Scavenger Hunt II
2. The Texas Heart Institute
Dear uncle, you have heart disease so you need to take better care of yourself. You need to seek medical care now so that your health problems do not get worse. Not only do you need to seek out care now, it has to be good-quality care so that you get better. I recommend that you visit the Texas Heart Institute. This is a well-known medical center. Its mission is to “reduce the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease” (Texas Heart Institute, 2015).
The Institute accomplishes its mission through education, research, and (as a result of the former two initiatives) improved patient care. Uncle, if you go to the Texas Heart Institute for your condition, you will receive world-class medical care from a team of providers (Texas Heart institute, 2015). You will also have access to the latest medical …show more content…
HIV is a virus transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids. The virus weakens the body’s defenses against other infections (Merck Manual, 2015). A large number of infected people remain feeling “well” for many years, but if they do not seek treatment their condition will worse and eventually have their immune system be ineffective (Merck Manual, 2015). Although no actual cure exists, some treatments are available. According to the Manual, “HIV drugs…can stop HIV from reproducing, strengthen the immune system, and thus make people less susceptible to infection, but the drugs cannot, with rare exceptions, eliminate HIV” (Merck Manual, 2015). The Manual (2015) lists the four most common sources of HIV transmission: Sexual contact with an infected person (most common), injection of contaminated blood (i.e., needle sharing), transmission via child-bearing, and blood transfusions. HIV is a common topic of debate regarding public health. There is no cure yet, but progress is being
2. The Texas Heart Institute
Dear uncle, you have heart disease so you need to take better care of yourself. You need to seek medical care now so that your health problems do not get worse. Not only do you need to seek out care now, it has to be good-quality care so that you get better. I recommend that you visit the Texas Heart Institute. This is a well-known medical center. Its mission is to “reduce the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease” (Texas Heart Institute, 2015).
The Institute accomplishes its mission through education, research, and (as a result of the former two initiatives) improved patient care. Uncle, if you go to the Texas Heart Institute for your condition, you will receive world-class medical care from a team of providers (Texas Heart institute, 2015). You will also have access to the latest medical …show more content…
HIV is a virus transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids. The virus weakens the body’s defenses against other infections (Merck Manual, 2015). A large number of infected people remain feeling “well” for many years, but if they do not seek treatment their condition will worse and eventually have their immune system be ineffective (Merck Manual, 2015). Although no actual cure exists, some treatments are available. According to the Manual, “HIV drugs…can stop HIV from reproducing, strengthen the immune system, and thus make people less susceptible to infection, but the drugs cannot, with rare exceptions, eliminate HIV” (Merck Manual, 2015). The Manual (2015) lists the four most common sources of HIV transmission: Sexual contact with an infected person (most common), injection of contaminated blood (i.e., needle sharing), transmission via child-bearing, and blood transfusions. HIV is a common topic of debate regarding public health. There is no cure yet, but progress is being