Role of a nurse in infection control In order for infection and disease to occur in an individual‚ a process involving 6 related components must occur. This process has been referred to as the chain of infection. The six steps or links in the chain are etiologic agent‚ reservoir‚ portal of exit‚ mode of transmission‚ portal of entry and susceptible host. To stop the spread of disease‚ one or more of these links must be broken. 1. Etiologic agent a. Metazoan – multicellular animals many
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Communicable Disease Paper Enquied Fields HCS/465 May 28‚ 2014 Duane Bibbie Communicable Disease Paper In the world today‚ there are a number of communicable diseases that rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substances‚ or that travel through contact from an infected
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Communicable Disease Michael E Aponte Professor Steiner University of Phoenix HCS 457 Chickenpox is a highly communicable virus named the varicella-zoster virus and closely resembles the herpes virus. The virus can be released into the air by coughing or sneezing‚ spreading the virus from person to person. The virus also can be spread by touching the fluids from a chickenpox blister. Chickenpox is so contagious that an individual who has never had exposure to chickenpox has an 80%
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(M1) Communicable diseases are very contagious and can spread very easily from one person to another person‚ this also includes from animal to person. You can get infected straight away just by touching‚ eating‚ drinking or breathing in a substance that has a lot of germs on it. Communicable diseases are caused by agents such as bacteria‚ parasites‚ protozoa‚ fungus and virus. Bacteria exist on every surface including in the air and below sea level. Most bacteria are harmless but others are harmful
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KEY ISSUES REG No: OVER NUTRITION (OBESITY AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES) In the past‚ overweight people were believed to be the healthiest‚ more likely to have resistance to diseases and infections (Ebbeling et al‚ 2002). Some decades ago‚ the increase in non-communicable diseases associated with overweight and obesity has arguably become a public health problem in developed countries and more recently in under developed countries; with 8 million overweight people living in developed countries
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(SE) 2011HS026 Individual Study Title of the study A study to determine the prevalence of behavioral risk factors for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) in Shivaji-Nagar Slum (Mumbai) Organization – Urban Health Centre (UHC) Nair Hospital Area – Shivaji Nagar‚ Govandi Background… 1. It has been observed that the burden posed by communicable diseases is still in existence in low socio-economic urban areas. 2. The growing urbanization‚ poor dietary habits and low awareness
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Non-communicable Diseases Introduction Greeting my fellow classmates and a happy holiday. As the name implies‚ non-communicable diseases are those diseases that cannot pass from one individual to another individual‚ these diseases include coronary heart disease‚ stomach ulceration‚ stroke‚ ischemic diseases‚ neuropsychiatric diseases‚ cancer‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes etc. Previously‚ in our community we referred to these diseases as the “rich man” diseases‚ because it was the diseases of
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO)‚ non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill approximately 38 million people each year and often occur in low/middle income countries. In the United States‚ cardiovascular disease (CVD)‚ cancer‚ respiratory diseases‚ and diabetes account for eighty eight percent of the total deaths. Although the US is a high income country NCDs account for more than three fourths of the total deaths. Rural areas in the US are more likely to be affected by NCDs due to food
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Communicable Disease Paper The Dengue virus is known to be a mosquito-borne viral infection and is a major threat to health worldwide. It is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and is also known as break bone fever. Fifty to one hundred million people are infected each year mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world. In the U.S‚ cases seen affected with the Dengue virus are mostly from Americans who traveled out of the country. Infection of the dengue
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COMMUNICABLE ROBOTICS USING EMBEDDED CONTROLS Robot’s plays vital role in industrial Automation‚ Automobile‚ Communication‚ Bio medical‚ Weather fore costing and much more areas. Robot’s are man made machine to do continuous operation with out nest. Old generation robots are programmed for one single continuous work. New generation robots are very intelligent‚ which can perform various works simultaneously. We would like to develop a real working model robot to handle various functions
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