Influenza Quotes

22 Influenza quotes by 16 unique authors

What is important to me is there has been consensus and clarity, (and) much better coordination. We'll be much quicker to control avian influenza as… — David Nabarro
The splendid thing about education is that everyone wants it. Like influenza, you can give it away without losing any of it yourself. — Evelyn Waugh
For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation… — Margaret Chan
Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world. — Margaret Chan
My father, who had previously been a civil engineer, died in the great influenza epidemic of 1918. — James Rainwater
All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia. — Margaret Chan
My small torrent of words dissipated into an elaborate sense of expanding and receding. It was my entrance into the radiance of imagination. This process… — Patti Smith
Measles and TB evolved from diseases of our cattle, influenza from a disease of pigs, and smallpox possibly from a disease of camels. The Americas… — Jared Diamond
War, to sane men at the present day, begins to look like an epidemic insanity, breaking out here and there like the cholera or influenza,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution. — Margaret Chan
The unique nature about the influenza virus is its great potential for changes, for mutation. — Margaret Chan
The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all the wars of… — David L. Katz
We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty - influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a… — Nathan Wolfe
This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?" "I don't know. Is it a longing? Is it a giddy stupid happiness just because you're… — Orson Scott Card
The education bestowed on Flora Poste by her parents had been expensive, athletic and prolonged; and when they died within a few weeks of one… — Stella Gibbons
Rising demand for animal products highlights microbiological risks, with animal-welfare measures sometimes creating new hazards. For example, open pens for poultry may increase the spread… — Louise Fresco
Pandemics do not occur randomly. From malaria and influenza to AIDS and SARS, the lethal microbes have come, in the first instance, from animals, especially… — Nathan Wolfe
A pandemic influenza would mean widespread infection essentially throughout every region of the world. — Anthony Fauci
It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza. — Richard Reeves
Influenza is a serious disease. Kids die of influenza, both in Japan and the United States, and if you give a drug to people who… — Robert Nelson
The avian influenza found in mainland British Columbia poses no significant threat to human health. — John Clifford
Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from… — Margaret Chan

Who Wrote These Influenza Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 22 Influenza Quotes as follows: