the physical and psychological effects on people living in overcrowded conditions can be quite severe. Overcrowding poses serious direct and indirect health risks to all segments of the population‚ particularly the elderly‚ young children‚ and the disabled. Overcrowding results in insufficient ventilation in homes‚ causing or exacerbating respiratory illness. Susceptibility to disease‚ the severity of diseases‚ the spreading of illness‚ and the mortality due to disease all increase as a result of social
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Harmful Habits and Infectious Disease Prevention Second Hand Smoke Second hand smoke can be a serious concern for smokers and non smokers alike. When one thinks of smoking‚ they think of individuals who smoke and the effects of lung cancer that are attributed to smoking. One usually never thinks that second hand smoke can be harmful. After all they are not the ones smoking tobacco. Each day in America 1‚200 people die from smoking and exposure to second hand smoke; according to Kick Butts
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| Essay on Immunizations | | | | Immunization is a procedure routinely used to improve the body’s ability to overcome infection and protect against diseases caused by infectious agents. It works against a specific disease by training the immune system to rapidly recognize and eliminate the infectious agent that causes that disease‚ thus resulting in immunity. Protection can be acquired either by passive or by active immunization.Passive immunization involves transfer of antibodies obtained
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According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases stated that the “seasonal influenza sickens millions and cause thousands of hospitalizations and flu-related deaths” each year (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases). Influenza started in 1918. The pandemic flu from 1918 was so deadly that “in many of the victims‚ the influenza virus has invaded their lungs and caused pneumonia” (History). The flu “was first observed in Europe‚ the U.S. and parts of Asia before
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Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Developed by The California Child Care Health Program 1322 Webster Street‚ Suite 402 • Oakland‚ CA 94612-3218 (510) 839-1195 Funded by a grant from The California Department
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TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE Tuberculosis is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacteria tuberculosis. One third of the world’s population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis with new infections occurring at a rate of about one per second. In 2007‚ there were an estimated 13.7 million chronic active cases globally‚ while in 2010‚ there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated
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dalimss EV.S PROJECT Disease caused by the Environmental exposure MADE BY- [Type the author name] [Year] Environmental Diseases In epidemiology‚ environmental disease is disease caused by environmental factors that are not transmitted genetically or by infection. Apart from the true monogenic genetic disorders‚ environmental diseases may determine the development of disease in those genetically predisposed to a particular condition. Stress‚ physical and mental abuse‚ diet‚ exposure
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Defence against Disease and the Immune System In this essay I have distinguished clearly between active/ passive‚ natural/artificial immunity and described some methods of vaccine production. I have critically compared the effectiveness of the smallpox vaccination programme with programmes aimed at control of measles‚ polio‚ influenza‚ malaria and cholera. Introduction (Immune System‚ 2012) “The immune system is made up of a network of cells‚ tissues‚ and organs that work together
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In Episode 4 of Serial‚ there are many inconsistencies within the stories that are testified. Jay is very unclear and indecisive. Jen‚ a new person who testifies‚ is also unclear‚ and is suddenly the missing piece everyone has been looking for in the case. She brings more evidence‚ and does not seem to have helped much. There are many inconsistencies in this episode‚ and there are still many missing pieces to be found‚ and explained. One larger inconsistency is the changing of Jay’s story. Jay has
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determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations‚ and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems. (Last‚ 2001) Here‚ in the definition the distribution refers to analysis of persons‚ classes of people‚ places that are being affected by the specific disease and determinants refers to factors that influence population health; these factors may be chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ behavioral or genetic. Health-related states
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