Kristina Martic ID # 2391762 Becoming American- “Latino Paradox” Hispanic paradox‚ also known as Latino paradox and the “epidemiologic paradox”‚ refers to a finding that Hispanic and Latino Americans tend to have comparable or even better health outcomes than white Americans. We have learned that higher socioeconomic statuses such as income and education are related to better health and lower death rates. In this case‚ the situation is different. As the doctor from the movie explained‚ people
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You can cure tuberculosis but there is more chance that you die that curing it. Tuberculosis mostly affects young adults. Deaths of tuberculosis increases every year by 1%.Almost 9 million new TB cases occurred in 2004 — 80% of them in 22 countries(WHO). Bibliography Sources (2014). The Bad Bacteria - Bacteria - All About Microbes
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exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis that gets infected with the infection. Susceptibility to disease after infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host factors (nature and nurture) A primary infection may heal‚ the host acquiring immunity in the process while in other cases‚ the primary infection may progress to produce extensive disease locally‚ or infection may be promulgated or disseminated to produce metastatic or miliary tuberculosis. In others‚ primary lesions
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Preliminary research of the current prevalence and management patterns of speech and language disorders is necessary before more in-depth epidemiologic analyses may be undertaken. One source of data for this type of study is electronic medical records (EMR) extracted from primary care clinics themselves. . EMRs provide patient histories in the form of diagnoses‚ prescriptions‚ billing information‚ referrals laboratory testing and other information recorded by the attending physician. Thus‚ EMRs present
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TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis‚ commonly known as TB‚ is a contagious and an often severe airborne disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB typically affects the lungs‚ but it also may affect any other organ of the body. It is usually treated with a regimen of drugs taken for 6 months to 2 years‚ depending on the type of infection Tuberculosis was popularly known as consumption for a long time. Scientists know it as an infection caused by M. tuberculosis. In 1882‚ the microbiologist Robert Koch discovered
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1. Definition of Tubercullosis Tuberculosis‚ MTB‚ or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.[2] Most infections are asymptomatic and
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is to cut the number of TB deaths in half by the year 2015. This is a goal not so easily achieved considering the fact that an estimated 2 billion people are latently infected with tuberculosis worldwide. (Kupferschmidt 1) Tuberculosis is caused from a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis is an obligate aerobe that grows in tissues with a high oxygenated content‚ such as the lungs. It is a slow growing bacteria that takes anywhere from 12 to 20 hours to generate. The
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Paper Tuberculosis Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substance‚ or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual. Many people have never heard of a disease called tuberculosis (TB) or not fully aware how serious this disease really is. I will briefly summarize the research that was conducted on tuberculosis by describing the disease in details and discussing efforts to control it‚ indentify environmental factors related to tuberculosis‚ and
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Mycobacteria (e.g.‚ Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ Mycobacterium Leprae‚ etc) that are responsible for fatal diseases such as Tuberculosis and leprosy. Antimicrobacterials can either kill microbes (microbiocidal) or prevent the growth of microbes (microbiostatic) (Hannan et al.‚ 2011). Mycobacterium is a genius in the family of the Mycobacteriaceae‚ belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria‚ pathogens known to cause deadly diseases including tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and leprosy (Mycobacterium
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This paper will discuss the disease tuberculosis (TB)‚ otherwise known as consumption. This disease was one of the great killers of the 19th century‚ a pandemic that swept across the western world. Now‚ unfortunately‚ it is beginning to return. This paper will discuss the reasons why it has resurged in the 21st century. I’ll talk about the history of the disease‚ how it affects people‚ the treatment used by doctors both historically and now‚ the possible worldwide implications of another TB pandemic
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