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In 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey caused one death, hospitalized 13, and led to a mass immunization program.. After the program began, the vaccine was associated with an increase in reports of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), which can cause paralysis, respiratory arrest, and d
1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic; 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak; 1962-1965 rubella epidemic [2] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak; 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E ...
Pages in category "1976 disease outbreaks" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... 0–9. 1976 swine flu outbreak; E. 1976 Zaire Ebola virus ...
An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. [1]
The trend is similar in California: 47.7% of California's children have been vaccinated against flu as of late January, also the lowest since at least the 2019-20 flu season.
Tennessee cholera epidemic (1849–1850) 1853 yellow fever epidemic; 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic; 1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic; 1962–1965 rubella epidemic; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak; 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
It happened again in 2009, when a human and swine flu switched genes, unleashing the H1N1 swine flu outbreak that killed roughly 500,000 people. Already there is evidence this virus is swapping genes.
Dairy industry experts say the virus entered California after local cows were shipped to another state and then returned to California.