Communicable Disease HCS 457 June 4‚ 2012 Communicable Disease A communicable disease is a bacteria or virus that can is transferred from person to person‚ or from animals or the physical environment to individuals by a variety of ways. For example air and water‚ to contaminated articles or fomites‚ insect and animal bites (Reigelman‚ p. 210‚ 2011). The spreading of a communicable disease is easily transferred and can range from a common cold to anthrax making the disease contagious. I
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Outline I. Introduction A. Orwell’s life as it relates to his works. B. The danger of a totalitarian government. II. Freedom of mind and body A. Physical control Extreme force and coercion Effects of torment B. Psychological manipulation Doublethink Use of propaganda III. Technology role in government control A. Compromise of privacy B. Tele-screen vs. computers IV. Control of communication A. Control of information Control of news Control of history a) Importance of history b)
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Definition of Lifestyle disease Lifestyle disease: A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis‚ heart disease‚ and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity‚ heart disease‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ colon cancer‚ and premature mortality. ‘Lifestyle diseases’ such as heart disease‚ some cancers and diabetes‚ which are no longer
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Denita LaRock HCA/240 January 21‚ 2013 Crohn’s Disease Nakki Price Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the bowel tissues. The inflammation begins in the lining of the digestive tract‚ and may spread into the layers of the bowel tissue. This disease causes severe diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ and malnutrition. Other symptoms are ulcers‚ fever‚ weight loss and reduced appetite. Abdominal pain‚ blood in stool‚ and unexplained diarrhea or fever lasting more than two days
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 Communicable Disease Chickenpox is one of the many highly communicable diseases. This communicable disease is cause by a virus called varicella-zoster which has a resemblance with the herpes virus. It can be transmitted through close contact with the fluids from the blisters or through air wherein the virus is disseminated by coughing or sneezing. Chickenpox is regarded as highly communicable for individuals who are exposed to the disease for the first time
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are talking to thousands of miles away. It is mankind ’s greatest hour. Yet sadly‚ it is also our time of dying. Strange that no matter how advanced our society has become‚ our nation ’s health hasn ’t caught up. After all‚ heart disease‚ also known as cardiovascular disease‚ is our nation ’s number one killer (Preventive Magazine Health Books p. 153). <br><br>The most common‚ and most preventable‚ heart disease of all is coronary artery disease. This is caused when blockages develop in the blood vessels
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Outline 1. Introduction A. "It is a far‚ far better thing that I do‚ than I have ever done; it is a far‚ far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." (364). B. Lucie Manette gets news from Jarvis Lorry a business man who works for Tellson’s Bank that her dad who was imprisoned in France is still alive. She goes with Mr Lorry to Paris and brings him back to England. Charles Darnay‚ a french aristocrat‚ leaves behind his elite life and makes a decision of moving to England. Darnay is
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Chronic Kidney Disease BIO 105‚ sec M02 Prof. Palanca Ayo Powell (Term Paper) 3/25/12 The Kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body. Its primary function is the removal of waste & toxins from the blood stream. So if the kidney stopped working correctly and is no longer able to properly function that would lead to serious problems. Blood is no longer being cleaned. The waste and the toxins aren’t being removed. Instead it’s all building up in the blood stream causing
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Health Alzheimer ’s disease A form of dementia‚ Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal ailment that affects the brain with abnormal deposits of proteins that form amyloid plaques and tau tangles so once-healthy neurons begin to work less efficiently. The disease is found most commonly to affect those older than sixty-five. This disease usually last for seven to ten years‚ with less than three percent making it past fourteen years. The first signs and symptoms of developing Alzheimer’s disease are relatively
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Hirschsprung’s Disease Hirschsprung’s Disease was named after Harold Hirschsprung‚ a Danish physician‚ in 1886. It is a congenital disorder which means it is present at birth. It is an enlargement of the colon where ganglion cells‚ or nerve cells‚ are not present. This results in improper movement of the muscles in the bowel causing chronic constipation. The only certain method of diagnosis is a rectal biopsy. We will explore the symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatments of this disease. The severity
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