Chronic & Communicable Diseases Objectives Discuss & give examples of chronic diseases. Define communicable diseases & explain their significance. Discuss disease transmission. Explain how communicable disease is transmitted by: a. intestinal discharges. b. nose & throat discharges. c. zoonoses (animals) Discuss the disease spread by vectors and their control measures. Environmental Impacts Paradigm: Exposure-Response (EIA : EHIA) Exposure - def: any condition
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Human Health and Disease What is health? ‘The state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being’ To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs: •A balanced and varied diet Take exercise Proper shelter Enough sleep Good hygiene will reduce the likelihood of infection What is disease? Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body‚ which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria. May
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Jusayan‚ Janine Ann June 20‚ 2009 M0522 Prof. Ramil Mondejar 1. Guidelines for effective expository writing * STEP ONE: SELECTING A TOPIC If your professor assigns you a specific topic to write about‚ then this step is completed before you even begin. However‚ often the teacher will allow students to choose their own essay topic‚ so it is important to be able to choose effectively. This is also true is the professor proposed a broad topic‚ but demands that you write
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appear on landscape. Spatial distribution maps are used to find a pattern. Maps in the time of Cholera Pandemics Medical geography- mapping distribution of a disease (can find cause). Cholera epidemics (3 of them) lasted from 1826-1862. Pandemic- worldwide outbreak of a disease. 1854 Dr. John Snow mapped cases of cholera. Dr. Snow mapped area’s water pumps and marked residence of cholera victims. Most of them died around a Soho water pump‚ so they removed the handle and the new cases
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Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing Kimberly Schrodt NUR/405 November 11‚ 2013 Karen Harriman American Revolution Key health issues during the American Revolution‚ there were high rates of smallpox‚ yellow fever‚ cholera‚ typhoid‚ typhus‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria and infant mortality. Community and public health’s major goal was Improving sanitation among all areas in all communities. The AMA developed a committee to take surveys on sanitation and taking vital statistics.
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Was the impact on public health the worst effect of the industrial revolution in 1750 to 1900? In 1750 our country‚ Great Britain‚ began its industrial revolution. The country was changed forever. Before 1750‚ most people had lived in the countryside and worked in a family business but in 1750 people flocked into towns to get jobs. New machinery had been invented and the richer classes used this as a way to make lots of money by setting up factories filled with these machines. It was out with
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SC/BIOL 2020.03 Biochemistry Midterm #1 Name: Student ID: Feb 7th‚ 2013 Time: 1 hr and 15 min This test has multiple choice: 24 Marks. Fill in the blanks: 10 Marks Peptide structure: 6 Marks There are a total of 10 pages of this exam. You are allowed to use a non-programmable calculator. For multiple choice: Choose the BEST answer and indicate your choice on the scantron. Please use a pencil. 1 1. Which of the following weak interactions is NOT due to differences in electrical
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Bacteria are the most ancient life forms‚ most bacteria are so small that under a light microscope you can only see them as little dots. Some groups however grow to larger sizes and have spectacular shapes (1). Bacteria are present in most habitats on the planet‚ growing in soil‚ water‚ acidic hot springs‚ radioactive waste‚ and deep in the Earth’s crust‚ as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals (2). Bacteria is mostly thought of as a pathogen‚ while it is true that
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Cited: asmon‚ Dr. Charlie. "Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever." NetDoctor. 4 Jan. 2005. 2 Mar. 2008 . Limson‚ Janice. "He Global Cholera Pandemic." Science in Africa. Sept. 2001. 2 Mar. 2008 . "Malaria in Africa." Roll Back Malaria. 2 Mar. 2008 . Maria‚ A. "The Costs of Water Pollution in India." CERNA. 31 Oct. 2003. 21 Feb. 2008 . "Schistomiosis Control." The Carter Center. 2 Mar
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the Negros by the white Americans. Arrival in san francisco Saturday‚April 28‚ 1888- The steamer Belgic docked at San Francisco. American health authorities did not let the passengers to land for one week because of the rumored cholera epidemic. Rizal knew there was no cholera epidemic that time and he protest with other passengers the unjustifiable actions of American authorities He soon discovered that it was motivated by politics and the ship was carrying 643 Chinese coolies. Rizal in san francisco
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