Flu is a highly contageous disease. You need to investigate the transmission of the disease causing agent, giving details of it's full scientific name, what type of microbe it is and how it is spread. You can then formulate an argument to support or not support the topic.
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ReplyDeleteAfter resourcing the flu I have come up with a decision that you are very likely to catch at the Ekka. You can catch the flu at the Ekka because the chance of catching the infection in a crowded place is very high. The chance of catching this infection is high because in places like the Ekka you can catch flu through 2 main things. The first one is in the air. When you cough or sneeze you are spreading microbes into the air. The microbes travel with the air particles and when people breathe in you could be taking the microbes in. In this case you are taking in the flu virus. But you don’t necessarily have to breathe in the virus. As the virus travels through the air can enter anybody’s mouth or nose. The 2nd main thing is on things. If someone with the virus touches something they leave a flu viruses on the object that they touched. And when someone else touches that same object the microbes/virus enters through your hand or skin. (http://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-flu/how-does-the-flu-spread.aspx)
Usually the flu is transmitted through the air by particles from people sneezing or coughing. The scientific name for the flu (common cold) is called Echinacea purpurea. I could not find the type of microbe that causes the flu. I believe that the ekka is a easy place to catch the cold. Chief health officer Jeannette young says that place where there are large crowds of people for example the ekka are ideal places for germs to spread. the people that are most vulnerable for catching the flu at the ekka are the elderly and also young children. (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22200912-3102,00.html) Mr Jamieson the reason this post is late is because i did post this before but it didnt show up on the website so i did it over again.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Karl.Anderson (May 21, 2009 2:45 AM)
People with the flu generate 'respiratory droplets'by coughing or sneezing, these can fly right into other people's eyes, noses or mouth over SHORT distances. In the Ekka it's packed, many people packed up against others; one sneeze could contaminate five other people.
When you scratch your face, or wipe your nose, then are putting the virus on your hand, which you then use to pay for a ride/food with or push someone out the way.
The Ekka would be pretty dangerous flu-wise.
flu (or influenza) is caused by a very contagious virus which is spread throught coughing or sneezing.
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Flu versus the common cold
The flu is more than a bad cold.
Cold symptoms last one to two days while the flu can last up to a week.
The flu causes a high fever. A cold sometimes causes a mild fever.
Muscular pains and shivering attacks occur with the flu but not with a cold.
Colds cause a runny nose, while the flu usually starts with a dry sensation in the nose and throat.
2008, DHS: Victoria, Better health channel, viewed 22 may, 2009.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/(Pages)/Flu_influenza?open
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ReplyDelete(continued) As a reasoning to the Ekka, I think it would be extremely likely to catch the flu, if not a cold or a bug, because of the amount of people that will be packed into a confined space.
ReplyDeleteAs the virus spreads through the air, the amount of people breathing it in will be countless, also adding to the fact of the number of people breathing heavily because they have just come off a ride or are caught up in the spirit of things, or are just finding it difficult to breathe proper air over all the fumes and smells in the relatively squeezed vicinity.
Part B
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tom except that the flu can be caught in the class room, trains, planes and other small confined places with as much likelihood as from having visited the Ekka. This shows that the Ekka is not the 'best' place to catch the flu. My family have been to the Ekka at least 5 times in the past 10 years and none of us have ever caught the flu or any other sickness.
Part A
ReplyDeleteThe flu is spread by virus-infected droplets that are coughed or sneezed into the air(it is an air-bourne disease). People infected with the flu are contagious from a day before they feel sick until their symptoms have resolved (usually about 1 week for adults, but can be up to 2 weeks for young children).
Symptoms of the flu may include:
fever
chills
headache
muscle aches
dizziness
loss of appetite
tiredness
cough
sore throat
runny nose
nausea or vomiting
weakness
ear pain
diarrhea
If someone has flu symptoms they should take precautions so as not to spread it to other people.
These include:
Always cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough;
Throw used tissues away immediately;
Wash your hands often, especially after you sneeze, cough, or touch your eyes, nose, or mouth;
Keep your distance from others — don’t kiss, hug, or stand so close to someone that saliva might get on them when you talk; and
Make sure someone is disinfecting household surfaces and items frequently, including children’s toys.
Just as important if you are feeling unwell you should stay away from places where you could spread the flu. This includes the Ekka but also school, shopping centres and the cinema where catching the flu can happen just as easily.
The flu can be caught by a simple hand shake or an exchange of money at a shop.
Yes you do have the chance of catching the flu at the Ekka but you also have the same chance of catching it anywhere else.
(http://www.livestience.com/mysteries/071218-catch-flu.html; http://kidshealth.org/parents/infections/cold_flu_review/flu.htlm)
Sorry Mr Jamieson egnore my spelling mistakes in Air 'Borne'.
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ReplyDeleteYes I agree with Karl, because I think ekka is the worst place to catch flu. There is a huge crowd in the Ekka Festival, so it is very dangerous for childrens and even adults to go to the Ekka.
Flu can be easily spread by tiny droplets being spit out of your mouth. It is realsed by talking, coughing and sneezing. It is a very good idea to wash your hands regularly before eating, drinking and after touching any surface. People with diseases are better not to go to the Ekka and avoid crowded area as much as possible.
http://www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au/news/media_releases/mr070807flu.pdf
Part B
ReplyDeleteLike it is said in all the above comments, I believe that if you wanted to catch the flu, then you would definitely think of the Ekka as one of your first options.
While you are at the Ekka, there is a high possibility that you would touch the same handrail or sit on the same chair as multiple amounts of people that currently would have had the flu. In 2007, alcohol wipes were handed out at the entrance to try and contain the spread of the Influenza A strain which had already claimed the lives of five children.
Part B
ReplyDeleteThe Ekka is definitely one of the best places to easily catch and spread the flu. All the blogs that have been posted on this topic basically give you the main idea of how easy it is to catch the flu. The flu can spread through many ways:
• Direct contact. This is when the microbes spread by physical and close contact between an infected person and an uninfected person. This way of transmission is easily done with people that are close to each other most of their time, for example with families and with friends.
• Indirect contact. Some microbes are able to keep alive on new surfaces, so that it becomes contaminated. Transmission through indirect contact happens when an uninfected person gets in touch with a contaminated surface. These surfaces can include various objects that get frequently touches (example: handrails, doorknobs, phones, writing utensils, bathroom surfaces, cups and dishes used to eat).
• Airborne transmission. Some flu-causing microbes are able to survive in the air that surrounds us for long period of time. We then breathe in these microbes and they get into our body’s system. Only a few diseases are able to be airborne transmitted, but influenza is one of them.
• Droplet contact. When an infected person sneezes, coughs, or talks, they would release droplets into the air that contain microbes. These droplets are too big though to stay in the air for too long. Still, they are able to cause disease by getting in contact with the eye, the nose, or the mouth.
To be continued…
Part B: continued.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the Ekka is a pretty crowded place with thousands of people attending just makes it easier for the flu to spread. There are so many people, where there are at least a group of people that would sneeze and cough, and thousands that would be talking, and the disease spreading faster because everyone would be in close contact with someone else. Then, there would be different people visiting the same place, touching the same hand railings, sharing the same phones, and using the same bathrooms. Also, everybody would be breathing in and out all the time, and could easily catch the flu-microbes that way too.
So in conclusion, yes it would be very easy to catch the flu at the Ekka because (1) the microbes are spread easily by the many ways of microbe transmissions, and (2) the disease would spread fast from one person to the other, since the place would be full of people that could easily get in contact with one another in some way.
Part B
ReplyDeleteThe main thing you need to know about this is that; Flu Season --> Ekka --> Lots of People --> Flu is transmittable --> You get the flu.
Now in more depth; Well since that the Ekka is in the flu season, lots of people catch a cold or the flu (or the swine flu at this moment of time) and the flu is transmittable by (as most people have pointed out; coughing, sneezing, talking etc.
As Anabel (May 28, 2009 2:26 AM) said there are 4 main ways of transmitting the flu; Direct, Indirect, Airborne and Droplet. Indirect is the one way of transmitting of the flu that most people don't know about. It can ever just be touching a door handle which has had flu 'bacterium' on it or touching a keyboard or using writing utensils etc.
And as what Adam (May 23, 2009 7:13 PM) said, (QUOTE) "My family have been to the Ekka at least 5 times in the past 10 years and none of us have ever caught the flu or any other sickness." This is true in a way because not everyone could catch the flu. I have been to the ekka a few times and I can only recall getting the flu/cold once. If you have ever been to the ekka, it is quite a big space, but crammed in with stalls and shops, which causes it to be busy and lots of 'pedestrian traffic' which makes it easier to get the flu from bumping people to one of them breathing and you breath in etc.