INFLUENZA 2

1. What is the most predictable thing about influenza?
The nature of the virus.
2. How many people have died in Mexico? (based on the article as well as on latest news)
66
3. Name 3 countries where swine flu has been confirmed in the last three days.
Malaysia, India and Turkey.
4. What are the symptoms of the swine flu?
High temperature, headache, nausea and pain in the through.
5. When was the outbreak of the Spanish flu?
1918.
6. What percentage of the world population died of influenza then?
1%
7. Why was there an emergency vaccination program in 1976?
Because of the swine flu epidemic.
8. Name a few actions the Mexican government has done to curb the spread of swine flu.
Closing all public places, they asked for mouth masks and they made clinging campaigns.
9. What were the consequences for Mexico and Mexicans due to the actions taken by the government?
They stop the jobs making the economy even worst.
10. What industries were particularly hard hit?
Theatre, Movies, Night clubs, restaurants, public places.


1. Mexico has shut down schools and other public spaces; do you think that was the correct thing to do? Why or why not?
Yes, because that way they protected the people and prevent the virus from extending
2. More people die from the regular flu then from swine flu, why do you think this became a big news story?
Because it was a new sickness and the people didn’t know about it.
3. Why did people stop visiting Mexico? Why have Mexicans been discriminated? Do you think the fear of the disease is justified?
Obviously is because the people of other places are frightened about the virus, but I don’t think that’s a reason for the other people to discriminate Mexicans, because after all the disease isn’t from here. I think it’s a good thing to be precautious, but until one level.
4. What questions about individual and human rights does preventing the spread of flu raise?
If it was fair to discriminate in that way.

INFLUENZA

1. What is an epidemic?
It happens when a certain group of people have a certain disease during a certain period.
2. What is a pandemic?
Is an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region.
3. What is an infectious disease?
Is a clinically evident disease resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents.
4. What is a virus?
A sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell.
5. What makes the H1N1 virus a "novel" or "new" virus?
It has never been seen on human before.
6. How do viruses mutate?
Through a host cell, which it does by attaching its surface proteins to the cell's membrane and injecting its genetic material into the cell.
7. What does it mean that this virus has "parts" from other known swine flus, human flus and American bird flus?
It means that it has taken some things of those flues so it can become a stronger and deadlier flue.
8. How does that process happen?
Influenza A viruses come in many different subtypes based on differences in their proteins. Each subtype can have many different strains. New subtypes and strains arise when the virus undergoes genetic mutations.
9. How is the flu vaccine created?
It was Caused by an unusually virulent and deadly Influenza, a virus strain of subtype H1N1.
10. Why are some viruses transmittable from human to human while others are not (avian flu)?
When the cell of the virus is strong enough it can affect a human, and if this virus has the right cell it can transmit from human to human.
11. How does Tamiflu work?
Its action is based on the inhibition of neuraminidasas present in the virus of the influenza. Said neuraminidasas they are the ones in charge to release to the virus of the infected cells, and to thus favor its dissemination, being these in the virión.
12. Scientists worry that H1N1 might become resistant to Tamiflu. How might that happen?Because after you attack with the same cure a virus it becomes resistant to this and after mutating that is what might happen.

plastic bags

a. What are some of the potential benefits of charging fees for and/or banning plastic bags?
b. What are some of the potential drawbacks of such programs?
c. Which benefits and drawbacks seem the most compelling? Why?
d. Would you support a local law charging fees for (or banning) plastic bags? Why or why not?

a) It helps to reduce pollution by encouraging reusable bags
b) That the economy begins to go down.
c) Benefit is that it’ll help you carrying bags, but the drawbacks are that it’ll pollute a lot.
d) In this moment no, because the economic problems are really bad and instead of helping it’ll be worst.


1. Do you agree with this new law? Why or why not?2. What has been done so far?3. What needs to be done to enforce such a law?4. What campaigns would you suggest?

1) Yes, because it’ll help the environment and make this a cleaner city.
2) They are changing the plastic bags to new ones with biodegradable material.
3) To the legislatives to approve it
4) One that make people realize what they have done with the city and what sort of measures we have to take.

BAGS

I. Why are plastic bags so common?
II. In what other ways is plastic used?
III. What are the benefits of plastic bags?
IV. What are the dangers of plastic bags?
V. What has been done so far?
VI. Has it been successful? Why or why not?

I. Because they use them to transport things.
II. In bottles, toys, electronics, clothing, wraps, etc
III. They are cheap; they help you carry things with more resistance than paper bags.
IV. They contaminate a lot and take a long time to disintegrate and go back to nature.
V. They have done programs and new plastic bags that can help environment.
VI. So far there hasn’t been a visible improvement, but I think that in time it´ll work.

COLLEGE DEATH

WHAT: A student kills his proffesor and then himself.
WHEN: Aug. 28, 2000
WHERE: University of Arkansas
WHO: James Easton Kelly
WHY: Because he was expeled

COLLEGE MURDER

WHAT: A graduate student killed 3 persons and hurt 3 females
WHEN: Jan. 16, 2002
WHERE: Virginia's Appalachian School of Law
WHO: Peter Odighizuwa
WHY: Because he was dissmised.

REVANGE

WHAT: A veteran of the gulf war killed 3 persons.
WHEN: Oct. 28, 2002
WHERE: University of Arizona Nursing College
WHO: Robert Flores
WHY: Because he failed the year