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Utilizing what you understand about COVID-19 and the Spanish flu pandemic, explain the relevance of the One Health One Medicine concept to each. Include a minimum of four specific examples (two per each pandemic for a total of four all together) of the ways in which One Health One Medicine concepts impacted aspects of each pandemic. Chosen examples can cover either positive or negative disease outcomes throughout the course of each pandemic, so long as they are specific and well backed by peer-reviewed literature. (Be sure to include at least two peer-reviewed references. Response should be between 400 to 800 words, 20 points)
Answer :-
Similarties
COVID-19 and Spanish flu disease
1). Both are respiratory disease
2). Both may be starts from asymptotic and leads to severe even upto death .
3). Both are viruses and transmitted by contact , droplets and fomites.
4). Same public health measures needed like hand hygiene and good respiratory etiquette's cough on tissues or elbow disposabing tissue immediately.
Difference between COVID-19 and Spanish flu:-
1). Influenza have a short median incubation period and a shorter serial interval 3 days . But in COVID -19 serial intervals is estimated to be 5to 7 days .
Conclusion :- This means Spanish flu more faster spread then COVID-19 .
2). Children's are more affect by Spanish flu then COVID-19.
One health is a collaborative, multisectoral and trans disciplinary aprraoch working at same locality region national and global of achieving optimal health outcomes depends on interaction of people.
One medicine according to one medicine concepts there is no difference of paradigm between in human and veterinary medicine and both contribute in each other .
Outbreak of influenza as well as Covid-19 can be treated by antiviral drugs , take a plenty of fluids .
The FDA approved drugs for influenza and COVID-19:-
Rapivab ( pramivir)
Relenza ( zanamivir)
Tamiflu( oesltamivir phosphate)
xofluza
Positive and neagtive outcomes of pandemic with peer reviewed references :-
1). People are adapting to pandemic situations, and also understand the ideal social behaviour in as similar situations.
2). People understand the social distances importance .
3). The death of elder patients may leads to reunite the of family units .
Neagtive impact :-
1). The pandemic situation all over the world created stress depression stigma minimal socialism.
2). Burden on healthcare system specially to biomedical waste management team.
3). Increase death rate among old age
4). Disintegration in all subsystem of society.
5).financial crisis in all over world .
6). Distrupt education system
7). Some people face stress and depression due to lack of work and money for food.