Epidemic-prone & pandemic-prone acute respiratory diseases; Infection control strategies for specific procedures in health-care facilities; HOW TO Perform a particulate respirator seal check; HOW TO PUT ON AND TAKE OFF Personal Protective Equipment (PPE);
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Pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: 2009 flu pandemic (Swine flu) A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan "all" + δῆμος demos "people") is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a la...
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1918 flu pandemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu ) was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. It was caused by an unusually virulent and deadly influenz...
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Several factors determine whether an outbreak will explode into an epidemic or pandemic: the ease with which a microbe moves from person to person, and the behavior of individuals and societies.
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WebMD explains what pandemics, epidemics, and outbreaks are, how they are classified, and how to prevent getting a contagious diseases such as the flu and SARS. ... When is a disease outbreak a concern? And what is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? Learn the basics about the spread of serious diseases and...
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Pandemic, which means "all the people," describes and epidemic which occurs inmore than one country or population simultaneously. ... Diseases which reach epidemic proportions thrive in dense populations. Person-to-person contact is often necessary to spread the bacteria or virus, and groups of people, such as school...
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Pandemic: When an epidemic spreads throughout the world. ... Infectious diseases: Diseases that you can catch. They are communicable. Example: colds, influenza, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, pneumonia, smallpox... ** Beware of the super- strains of TB and pneumonia!
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The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history.
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