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Different Words Which We Heard in This COVID - 19 Period...

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Hello Everyone, Myself Atraiu Gupta . This is my first post on this blog.   Today I am going to talk about some words which we happened to hear more in this COVID – 19 period….. (Guess what the words are without looking below…. You have ten seconds.) If you recall the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s or the Spanish Flu in 1918 or facing  COVID-19  right now, then you’ve definitely must have heard the words  epidemic  and  pandemic and endemic . With every biological  outbreak , we encounter these words being used more and more frequently — and often, inaccurately. Why is it so easy for people to confuse these words? Well, because these three words contain – demic  and are used for disease outbreaks, but they’re not exactly the same. These similarities lead many people to use the words interchangeably or incorrectly altogether. The key difference, however, is about scale. So, let’s explore them.  What is an Epidemic? An...

The Great Pandemic - The Spanish Flu (1918- 1920)

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Hello everyone, this is my first post on this blog.. Today I am going to write about  a very dangerous pandemic which took place almost a century ago... Yes, I am talking about The Spanish Flu... So let's begin... During 1918 a H1N1 influenza stain emerged as the caused for the great Spanish Flu, it is also called 'greatest medical holocaust in the history'. The Spanish Flu is also counted as one of the greatest pandemic situation that  ever prevailed... Well let us talk about it's origin .. While it's unlikely that the “Spanish Flu” originated in Spain, scientists are still unsure of its source. France, China and Britain have all been suggested as the potential birthplace of the virus, as has the United States , where the first known case was reported at a military base in Kansas on March 11, 1918. What Is the Flu? Influenza, or flu, is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. The flu virus is highly contagious: When an infected person coughs , sneezes or t...

Independence Day Special

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 Hello Friends , I am Arnav again! Today we are going to talk about today, That is The Independence Day of India.      India acquired it's freedom through years of struggle and bloodshed.It was needed for the fast development and equality among citizens at that time, because the British didn't allow the growth of the Indian Citizens. Today we will talk about 'India:Before and After Independence' . There will be 5 points each: Condition of Living, Technology, Equality, Law and Order,  Situation, .So what are we waiting for let's start. India: Before  Independence Condition of Living -  British : They lived in the Posh areas of the cities, along with available facilities such as table fans, cleaning drinking and running tap water, Beds with linen mattresses, white painted bungalows, with usually nuclear families. (A British Home) Indians - Dogs were treated better than Indian in cities as their real place was considered to be in rural areas. In vil...