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Based upon your comprehensive understanding of course readings and videos, choose a specific agent (CBRN) that you learned about in the course. Discuss the technical aspects of the specific agent, discuss your opinion (supported by course material) on the future threats using such an agent, and discuss possible prevention methods to diminish the risk or threat of an attack. Over the last eight weeks there was a lot of information in regards to the realm of all things CBRN. Walking in with…

1980s, “AIDS hysteria” became a familiar term in the media and public life. Before the disease was officially called “AIDS”, in 1982, it went by “gay-related immune deficiency” (GRID). Homosexuality was no socially accepted in the 1980’s, making it harder for homosexuals that were diagnosed to deal with this illness, but easier for society to pinpoint at them, marginalizing them even more. (See Figure 3, Page 11) “Be good in bed. Use a Condom” This advertisement from America Responds to Aids…

HPV Human Papillomavirus The article I chose to discuss is Barriers and facilitators to uptake of the school-based HPV vaccination program in an ethnically diverse group of young women. HPV Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease STD that is passed through sexual contact. It is very important for young women to get vaccinated early against this disease. HPV vaccination can protect against cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. According to the CDC, about 14…

of 3 or 4, but Liberace got it in 1986. It can cause a certain type of pneumonia, and it can control the A healthy immune system can easily control it. But it causes a type of pneumonia in people with weakened immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS. This is why it's called an opportunistic infection. Although it's rare, PCP can affect other parts of the body, including the lymph nodes, liver, and bone marrow. He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January…

Answer: Genvoya (Elvitegravir/cobicistat, tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine); 1 tablet (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 10 mg) orally once daily with food; indefinitely duration Rational: Based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ guideline for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents Living with HIV, the recommended initial regimens are DTG/ABC/3TC, DTG+tenofovir/FTC, EVG/c/tenofovir/FTC, RAL+tenofovir/FTC.…

After researching the symptoms, I believe this patient has Scarlet fever. The main symptoms that brought me to this conclusion is that the patient has a fever, and extensive skin rash, peeling of the fingertips, bright red lingual papillae with white coat and pharyngitis with tonsillitis. She also had a positive “strep” test (ASO). Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection caused by group A streptococcus which is also known as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) that comes from bacterial…

Hepatitis virus C (HCV) is an enveloped positive-strand RNA virus widely distributed in the world, once nearly 200 million people are contaminated with the pathogen. The HCV virus is responsible for developing a chronic infection in the patient, leading to different degrees of liver disease and it is also able to cause systemic syndromes, even causing damages in the central nervous system (CNS). Signals and symptoms include fatigue, tiredness, impaired memory (“brain fog”), and they can even…

Influenza is a very serious pathogen, causing widespread mortality across the world. The young, the elderly and those who have a comprised immune system are most at risk. Seasonal strains are common and can kill over 50,000 people a year1. Influenza can also produce pandemic strains which spread very quickly and can originate from animals such as birds or swine. An example of this is the 1918 influenza pandemic, strain H1N1 which was identified to have originated in birds and killed between…

The Ebola Virus Disease is an extremely brutal, and fast working virus that is most commonly found in Sub Saharan Africa.(WHO, 2016) Humans mainly contract ebola through infected fluids (such as blood, urine, and fecal matter) that come in contact with ruptured skin, or mucous membranes. Ebola has the ability to stay alive on most material that it comes in contact with, and can be contracted very easily if someone inadvertently…

Prevention (CDC) outlines the public health system to encompass various entities, such as: public health agencies at the state and local levels, healthcare providers, public safety agencies, human service and charity organizations, education and youth development organizations, recreation and art-related organizations, economic and philanthropic organizations, and lastly, environmental agencies and organizations. Furthermore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines ten…