Communicable Disease Paper Enquied Fields HCS/465 May 28‚ 2014 Duane Bibbie Communicable Disease Paper In the world today‚ there are a number of communicable diseases that rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substances‚ or that travel through contact from an infected
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People who are at the greatest risk for complications include: People who are 65 years or older Smokers Those who have difficulty swallowing due to a neurological condition Individuals who recently had a respiratory infection (influenza‚ laryngitis or a cold‚ etc.) Those who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ bronchiectasis‚ heart disease‚ cirrhosis of the liver and/or diabetes People residing within a residential living
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This shot protects people from getting influenza during the season. Every flu season is different so influenza can affect people differently (Key Facts about Seasonal Flu Vaccine‚ 2015). Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death (Key Facts about Seasonal Flu Vaccine‚ 2015). Believe it or not even the healthiest people can
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Health Organization (WHO)‚ worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities had confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 also known as “swine flu” in 2009‚ including at least 16‚455 deaths. Right here at home in the United States from April 15‚ 2009 to July 24‚ 2009‚ states reported a total of 43‚771 confirmed and probable cases of influenza H1N1 infection. Of these cases reported‚ 5‚011 people were hospitalized and 302 people died. Right now you are probably wandering what
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Foundations in MicrobiologySeventh Edition 13.1 We Are Not Alone The human body exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium Many interactions between human body and microorganisms involve the development of biofilms Colonization of the body involves a constant “give and take” Contact‚ Colonization‚ Infection‚ Disease Microbes that engage in mutual or commensal associations – normal (resident) flora ‚ indigenous flora‚ microbiota Infection – a condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate
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The posing question in America in the year 1918 was who is the real enemy‚ the Germans or the influenza? While Americans were concerned about the threat of the German attacks‚ we should have been concerned about the threat of a pandemic on our own soil. The true enemy at this time was not the Axis powers‚ which consisted of Germany and Russia‚ the
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Application of Epidemiology – A Case Study Analyze Good Health Hospital s records and itemize records and itemize recent nosocomial infections that occurred within the past year. In your report‚ categorize the different parameters (i.e.‚ person‚ time‚ place‚ ethnicity‚ and gender) used in the compilation of data into the information summative. An outbreak of E-coli has occurred in Good Health Hospital‚ this has become a major problem since the outbreak occurred in Ward
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Genetics‚ helped create the vaccine (Canada). The world regretted it when Africa was stricken with the disease in 2014. Although vaccine production is expensive‚ it is cheaper to prevent a disease than try and treat it (Herrera). In conclusion‚ the influenza vaccination helps the person who receives it‚ and the people around them. Vaccines are not a government plot to poison humanity‚ they are complicated works of science that have proven to be beneficial to society. The flu vaccine allows the world
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Natalie Maxwell‚ Robert Sharp‚ Samarra Spears Dr. Neil Stafford PSYC 540: Research Methodology December 12‚ 2010 Outline: Natalie- Post-traumatic stress disorders following disasters: a systematic review Natalie-The epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorders after disasters Samarra- Samarra- Robert- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-traumatic stress disorders following disasters: a systematic review Summarize This article is about post-traumatic stress
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pathogens. My duties were to develop guinea pig reagents‚ which are lacking‚ to do molecular immunological studies in the guinea pig animal model in pre-clinical vaccine development. Performed early development work on vaccines to Haemophilus influenza‚ Moraxella catarrhalis‚ and Staphylococcus aureus to elicit an authentic antigenic response. Designed gene-specific PCR primers and PCR amplified the genes; next‚ performed sequence analysis on all the PCR amplicons and in vitro translated the
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