REACTION PAPER ON DOTS EXPOSURE Tuberculosis‚ they say‚ is a disease of the poor and truly it is a disease that puts us high above other nations in the world. We are currently among the 22nd high TB burdened countries and are under the WHO TB watch list. Tuberculosis is such a problem for us. Imagine‚ 75 of our fellowmen die each day because of TB. Tuberculosis‚ however‚ is not a terminal disease. Before‚ people thought once you have TB you’ll just die not cured with the disease. But now‚ it
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Tuberculosis Trends in the United States Introduction to Health and Disease/HCS245 August 9‚ 2010 Tuberculosis Trends in the United States In an article entitled Trends in Tuberculosis---United States‚ 2007 published by the Center for Disease Control‚ reports that tuberculosis in the United States for 2007was the lowest recorded since the tracking of the disease started in 1953. However‚ despite the measures that have already been taken to control tuberculosis‚ the rate
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TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay
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No. The problem is not the system of government that the Philippines has‚ but the politicians who occupy positions in the government. It is because of all politicians’ lack of accountability for their actions. The Philippine system of government was exactly patterned after that of the American political structure. But ever wonder why there is much less degree of corruption in the US?. This is in spite of the fact that the two countries have identical political systems. A parliamentary form
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There are two important things to do in a dental office in order to prevent cross infection. These two forms are sterilization and disinfection. According to the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration before either of these forms can be used you have to clean the instruments. This can be done either by hand or by using an ultrasonic cleaner. (http://www.maexamhelp.com/instru_sterilization.htm) Even though both sterilization and disinfection are both important there is a big difference between
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Q4 b) Case study [RED] a) Founders of product [RED] The setup of [RED] was funded by leading corporate players‚ Bill Gates and George Soros in which primary importance was for a charitable purpose of fighting aids‚ tuberculosis and malaria in Africa countries. Hence they take on the stance of Shaper of Society. They do not value profits and only focus on the main cause of raising funds. By partnering with other corporate brands such as Apple and Gap‚ they are in this together to support the good
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infecting other people‚ until it’s too late. People who are most susceptible to TB like sex workers and drug users are more likely to spread it and less likely to treat it properly. Something that I learned from the articles CDC-TB‚ MDR-TB CDC‚ and Tuberculosis NY Times was that bacteria mutates more frequently when people don’t finish their doses of antibiotics‚ which can lead to a mutated form of TB such as MDR-TB. There are different forms of TB‚ which are MDR-TB (multidrug resistant TB) and XDR-TB
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Edgar Allan Poe included experiences from his own life in his stories and poems: such as alcoholism‚ losses caused by tuberculosis‚ and self sabotage. The first connection to Poe’s life is his addiction to alcohol. In “The Black Cat”‚ Poe states‚ “But my disease grew upon me- for what disease is like Alcohol.” Poe had a disease just like the narrator‚ alcoholism. Poe’s terrible addiction to alcohol affected his daily life‚ and it kept him from doing his absolute best work. Throughout the story‚ the
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aim of raising funds for AIDS in Africa. This innovative approach of engaging public and private entities in raising funds has enabled the global fund to fight diseases in Africa. Some of the diseases that the global fund targets include AIDs‚ tuberculosis‚ and malaria. According to Harvard Business School (2009)‚ RED partners have managed to attract higher revenues since consumers associate the brands with ethical practices. Strategy Analysis Product red business has made significant gains in
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1. Discuss the four components of corporate social responsibility and how they relate to a charitable campaign such as (Product) RED. (Product) RED shows their corporate social responsibility by engaging different companies that have products that "we" as the consumers use every day. Also‚ by engaging a great cause as the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa shows they are making an effort to society to fight this devastating disease. (Product) RED showed their ethical and moral responsibility
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