Political Issues

Is the US prepared to handle infectious disease epidemics?

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by Joseph Malek

If the spread of the A.I.D.S. virus is an example of the way that the Elected Politicians within the Government of the United States of America deal with deadly infectious disea...read more
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by Charles Simmins

On March 10, 2008, the Rochester New York area experienced a foreshadowing of what medical care might be like during a pandemic. It wasn't pretty. Rochester and Monroe County...read more
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by Gloria Edmonson Nelson

The U.S. is not prepared to handle infectious disease epidemics. For example, one area in which the U.S. is deficient is the medical professionals who are running out of Penicil...read more
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by Karen Moore

Everyone points the finger at the government when a crisis situation hits. If it is not the municipal government to blame, it is surely the county government, but wait it could...read more
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by lori W.

The United States is most definately ill prepared to handle infectious disease epidemics. There is very little in place in the way of an emergency management protocol for U.S. ...read more
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by Amber Richards

Is the US prepared to handle anything that we do not yet understand? The answer is a resounding no! Just like the disaster in New Orleans, we are not prepared for the what we do...read more

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by Robert Manrique

The United States are as ready as a country could be for infectious disease epidemics. Unremarked is the link to our agricultural prowess, where for quite a long time we have de...read more
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by Yunfei Han

the US is definitely mentally prepared for an infectious disease epidemics. after all, the American people is consistently going through catastrophes like hurricane Catrina and ...read more

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