Infection Control Essay

Trench mouth is a sudden (acute) infection that affects the gum tissue between your teeth (gingivitis). This infection quickly kills the gum tissue and causes painful sores (ulceration). Trench mouth causes very bad gum pain, very bad breath, and bleeding gums. The infection is not passed from person to person. CAUSES The mouth normally contains a balance of all the germs growing in it. An unhealthy mouth environment allows these bacteria to grow out of control, which upsets the balance and…

Ho, Ziea, Wong, & Chan,2013). Ho, Wang, Ng, Ho, Ziea, Wong, & Chan, however, noted that their studies did not address the commensurability of the effect size of the exercise with the level of immune chemicals capable of protecting against infections as well as intervention in chronic and critical…

Meningitis occurs when "the protective membranes which cover the brain and spinal cord", become inflamed, so once "the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord" has been infected by the bacteria. (1) It will cause inflammation. (3) The infection may have serious effects in the brain that can cause fever, loss of appetite, listlessness, and periods of lost consciousness. Also, the patient with meningitis suffers from nausea, headache and vomiting. (3) If the disease not treated well,…

Introduction Diverticulitis is inflammation or infection of small pouches (diverticula) in your colon. These pouches form when you have a condition called diverticulosis. Your colon, or large intestine, is where water is absorbed and stool is formed. Complications of diverticulitis can include: Bleeding. Severe infection. Severe pain. Perforation of your colon. Obstruction of your colon. What are the causes? This condition is caused by bacteria. It happens when stool becomes trapped in the…

Giuseppe La Torre, Luca Busani, Adriano Casulli Tapeworms are parasitic to their host which mean that they take nutrients from their host. Many animals are an easy target for an infection of tapeworm, especially if left outside. Also, many people leaving under the poor condition and having pets are likely to get the tapeworm infection. “But there is a one that is considered one of the most dangerous parasitic in the northern hemisphere the Alveolar echinococcosis a tapeworm based on all the…

Introduction Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacteria responsible for a wide range of diseases. They include pharyngitis, impetigo, a skin infection, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) (Burch, 2008). However, the focus of this research will be on necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Although necrotizing fasciitis is rare, it can be lethal. It is commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria” (touching base, 2001) for its ability to destroy the skin tissue. For the most part, it is…

There are many factors that have the potential to influence the emergence of new infections. A common factor is the spillover event. In the case of this event a pathogen present in one reservoir population will spread the pathogen to a new host or reservoir. An example of this is animal to human contact. For example, Ebola is thought to have been transmitted to humans by a bat. Meaning that the bat was the first reservoir host and passed it to a human host, a new population. Additionally,…

initially by reading the case study, “Controlling Chagas in the Southern Cone of South America”, in the textbook “Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved” by Ruth Levine. The case study gave me a broad yet detailed overview of the Chagas disease, control and elimination efforts over the last 100 years, and more importantly it discusses the success and details of the Southern Cone Initiative (INSOCUR). I constructed an outline of the Chagas according to the case study. I began by outlining…

due to inadequacy in knowledge about the disease in question. Such a disease spreads faster that anticipated until uncontrollable. Epidemics end up causing a lot of chronic diseases, death, and paralysis. To counter this, a lot of precautions and controls must be put into place, especially by getting to know the exact germ or virus and finding…

that are used to treat infections which is affected from bacteria, antibiotics play a vital role in treating bacterial infections. Antibiotics do not cure every illness it just cure infections caused by bacteria but it does not treat infections caused by virus ,so before taking any antibiotics doctor’s prescription is very essential ,whether the patient is suffering from viral infection or bacterial infection. Antibiotics that are taken in over dosage during viral infections can worsen the…