The 2003 SARS outbreak incited new laws and policies regarding epidemics in the countries affected. The most drastic changes to health and epidemic policies occurred in China, where the SARS virus appears to have started. In China, any information about SARS was initially was kept secret in order not to damage China’s trade or image. Consequentially, the SARS virus outbreak made its way to Beijing and escalated into a national health threat. Once SARS became a national and global issue, the Chinese government began a campaign against SARS. The campaign included laws and regulations regarding SARS and other epidemics as well as improvements to medical resources. Two major pieces of legislation to emerge from this campaign were Regulations on Dealing with the Outbreak of Public Health Emergencies and Measures on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Atypical Pneumonia. In addition, The Laws of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, originally created in 1989, was republished. Collectively, these three laws reformed emergency information reporting, treatment, and prevention of epidemics. Before SARS, any occurrence of infectious disease was considered a state secret until announced by the Ministry of Health. Doctors or journalists reporting on a disease would face persecution for leaking state secrets. An article in Regulations on Dealing with the Outbreak of Public Health Emergencies specified that a public health emergency known to a provincial government must be reported to the Health Department of the State Council within an hour. The Health Department must then report this to the State Council, the highest authority, if it poses a serious threat to the public. This piece ... ... middle of paper ... ...spiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS. Under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the legal authority to issue Emergency Use Authorizations. EUAs make it possible for the FDA to temporarily approve different kinds of medical products such as antibiotics or vaccines needed during public health emergencies. The Project Bioshield Act of 2004 also gives the FDA authority to implement EUAs. If MERS becomes a significant danger to the United States, this allows for an accelerated response in prevention and treatment. Works Cited Gostin, Lawrence O.; Sapsin, Jason W.; Vernick, Jon S.; Teret, Stephen P.; and Burris, Scott, "SARS and International Legal Preparedness" (2004). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. Paper 357. http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/357
Many states and colonies across the globe issued detailed sets of directives to their residents on what exactly they should do if they come into contact with the illness. One such example is the directive issued by T.W.H. Holmes, the Secretary of the Victoria Board of Public Health in Australia. The directive details the symptoms, complications, treatment, and prevention of the disease. Something very common during the outbreak of any pandemic is the use of quarantines to separate the sick and the healthy. In fact, that is the first order for prevention of disease in T.W.H. Holme...
Though Health Canada knew about the spreading of an atypical pneumonia in Asia, and despite the massive arrival at Toronto airport of passengers coming from the Far East, no measures were adopted to monitor these arriving passengers or to alert the medical service about the risk of having to treat patient with the mentioned disease. (VARLEY, 2005)
After I talked to Steve, I decided to talk to a news reporter, named Joe. He informed me that everyone had to stay inside to stay safe and, in some areas, nobody was allowed to spit. The majority of the world shut down due to the deadliness and contagiousness of the disease. The flu arose around spring in 1918, but worsened that summer. Around a year later, the pandemic finally ended, but the tragedy never faded away from people’s minds. It could’ve ended sooner, but they didn’t have the technological advances, cures,
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pandemics: the Spanish flu of 1918, the Asian flu, the Hong Kong flu and the terror and
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It has been reported that in various countries the zombie apocalypse has started. We, as the nation of China, must be prepared if people get infected by the virus that this zombies contain. This is going to explain our Disease Control Unit and how prepared we are if this harmful attack comes to our nation.
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Throughout human history disease has been linked to many facets of life and even the rise and fall of entire civilizations. Biological, social, political and economic forces have all influenced how the outbreak of disease is handled. Epidemics have altered history in how they have developed and the impact that they have had. In turn, epidemic management has been influenced by history and governments as humans have learned to cope with outbreaks and the social and political implications that result from them. Today, biomedical engineers, politicians, historians and social scientists are leading the battle in an attempt to understand and combat infectious diseases. This report will explore epidemic management and its historical relationship with the international political system. Issues will be investigated that range from the societal effects of epidemics, to observing today’s public policy debates regarding outbreaks to the possible reduction or even dissolution of conflict in exchange for food and medical technology between nations. Research has made it abundantly clear that humans must be vigilant in combating epidemics. By drawing on multiple disciplines, it is possible to implement a sound disease management plan that will control and reduce the spreading and mortality of infectious agents across the globe, as well as reduce tension and conflict between the developed and developing worlds.
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