Infobox VG title Epidemic image developer Strategic Simulations Inc. publisher Strategic Simulations Inc. designer Steven Faber released 1983 genre Computer strategy game Strategy Game modes Single player platforms Apple II , Atari Fact date June 2007 media requirements Epidemic is a real time strategy game in which the player stands in control of a world on the brink of extinction. Summary A space borne plague has hit the planet and the player must stem the epidemic as quickly as possible and with minimal loss of life. Developed solely by Steven Faber in machine code , this game was created for Strategic Simulations, Inc. Your range of methods to deal with the epidemic range from inert methods like interferon , to quarantine , to the ultimate in immediate cessation, tactical nuclear weapon nukes . The game has four difficulty levels, ranging from small controllable scenarios of approximately 20 minutes at level 4, to full one hour campaigns with severe difficulty at level 1. Sources http www.atarimagazines.com creative v9n9 179 Strategy games and simula.php Atari Magazines, Strategy Games article from Atari Magazines Category 1983 video games Category Apple II games Category Strategy video games strategy videogame stub ... more details
Other uses In epidemiology , an epidemic epi meaning upon or above and demos meaning people , occurs when new cases of a certain disease , in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience. ref name Principles of Epidemiology ... PE, Shemer J title When is an epidemic an epidemic? journal Isr. Med. Assoc. J. volume 4 issue ... Epidemiologists often consider the term outbreak to be synonymous to epidemic, but the general public ... name Principles of Epidemiology rp 55, 354 An epidemic may be restricted to one location , however ... of an epidemic usually requires a good understanding of a baseline medicine baseline rate ... rare disease may be classified as an epidemic, while many cases of a common disease such as the common ... agent that may trigger an epidemic these include ref name Principles of Epidemiology rp 55 Increased ... agent Changes in host exposure to the infectious agent An epidemic disease is not required to be contagious ... fever ref name Green and the obesity epidemic , among others. ref name Martin Types of epidemics ... The term epidemic derives from a term first attributed to Homer s Odyssey , which later took its medical ... journal author Martin PM, Martin Granel E title 2,500 year evolution of the term epidemic journal Emerging ... one of the earliest accounts of a disease epidemic. ref name Martin See also List of epidemics Biosecurity Bugchasing and giftgiving Epidemic model Overpopulation Endemic epidemiology Syndemic ... links Wiktionary epidemic refbegin http www.ecdc.europa.eu European Centre for Disease Prevention ... Library http www.laprp.com article.php?aid 348 Video Discussion of the Prostate Cancer Epidemic http vlab.infotech.monash.edu.au simulations cellular automata epidemic Monash Virtual Laboratory Simulations of epidemic spread across a landscape http www.christianwalks.org churchgodpro disease.htm ... simple Epidemic sk Epid mia sl Epidemija sr sh Epidemija fi Epidemia sv Epidemi tt ... more details
Wiktionary epidemic An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly. Epidemic may also refer to Epidemic film Epidemic film , a 1987 film Epidemic band , a San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band from the late 1980s and early 1990s. Epidemic Records Epidemic, a song by Slayer on their 1986 album, Reign In Blood Epidemic , a 1961 novel by Frank G. Tabarnak Slaughter disambig it Epidemic ru ... more details
suicide A suicide epidemic is an epidemic of suicide s. Such epidemics have occurred in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s ref citation title Economic reform and mortality in the former Soviet Union a study of the suicide epidemic in the 1990s author E Brainerd publisher European Economic Review date 2001 url http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii S0014292101001088 ref among police officer s ref cite book title Police suicide Epidemic in blue author JM Violanti isbn 978 0 398 07762 4 date 2007 ref on Indian reservation s ref citation title A suicide epidemic on an Indian reserve author JA Ward, J Fox publisher Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal date 1977 ref in Micronesia ref citation title Truk suicide epidemic and social change author FX Hezel publisher Human Organization date 1987 url http sfaa.metapress.com index JVT6138315101H88.pdf ref The Werther effect occurs when suicides that are made publicly known encourage others to imitate them. ref citation title Was There a Suicide Epidemic After Goethe s Werther? author J Thorson, PA berg publisher Archives of Suicide Research date 2003 url http www.informaworld.com index 4FG077LGMG7BF23B.pdf ref It has been suggested that the teaching of stories such as Romeo and Juliet may encourage suicide among young people. ref citation url http www.jstor.org stable 818306 title Rx for the suicide epidemic author DM Stupple publisher English Journal date 1987 ref See also Mass suicide Epidemiology of suicide References reflist Category Suicidology ... more details
Infobox film name Epidemic caption image Epidemic FilmPoster.jpeg director Lars von Trier producer writer Niels V rsel br Lars von Trier starring Niels V rsel br Lars von Trier music cinematography Henning Bendtsen editing Thomas Kragh distributor released 11 September 1987 runtime 106 min. ref name LasagnaLena2003 cite book last1 Lasagna first1 Roberto last2 Lena first2 Sandra title Lars von Trier url http books.google.com books?id E9FYAibtRr4C&pg PA122 accessdate 15 October 2010 date 32 May 2003 publisher Gremese Editore isbn 9788873015437 page 124 ref country Film Denmark language Danish budget Epidemic is a 1987 film directed by Lars von Trier . It is the second of Trier s films known collectively as the Europa trilogy . The other two films in the trilogy are The Element of Crime 1984 and Europa film Europa 1991 . Co written by Niels V rsel , focuses on the screenwriting process. V rsel and von Trier play themselves, coming up with a last minute script for a producer. This story is intercut with scenes from the film they write, in which von Trier plays a renegade doctor trying to cure a modern day epidemic . This film marks the first in a series of collaborations between von Trier and Udo Kier . Plot The movie is divided into five days. On the first day the protagonists, screenwriters Lars Lars Von Trier and Niels Niels V rsel lose the only copy of a movie s script Kommis ren ... a new script about an epidemic the outbreak of a plague like disease. The protagonist is a doctor, Mesmer ... de Cannes Epidemic accessdate 2009 07 21 work festival cannes.com ref It was nominated for Best Film ... External links Amg movie 139997 Epidemic imdb title 0092972 Epidemic tcmdb title id 492411 title Epidemic rotten tomatoes id epidemic title Epidemic CinemaofDenmark Lars von Trier Category 1987 films ... Category Science fiction horror films da Epidemic fr Epidemic it Epidemic film no Epidemic pl Epidemia film 1987 ru , 1987 sv Epidemic ... more details
infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The IDIC Epidemic title orig translator image Image The IDIC Epidemic.jpg 200px prefer 1st edition image caption author Jean Lorrah illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series Star Trek The Original Series genre Science fiction novel publisher Pocket Books release date February 1988 media type Print Paperback pages 278 pp isbn ISBN 0 671 70768 X first edition, paperback preceded by Bloodthirst novel Bloodthirst followed by Time for Yesterday The IDIC Epidemic is a Star Trek The Original Series novel written by Jean Lorrah . Plot Vulcans, Humans, Klingons and countless other races live and work together on Vulcan Science Colony Nisus . The colony becomes infected with a contagious disease. The threat to so many races threatens to cause interstellar war. The solution to both aspects of the problem seems to buried in the Vulcan saying Infinite diversity in infinite combinations . External links memoryalpha article The IDIC Epidemic Star Trek publications Star Trek StarTrek novel stub DEFAULTSORT IDIC Epidemic, The Category Star Trek novels Category 1988 novels Category American science fiction novels ... more details
Epidemic polyarthritis is an outdated term that was used to refer to polyarthritis caused by two mosquito borne viruses endemic to Australasia Barmah Forest virus , which causes Barmah Forest Fever Ross River virus RRV , which causes Ross River Fever disambiguation Category Arthritis Category Viral diseases ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Not to be confused with the band Epidemic from Brazil or Israel which played a similar style of music, or the mainstream act Epidemic with lead singer Boris Bouma who released an album on Elektra records in 2002 and have since disbanded, or the punk band from Boston called The Epidemic. Infobox musical artist name Epidemic image background group or band origin Palo Alto, California Palo Alto , California , United States genre Thrash metal br Death metal years active 1986 1995 label Metalcore Records Metalcore , Metal Blade Records Metal Blade current members Carl Fulli br Mark Bodine br Erik Moggridge br Bobby Cochran past members Geoff Bruce br Guy Higbey br Ted Kamp Epidemic was an United States American Death Metal Death Thrash metal Thrash band,part of the Bay Area thrash scene. History Epidemic was formed in 1986 in Palo Alto by bassist Mark Bodine , guitarist Guy Higbey , guitarist Erik Moggridge , and their friend Ted Kamp on drums to play the senior night talent show at their high school. After playing a set of two songs a cover of Metallica s Creeping Death and an original song penned by Moggridge called No Man s Land and enjoying the experience, the guys decided to continue and pursue the band full time taking the Epidemic name from the Slayer ... in San Francisco and the Omni Oakland. Unsourced image removed Image EPIDEMIC.jpg left thumb 300px EPIDEMIC ... of 1988, Epidemic came to the conclusion that they needed a drummer with further advanced double ... Punisher band Punisher drummer, to take over duties. With this line up, Epidemic went into Telluride ... years. During this time the band was able to headline venues on their own. Epidemic s first headline ... tour with Cannibal Corpse and Unleashed band Unleashed in early 1993. Epidemic gained considerable ... 89 1989 Extremities 91 1991 External links https www.facebook.com pages Epidemic 201386806540125?sk app 178091127385 Official Epidemic Facebook Page DEFAULTSORT Epidemic Band Category Thrash metal musical ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Epidemic Type studio Artist Turbo Polish band Turbo Cover Epidemic.jpg Released 1989 Italy Recorded March May 1989 at Gie da studio, Pozna Genre Heavy metal music Heavy metal , br Thrash metal Length 37 31 Label Metalmaster, Metal Mind Productions Producer Reviews Last album Alive Turbo album Alive br 1988 This album Epidemic br 1989 Next album Epidemie br 1990 Epidemic is the sixth studio album by Poland Polish Heavy metal music heavy metal band Turbo Polish band Turbo . It was released in 1989, in Italy through Metalmaster. ref cite news url http www.archiwumrocka.art.pl plyty turbo 1593,epidemic.html title Turbo discography on Archiwum Polskiego Rocka publisher date October 5, 2009 author ref The album was recorded on March May 1989, at Gie da studio, in Pozna . The cover art was created by Jerzy Kurczak. ref name Web cite news url http www.archiwumrocka.art.pl plyty turbo 1594,epidemie.html title Turbo discography on Archiwum Polskiego Rocka publisher date October 5, 2009 author ref This is the english version of Epidemie album. Track listing tracklist writing credits no title1 Salvator Mundi writer1 length1 3 58 title2 AIDS writer2 length2 4 45 title3 Ocean of Tears writer3 length3 4 37 title4 Loop of Time writer4 length4 4 43 title5 Crazy World writer5 length5 5 02 title6 Anty N.R. Eve writer6 length6 4 36 title7 Pleasure and Pain writer7 length7 4 14 title8 Den of Sorrow writer8 length8 5 14 title9 13.12.88 writer9 length9 0 46 Personnel Grzegorz Kupczyk vocal Wojciech Hoffmann electric guitar guitar Robert Litza Friedrich electric guitar guitar Andrzej ys w Bass guitar bass Tomasz Goehs drum kit drums References reflist DEFAULTSORT Epidemic Album Category 1989 albums Category Turbo albums pl Epidemic ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Groninger ziekte also called intermittent fevers that broke out in 1826 was a malaria epidemic that killed 2,844 people nearly 10 of the population of Groningen city Groningen . In February 1825 the Dike construction dikes broke in several places causing widespread flooding in the region. The decay of plants and cattle under swamplike conditions and the flooding of the city of Groningen city Groningen in 1826 in the subsequent hot spring and summer of 1826 led to the epidemic. The epidemic also hit Friesland and the Germany German Wadden Sea region. The Frisia Frisian town of Sneek reported a tripling of the number of deaths in 1826 as compared to previous years. References cite book author Wilhelmina Baron year 2006 title Het belang en de welvaart van alle ingezetenen gezondheidszorg in de stad Groningen 1800 1870 language Dutch publisher RuG series Dissertation url http irs.ub.rug.nl ppn 297392336 cite journal author E. Martini year 1937 title ber die Malaria Epidemie an der Nordseek ste 1826 journal Medical Microbiology and Immunology volume 120 pages 36 language German cite web title The Story of Groningen url http www.hetverhaalvangroningen.nl cite journal author E. Teubner year 1937 title Aus Hamburger Akten ber die Epidemie im Nordseegebiet, vor allem in Gr ningen 1826 journal Medical Microbiology and Immunology volume 120 pages 44 language German Category History of the Netherlands Category History of Groningen Category 1826 disasters Category Epidemics Category 19th century health disasters fy Grinzer sykte nl Groninger ziekte ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Epidemic dropsy Image Sanguinarine structure.png Caption Sanguinarine in argemone oil is the toxic etiological agent of epidemic dropsy DiseasesDB 32789 ICD10 ICD10 T 62 8 t 51 MeSH Argemone oil Pubmed Sanguinarine, Epidemic dropsy Epidemic dropsy is a form of edema of extremities due to Poison intoxication with Argemone mexicana Mexican prickly poppy . ref name pmid10621875 cite journal author Sharma, B. D. Malhotra, S. Bhatia, V. Rathee, M. title Epidemic dropsy in India journal Postgraduate Medical Journal volume 75 issue 889 pages 657 661 year 1999 month November pmid 10621875 pmc 1741391 doi 10.1136 pgmj.75.889.657 url http pmj.bmj.com cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 10621875 ref ref name pmid9189656 cite journal last1 Das first1 M. last2 Khanna first2 S. K. title Clinicoepidemiological, Toxicological, and Safety Evaluation Studies on Argemone Oil journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology volume 27 issue 3 pages 273 297 year 1997 pmid 9189656 doi 10.3109 10408449709089896 ref Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state resulting from use of edible oils adulterated with Argemone ... of antioxidants and multivitamins, remain the mainstay of treatment. ref name pmid10621875 Epidemic ... African study, where the epidemic occurred through contamination in wheat flour, all the epidemics ... from the use of this oil in food. Since then, Epidemic Dropsy has been reported from Bengal, Bihar ... with contaminated oil. The epidemic in 1998 at New Delhi, India is the largest so far, in which ... N. P. last4 Srivastava first4 L. M. title Oxidative Damage of Plasma Proteins and Lipids in Epidemic ... are the responsible etiological agents of Epidemic dropsy . Though epidemic dropsy is known in the country ... first4 Y. last5 Khanna first5 S. K. title Correlation of DNA Damage in Epidemic Dropsy Patients ... failure in Epidemic Dropsy patients. ref cite journal last1 Seifen first1 E. last2 Adams first2 ... DEFAULTSORT Epidemic Dropsy Category Toxicology Category Vascular related cutaneous conditions Category ... more details
Infobox disease Name Typhus Image Epidemic typhus Burundi.jpg Caption Rash caused by epidemic typhus DiseasesDB 29240 ICD10 ICD10 A 75 1 a 75 ICD9 ICD9 080 ICD9 083 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus 001363 eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 2332 MeshID D014438 Epidemic typhus also called camp fever , jail fever , hospital fever , ship fever , famine fever , putrid fever , petechial fever , Epidemic louse borne typhus, ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages 1130 isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref and louse borne typhus ref cite web url http www.sedgleymanor.com diseases ..., New York Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City , is a mild form of epidemic typhus which recurs in someone ... and upheaval. Transmission Epidemic typhus is thus found most frequently during times of war and deprivation ... for a typhus epidemic would include refugee camps during a major famine or natural disaster. Henrique ... in ancient Greece was hit by a devastating epidemic, known as the Plague of Athens , which killed, among ... of 427 6 BC. Epidemic typhus is a strong candidate for the cause of this disease outbreak, supported ... at Duke University notes Epidemic typhus fever is the best explanation. It hits hardest in times ... in 1577, later deemed the Black Assize , over 300 died from Epidemic typhus, including Sir Robert ... killed by the Russia ns. A major epidemic occurred in Ireland between 1816 19, and again in the late 1830s, and yet another major typhus epidemic occurred during the Great Irish Famine between 1846 ..., but it hit particularly hard in the lower or unwashed social strata. In Canada, the typhus epidemic ... ref In America, a typhus epidemic killed the son of Franklin Pierce in Concord, New Hampshire ... contracts epidemic typhus in the winter following the Russian Revolution 1917 Russian Revolution , while ... List of epidemics References Reflist 2 Bacterial diseases DEFAULTSORT Epidemic Typhus Category ... more details
merge Compartmental models in epidemiology date February 2012 An Epidemic model is a simplified means of describing the transmission of communicable disease through individuals. Introduction essay like section date November 2010 The disease outbreak outbreak and spread of disease has been questioned and studied for many years. The ability to make predictions about diseases could enable scientists to evaluate inoculation or quarantine isolation plans and may have a significant effect on the mortality rate of a particular epidemic . The modeling of infectious diseases is a tool which has been used to study the mechanisms by which diseases spread, to predict the future course of an outbreak and to evaluate strategies to control an epidemic Daley & Gani, 2005 . The first scientist who systematically tried to quantify causes of death was John Graunt in his book Natural and Political Observations ... to that observed in many recorded epidemics Brauer & Castillo Chavez, 2001 . Types of Epidemic Models ... a specific stage of the epidemic. Letters such as M, S, E, I, and R are often used to represent ... and that the epidemic process is deterministic. In other words, the changes in population of a compartment ... in the Wikipedia page Epidemic models on lattices . Terminology The following is a summary ... which determines whether an epidemic occurs or the disease simply dies out. This quantity is called ... dies out. If R sub 0 sub 1 there is an epidemic in the population. In cases where R sub 0 sub 1, the disease ... Compartmental Epidemic Models Vertical Transmission In the case of some diseases such as AIDS and Hepatitis ... through a vector. In these cases, the infection transfers from human to insect and an epidemic ... Brauer and Carlos Castillo Ch vez which may need to be considered when modeling an epidemic include ... Epidemic Endemic epidemiology Transmission risks and rates Epidemic models on lattices . References ... Biology and Epidemiology. NY Springer. Daley, D. J. & Gani, J. 2005 . Epidemic Modeling An Introduction ... more details
infobox Book name Anatomy of an Epidemic title orig Anatomy of an Epidemic Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America translator image File Anatomy of an Epidemic cover.jpg alt Bright red book cover with black and white illustration of a human head from the eyes up, with dotted lines dividing up the brain. Each section is labeled with the name of a drug ... . White title Anatomy of an Epidemic and Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the Astonishing ... isbn 978 0 307 45241 2 dewey 616.89 congress oclc preceded by followed by Anatomy of an Epidemic Magic ... title Book review Anatomy of an Epidemic url http news.therecord.com Life Books article 715412 date ... in the wards. ref Cite book title Anatomy of an Epidemic last Whitaker first Robert year 2010 isbn ... emptied the asylums is a myth. ref cite journal author Whitaker, Robert title Anatomy of an Epidemic ... default files Anatomy of an Epidemic Psychiatric Drugs Rise of Mental Illness.pdf format PDF journal ... Anatomy of an Epidemic The hidden damage of psychiatric drugs date April 27, 2010 url http www.salon.com books feature 2010 04 27 interview whitaker anatomy of an epidemic work Salon publisher Salon ... iatrogenic epidemic ref Whitaker, p. 208 ref the drugs that patients receive can perturb their normal ... generation anti psychotics. ref cite web title Anatomy of an Epidemic author Robert Whitaker ... title Anatomy of an Epidemic url http www.c spanvideo.org program 293935 1 date April 22, 2010 ... Review of Books ref cite news author Angell, Marcia title The Epidemic of Mental Illness Why? url http www.nybooks.com articles archives 2011 jun 23 epidemic mental illness why date June 23, 2011 url http www.nybooks.com articles archives 2011 jun 23 epidemic mental illness why and cite news author ... author title Anatomy of an Epidemic Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental ... watch?v g4mtfkasPp8 Part Four DEFAULTSORT Anatomy Of An Epidemic Category 2010 books Category ... more details
Image Crack street dosage.jpg right thumb 200px Crack Cocaine The United States crack epidemic refers to the surge of crack cocaine use in major cities in the United States between 1984 and 1993. ref name CrackDEA85 According to New York Senator Charles Schumer in a statement made in August 2004, Twenty years ago, crack was headed east across the United States like a Mack Trucks Mack truck out of control, and it slammed New York hard because we just didn t see the warning signs. History In the early 1980s, the majority of cocaine being shipped to the United States, landing in Miami , was coming through the The Bahamas Bahamas and Dominican Republic . ref name CrackDEA85 Drug Enforcement Administration DEA History Book, 1876 1990 drug usage & enforcement , US Department of Justice , 1991, USDoJ.gov webpage http www.usdoj.gov dea pubs history 1985 1990.html DoJ DEA History 1985 1990 . ref Soon there was a huge glut of cocaine powder in these islands, which caused the price to drop by as much as 80 percent. small ref name CrackDEA85 small Faced with dropping prices for their illegal product, drug dealer s made a decision to convert the powder to crack, a solid smokeable form of cocaine, that could be sold in smaller quantities, to more people. It was cheap, simple to produce, ready to use, and highly profitable for drug dealer dealers to develop. ref name CrackDEA85 As early as 1981, reports of crack were appearing in Los Angeles , San Diego , Miami, Houston , and in the Caribbean ... s have cited the crack epidemic as an example of a moral panic , noting that the explosion in use and Drug trafficking trafficking of the drug actually occurred after the media coverage of the drug as an epidemic ... contributed to the rise of the epidemic. Allegations ranged from the presence of drug ties to the Contra ... that the influx of Nicaraguan cocaine started and significantly fueled the 1980s crack epidemic. Investigating ... name CapitalIdeas Crime The crack epidemic otherwise known as the crack game is correlated with a sharp ... more details
Introduction Porcine epidemic diarrhoea is caused by a virus from the Coronaviridae family that leads to gastrointestinal disease in pigs. It is closely related to the agent responsible for Transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus Transmissible Gastroenteritis in Pigs. Piglets are most susceptible to the disease, as are young adults during periods of stress. Transmission is via the faecal oral route . Clinical signs and diagnosis Disease is very mild and mortalities are rare. The primary signs are a watery diarrhoea and mild systemic signs such as pyrexia , Anorexia symptom anorexia and lethargy . Diagnosis is via immunofluorescence or immunohistochemistry and an ELISA can detect antigen or antibodies. Treatment and control Treatment is symptomatic and aims to prevent dehydration in young pigs, using products such as electrolyte and energy supplements. Good biosecurity protocols such as adequate quarantine, isolation of cases and disinfection help prevent entry or spread of the disease in the herd. References http en.wikivet.net Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea expert reviewed and published by http en.wikivet.net WikiVet accessed 09 10 2011. Category Swine diseases Veterinary med stub Virus stub ... more details
The 1974 smallpox epidemic of India was one of the worst smallpox epidemics of 20th century. At least 15,000 people died of smallpox between January to May 1974, mainly in the Indian states of Bihar , Orissa and West Bengal . There were thousands who survived but were disfigured or blinded. India reported 61,482 cases of smallpox to WHO in these five months. India had over 86 of the world s smallpox cases in 1974, primarily due to this epidemic. ref name chart http www.smallpoxhistory.ucl.ac.uk ref By 1980, smallpox was certified as being eradicated from the world. It occurred during the World Health Organization s smallpox eradication program, and was important to the project because Indians considered smallpox to be a routine fact of life. ref name book http 66.114.0.13 9797 MuseSessionID fbf63e29d71375bdc553d2a9ba578ecd MuseHost www.worldbookonline.com MusePath student printmedia?id bt175097 ref Donald Henderson , who was a U.S. Public Health Services Officer stationed in New Delhi, said that If this interest and concern about ending smallpox can be maintained for the next few months, it s all over. We don t think we re overconfident, but everything looks good. By June of 1975, we hope we ll be finished with smallpox in Asia. ref name book References references DEFAULTSORT 1974 Smallpox Epidemic In India Category Smallpox Category 1974 in India Smallpox Epidemic In India, 1974 Category Epidemics in India Category Disasters in Bihar Category 1974 health disasters Disaster stub infectious disease stub india hist stub ... more details
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria spaced ndash or Mass Psychogenic Illness MPI spaced ndash rumored to have occurred in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the modern nation of Tanzania formerly Tanganyika near the border of Kenya. ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk world 2007 nov 21 society.health first Stuart last Jeffries title The outbreak of hysteria that s no fun at all date November 21, 2007 newspaper The Guardian publisher Guardian News and Media Limited ref NOTOC The laughter epidemic began on January 30, 1962, at a mission run boarding school for girls in Kashasha. The laughter started with three girls and spread haphazardly throughout the school, affecting 95 of the 159 pupils, aged 12 18. ref name epidemic cite journal author Provine, Robert R. title Laughter journal American Scientist volume 84 issue 1 pages 38 47 date January February 1996 doi url http www.americanscientist.org issues feature laughter 1 ref ref cite journal first A.M. last Rankin coauthors Philip, P.J. year 1963 month May title An epidemic of laughing in the Bukoba district of Tanganyika journal Central African Journal ... was closed and the students were sent home, the epidemic spread to Nshamba, a village that was home ... 21, only to be closed again at the end of June. In June, the laughing epidemic spread to Ramashenye ... in Kanyangereka and two nearby boys schools were closed. ref name epidemic The school from which the epidemic sprang was sued the children and parents transmitted it to the surrounding area. Other ... Sebastian first Simone title Examining 1962 s laughter epidemic url http articles.chicagotribune.com ... 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic Dancing mania Dancing Plague of 1518 General Mass hysteria Mass ... authorlink year 2007 month March title The Laughter of the 1962 Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic journal ... http www.radiolab.org 2008 feb 25 WNYC radio program with a section discussing the epidemic Category ... more details
In 1994 , a pneumonic Pneumonic plague plague epidemic 1994 plague in India broke out in India . It was particularly widespread in Surat , Gujarat , where it resulted in 52 deaths and in a large internal migration of about a quarter of the city s 1.5 million, who fled fearing quarantine ref name Byrne2008 cite book last Byrne first Joseph Patrick title Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues A M url http books.google.com books?id 5Pvi ksuKFIC&pg PA542 accessdate 25 November 2011 limited preview year 2008 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 978 0 313 34102 1 pages 542 543 ref A combination of heavy monsoon rain and clogged sewers led to massive flooding which resulted in unhygienic conditions and a number of uncleared animal carcasses. It is believed that this situation precipitated the epidemic. ref cite news title Surat A Victim of Its Open Sewers publisher New York Times date September 25, 1994 url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9F00E0DB123AF936A1575AC0A962958260 accessdate 2008 04 26 ref There was widespread fear that the flood of refugees might spread the epidemic to other parts of India and the world, but that scenario was averted, probably as a result of effective public health response mounted by the Indian health authorities. ref cite news title With Old Skills and New, India Battles the Plague publisher New York Times date September 29, 1994 url http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9A0CE3D7113AF93AA1575AC0A962958260 accessdate 2008 04 26 first John F. last Burns ref Much like the Black Death that spread through medieval Europe, some questions still remain unanswered about the 1994 epidemic in Surat . ref name nmdsll cite news title Plague s Origins ... questions about whether it was an epidemic of plague arose because the Indian health authorities ... epidemic blood tests for Yersinia were positive, a number of individuals showed antibodies ... 1994 Plague Epidemic In Surat Category History of Surat Category 1994 in India Plague Epidemic ... more details
The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic is a phenomenon which affected Bellingham, Washington Bellingham , Seattle, Washington Seattle , USA , and other Washington U.S. state Washington communities in April, 1954 it is considered an example of a mass delusion . ref Citation title Mass Delusions and Hysterias Highlights from the Past Millennium url http www.csicop.org si show mass delusions and hysterias highlights from the past millennium journal Skeptical Inquirer magazine author Robert Bartholomew and Erich Goode ref It was characterized by widespread observation of previously unnoticed windshield holes, pits and dings, leading residents to believe that a common causative agent was at work. It was originally thought to be the work of vandals but the rate of pitting was so great that residents began to attribute it to everything from Talitridae sand flea eggs to nuclear bomb testing. Originating in Bellingham in March, police initially believed the work to be vandals using BB gun s. However the pitting was soon observed in the nearby towns of Sedro Woolley, Washington Sedro Woolley and Mount Vernon, Washington Mount Vernon and by mid April, appeared to have spread to the town of Anacortes on Fidalgo Island . Within a week, the news and the so called pitting epidemic had reached metropolitan Seattle. As the newspapers began to feature the story, more and more reports of pitting were called in. Motorists began stopping police cars to report damage and car lots and parking garages reported particularly severe attacks. Several theories for the widespread damage were postulated Some thought that a new million watt radio transmitter installed by the Navy was producing waves that caused ... suddenly stopped. The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic as it is called has become a textbook ... Delusion The Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic year 1961 journal Studies in Behavior Pathology the Experimental ... Windshield Pitting Epidemic Category History of Seattle, Washington Category Crowd psychology ... more details
Infobox Book title Affluenza The All Consuming Epidemic isbn 1 57675 199 6 author John de Graaf , David Wann, and Thomas Naylor Thomas H. Naylor Affluenza The All Consuming Epidemic is a 2001 anti consumerist book by John de Graaf , environmental scientist David Wann, and economist Thomas Naylor Thomas H. Naylor . Viewing consumerism with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three parts symptoms, origins, and treatment. Affluenza is described as a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more . ref cite journal title Book Review Affluenza The All Consuming Epidemic 2nd Edition last O Neill first Barbara journal Journal of Financial Counseling & Planning year 2008 volume 19 issue 1 pages 70 72 url http 6aa7f5c4a9901a3e1a1682793cd11f5a6b732d29.gripelements.com pdf 11 br affluenza volume 19 issue 1.pdf accessdate 2011 02 16 ref The book was considered one of the eight best non fiction books of the year by Detroit Free Press , and copies were given to every freshman by two universities. ref http www.bkconnection.com ProdDetails.asp?ID 1576753573&PG 1&Type RLMa&PCS BKP Affluenza, Second Edition ref Amazon.com lists 38 books citing it. ref http www.amazon.com Affluenza All Consuming Epidemic John Graaf dp book citations 1576751996 ref sid dp av?ie UTF8&citeType cited cited Citations ref The book was highly recommended for academic and public libraries by M. Bay from Indiana University in Library Journal . ref http www.amazon.com Affluenza All Consuming Epidemic John Graaf dp product description 1576751511 ref dp proddesc 0?ie UTF8&n 283155&s books Editorial Reviews ref The Idaho State University has focused its Book Reading Project 2007 on the book. ref http www2.isu.edu headlines ?p 718 ISU Reading Project Affluenza events scheduled Sept. 18 21 ref See also Affluenza Affluenza When Too Much is Never Enough Translations French ... more details
The President s Commission on the HIV Epidemic was a commission formed by then President Ronald Reagan in 1987 to investigate the AIDS pandemic . It is also known as the Watkins Commission for its chairman, James D. Watkins . History Watkins, who chaired the ten member Commission, won the support of many AIDS awareness advocates Who date April 2011 when his conservative panel unexpectedly recommended supporting anti bias laws to protect HIV positive people, on demand treatment for drug addict s, and the speeding of AIDS related research. During a press conference in 1988, Watkins said Semen , blood , and ignorance surround this epidemic, and we were in that last category. submitted 597 recommendations to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan Reagan administration . Controversy Reagan is often criticized by AIDS awareness groups Who date April 2011 for responding too little, too late to the growing cries for an inquiry into rapidly spreading HIV. Critics of Reagan s response to the Commission s findings Who date April 2011 state that the recommendations of the Commission went largely ignored by both the Reagan administration and its successor, the George H. W. Bush administration. External links http www.eric.ed.gov ERICWebPortal custom portlets recordDetails detailmini.jsp? nfpb true& &ERICExtSearch SearchValue 0 ED299531&ERICExtSearch SearchType 0 no&accno ED299531 Final Report US gov stub Category AIDS activism Category HIV AIDS in the United States Category United States national commissions ... more details
The Epidemic Intelligence Service EIS is a program of the United States of America United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC . Established in 1951, due to biological warfare concerns arising from the Korean War , it has become a hands on two year postgraduate training program in epidemiology , with a focus on field work . It is now run through the CDC s Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services OSELS . Persons participating in the program, popularly called disease detectives , are called EIS Officers by the CDC and have been dispatched to investigate possible epidemics, due to both natural and artificial causes, including 2001 anthrax attacks anthrax , hantavirus , and West Nile virus in the United States and Ebola in Uganda and Zaire . For the duration of their service, EIS officers are assigned to operational branches within the CDC as the result of a highly competitive matching process. EIS service is also a common recruiting pathway into the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps . Since the smallpox crusade beginning in 1967, the CDC has paired an EIS officer and a Public Health Advisor or PHA as a scientist EIS and operations PHA team. These EIS PHA management teams have made major contribution to the management and leadership of the CDC, with several former EIS officers serving in leadership capacity and closely supported by their deputy ... first S B authorlink coauthors Dannenberg A L, Hamilton D H year 2001 month December title Epidemic ... title The Epidemic Intelligence Service in the United States journal Euro Surveill. volume 6 issue 3 ... and the epidemic intelligence service journal Am. J. Epidemiol. volume 144 issue 8 Suppl pages S16 ... practice, 1951 90 CDC s Epidemic Intelligence Service journal Public health reports Washington, D.C. ... title The Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Center for Disease Control journal Public health reports ... defense. 2. The Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Communicable Disease Center journal American ... more details
Fever Epidemic of 1793 Merger proposal date March 2012 During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 ... August 1 and November 9. The vast majority of them died of the fever, making the epidemic in the city ... and brought an end to the epidemic in November. Doctors tried a variety of treatments, but knew ... s Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 , The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 120 ..., where the first yellow fever epidemic in 30 years began in the city in August. ref name Smith ref cite ... http books.google.com books?id crA AAAAcAAJ&pg PA90&q 22an account of the epidemic bilious remitting ... and other survivors of the epidemic wrote extensively about it trying to learn from the crisis. Many ..., 2012 ref Epidemic declared After two weeks and an increasing number of fever cases, Dr. Benjamin Rush , a doctor s apprentice during the city s 1762 yellow fever epidemic, saw the pattern he recognized ... an epidemic of highly contagious, as well as mortal... bilious remitting yellow fever. ref Rush ... and their goods, but was unable to enforce it as the epidemic increased its reach. ref name Epidemic Then the largest city in the US with around 50,000 residents, Philadelphia was relatively ... leaders. ref name Epidemic Cite web title Part 3 Philadelphia The Yellow Fever Epidemic work Africans .... Rush knew of Dr. John Lining s observation during the 1742 yellow fever epidemic in Charleston, South ... Jones recalled their reaction to the letter in a memoir they published shortly after the epidemic ... as whites. ref name Epidemic Controversy over treatment Given the limited resources and knowledge ... continued to publish during the epidemic, and through them doctors and others tried to understand and combat the epidemic. On September 7, Dr. Adam Kuhn advised patients to treat symptoms as they arose ... 18. ref In his 1794 account of the epidemic, Matthew Carey noted that other doctors claimed to have ... collected customs and worked on the country s financial system, worked throughout the epidemic the post ... more details
The smallpox epidemic that ravaged the people of the Great Plains in 1837 and 1838 was believed to have begun in spring of 1837 when a deckhand became ill aboard an American Fur Company steamboat , the S.S. St. Peter . ref name Garneau Garneau ref History The steamboat traveling up the Missouri River to Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Fort Union from St. Louis, docked at Fort Clark, North Dakota Fort Clark near the two earth lodge villages of the Mandan people on June 18, 1837. The disease spread to the Mandan people. ref name ReferenceA S.S. St. Peter s & the 1837 Small Pox Epidemic ref In July 1837, the Mandan numbered no more than 2,000 by October that number had dwindled to 138. On August 11, Francis Chadron, a trader at Fort Clark, wrote, I Keep no a c of the dead, as they die so fast it is impossible. ref name Calloway, p.265 Calloway, p.265 ref By the time the S.S. St. Peter made it to Fort Union several deck hands had died, but only Jacob Halsey, an American Fur Company clerk, showed visible signs of the disease. In an attempt to stop the spread of the disease fort personnel performed primitive inoculation s. Pus from Halsey s skin eruptions was used to inoculate approximately thirty Native American women and several white men living in or around the fort. Within two weeks, the women who received the inoculations began dying from the disease. ref name ReferenceA As the disease reached a peak at Fort Union bands of Native Americans continued to arrive at the fort for trade. Halsey wrote I sent our interpreter to meet them on every occasion, who represented ... people housed there. ref name Garneau The epidemic continued to spread into the Great Plains ... St. Peter s & the 1837 Small Pox Epidemic. Malachite s Big Hole. 28 Jan. 2007. 12 Nov. 2007 on http ... 1837 1838 Smallpox Epidemic Category Smallpox Category Epidemics Category 1830s in the United States Smallpox epidemic Category 1837 in the United States Category 1838 in the United States Category 19th ... more details
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