionals in New York City, the book is an investigation of how actors and institutions produced a scene of extreme expectation through the circulation of dramatic plague visions. It argues that experts deployed these visions to draw attention to the possibility of a pandemic, frame the disease as a catastrophic event, and make it meaningful to the nation. Today, when we talk about pandemic influenza, we must always say “perhaps.” What, then, does it mean to engage a disease in the modality of the maybe?
Flu Pandemic Of 2018 2019
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Author : D. W. Graeme
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-10
Flu Pandemic Of 2018 2019 written by D. W. Graeme and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-10 with categories.
Understand how the Flu Pandemic of 2018-2019 will affect us all, and how we can learn from what happened during the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918. It's not a matter of "IF", but "WHEN" it will come. This book will tell you what happened in 1918 when the Spanish Flu Pandemic went around the world killing millions, but in the United States alone it killed 675,000. Scientists tell us that we are due for another Pandemic and they predict it will be in the fall of 2018-2019. They fear it will come from China and the open-air poultry markets and make its way quickly across the planet killing as it comes across the globe. This easy-to-read book,will help you understand the flu virus itself and why developing the vaccine is so hard and what is standing in its way. When you purchase "FLU PANDEMIC OF 2018-2019: How Can We Learn From the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918 and Prepare for What's Coming", you will discover: How the Spanish Flu Epidemic started and why it spread so fast. How certain people survived the Flu Pandemic of 1918, while others were not so lucky. How long it takes to develop a flu vaccine. Why it will be almost impossible to be prepared with a vaccine for all citizens of all countries. Real stories of families and some of their trials and losses they encountered in 1918 and 2017. How the real reasons vaccines take so long to come to market. The 1976 Swine Flu Pandemic Scare and what we can learn from that. Why World Health authorities are now worried about the next Flu Pandemic of 2018-2019 Where, When, and How will the next major Flu Epidemic hit us How the Department Of Defense reacts during a Flu Pandemic How we can take the next steps forward to protect and prepare ourselves for the coming Flu Epidemic While it is impossible to fit all of the information on this topic of the Flu Pandemic of 1918 and our coming Flu epidemic, I have hand-picked out the best, most relevant information I know from my own experience. Using insights from doctors, my own experience in my field of interest, and research, I have written this "To-The-Point" interesting and informative read that will help you learn, understand and hopefully, take action on this coming flu epidemic If you want to be informed and have a better idea of how to protect your family and yourself when the Pandemic sweeps across the Globe, this book is for you. Pick up this book today and help your community, your family, and even yourself!
The Fatal Strain
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Author : Alan Sipress
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-11-12
The Fatal Strain written by Alan Sipress and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-12 with Science categories.
In 2009, Swine Flu reminded us that pandemics still happen, and award- winning journalist Alan Sipress reminds us that far worse could be brewing. When a highly lethal strain of avian flu broke out in Asia in 2003 and raced westward, Sipress, as a reporter for The Washington Post, tracked the virus across nine countries, watching its secrets elude the world's brightest scientists and most intrepid disease hunters. A vivid portrayal of the struggle between man and microbe, The Fatal Strain is a fast-moving account that weaves cultural, political, and scientific strands into a tale of inevitable pandemic.
Exploring Lessons Learned From A Century Of Outbreaks
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2019-06-05
Exploring Lessons Learned From A Century Of Outbreaks written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-05 with Medical categories.
In November 2018, an ad hoc planning committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned two sister workshops held in Washington, DC, to examine the lessons from influenza pandemics and other major outbreaks, understand the extent to which the lessons have been learned, and discuss how they could be applied further to ensure that countries are sufficiently ready for future pandemics. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from both workshops.
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 1919
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Author : David Killingray
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 1919 written by David Killingray and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with History categories.
The Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918-19 was the worst pandemic of modern times, claiming over 30 million lives in less than six months. In the hardest hit societies, everything else was put aside in a bid to cope with its ravages. It left millions orphaned and medical science desperate to find its cause. Despite the magnitude of its impact, few scholarly attempts have been made to examine this calamity in its many-sided complexity. On a global, multidisciplinary scale, the book seeks to apply the insights of a wide range of social and medical sciences to an investigation of the pandemic. Topics covered include the historiography of the pandemic, its virology, the enormous demographic impact, the medical and governmental responses it elicited, and its long-term effects, particularly the recent attempts to identify the precise causative virus from specimens taken from flu victims in 1918, or victims buried in the Arctic permafrost at that time.