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The Influence Of Climate Change On Disease And Public Health, Natalie Petruzelli
The Influence Of Climate Change On Disease And Public Health, Natalie Petruzelli
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
This paper attempts to analyze the growing influence of climate change on the spread and development of diseases, as well as how this continues to affect public health and medical administrations around the world. The prevalence of airborne, waterborne, and vector-borne diseases have been found to be exacerbated as a result of climate change. In addition to this, the paper addresses the reemergence of eliminated diseases and ancient pathogens due to changing temperatures and weather patterns. Finally, the effect of these different conditions on national and international public health organizations and policies is analyzed, including projections on what can be …
Investigation Into The Causes And Severity Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Alex T. Freedenberg
Investigation Into The Causes And Severity Of The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, Alex T. Freedenberg
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
The 1918 Influenza outbreak is regarded as one of the worst pandemics in human history due to its widespread effects across the globe and its high death rate. This death rate was unusual among influenza infections as most strains do not cause the amount of death that is seen in this outbreak, with 20 million dead as a conservative estimate and 100 million by other estimations. This pandemic was not very well contained for a plethora of reasons. Two main reasons are that it came at a time when understanding viral mechanics still escaped medical professionals, and due to the …