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Notes from the Editor (Volume XII) February 2016 The February 2016 issue features a research article which develops a methodology for containing the spread of pandemic viruses via international air travel. In Halting Global Pandemics via the Commercial Air Route Network, Ted Lewis uses network science to create a blocking strategy for preventing the transmission of pandemics through the global air [ ] Halting Global Pandemics via the Commercial Air Route Network Ted G. Lewis ABSTRACT: How can a pandemic like SARS be halted in the modern age of air travel? This article argues that the classical mathematical models of epidemics are inadequate for describing the impact of air travel on the spread of contagions like SARS. Instead, the author proposes a modern model that incorporates air travel [ ] Assessing Homeland Security Risks: A Comparative Risk Assessment of 10 Hazards Russell Lundberg and Henry Willis ABSTRACT:  The National Academy of Sciences recommended that the Department of Homeland Security use methods of qualitative comparative risk assessment as part of its approach to strategic planning. To provide insight into how this can be done, this paper examines a set of ten homeland security risks– including natural disasters, terrorist [ ] Surviving the ‘Storm’: Expanding Public Health’s Capabilities in Response to the Increasing Threats Posed by Novel, Pandemic Strain Viruses Daniel P. Mackie and Anke Richter ABSTRACT:  The recent emergence of two separate outbreaks of two new viruses has generated renewed interest in the threat of pandemics. For a significant portion of the total fatalities associated with these infections the cause of death was due to an over-reaction of an infected body’s immune system. This research [ ] Identifying Security Checkpoint Locations to Protect the Major U.S. Urban Areas Daniel M. Watkins, Leticia Cuéllar, Deborah A. Kubicek.
Search Results Free Essays Unrated Essays Better Essays Stronger Essays Powerful Essays Term Papers Research Papers Search by keyword:   Sort By:   Your search returned 77 essays for sars : These results are sorted by most relevant first (ranked search). You may also sort these by color rating or essay length. Title Length Color Rating   SARS - SARS It has been a tough week for my family and I. It is no longer safe for us to go outside. Last month, I noticed that the Taipei General Hospital located two blocks from my house has been taped off. At first, I didn't understand why all the sick children and elders were not seeking medical treatment there. As days went by, brother and I started taking a different route to school and I no longer saw any activity of patients and doctors going in and out of the hospital. At school, our teacher discussed the new lessons for the next few weeks to us, and told us to work on our lesson book each day.   [tags: SARS Health Essays] 729 words(2.1 pages) Better Essays [preview] Case Analysis: Emergency Response System Under Stress: Public Health Doctors Fight To Contain SARS In Toronto - As some of the major problems of emergency response in the Toronto SARS crisis, the following can be mentioned: Though Health Canada knew about the spreading of an atypical pneumonia in Asia, and despite the massive arrival at Toronto airport of passengers coming from the Far East, no measures were adopted to monitor these arriving passengers or to alert the medical service about the risk of having to treat patient with the mentioned disease. (VARLEY, 2005) Not having the proper information, Scarborough-Grace Emergency after being sought by Tse Chi Kwai - a 43 year-old man that in just a few days had lost his mother of what was primarily diagnosed as flue -; whose symptoms were fever, sha.   [tags: Emergency Preparedness SARS] 1189 words(3.4 pages).
Written by Sy Kraft Published: Thursday 8 September 2011 Published: Thu 8 Sep 2011 A new study shows that not only those in close proximity to the earth shattering 9-11 terrorist attacks of ten years ago were severely affected mentally by the tragedy, but even further geographic distance and indirect trauma exposures are associated with an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The new research examines data from employees of New York City companies affected by the attacks overall. The authors of the report clearly explain: Effective disaster mental health planning and response depend on accurate information about the numbers of people who will need distinct types of services. In large-scale disasters such as the September 11, 2001 attacks affecting large populations, estimated proportions may translate into tens and hundreds of thousands of people needing services. Yet even though the 9/11 attacks constituted an undeniable trauma, the occurrence of a traumatic event is not sufficient for the diagnosis of PTSD; a qualifying exposure to the traumatic event is also necessary for consideration of this diagnosis. Exposure cannot be assumed; it must be determined on a case-by-case basis. Here is how the research was conducted: Researchers examined disaster trauma exposure and its relationship to PTSD in a sample of 379 employees of eight New York City organizations (176 from WTC tower companies and 203 from organizations not in the towers) with a range of exposures, including some who were evacuated from the WTC towers and others who were nearby. The study's participants were interviewed with the Diagnostic Interview Schedule/Disaster Supplement and symptoms assessed by the DSM-IV-TR qualifying 9/11 trauma exposures: physical endangerment (by planes striking the towers and collapse of the towers, fleeing the falling towers and debris, physical.
In the 2003 global disease outbreak, what became known as SARS-CoV started as a mystery illness—without name, origin, or cure.  Public health scientists across the globe scrambled to understand and contain this health threat. CDC began working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in late February to investigate and confirm outbreaks of an unusual pneumonia in Southeast Asia. As WHO led a global effort to understand the illness and how to prevent its spread, questions outnumbered answers. At the time, all that was known about the new disease was that people quickly become severely ill and that it could be fatal. By the time WHO issued a global alert on March 12, cautioning that the severe respiratory illness may spread to hospital staff, CDC had confirmed this was not “bird flu,” the influenza A (H5N1) that had been reported recently in Hong Kong. The mystery illness was given a name: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), although scientists still did not know which microbe was causing SARS. On March 14, the response to this health threat became more urgent for CDC when several SARS cases were reported in Canada. That same day, CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC). A CDC-Wide Response For decades, when invited by the WHO or Ministries of Health, CDC has lent expertise to global disease outbreak responses. Typically, CDC’s infectious disease centers manage those responses. However, when the response effort may need more staff and supplies than usual or when the response might go on for an extended time, the CDC Director can activate the EOC. Activating the EOC means the incident commander can assemble expert staff and volunteers from across the entire agency to help. During the 133 days of CDC’s emergency response phase of the SARS outbreak, more than 850 people from across the agency were deployed to the EOC. Within hours of activating the CDC.
October 15, 2013 at 11:30 am The tenth anniversary of SARS has gone with little recognition from Torontonians, and that's a problem. By Matt Cahill (Guest Contributor) Photo by phot0geek, from Flickr. In the lobby of Toronto General Hospital’s new Robert R. McEwen Centre Atrium, surrounded by staff and visitors, sits a soapstone statuette encased in glass: a two-foot depiction of an Arctic hunter holding a spear, grappling with a walrus. It’s an unlikely object to find in a hospital foyer, apropos of nothing and seemingly abandoned, as if labourers got tired and decided to set it down beside the Starbucks for lack of a better resting place. On a silver plastic plaque beneath the case there’s an inscription missing some of its letters: “In recognition of the compassion, dedica_ion and professionalism of those __o worked at _HN du_ing the SARS outb_eak of 2003 and in honour o_ the healt_care professional_ _ho lost their lives to SARS.” For Toronto, the North American epicentre of SARS, there has been an uncomfortable silence during this, the tenth year since the virus killed hundreds of people worldwide. On February 26, 2003, a human carrier of what would eventually be termed severe acute respiratory syndrome disembarked from a plane at Pearson International Airport and set in motion an episode the likes of which the city hadn’t seen since Spanish influenza struck 85 years earlier. By the end, Toronto’s international reputation was tainted, with overall economic losses estimated at between .5 and .1 billion. And yet, besides some perfunctory photo essays in the dailies, there has been little recognition of this anniversary. The fact is, we need to remember what happened. Some might muse sarcastically, “Should we have a celebratory SARS parade down Yonge Street, then?” What exactly would rehashing the memory of a deadly virus accomplish? The answer is that doing so.
JOHNNY JET'S OFFICIAL LINKS FOR S.A.R.S. Updated: May 29, 2003 TIPS The World Health Organization's urges travelers to postpone all but essential trips to Hong Kong and adjoining Guangdong Province in China. Wash hands regularly with soap, never touch the face except after washing hands, eat a well balanced diet, get plenty of rest, avoid crowded places with poor ventilation and keep windows down for fresh air when in taxis. It is not clear if wearing a mask provides a significant benefit. The W.H.O. says that it appears the virus can also be transmitted through handshakes or by having droplets from coughs or sneezes come in contact with the eyes. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF YOU HAVE: High fever (100.4 F or 38 C) One or more respiratory symptoms including cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing Close contact with a person who has been diagnosed with SARS Recent history of travel to areas reporting cases of SARS. Brought to you by About Johnny • Publicity • Newsletter Archive • My Mom • Photogallery • Contact Us Johnny's Book • Blog • Bookmark Us • • Suggestions.