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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Influenza pandemics"”.
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The Demographic Links Between the 1890 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics in Ontario
… deaths at the age of 28 during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic in Canada. To analyze whether this was related to the Russian influenza pandemic that occurred 28 years previously in 1890, the Western, McMaster, Montreal Influenza Pandemic (WMMIP) database was created. It utilizes the death …
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Optimization of influenza antiviral response in Texas
Influenza pandemics pose a serious threat to the global population. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in 2014, the Spanish flu of 1918 killed almost 100 million people worldwide and Simonsen, Spreeuwenberg, and Lustig in 2013 estimated that the Swine flu more …
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Glycan Shielding of the Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Elicits Evasion of the Adaptive Immune Response and T-Cell-Driven Pathology
<p>Three separate influenza pandemics have emerged in the human population since 1918, each characterized by viruses that lack N-linked glycosylation sites on the globular head of the hemagglutinin protein. In contrast, recent non-pandemic isolates have acquired such sites. Here we constructed …
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One Flu East, One Flu West, One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Pandemic Influenza Paradoxes in Epidemiology
… in Vietnam and the US revealed three pandemic influenza paradoxes: The paradox of attribution which asserts that pandemic influenza comes exclusively from Asia even though historical evidence points to the contrary; the paradox of prevention which encourages industrial methods (i.e., factory …
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Models for managing surge capacity in the face of an influenza epidemic
Influenza pandemics pose an imminent risk to society. Yearly outbreaks already represent heavy social and economic burdens. A pandemic could severely affect infrastructure and commerce through high absenteeism, supply chain disruptions, and other effects over an extended and uncertain period of …
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Impact of Adjuvants on the Antibody Responses to Pre-pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccines
<p>Human influenza pandemics occur when influenza viruses to which the population has little or no immunity emerge and acquire the ability to transmit among humans. Since their emergence in 1996, human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses presented a serious public …
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An Epidemic Model Structured By The Time Since Last Infection
… respiratory infections (including pneumonia and influenza) and tuberculosis are two examples of diseases where reinfections are common. Their study is of critical importance since, according to the World Health Organization, they represent, respectively, the number one and number fourth most …
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Pandemic Potential of Reassortant Swine Influenza A Viruses
<p>Influenza A viruses are capable of causing disease in several species, including birds, humans and swine. Host specificity of the viruses is not absolute, and is influenced by a range of factors. Swine play a pivotal role in the interspecies transmission of influenza A viruses, as they are …
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The Ethical Balance Between Individual and Population Health Interests To Effectively Manage Pandemics and Epidemics
… that hamper the effective management of pandemics and epidemics. The libertarian model focuses on advancing individual rights. The epidemiological model focuses upon population health. The social justice model focuses on a broader perspective than individual rights and population health …