Prevention of Communicable Diseases Tuberculosis: Infection control strategies: There are three levels of infection control (IC) measures: administrative (managerial)‚ environmental‚ and personal respiratory protection. Administrative controls are the most important since environmental controls and personal respiratory protection will not work in the absence of solid administrative control measures. Each level operates at a different point in the transmission process: • Administrative
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Alcoholism: Symptoms‚ Causes‚ and Effects Composition I April 1‚ 1997 Alcoholism is a disease that affects many people in the United States today. It not only affects the alcoholic‚ but also their family‚ friends‚ co- workers‚ and eventually total strangers. The symptoms are many‚ as are the causes and the effects. Alcoholism is defined as a pattern of drinking in which harmful consequences result for the drinker‚ yet‚ they continue to drink. There are two types of drinkers. The first type
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Ca Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Rebecca Marange HCA/240 January 28‚ 2011 Margaret Mcgannon Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Appendix D Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Suppose you are tasked with confidentially interviewing members of a retirement community to see who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. At the same time‚ you are asked to help educate the retirement community about what they can do to control their risk of developing a cardiovascular
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Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and
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One of the biggest concerns in healthcare today is cardiovascular disease. Affecting 36% of the US population alone‚ cardiovascular disease can lead to stroke‚ heart attack‚ and even death (22). Extensive research has been done investigating the causes of cardiovascular diseases. Lipids and lipoproteins have been implicated to be one of the largest factors contributing to cardiovascular disease. In order to reduce cardiovascular disease we must understand lipid metabolism. To understand lipid metabolism
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Cancer Causes‚ Symptoms and treatment There are over 10‚000‚000‚000‚000 cells in your body. Although these cells can do different jobs‚ each one has a nucleus with the same set of 46 chromosomes. Yet all of this came from a single cell with one set of 46 chromosomes. Within about 6 minutes of fertilization‚ this cell copied itself to make two cells. This was your first experience of mitosis. Soon after‚ these two cells copied themselves to make four and so on. You have been subject to mitosis
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|Rheumatic fever is an acute inflammatory disease of the heart potentially involving all layers of the heart. Resulting from scaring and deformity of the heart | |valves. (Lewis‚ 2011) | |Rheumatic fever may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the heart‚ joints‚ skin‚| |and
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Alan Anderson Porphyria The disorder I chose to do is called Porphyria. It can cause red bloches on the skin. It can also severely affect the nervous system. Ichose this disorder because it had a name similar to Porpise. Porphyria is a group of disorders caused by abnormalities in the chemical steps that lead to heme production. Heme is a vital molecule for all of the body ’s organs‚ although it is most abundant in the blood‚ bone marrow‚ and liver. Heme is a component of several iron-containing
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recreational drug use and sexual promiscuity can lead to diseases and death. Primary prevention of a disease means to prevent it from occurring. Infants and children are immunized to prevent them from contracting diseases such as measles‚ or polio. Primary prevention of a disease would include removal of occupational hazards‚ such as asbestos‚ which is a known carcinogenic. Secondary prevention of a disease includes recognition of the disease early and taking corrective measures. In the case of diabetes
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JJ Ferrer Psych 101 Michelle Vallie Causes and Symptoms of Brain Aneurysm “An estimated 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm‚ or 1 in 50 people” (Brain Aneurysm Foundation 2011). First of all‚ what is Brain Aneurysm? A brain (cerebral) aneurysm is a bulging‚ weak area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to the brain. In most cases‚ a brain aneurysm causes no symptoms and goes unnoticed. In rare cases‚ the brain aneurysm ruptures‚ releasing blood
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