as toxins into the blood stream whereas viruses damage body cells. Bacteria cause diseases such as strep throat, tuberculosis, and urinary tract infections. On the other hand, viruses are capable of causing numerous diseases including AIDS, the common cold, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, genital herpes, influenza, measles, chickenpox and shingles. It is important to note that antibiotics do not have any effect on viruses (Mayo Clinic, 2016).
How are they Spread?
Bacteria and viruses are spread through different forms. These include the following:
1. By being in close contact with someone who is sneezing and coughing.
2. By being in contact with an infected person, particularly through sexual contact… Continue Reading...
for lung cancer. Public health implications for these findings are that, those who are smoking should be encouraged to stop forthwith as every puff is a step towards developing lung cancer. More importantly, those who haven’t smoked should be encouraged not to start.
Exercise 3.8
Odds ration of tuberculosis
Odds ration = (exposed ill × unexposed well)/ (exposed well × unexposed well)
= (28 × 133)/ (129 × 4)
= 3724/516
= 7.22
Odds ration as compared to rate ration
Rate ration = rate ration of exposed/rate ration of unexposed
(Rate ratio of exposed = ill in East wing/total number of inmates in East wing)
= 28/157
= 0.19
(Rate ratio of unexposed = ill in West wing/total number of inmates in West wing)
= 4/137
= 0.03
Rate ration = 0.19/0.03
= 6.33
The odds ratio for… Continue Reading...
to be disproportionately affected by infectious diseases compared to the rest of the population, particularly tuberculosis and HIV (Health through Walls, 2014). This problem is created by factors such as prison overcrowding and lack of proper health care services, especially targeting disease identification, prevention, and management. Without measures to address this problem, there are increased health risks for not only the prisoners themselves, but also prison staff, visitors, as well as the communities where prisoners live upon release. The first step in addressing this problem is to have a more comprehensive understanding of the problem, hence the importance of market research.
Objectives
The objectives of… Continue Reading...
the blood stream whereas viruses damage body cells. Bacteria cause diseases such as strep throat, tuberculosis, and urinary tract infections. On the other hand, Viruses are liable for causing numerous diseases, encompassing AIDS, common cold, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, genital herpes, influenza, measles, chickenpox and shingles. It is imperative to note that antibiotics do not have any effect on viruses (Mayo Clinic, 2016).
How are they Spread?
Bacteria and viruses are spread through different forms. These include the following:
1. By being in close contact with someone who is sneezing and coughing.
2. By being in contact with an infected person, particularly through sexual contact and… Continue Reading...
