A social problem under great scrutiny at the moment is the potential for a pandemic that would result from an avian flu outbreak. At first this met the definition of social problem because it was defined by a influential individuals but with the the media saturation they have been joined by a significant number of the general population that believe that this is pressing social situation also. The World Health Organization was putting out warnings about the potential for outbreak over a year ago but it is the recent media blitz that has focused the public's attention to the problem. The problem has been framed not from a scientific stand point but also in a large part from a historical stand point. The most recent pandemic occurred in 1968 and mild compared to the 1957 outbreak or the killer strain of 1918. The 1918 outbreak is the most well known and most virulent in recent history. Following the historical pattern of pandemic outbreaks we are now in the window for the next one to......

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Title: Pandemic
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