Listeriosis Although there are countless types of infectious diseases around the world‚ a great majority of them are preventable. Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi or parasites (Mayo Clinic‚ 2016). Listeria is not a commonly mentioned disease‚ however it has the potential to be deadly when not identified or serious symptoms are overlooked. This foodborne‚ infectious disease is caused by a gram stain-positive motile bacterium named Listeria
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Illnesses Caused | Bacteria | Can be helpful‚ can be an aid in digestion‚ able to break down sewage‚ can be used in food (yoghurt)‚ affects odour‚ taste and texture. Needs nutrients‚ pH‚ time‚ temperature‚ +/- Oxygen and water activity to grow. | Lyme disease‚ Tuberculosis | Viruses | Exist only to replicate‚ need a host‚ infect all types of cells‚ found in soil‚ water and air. | Hepatitis A‚ Norovirus‚ Measles‚ Mumps | Parasites | Need a host (nourishment‚ protection‚ complete life cycle)‚ found in
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states have the right to mandate school vaccinations‚ to should vaccinations be required for school attendance. I believe immunizations should be mandatory for students because vaccinations protect public health‚ are cost-effective‚ and prevent infectious diseases. In 1855 Massachusets became the first state to mandate school immunizations by requiring smallpox vaccinations for attendance. Henning Jacobson later challenged the state’s authority to mandate vaccinations in the United States Supreme Court
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and geography (North America‚ Europe‚ Asia Pacific and Rest of World). Geographically‚ Asia Pacific is the fastest growing region and very opportune market that would generate highest revenue by 2020. Increase in the number of chronic and infectious diseases‚ and technological advancements are the major driving factors for the market. Widespread knowledge of healthcare & its benefits‚ and cost effectiveness are some top impacting factors of the global IVD market. The stringent regulatory policies
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Prions cause diseases‚but they aren’t viruses or bacteria or fungi or parasites. They are simply proteins‚ and proteins were never thought to be infectious on their own. Organisms are infectious‚ proteins are not. Or‚ at least‚ they never used to be. Prions entered the public’s consciousness during the mad cow epidemic that hitEngland in 1986. For decades‚ however‚ scientists had searched for unusual‚ atypical infectious agents that they suspected caused some puzzling diseases that could
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chemical radical‚ or subatomic particle from one compound and pass it on to another. Cholesterol - Best-known member of a group of lipids called steroids. Cholesterol is commonly found in cell membranes and animal hormones. Chronic disease - Any process or disease that persists over a long duration. Control - control group covalent bond - A chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two atoms. disinfect - The destruction of pathogenic nonsporulating
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sociological perspectives‚ theories and methods to the study of health illness and medical practice. • Social conditions and situations not only promote and‚ in some cases‚ cause the possibility of illness and disability but also enhance prospects for disease prevention and health maintenance. Development of Medical Sociology • • • • Earliest works undertaken by physicians Did not begin in earnest until World War II Initial alliance with medicine was in psychiatry Hollingshead and Redlich produced inportant
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Infection Control and the Dental Practice The purpose of infection control in dental practice is to prevent the transmission of disease-producing agents such as bacteria‚ viruses and fungi from one patient to another patient‚ from dental practitioner and dental staff to patients‚ and from patients to dental practitioner or other dental staff. In dental practice‚ microorganisms may be inhaled‚ implanted‚ ingested‚ injected‚ or splashed onto the skin or mucosa. They can spread by direct contact
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March 11‚ 2013 Table of Contents I. Introduction - II. Common Forms of Sickness 1. Injuries A. Eye injuries B. Head injuries C. Bone‚ Joint and Muscle injuries 2. Diseases a. Skin disease b. Infections disease c. Respiratory disease 3. Poisoning a. Toxic b. Venom c. Poisoning from exposure to gases or vapors d. Food poisoning III. Causes of Illness 1. Accidents 2. Bacteria 3. Virus 4. Chemical Exposure IV
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Please list two examples of each. Active immunity occurs when a person develops a permanent immunity to a disease‚ while passive immunity occurs when a person develops a short-term immunity‚ both active and passive immunity can be natural or artificial. Artificial active immunity is induced by a vaccine. The vaccine stimulates a primary response against the antigens of the disease without causing symptoms. Infoplease further explains that artificially acquired passive immunity results from
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