| There are two clauses in this article that you should | | | | staggering 20 million. Now when lives are lost in this |
| know about before I go into the body of the subject. | | | | proportion around the world due to a common disease |
| The first, what is a pandemic? And the next, what is | | | | it is called a pandemic. There are other pandemics |
| Tamiflu? If I tell you about these two things then you | | | | looming over our head. The worst is yet to come. |
| will have a very clear idea about the title of this | | | | AIDS is a disease of a massive magnitude. Tamiflu: |
| article.What is a pandemic? A pandemic is an epidemic | | | | How it protects? Tami flu is a medicine that is |
| with world wide propositions. When diseases attack an | | | | prescribed for the influenza, an infection caused by the |
| area and wipe out a whole population of people then | | | | virus. Influenza is of three varieties; they are Influenza |
| we call it as an epidemic. Epidemic covers a vast | | | | type 'A', type B'' and 'C'. Type B and C are not a |
| geographical area. It may be caused by any disease | | | | threat to the human population. They cause very mild |
| causing organisms like a virus or may be due to plague | | | | symptoms in the human beings. Of this type A there |
| etc. I will cite a few examples of epidemic that we | | | | are a number of strains of the virus. Some particular |
| have faced so that you will be clear of the facts.An | | | | strains of the Influenza of type A is the most |
| epidemic struck Europe from the year 1347 to 1351. | | | | dangerous and virulent virus. It has affected a number |
| This was caused by the plague. It was called the Black | | | | of species so far, some among them being squirrels, |
| Death. Plagues of this kind struck Europe till the end of | | | | pigs, and also humans.In the preceding paragraph I |
| the 18th century. The epidemic polio struck the country | | | | have discussed about the epidemics. The deadliest |
| of North America in the year 1916 when the total | | | | epidemic so far to take place was caused by the H1N1 |
| number of deaths due to polio was 6000. The number | | | | strain of the type 'A' virus. Tami flu works in such a |
| of cases affected was 36,000.Canada faced a similar | | | | way that it stops the virus from spreading in your body |
| polio epidemic in the year 1953 which resulted in the | | | | in case you are affected by the virus and you are |
| highest case of polio affliction. Africa faced its | | | | taking Tamiflu. Then this works to reduce your |
| epidemic of sleeping sickness where by two thirds of | | | | symptoms and eliminate the virus in your body with the |
| its population was wiped out. The majority of this took | | | | help of anti bodies in your body.In addition to the |
| place in a part of Africa which is now called Uganda. | | | | symptoms though Tamiflu is working for stopping the |
| This epidemic was caused by the tsetse fly which is | | | | viruses, you may suffer from muscular pain, throat |
| responsible for sleeping sickness.Pandemic also struck | | | | ache and headache. You may take Aspirin, |
| this world. A few of which I would like to describe. | | | | Paracetamol or Ibuprofen. Drink plenty of warm fluids |
| Pandemic is common now a days, with the speed of | | | | to keep yourself from getting de-hydrated.Learn more |
| travel and the modes of transport, diseases will know | | | | about human and avian flu viruses, and how Tamiflu |
| no boundaries and shorten distances. The diseases | | | | can protect you and your family from possible death. |
| that can be transmitted through contact or the | | | | This site also offers information on the flu viruses, |
| diseases that can spread through air, it will result in a | | | | symptoms, and how to prepare for the threat of a flu |
| pandemic.In the year 1819 when influenza struck, the | | | | pandemic. |
| number of lives lost around the world was a | | | | |