Infectious Diseases: Disease Transmission Symptoms Treatment Common Cold Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. Colds are considered a viral infection‚ meaning they are caused by a virus. The only means of recovery is rest and drinking a lot of fluids. Taking cold medications will only help relieve the symptoms. Hepatitis‚ Viral Hepatitis can either be acute or chronic. That means‚ it can either be a temporary illness‚ or it can be a permanent condition
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Today we present our paper on a phenomenon called “Dutch Disease‚” that tries to explain changes in growth of an economy in the presence of a favorable shock. While it most often refers to natural resource discovery‚ it can also be extended to include "any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency‚ including a sharp surge in natural resource prices‚ foreign assistance‚ and foreign direct investment."[1] The term was coined in 1977 by The Economist to describe the decline of
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The Arrow of Disease Many of the greatest tragedies throughout human history have been caused by lethal diseases such as smallpox‚ flu‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria‚ plague‚ measles‚ and cholera. They are all potentially infectious diseases that originated from viruses in animals. When Christopher Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent‚ powerful‚ and deadly weapon they carried was their germs. In 1492‚ the European conquest of the Americas began with Columbus voyage. It was
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hopeless‚ and sluggish. In between those periods‚ they usually feel normal You can think of the highs and the lows as two "poles" of mood‚ which is why it’s called "bipolar" disorder. Mary is a 40 year old woman with a major case of the bipolar disease. Mary has a son named matt and he is 12 years old. Has recently been getting less time with his mother as she wants to do nothing. That makes Matt feel that he is a burden to his own mother. And Mary’s husband Dave is 42. Now Mary was always very
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Alzheimer’s disease Classification and external resources Comparison of a normal aged brain (left) and the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s (right). Differential characteristics are pointed out. ICD-10 G30‚ F00 ICD-9 331.0‚ 290.1 OMIM 104300 DiseasesDB 490 MedlinePlus 000760 eMedicine neuro/13 MeSH D000544 GeneReviews NBK1161 Alzheimer’s disease (AD)‚ also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease‚ is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease‚ which worsens
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Lazaro Castillo 04/16/2012 Infectious Diseases One infectious disease I will be discussing is called Diphtheria. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection‚ which mainly affects the nose‚ throat and occasionally the skin‚ but in more serious cases‚ it can attack the heart and nerves. Diphtheria is caused by a bacterium known as C. diphtheiae. The bacteria produce a toxin (poison) that is carried in the bloodstream and causes tissue damage in the area of infection‚ usually the nose
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Bacterial diseases: Introduction Bacterial diseases include any type of illness or disease caused by bacteria‚ a type of microbe. Microbes are tiny organisms that cannot be seen without a microscope and include viruses‚ fungi‚ and some parasites as well as bacteria. The vast majority of bacteria do not cause disease‚ and many bacteria are actually helpful and even necessary to good health. Millions of bacteria normally live on the skin and in the intestines and can also be found on the genitalia
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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a person taking recommended preventative health action and to understand a person’s motivation and decision-making about seeking health services. The Health Belief Model proposes that people will respond best to messages about health promotion or disease prevention when the following four conditions for change exist: The model specifies that if individuals perceive a negative health outcome to be severe‚ perceive themselves to be susceptible to it‚ perceive the benefits to behaviors that reduce the
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Kwashiorkor is a disease that is caused by malnutrition when there is not enough protein in the diet. Other names for Kwashiorkor are protein malnutrition‚ protein-calorie malnutrition‚ and malignant malnutrition (Kwashiorkor‚ 2011). Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is famine‚ limited food supply‚ and low levels of education. This disease can occur when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet. In very poor countries‚ this disease is more common. Often Kwashiorkor occurs during
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