Tuberculosis Essay

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809 and was the son of Elizabeth and David Poe, though, they died when he was only two years old. Poe then became the adopted son of John and Frances Allan in Virginia. He was taught in the finest boarding schools in Richmond and in 1825 went to college in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia. Unfortunately, after only one year, Poe was forced to leave due to inadequate financial support from John Allan, his stepfather, who refused…

Similar to the game of telephone, the more history is spoken, the more times it is altered. Although history is not actually changed itself, the way it is perceived is. A monumental myth of a historian that has had a few folktales about him, is the first President of the United States, George Washington. Washington was claimed to have chopped down a cherry tree at a young age and then later used the tree to make himself a set of wooden teeth. As children, often this story was reiterated.…

George had a staggering amount of terrible diseases throughout his life, it makes people wonder how he survived that long. when he was just 17 he got malaria and had it three times after that, he also has also had smallpox, diphtheria, quinsy, tuberculosis 2x, dysentery 2x, carbuncle, and pneumonia. Even though George had all of these diseases he still lived till he was 67 which was a very old age for the people back then; but how could he have prevented…

Occupational therapy has been thought to be used as a treatment for multiple disorders since 100 BCE. Asclepiades, a Greek physician, used therapeutic massages, exercises, baths and music to help his patients cope with stress and soothe their minds. Celsus, a Greek philosopher, used like methods, such as conversation, music and travel with his patients. Europeans, Phillippe Pinel and Johann Christian Rell, used this method to modify hospital systems in the 1700’s. During this time they…

Drug addiction is a community problem caused by the nonstop necessity of taking regular doses of substances in order to feel good or avoid feeling bad. These substances are drugs as their consumption effects have serious consequences on the nervous system which modify the psychic system (https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2017/7120815/). Many people do not see addiction as an illness at all, but as some moral failing. However, the community has no obligation to provide such care to…

Eartha M. White was an African-American businesswoman, humanitarian, philanthropist, and educator from Jacksonville, Florida. She provided educational opportunities and relief to #Black people in the Jacksonville area. White founded many organizations and institutions during her time, including the Ciara White Mission, Boy’s Improvement Club, and Mercy Hospital. White was born in Jacksonville, Florida on November 8, 1876, and she was the 13th child of a former slave. White was adopted at a…

indigenous communities – can mean they use health services less, with serious consequences for their health” (“Key Facts Poverty and Poor Health”). Ever since the early 19th century, American Indians have faced many health problems. From diabetes to tuberculosis, diseases are become more common in reservations than in other areas. Mental health is a major problem as well. The Native American Aid states, “82% are more likely to die from suicide on these reservations” (“Native American Living…

Cover your Mouth! A common, disease-spreading habit is people not covering their mouths when they sneeze or cough. This irritates me because everyone else's health is put at risk, they could take the simple action of lifting their arm, and it makes it more bothersome. I don't like when people don't cover their mouths while sneezing or coughing because everyone else doesn't want to get sick. When you do not cover your mouth while sneezing or coughing, you are spreading airborne illnesses…

being recorded as Diana on her birth certificate. Ross and her family originally lived in the North End section of Detroit near Highland Park, Michigan where she was neighbors with singer Smokey Robinson. When Ross was seven, her mother contracted tuberculosis, causing her and her family to move to Bessemer, Alabama. After her mother recovered, her family moved back to Detroit. Ross began singing with Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Barbara Martin in a female group called “The Primettes” and…

For most of his life Orwell lived in London, and this is paralleled to the fact that the setting in the novel is based in London. In Novels for Students, they described that later on in life Orwell contracted tuberculosis while he was writing this novel, and he purchased a house in Scotland to be able to get away and relax when the illness became severe (“1984” 234). This is similar to how Julia and Winston use Mr. Charrington’s house as an escape from society so…