Blood-borne disease

magnified 100 times more versus a regular individual. Hemophilia is a “rare bleeding disorder which means it’s an inherited disease, but also you can get it from another source described later. Hemophilia is defined by a “deficiency or absence of one of the 20 blood proteins that helps our blood clot” (Foundation, 2011). Individuals with hemophilia are unable to form blood clots when needed to stop bleeding. The major causes includes bleeding into the head, abdomen, kidneys, intestines and major…

The Zika Outbreak The Zika virus is an emerging new illness that may have more consequences than originally thought. Ever since an outbreak in Uganda in 1947, the world attempted to fully understand Zika, but even now, the medical community cannot quite comprehend everything about it. As more cases of the virus are being reported, people are attempting to combat and eradicate the illness using old and new methods. If the Zika virus continues to spread, future generations may receive the heavy…

Combatting the Zika Virus What may seem like a mild, common, mosquito borne illness can prove to be a tragedy to families. In most adults, the Zika virus simply causes fever, rash, and upsets the digestive tract, like many other illnesses, but when it comes to expectant mothers, it can cause devastating effects. Zika can cause the brain of a fetus to fail to develop, an issue known as microcephaly. This issue makes it impossible for an infant to successfully grow into a fully functioning human,…

urine sample are of a moderate amount and there were no significant bacterial growth. Abnormalities in this results would have indicated to a UTI but the results were normal. According to Roche (2011), presence of bacteria, in addition to a high white blood count or epithelial cells in a fresh urine sample is a diagnostic of UTI, meaning Mariana is in the clear of any UTI. Additionally, Mariana’s faeces sample result were clear of any bacteria growth especially Salmonella and E.coli. Several…

Justin bleeds so easily because he has a blood coagulation disorder that is brought on by blood clotting which is called Hemophilia A or Hemophilia B depending on which factor is deficient within his body (VIII or IX). In Justin’s case we are not presented with enough information to diagnose his type of hemophilia. However, a deficiency of either one of these factors can lead to problems with blood clotting that can cause severe bruising and bleeding even with minor trauma. It is possible that…

Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are spread through four methods of transmission they are 1. Respiratory tract transmission 2. Fecal-Oral transmission 3. Direct contact transmission 4. Blood contact transmission Respiratory tract Infectious diseases are transmitted via the respiratory tract and they can range from a mild cold to many life threatening diseases. This is the most common method of transmission of infectious diseases in an early childhood environment. Germs pass through the…

cells or cdh cells.the cd4 is a specific type of cell that in other words helps you fight back infection & disease. you can have hiv for years before it can turns into aids.people whose cd4 cells count falls below 200.the…

Jehovah’s Witnesses pose great challenges to the medical field by refusing to accept blood transfusions. A variety of aspects of medicine, such as surgery and trauma, use blood transfusions for the preservation of life. Philip Baron, a professor or law, argues that the state has interests in preserving human life as well as “protecting the professional ethics and discretion of the medical profession”. These two interests create conflict between upholding patient autonomy and preserving human…

infectious diseases that affect people all across the world. Some infectious diseases effect the human body more severely than others. They can even wipe out an entire community or continent in months. It is important to acknowledge specific viruses and diseases in specific parts of the world that could be in your area or a potential area you want to visit or move to in the future. One disease that exists in a specific part of the world is called Lassa fever, being one of the most common…

In March 2014 the world was hit by the news that there had been an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the west of Africa. Although this is not the first outbreak of this disease, it is the most severe outbreak we have ever seen since its discovery in 1976. This essay aims to talk about what the EVD is, the current epidemic and the risk for people around the world. Ebolavirus is named after the Ebola River in Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1976. The first outbreak of…