998 Search Results for Infectious Disease
Aviation at the College Level
The purpose of this paper is to examine a business, other than a federal business, that is involved with aviation. Further to examine the training, certification and funding and to identify the issues faced in those ar Continue Reading...
TAPE V. HURLEY
Exclusion of children of non-white races from public schools was a major cause of concern for immigrants in late 18th century and for the first half of the 19th century. The issue reached its peak when in 1884 when Joseph and Mary Tap Continue Reading...
Guantanamo Bay and the United States
History of Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Involvement with Guantanamo Bay
The Legality of the U.S. Occupation of Guantanamo Bay
Why Do the U.S. Hold Guantanamo Bay?
The Legal Position Regarding the U.S. Being in Continue Reading...
Paternalism can take a number of forms. Unfortunately, because of the governments increasing amount of interaction and funding of the medical industry, governmental paternalism can take the form of limiting funding, which affects treatment options. T Continue Reading...
NAFTA
Historical Beginning of NAFTA (with specific bibliography)
NAFTA Objectives
What is NAFTA
The Promise of NAFTA
NAFTA Provisions
Structure of NAFTA
Years of NAFTA (NAFTA not enough, other plus and minuses)..
Environmental Issues
Compar Continue Reading...
American Land
President Bush's recent initiatives regarding the environment represent a significant change from the government environmental policies of the past century. Bush, who presents himself as a steward of the environment, believes that cons Continue Reading...
Solving an Organizational Problem
Recently, while working as a customer service representative for the local telephone company, I became aware of an organizational problem that seriously affected the productivity of the organization. Employees in fi Continue Reading...
Socioeconomic Causes and Effects of Racism
Racism is directly caused by the belief that some races or groups are superior to others. In most cases, racism is based on the false idea that different physical characteristics, such as the color of one' Continue Reading...
S. inhabitants would be vaccinated and thus the spread of influenza mitigated.
In regards to flu transmission, the virus can be transferred in numerous ways. First according to the CDC, influenza a is found in many different animal products. These p Continue Reading...
Rotavirus
Healthcare -- Rotavirus
According to the World Health Organization, Rotavirus is "the most common cause of severe diarrheal disease in infants and young children globally." (2013, p.1) There are approximately 527,000 that die each year du Continue Reading...
Malaria Prevention Among Children in Africa
The objective of this study is to examine malaria prevention among children in Africa. Malaria is the third biggest killer of children on a global scale and is a disease that is completely preventable and Continue Reading...
Then, the patient can receive free care or referrals to specialists from the doctor. GPs thus can provide comprehensive data regarding patients with a variety of conditions, from a wide range of demographic groups. Currently, 3,500 GP practices, enc Continue Reading...
This is particularly the case in sub-Saharan Africa where clinicians have often come to rely on signs and symptoms alone to make diagnoses." (Nicoll, Walraven, Kigadye, Klokke, 1995)
The laboratory environment is critical to administering testing t Continue Reading...
Others are more reckless and assume that they simply will not get sick. No matter who they are or where they come from, though, anyone can contract TB if they get around someone who is infected, so people must put social, cultural, and other opinion Continue Reading...
dozens of internal parasites that infect horses, the most dangerous and most capable of causing serious harm are the large strongyles parasite. They are considered to be the ones in charge of causing severe parasite related health problems in horses Continue Reading...
Meningitis
Select one bacterial, one fungal, and one viral pathogen capable of producing meningitis in humans.
Bacterial: Neisseria meningitidis
Fungal: Cryptococcus neoformans
Viral: Epstein-Barr virus
Describe the general characteristics and s Continue Reading...
" (Marshall et al., S365) This means that the role of the nurse as a direct line of contact to members of the community must be seen as a way to make actionable what at this juncture is empty policy. Community nurses should fulfill the role of medica Continue Reading...
Diagnosis is a process that involves determination or identification o disease or illness. There are various factors which determine an individual's susceptibility to an illness. These can be categorized broadly as biological factors, socio-cultural Continue Reading...
2004). In those cases, there was very early diagnosis and administration of intravenous and intrathecal or intraventricular amphotericin B. with intensive supportive care (2004). One survivor received miconazole intravenously and intrathecally and r Continue Reading...
Carriers might pass on the disease, but they may not suffer from it for days, months, years or even indefinitely. The cause of susceptibility, other than the obvious -- a weakened immune -- system is not known.
People who come in close contact, suc Continue Reading...
Treatment to Patients
The main objective of providing treatment to patients is to relieve symptoms along with decreasing the progression of the disease as well as the mortality or morbidity. However, in some cases, this objective is not fully achie Continue Reading...
When the human rights related to HIV / AIDS are not respected, the vulnerability of the infection and spread of HIV increases and effective response to the epidemic is impeded. It is important to integrate a human rights approach when dealing with H Continue Reading...
Lung cancer was a less known condition till after the WWI when a sudden increase in number of cases affected by tumors of the lower respiratory tract was noticed. Prior to the WWI, the tobacco industry has increased its production manifold which was Continue Reading...
African-American Women in New York State
"About 30% of Hispanic and 20% of African-Americans lack a usual source of health care compared with less than 16% of European-Americans" (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2003). "Racial and ethnic Continue Reading...
Nursing Care
HIV / AIDS is a condition that has taken on pandemic proportions. Nursing and other health care professionals are therefore highly concerned not only with the current care of patients suffering from the condition, but also with new adva Continue Reading...
Tissue Tracking and Patient Safety
Tissue Tracking
Systemic Tissue Tracking Deficiencies Remain a Serious Threat to Patient Safety
Systemic Tissue Tracking Deficiencies Remain a Serious Threat to Patient Safety
The Joint Commission established st Continue Reading...
The morphological properties of the virion are non-enveloped, with isometric Necleocapsids 27 nm in diameter. The symmetry is icosahedral, with the Nucleocapsids round in shape. Further, there are 12 capsomers per neucleocapsid (ICTV). Additionally, Continue Reading...
For this reason, it is important to speak with your doctor about any complementary or alternative therapies you are currently using or considering.
Conclusion
The prognosis for Hodgkin lymphoma has shown a gradual improvement over the years and to Continue Reading...
Norovirus Etiology, Epidemiology, And Prevention
Norovirus
Acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea) can be caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites, but in the United States the most common cause is the norovirus (CDC, 2012b). The norovirus contributes t Continue Reading...
Epidemiology of Communicable Disease - HIV
Epidemiology of Communicable Disease
Description of the communicable disease (causes, symptoms, mode of transmission, complications, treatment) and the demographic of interest (mortality, morbidity, incide Continue Reading...
) between 20 and 50.
Studies have shown that people with multiple sclerosis who exercise:
c.) have less fatigue
How many people in the United States are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis every week?
A b.) about 200 ("Take the FDA Consumer")
Deal Continue Reading...
Chemical and Biological Terroism
Biological and Chemical Terrorism Prevention
The United States Government has identified the potential of chemical, biological, radiological and/or nuclear (termed CBRN) terrorism, especially after the September 11 Continue Reading...
Conjunctivitis
The term conjunctivitis refers to any inflammatory condition of the membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of the sclera, and is the most common cause of "red eye" or "pink eye" (Abbott pp). Most often the etio Continue Reading...
Ulcerative Colitis
Initial presentation
The patient is an 18-year-old of the Filipino-American origin. He has no known family history of ulcerative colitis or chronic illnesses similar to colitis. He is a high school senior student.
Historical inf Continue Reading...
Anthrax: An Attack on the United States
Anthrax is an acute disease that is caused by a bacteria known as bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in lower-level vertebrates both wild and domestic, such as cows, goats, sheep, and camels. How Continue Reading...
Hep B
The Causative Agent
Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver. The primary microbe responsible for the manifestation of the disease is the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a member of the hepadnavirus family. Other members of the hepadnavi Continue Reading...
(Kanwal et al.) However, it has been found that in many cases alternative strategies to medication are often more effective. The following are a list of commonly prescribed drugs as approved by the FDA and their wholesale prices as of 2005.
Lamivud Continue Reading...
Epidemiological Aspects of Hepatitis B in Community-Based Health
Educating About Hepatitis B
Overview of Hepatitis B Epidemiology
Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) ("CDC," 2012). The highest concentrations of HBV Continue Reading...