Aids Awareness Essay

The Ebola outbreak that began in 2014 was one of the deadliest and fast-moving epidemics the world has seen. Outbreaks mainly began in West Africa and quickly spread worldwide, affecting well over tens of thousands of people. It was not long before much of the world became familiar with the disease through personal connections or hearing about it from the extensive news coverage. Richard Preston, an American author, is very familiar with infectious diseases, and dives into all aspects of…

For the initial entry of the virus, the ephrinB2 domain is necessary. Once entered through micropinocytosis, protease cathespin L activates the virus (12). Nipah Virus can replicate very easily in human lung fibroblasts. It can infect the surrounding cells by either cell-to-cell spread or through release of infectious particles. When monocytes get infected, they can transmigrate through the blood brain barrier to infect the brain. This could be plausible if the monocytes were inefficient in…

In Improvising Medicine, Julie Livingston tells the story of Botswana's only dedicated cancer ward, located in its capital city of Gaborone. This affecting ethnography follows patients, their relatives, and ward staff as a cancer epidemic emerged in sub-Saharan Africa. Through out the first three chapters, Livingston discusses the history, conditions, and stories of Botswana's oncology ward that dramatize the human stakes and intellectual and institutional challenges of an epidemic that will…

When you’re traveling abroad, especially to tropical climates like Africa and South America, protection against infectious diseases like yellow fever is vital. Fortunately, Chantilly, Virginia-based HealthSmart Vaccines has you covered with a yellow fever vaccination. This CDC-approved Yellow Fever Center shares expert advice on guarding yourself against this potentially fatal disease. What Is Yellow Fever? Yellow fever is viral infectious disease transmitted from infected mosquitoes to humans…

Eastfield Community College Sexually Transmitted Disease: Chlamydia Sandra Rodriguez BIOL 2402.46203 Sal Frisella 3 August 2017 Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that affects roughly 300,000 people anually (NCBI.NIH.gov). Gonorrhea is caused by the spread of an infectious microbe called Neiserria gonorrhoeae. This bacterium grows and multiplies in warm and moist environments, which is why it is mostly found in the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract and the mouth. Like…

The Variola Virus The Variola virus, which exists in two strains, Variola Minor and Variola Major, has been the cause of one of humanity’s most devastating diseases -- smallpox. This disease is around 200-400 nanometers small and is oval or brick-shaped. The Variola virus, and including all other viruses, are not considered alive. They reproduce by coming in contact with a host cell (for the Variola strains, human animal cells) and injecting their DNA into the host to take its functions over.…

Harm reduction is a way of promoting health and reducing the spread of disease by using a set of strategies and ideas aimed at limiting negative outcomes related to drug abuse. Harm Reduction is also a set of policies for social justice used to manage behaviors and based on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of the people who use drugs. Human reduction is used to manage both legal and illegal behaviors. Harm reduction is non-judgmental and focuses on taking small steps to reduce harm…

Vaccine donations were especially scarce. Even though they tried their hardest to raise awareness, the disease was still active and causing random outbreaks all over the world in 1966. Things always seem to happen for a reason so may i add that only a year after in 1975 the Intensified Eradication Program made it possible for people to receive…

The environmental factors which may have influenced the emergence of West Nile Virus include hydrogeography, urbanization, precipitation, temperature, and vector species feeding habits. These factors seem to have increased the abundance of mosquitoes as well as infection rates in humans. The increase in temperatures increases the abundance of vector mosquito species since they can reproduce and survive for longer periods, which, in turn, increases the rate of transmission of the disease. During…

Anyone who carries the guinea worm will begin to experience symptoms one year after they originally become infected. 90% for the worms appear on the legs and feet, but can occur anywhere through out the body. (MedicineNet) One of the first symptoms a person will experience is pain. The worm causes an abnormal growth also known as a skin lesion. These skin lesions lead to bacterial infections causing the infected person to experience immense pain through out the site of infection. If the…