CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Diabetes‚ also known as diabetes mellitus is described by HealthRiight.com as a chronic health condition where the body is unable to produce enough insulin and properly break down sugar (glucose) in the blood. Glucose comes from food and is used by the cells for energy. Glucose is also made in the liver. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas‚ a large gland behind the stomach. Insulin is needed to move sugar into the cells where it can be used for
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Communicable Disease HCS/457- Public and Community Health Jeffrey Rhoades November 26‚ 2012 Communicable Disease Communicable disease is defined as an infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual’s discharge or by indirect means (Merriam Webster‚ m-w.com). A communicable disease can be transmitted through fluid exchange or by a vector. Hepatitis B is a known communicable disease still affecting the United States
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Unit 4222-264 The principles of infection prevention and control Outcome 1 Understand roles and responsibilities in the preventiont and control of infections 1.1. Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. Infection is a major cause of human suffering. Even relatively minor infections can become more serious‚ leading to major infection and can‚ in some cases‚ lead to patient death. In addition to patient suffering‚ infection causes
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In the article “Is Obesity a Disease?” author Carey Rossi takes a firm position that obesity is a disease that can have many causes. She states that obesity can be caused by endocrine or genetic disorders. She then asserts that obesity is mostly caused from inactivity and overeating and that it can directly affect your emotions very easily. She also sees the other side of the debate with the words of a doctor‚ Marianne Legato. Dr. Legato states that obese patients need to be counseled because of
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines‚ but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins‚ it tends to be a chronic‚ recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate‚ normally between the ages of 10 and 30
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Societies faced a considerable amount of change after the Ancient Period ended and the Modern Age began. Rome was an enormous empire‚ and after they were defeated‚ people flocked to cities‚ declared a new religion as the one people must believe in and wars popped up all over the place. This explanation will cover how and why people did this. The most noticeable difference‚ and arguably the one which triggered the later changes‚ was a massive population increase in cities. I don’t know why they would
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sanitation‚ education‚ and economic structure. This period of history known for the deterioration of Western Europe’s culture was known as the Dark Ages (600-1200). The 1200’s brought a new hope for Western Europe. Known as the High Middle Ages and the Renaissance it was a time of arts‚ intellect‚ and new powers emerging. The most dramatic changes that occurred between the two periods were within
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Emotional Development How does fear change with age? Infants Infants are still fragile with their surroundings. Therefore they develop some fears such as; loud noises‚ strangers‚ new environment or place‚ and fear of falling. A change in the way they are held and when the people they have formed an attachment to aren’t close by. Childrens Many children experience fears around unfamiliar. It varies depending on their stage of development and also their own temperament and personality
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a. What impact do you think Alzheimer’s disease has on the patient’s family and/or caregivers? I can say‚ from personal experience‚ that Alzheimer’s disease has a huge impact on a patient’s family and/or caregiver. My grandmother is starting to show some signs of Alzheimer’s as she ages and my great grandmother‚ her mother‚ had stage 4 Alzheimer’s which inevitably led to her death several years ago. Alzheimer’s‚ in my opinion‚ is one of the worst diseases that a family can embark on together. There
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Obesity Is A Disease Obesity is a disease that affects one in three members of the American population. The trend of obese Americans has continually increased since 1960‚ and is not showing signs of slowing down. More than half of the adults in America are considered overweight or obese‚ and about thirty-four percent of the total population in the U.S is either overweight or obese. One is considered “overweight” if the body mass index‚ or BMI‚ is twenty-five to twenty-nine kilograms. “Obese”
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