Running Head: INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS Epidemiology Paper Infectious Mononucleosis By: Nuala Nowicki‚ RN NRS427V Concepts in Community and Public Health Grand Canyon University Due: November 9‚ 2014 1 Running Head: INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS 2 DESCRIPTION “Infectious mononucleosis is named for the large numbers of white blood cells (mononuclear cells) in the bloodstream.” (Merck). Infectious Mononucleosis is more
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American Pandemic In the early years of 1918 through 1920‚ influenza stormed around the world in the worst pandemic in recorded history‚ killing at least fifty million people‚ and more than half a million of them were Americans. Yet‚ despite the devastation‚ many groups of people within the United States handed this epidemic very differently from each other. There were differences between “men as well as women‚ whites as well as people of color‚ middle and upper classes‚ as well as the working
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INFLUENZA A virus called an Orthomyxovirus causes influenza. Often called flu‚ sometimes-even grippe. It is a very contagious disease‚ and it infects many parts of our bodies. This also includes are lungs. A person can get influenza if someone coughs‚ sneezes‚ or even talks around you while they are infected. Influenza is sometimes considered serious in some cases but can be prevented and treated. When you get the "flu" in the lungs‚ the lining of the respiratory tract is damaged by becoming
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1/19/14 Learning Unit One - Who - Avian Influenza The Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds which is where it got the nickname the “Bird Flu”. Most Avian Influenza viruses do not have an effect on people‚ however some do. H5N1 is a subgroup of Influenza that will cause serious illness and in some case death. Like most new diseases there is not a lot known about the bird flu and there is still a lot of research being done with this disease. Most cases of the bird flu in humans have come
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Stress is the human body’s way of reacting to any form of a threat. When your body feels threatened‚ the nervous system responds to this by releasing stress hormones which prepare the body for any sort of emergency situation. Your heart rate increases‚ muscles begin to tighten‚ blood pressure heightens‚ breath quickens‚ and senses sharpen. These physical changes increase your strength and stamina‚ speed your reaction time‚ and enhance your focus. When at an ideal level‚ stress helps you to stay focused
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***Due March 31 before class! *** Case Study “Influenza” The second case study of the semester is centered around the topic of influenza. There are two areas of reading/research for this case study. The first (homework #1) pertains to a pandemic influenza that affected people worldwide in 1918-1919. The second (homework #2) involves research into more current strains of influenza that have been found. Please type a response/explanation to the seven questions listed below. You may put both homework
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Avian Influenza Avian influenza is also known as bird flu. Avian influenza is a group of viruses that occurs naturally in wild and domestic birds. Avian influenza is easily spread (contagious) among birds and is deadly to them. Birds become infected when they come into contact with infected birds or contaminated surfaces. The avian influenza virus is spread from country to country through the international poultry trade or by migrating birds. Though rare‚ avian influenza can cause severe illness
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Paola A Torres Grand Canyon University: NRS- 427V 12/14/2014 HIV COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is defined by the Mayo Clinic as "A chronic‚ potentially life-threatening condition which is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV damages the immune system‚ and interferes with the ability the body has to fight the disease causing organism" (Mayo Clinic‚ 2014). HIV is an infection transmitted sexually. Another mode of transmission for HIV is by exposure
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Abstract Recent investigations have shown that exerting self control reduces the ability to regulate behaviour in subsequent self control tasks. A state of depleted self control resources is known as ‘ego depletion’ and the purpose of this study was to see how our capacity to inhibit urges can be affected by ego depletion. This study was also done to test the effects of beliefs about self control on subsequent performance in self control tasks. Participants’ performance on the Stroop task and
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During the year of 1918 the movement of troops during WWI spread the Influenza disease. Influenza arrived in the United States at a perfect timing when there many new forms of transportation‚ media‚ consumption and warfare had expanded into public places where diseases could spread more easily. The new forms of transportation really impacted the U.S. and why so many people easily contracted the disease. I will analyze two letters written to friends by a doctor and nurse to show some of the conditions
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