A notifiable disease is an infectious disease that is required by law that physicians‚ clinics and hospitals report it to the local health department. Notifiable diseases must be reported right after they are diagnosed by a doctor‚ laboratory‚ or hospital. There is a list of notifiable diseases that the Center for Control Disease (CDC) provides to each local health department. Notification is required for epidemiological purposes. While there are many providers who are well aware of reporting such
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Pulmonary disease or lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs or that causes the lungs not to work correctly. Some diseases or disorders that affect the lungs are Pneumothrax‚ Pneumonia‚ Hemothorax‚ and Infectious Mononucleosis: Epstein - Barr virus Infection. There are many signs‚ symptoms‚ treatments and medications for Pulmonary diseases. Symptoms and signs for Pneumothorax varies from patient to patient but usually includes Sudden and sharp
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Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease. Huntington disease results from altered activity of basal nuclei neurons. Basal nuclei neurons gradually deteriorate‚ resulting in unrestrained movement. Huntington’s disease has a extreme impact on a person’s functional abilities and usually results in movement‚ thinking and psychiatric disorders. Most people with Huntington’s disease will develop signs and symptoms in their 30s or 40s. But the disease can emerge earlier or later in life. If the disease develops
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Did you know that nearly one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. Because of chronic stress‚ 77 percent of Americans have experienced physical symptoms and changes and 73 percent has been affected psychologically. Stress can affect you physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Stress can affect us physically in many ways. When a person is stressed‚ their body produces more of the so-called “fight or flight” chemicals to get your body ready for an emergency. (5)Your brain tells your adrenal
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inflamed. (Bullock & Hales 2013). There is both acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. In acute pyelonephritis‚ phagocytes and inflammatory exudate travel to the infected area blocking tubule function during acute pyelonephritis. Chronic forms of the condition are more common in people with urinary obstructions. UTIs‚ vesicoureteral reflux‚ or anatomical anomalies can all be contributing factors to chronic pyelonephritis. Chronic pyelonephritis is more common in children than in adults. Women are
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Heart disease is a leading cause of mortality around the world. These diseases can range from coronary artery disease‚ blood vessel diseases‚ to congenital heart defects. Many patients that are affected by these diseases are treated with pills that have hazardous side effects‚ surgeries that induce trauma to the patient’s body (stents for vascular intervention‚ or balloon angioplasty‚ etc) or heart transplants that are dependent on the patient’s immune system. The bodies of these patients under go
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The exact cause of Alzheimer disease is unknown‚ but scientists have proven that there is a strong link between Alzheimer disease and some factors such as genetic‚ environmental‚ and life style factors. Alzheimer disease not only affects the cognitive ability of the patients‚ but also it has behavioural and psychiatric impacts on the patients. In addition‚ family members and friends of the patients would be also affected. Since Alzheimer disease gradually get worse over time‚ damaged brain could
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Meniere’s Disease Meniere’s disease is a set of episodic symptoms including attacks of a spinning sensation (Vertigo)‚ hearing loss‚ a roaring‚ buzzing‚ or ringing sound in the ear (tinnitus)‚ and a sensation of fullness in the affected ear. These episodes can last anywhere from 20mins to 4hrs. After months or years of this disease hearing loss can become permanent. Tinnitus can occur during or just before attacks‚ or be constant. One of the most common causes of dizziness originating in the inner
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Polycystic kidney disease is a disease in which numerous cysts grow in the kidneys. These cysts can slowly replace the kidney itself causing a reduction in kidney function and can lead to kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease affects as many as 600‚000 people in the United States alone (National Kidney Foundation). Polycystic kidney disease is divided into two main types of the disease‚ autosomal dominant PKD and autosomal recessive PKD (National Kidney Foundation). The two main types of PKD
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Extra Credit Assignment A: Terms 1 – 20 1.) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD). PAD is a problem in the circulatory system where your arteries become narrow which leads to less blood flow to your limbs. PAD develops in your extremities‚ more commonly your legs‚ which can make walking become painful‚ also known as claudication. 2.) Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is when the aortic valve‚ which is between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart‚ becomes narrow
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