abuse‚ violence and other chronic diseases. With technology advancement‚ lack of exercise‚ reliance on frozen dinners or fast food as opposed to making fresh healthy meals has resulted in obesity. The society is confronted with spread of HIV and hepatitis C from drug abuse and risky sexual behaviors. Also the gain in life expectancy has resulted in large population of the elderly with chronic health problems like arthritis‚ diabetes and coronary artery diseases. The focus of treatment for these elderly
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An In-Depth Look at Portal Hypertension Portal Hypertension (PH) is an increase in the pressure within the portal venous system. The portal venous system is a network of veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver. The most common cause of PH is cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of liver scarring called fibrosis. This impedes the liver’s ability to function. PH caused by cirrhosis can often lead to the restored patency of a certain ligament of the liver called
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Toxicology Name April 9th‚ 2012 Env/410 Jennifer Ott Environmental toxicology refers to specific organs as target organs. This is an organ that has the highest probability of being affected by exposure to a specific substance. Target organ toxicity refers to the negative effects a chemical has on that target organ after entry into the body (Hodgson‚ 2010). There are multiple organs such as the liver which are targeted simply because of ease of access. Any organ that can be accessed through
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200-1‚500 words‚ apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: Chickenpox Tuberculosis Influenza Mononucleosis Hepatitis B HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: Description of the communicable disease (causes‚ symptoms‚ mode of transmission‚ complications‚ treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality‚ morbidity
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Saad Ahmad Professor Strong English 101 16 November 2014 World Health Organization: Leading the Fight to Eradicate Communicable Diseases The World Health Organization is the United Nations agency that is concerned with international public health. It was established on April 7‚ 1948 and has its headquarter in Geneva‚ Switzerland. It is also a member of the United Nations Development Group. The WHO’s Constitution states that its objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible
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profession is the physical drawbacks years of cleaning teeth may give you carpal tunnel or tendonitis. Hand‚ neck‚ and back strains are also a possibility in this profession. “You also could be exposed to patients with blood-borne diseases‚ like hepatitis‚ HIV‚ colds and the flu” (Shmoop). 11. Knowing that you can come in contact with these diseases is quite nerving considering if you do catch one of them you are stuck with it because they will never go away and for most blood-borne diseases there
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herpes simplex and even viral warts. The most popular amongst the health risks would be Hepatitis C. This deadly disease can be spread by dirty needles or shared needles. The virus affects the liver‚ is incurable and has no vaccine. In December of 2003 a Texas Jury awarded a woman $551‚600 after she learned she became ill with the disease. Her only risk factor was a tattoo she’d gotten. The percentage of hepatitis C infections accounted for more than twice as many
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cardiac valve substitutes‚ and anesthetics. Chris Abee‚ Director of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s animal research facility‚ states that "we wouldn’t have a vaccine for hepatitis B without chimpanzees‚" and says that the use of chimps is "our best hope" for finding a vaccine for Hepatitis C‚ a disease that kills 15‚000 people every year in the United States
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Root Cause Analysis: Willowbrook State School Maddalena Roseto New York City College of Technology HSA Health Service Management II Dr. Katherine Gregory March 12‚ 2017 PROBLEM: The residents of the Willowbrook State School live in absolutely unacceptable conditions: Why1: Why were there so many clients admitted into Willowbrook State School? The Willowbrook State School had become increasingly populated in the 1960s with residents of mental disabilities. Many physicians first
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P1: you must explain how infections are caused by‚ bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. P2: you must explain how pathogenic microorganisms grow and spread. In this assignment I am going to explain how infections are caused by‚ bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. I will then explain how pathogenic microorganisms grow and spread. Infection is the process where germs enter a susceptible area in the body‚ where they multiply‚ resulting in disease. Colonisation is where microbes are present
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