What are the similarities and the differences in how children and the elderly contract and react to infectious diseases?

What are the similarities and the differences in how children and the elderly contract and react to infectious diseases? Reference your response. The common cold is considered an acute disease. What is the treatment for the disease? Are there different approaches to treatment for the elderly or infants? Why, or why not?

Core stability training

Hey Deb, how are you doing? I want to hear your opinion about this hot topic in the health and fitness industry, this a popular topic among fitness professionals, trainers overall but there is still a lot myth and truth, dont's/dos, pros vs crons. No longer the industry buzz-word, “Core Training” is common-speak among health & fitness professionals and consumers alike. Yet, with all this awareness, much confusion exists on how to best utilize exercise to achieve core stability – and why it’s even important in the first place. (The required reading should shed some light here.) Please initiate the debate and provide some examples of how you apply these principles, examples of how yo... click for more

Emergency & Diasater Management in Public Health: Public Report Card on Readiness

After reading the attached Press Release: Public Report Card on Readiness Says Nation has Much Work to do. Please discuss the following: Millions of dollars have been spent providing disaster preparation information and encouraging individuals and families to prepare. The results of the national survey using the new Public Readiness Index are less than desired. Should more money continue to be spent on informing the public to promote individual and family preparation for a disaster? If so, why? If not, how could the money be better used?

Incident prevention strategy - Pandemic-flu

Hello, Could someone help me to come up with an incident prevention strategy for flu pandemic and any mitigation strategy ideas for the flu pandemic in a nursing home for seniors with dementia-related illnesses? Thanks.