Epidemiology: Chickenpox (Varicella) Sheree Criner‚ RN Grand Canyon University NRS 427 V December 21‚ 2014 Epidemiology: Chickenpox (Varicella) As stated by to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (CDC‚ 2013); chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). VZV causes a primary infection that is characterized by a rash with macules‚ papules‚ and then vesicles. Other symptoms include fever‚ lethargy‚ and pruritus. VZV then remains in the body on the sensory nerve
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My practicum site Department of Health‚ Vermont has an epidemiology nurse who actively takes part in biosurveillance. Biosurveillance is the process of gathering‚ integrating‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information related to disease activity. Health informatics refers to the resources and tools used to store‚ retrieve and use health related information. Health informatics makes biosurveillance possible in real time as public health agencies must respond to threats in a short time. Health informatics
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international guidance statements. A full bibliography of works consulted in the preparation of these Guidelines is available on the NEAC website (http://www.newhealth.govt.nz/neac/). American College of Epidemiology. 2000. American College of Epidemiology Ethics Guidelines. Annals of Epidemiology 10(8): 487–97. Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights. 1996. Available at: http://www.hdc.org.nz. Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences. 1991. International Guidelines
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Running head: REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases
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Falls Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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Attending a private school all of his life‚ it is unknown how John Snow’s father afforded for his son to attend such a school‚ however due to his education it is know that he is one of the most educated men to this day and titled "The Father of Modern Epidemiology". In reference to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ cholera is defined as "An acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the stomach and intestine with the bacterium Vibrio Cholera". Cholera can be characterized as
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Medicine focuses on healing patients who are ill. Public health focuses on preventing illness. 5. Sciences of public health? - Epidemiology‚ statistics‚ biomedical sciences‚ environmental health science‚ social & behavioral sciences‚ health policy & management 6. Prevention & intervention? - Define the health problem‚ identify the risk factors associated with the problem‚ develop
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to understand further the differences between public and community health. Public Health According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2008)‚ the Institute of Medicine defined public health as “Organized community and multidisciplinary efforts‚ based on epidemiology‚ aimed at preventing disease and promoting health” (Definitions of selected terms‚ p. 48). Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) further
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John Snow’s approach to explaining cholera and how it spread consisted primarily of morbid poison entering the alimentary canal through means of contaminated water consumption. Snow believed this to be the basis of how cholera was contracted by individuals and believed improper sewage filtration was to blame as well as a means of spreading the disease from person to person. However‚ previous explanations of how cholera was contracted consisted of the theory of airborne infection. This theory proposed
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American Journal of Epidemiology Copyright © 2003 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved Vol. 157‚ No. 9 Printed in U.S.A. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg040 Use of Agricultural Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort Michael C. R. Alavanja1‚ Claudine Samanic1‚ Mustafa Dosemeci1‚ Jay Lubin1‚ Robert Tarone1‚ Charles F. Lynch2‚ Charles Knott3‚ Kent Thomas4‚ Jane A. Hoppin5‚ Joseph Barker6‚ Joseph Coble1‚ Dale P. Sandler5‚ and Aaron Blair1
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