1. PANDEMICS Are They Real? A Closer Look Inside

2. CHILDHOOD OBESITY The new pandemic that is facing our nation! The new pandemic that is facing our nation!

3. CHILDHOOD OBESITY Healthy lifestyles such as healthy eating habits and physical activity can lower ones risk of becoming obese and the development of related diseases. Healthy lifestyles such as healthy eating habits and physical activity can lower ones risk of becoming obese and the development of related diseases.

4. The Flu Seasonal Flu Seasonal Flu H1N1 Flu H1N1 Flu The other silent killer The other silent killer

5. The Flu The best way to prevent the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year. The best way to prevent the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year. Other measures can be implemented such as: frequent hand washing, avoiding close contact, staying home when you are sick, and avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Other measures can be implemented such as: frequent hand washing, avoiding close contact, staying home when you are sick, and avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Keeping your immune system well equipped by getting plenty of rest, eating a balanced diet, and drinking plenty of fluids. Keeping your immune system well equipped by getting plenty of rest, eating a balanced diet, and drinking plenty of fluids.

6. West Nile Virus One bite can change lives! One bite can change lives! One net can save lives and stop a pandemic One net can save lives and stop a pandemic

7. West Nile Virus Preventative measures include adding insect repellent to exposed skin and eliminating sources of standing water which are a breeding site for mosquitoes. Preventative measures include adding insect repellent to exposed skin and eliminating sources of standing water which are a breeding site for mosquitoes.

8. Cholera Water? Water? Or a refreshing glass of Cholera? Or a refreshing glass of Cholera?

9. Cholera One of the most consistently dangerous diseases in history, cholera and its so-called “seven pandemics” killed millions between 1816 and the early 1960s. The disease first sprang up in India, where it is said to have killed as many as 40 million between 1817 and 1860. It would soon spread to Western Europe and the US, where it killed more than a 100,000 people in the mid-1800s. Since then, there have been periodic outbreaks of cholera, but advances in medicine made it a much less deadly disease One of the most consistently dangerous diseases in history, cholera and its so-called “seven pandemics” killed millions between 1816 and the early 1960s. The disease first sprang up in India, where it is said to have killed as many as 40 million between 1817 and 1860. It would soon spread to Western Europe and the US, where it killed more than a 100,000 people in the mid-1800s. Since then, there have been periodic outbreaks of cholera, but advances in medicine made it a much less deadly disease http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory /4922246.cms http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory /4922246.cms http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory /4922246.cms http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory /4922246.cms

10. Cholera

11. Cholera Measures that should be implemented when traveling to an area where cholera has occurred include: Measures that should be implemented when traveling to an area where cholera has occurred include: Drinking water that has been boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine. Drinking water that has been boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine. Consume only foods that have been thoroughly cooked. Consume only foods that have been thoroughly cooked. Avoid raw vegetables such as a salad. Avoid raw vegetables such as a salad.

12. Bubonic Plague

13. Spanish Flu The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu) was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. It may have been caused by an unusually virulent and deadly influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. Most of its victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or otherwise weakened patients. The flu pandemic has also been implicated in the sudden outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s. The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish Flu) was an influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world. It may have been caused by an unusually virulent and deadly influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. Most of its victims were healthy young adults, in contrast to most influenza outbreaks which predominantly affect juvenile, elderly, or otherwise weakened patients. The flu pandemic has also been implicated in the sudden outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s.influenza pandemic virulentinfluenza A virus strainH1N1encephalitis lethargicainfluenza pandemic virulentinfluenza A virus strainH1N1encephalitis lethargica

14. Spanish Flu contd. The pandemic lasted from approximately March 1918 to June 1920, [3] spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. It is estimated that anywhere from 50 to 100 million people were killed worldwide which is from three to seven times the casualties of the First World War (15 million), making it the most deadly natural disaster in human history. The pandemic lasted from approximately March 1918 to June 1920, [3] spreading even to the Arctic and remote Pacific islands. It is estimated that anywhere from 50 to 100 million people were killed worldwide which is from three to seven times the casualties of the First World War (15 million), making it the most deadly natural disaster in human history. [3] Arctic casualtiesFirst World War [3] Arctic casualtiesFirst World War