PPT-Louisiana Homeland Defense Education Team The Great Pandemic of 1918

Louisiana Homeland Defense Education Team The Great Pandemic of 1918 Thomas C Arnold MD FAAEM FACMT Professor and Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine LSUHSC Shreveport Medical Director Section of Clinical Toxicology. Name of Presenter. Title. Date and Location. Pandemic Preparedness. for Faith-Based. Organizations. Section . 1. Reducing Illness and Death from a Pandemic in Your Faith-based Organization (FBO). Section 1. Ryan Burke. Ph.D. Candidate. 05 June 2014. Agenda and Overview. Purpose and Intent. Background and Motivation. Research Context . Homeland Security/Emergency Management (HSEM) Education. The Military’s Role. The Great Pandemic of 1918. Thomas C. Arnold, M.D., FAAEM, FACMT. Professor and Chairman, . Department of Emergency Medicine. LSUHSC – Shreveport. Medical Director, Section of Clinical Toxicology . Lessons Learned from H1N1….Are We Ready For Another Pandemic?. OBJECTIVES. At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:. Understand and explain the public health implications of pandemic influenza. HISTORY16Emerging Infectious Diseases wwwcdcgov/eid Vol 12 No 1 January 20061918 HA/NArecombinant showed increased upregulationof genes involved in apoptosis tissue injury and oxidative These findin 100 Years Since 1918 Are We Ready for the Next PandemicDaniel B Jernigan MD MPHDirector Influenza DivisionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionInfluenza DivisionToday146s AgendaRemembering the 19 science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. provides a trigger to help the immune system build immunity to a disease. an increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected. Epidemic Preparedness for Community Organizations. Reducing Illness and Death from an Epidemic. Building Hope. Putting Your Community Back Together. Reducing Illness and Death. Describe epidemics. Review epidemics in history. How do we define an Epidemic?. An . epidemic. is an out break of disease that affects many individuals at the same time.. What is an Epidemic?. An epidemic is any illness or health-related issue that is showing up in more cases then would normally be expected.. Would you be happy wearing these masks instead?. Can you . spot any. S. imilarities?. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. . Like Coronavirus it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States. . facilities throughout the country.4 Overall this was the least lethal wave of the pandemic, but it raised awareness for the possibility of widespread infection. The second wave was by far the most dea 1 STEM lesson Investigating Influenza to learn more about the virus that causes the flu and how small changes can have big impacts. Terms to Know Epidemic an increase in the number of cases of a di Word Bank. Epidemic. Outbreak. Pandemic. Public Health. Surveillance. Vaccine. Virus. an increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected . science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. Images from this page are from Library of Congress’ Digital Collections. History Snapshots:. . The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. https://education.texashistory.unt.edu. During the fall of 1918 and winter of 1919, the world was rocked by an epidemic of influenza known as the Spanish Flu. This strain was exceptionally lethal. While the.