The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 2005/11, 105(11):498-500. doi: 10.7556/jom_2005_11.0001, type of study: ,edi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

antiviral agents [3]
delivery of health care [16]
disease outbreaks [11]
editorial [259]
H5N1 [1]
human influenza [8]
influenza vaccines [3]
OMT [3924]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
pandemic [27]
USA [1752]

Abstract:

The author outlines current preparedness measures in the United States and overseas for containing and responding to the spread of influenza strain A, the avian influenza virus H5N1. Also noted are similarities between H5N1 and H1N1, the avian influenza virus responsible for the 1917–1918 influenza epidemic that killed 40 million people worldwide in approximately 6 months. The author concludes with a discussion of the particular successes of the osteopathic medical profession during the 1917–1918 crisis and indicates that current levels of preparedness among osteopathic physicians could be higher than those in the larger medical community–if the lessons of our osteopathic heritage are heeded and disseminated widely.