Infectious Disease in Africa The earth has been evolving for billions of years‚ growing in population as well as advancing technologically for thousands of years. Most places are up to speed with the latest and greatest new technology. Africa‚ however‚ is struggling to get by without any of these luxuries. They are plagued with disease‚ contaminated water‚ and starvation on top of extreme poverty. But‚ if disease is everywhere--why has it hit Africa the hardest? Well‚ without
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Lesson 10‚ #3. List and describe several common risk factors for developing osteoporosis. Describe the key behaviors of someone trying to limit their risk of developing osteoporosis. Everywhere we turn these days we see celebrities that are on TV promoting various types of medication for one ailment or another. One of the commercials that plays quite often these days is with Sally Field telling women about medication to help prevent osteoporosis. While I don’t care for celebrities hawking medication
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Antibiotics are medications used to kill or prevent the spread of disease causing bacteria in the body. There are two types of antibiotics which manage infectious diseases differently: 1. Bactericidal Antibiotics: this is when the antibiotic completely kills off the Bacteria. It does this by damaging or interfering with the bacteria’s cell contents or wall. An example of this type of antibiotic is Penicillin which is in fact the first type of antibiotic to be discovered. 2. Bacteriostatic Antibiotics:
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Infectious diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children worldwide‚ killing an average of 760‚000 children under the age of five and affecting as many as 1.7 billion people every year (WHO‚ 2013). Seeing as this disease is easily preventable and treatable‚ but still accounts for a sizable percentage of childhood deaths‚ many countries and organizations have attempted to develop programs over the past decade in an attempt to eliminate this deadly infection. Unfortunately these programs
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The Risk Factors of Heart Attack Heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by the loss of blood supply. The blood supply is usually lost because a coronary artery‚ one that supplies blood to the heart muscle‚ has a blood clot‚ a blockage also known as coronary thrombosis or coronary disease. ("What Is A Heart Attack? What Causes A Heart Attack?" 2013) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America with approximately 460‚000 related deaths due to a sudden
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Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations DeAnna Huey University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations Infectious disease is any disease that is able to spread among our public and contained population‚ thus being called infectious. An infectious disease travels through the environment‚ as it passes from one person to another through means of airborne‚ droplets‚ contaminated water‚ clothes‚ bedding‚ utensils or anything that
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Diabetes is a chronic lifelong disease where there are high traces of sugar in the blood. A diabetic individuals pancreas secrets an insufficient amount of insulin or does not use the insulin efficiently. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that enables the body to use glucose for energy. Diabetes is caused by too little insulin‚ resistance to insulin or both. Diabetes is the most common disorder of the human hormone system; there are three forms of diabetes
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Diabetes is a lifelong disease in which they are high levels of sugar in the blood. The body does not produce enough insulin and a person with diabetes has high blood sugar. Type one diabetes requires a person to inject insulin. Some symptoms of diabetes are blurred vision excess thirst fatigue frequent urination. There are two types of diabetes type one and type two. It is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke‚ and the second leading cause of blindness
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Associate Level Material Chronic Disease Risk Assessment The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics‚ resources‚ and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment‚ write
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Description of the disease. The disease that I did my risk assessment on was bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is when cells in the urinary bladder lining starts to divide uncontrollably and are no longer able to control their growth. A mass of cells form from an abnormal growth causing tumors. According to the American Cancer Society or (ACS) bladder cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the United States. They approximate that over 54‚300 people will be diagnosed in 2014 and cause more than 12
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