Significance of pertussis Pertussis is an important communicable disease in which we must be aware of‚ it is exceedingly contagious. The main sign that one portrays when this disease is present is uncontained aggressive coughing‚ which can lead to difficulty in breathing to some individuals. Whooping cough is also another name for pertussis mainly because a whooping sound is heard when the patient tries to breath. Pertussis‚ is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria
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Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americans in 1492. Christopher Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria‚ with the Pinta and Nina along side. His first journey into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Christopher Columbus also had many other voyages to Africa. The technologies that we have today would have been very helpful to Columbus is the GPS‚ the microwave‚ and medical vaccines. Therefore‚ even though
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Future Development of Dengue Vaccines Halstead‚ S.B and Deen‚J.(2002) “The future of dengue vaccines” Rapid Review. The Lancet; Oct 19‚ 2002; 360‚ 9341; ProQuest Health & Medical Complete; pg. 1243. Available from: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11276-1/fulltext [Accessed 10 September 2013] The Lancet is a world’s leading general medical journal and specialty journals in Oncology‚ Neurology and Infectious Diseases. This qualitative study identifies the opinions
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Public health is a concern for every person. It encompasses the individual’s health and the health of the community. It is the duty of the public health nurse to ensure that they stay up to date on environmental health issues. Many people get most of their health care information from the nursing that work in the realm of public health. After all‚ it is said that “nurses [sic] are one of the most trusted conveyors of information to the public” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008‚ p. 217).
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The Importance of Hand Washing and Health Marie Kramer Galen College of Nursing The Importance of Hand Washing and Health Something as simple as washing your hands can help prevent the infections of wounds‚ food poisoning‚ and the spread of deadly viruses such as the flu. According to the CDC website‚ it takes 20 seconds to effectively wash your hands. This is not only for your benefit‚ but for the benefit of others. First let us start with wound infections. Whether you are taking care of
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Communicable Disease Paper The Dengue virus is known to be a mosquito-borne viral infection and is a major threat to health worldwide. It is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and is also known as break bone fever. Fifty to one hundred million people are infected each year mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world. In the U.S‚ cases seen affected with the Dengue virus are mostly from Americans who traveled out of the country. Infection of the dengue
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Lyme Disease Introduction & Symptoms | Causes & Treatments | Recommended Web Sites Lyme disease is transmitted by tiny ticks of the Ixodidae family and afflicts about 10‚000 people yearly. Initially identified in a group of children in Lyme‚ Conn.‚ the disease has now been found in nearly all states and 18 other countries. About 90 percent of cases are reported in three areas: the northeast and mid-Atlantic states (Massachusetts to Maryland)‚ the upper Midwest (Minnesota and
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The common cold has been plaguing humankind since the beginning of human existence. Even in these advanced times‚ there is no vaccine or cure. There are many symptoms that accompany the common cold. Some of these infamous symptoms are a runny nose‚ caused by inflammation of the nasal tissues‚ resulting in over production of mucus to trap the virus‚ and coughing. there are two different kinds or types of coughs that are common with colds. The first‚ is the less common dry hacking cough‚ these kinds
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Disease in the News Michele Frizzell HCS/245 June 2‚ 20104 Erich Widemark Disease in the News Coccidioidomycosis‚ also known as valley fever‚ is a respiratory disease that can be devastating and problematic to diagnosis if unaware of it. To become infected individuals breathe in microscopic Coccidioid fungal spores in the air. Although the majority of individuals who breathe in the spores do not get sick‚ there are several facts about valley fever that everyone should know. The fungus Coccidioid
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH PLAN Title: Natural Remedies for Colds Specific Speech Purpose: To inform my audience of the different ways to treat colds using natural remedies. Statement: People should learn the alternative ways in treating common ailments such as colds since medicine‚ nowadays‚ are bought at a high price. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Step: It was a lovely day at school. I was walking to the canteen with my classmates
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