Cardiovascular disease

nature such as physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and family violence which in some cases may lead to other health conditions such as may lead to hypertension and heart disease. Childhood experiences may lead to toxic stress that cause increase in high blood pressure which may result to health problem like heart disease. Research conducted with 5,037 participants selected for the study. The response received from only 83.1% of the participants.…

whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory system. Symptoms range from that of a common cold too short periods of apnea and in extreme cases death. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that can affect anyone but is more common in children and in infants. Although this disease is preventable and treatable it is currently and continually on the rise. The whooping cough is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. B. pertussis is a small, aerobic,…

and eyes are bleeding. This combination of ailments sounds like something from a horror story. For thousands of people, however, these horrors have become reality. Although Ebola is hard to contract, nevertheless we need to find a way to combat the disease, because it can easily spiral out of control. We can do this by keeping clean and using our heads, new-found tests, and isolation wards. This deadly virus is, believe…

difficult situation in our world. It is important that people take actions to reduce poverty around the world because it affects everybody in the society. If actions are taken to reduce poverty than our world would become more developed. The article “Diseases and links to poverty” by Reset.org, talks about how people around the world is getting sick and dying from extreme poverty. In the article, “How poverty affects classroom engagement” by Eric Jensen explains how students from low-income…

testing can increase both the chance of a genetically normal pregnancy and the chance of having a healthy baby. PGD is a procedure where embryos created through IVF are screened prior to implantation to help identify genetic defects to prevent certain diseases or disorders from being…

The greatest risk factor for cystic fibrosis is a family history of the disease. The gene that causes cystic fibrosis is recessive and therefore the parent could be carrying one affected gene but not have the disease. However if both parents carry a defective cystic fibrosis gene, each pregnancy has a 25 percent chance of producing a child with cystic fibrosis. If someone has a family history…

A 2015 study conducted in rural India used the theory of “reasoned action and planned behavior” (Figure 1) as the framework for developing education and awareness campaigns to improve knowledge and preventative practices of infectious diseases (waterborne, airborne, and vector-borne) in three regions in rural India. These awareness campaigns were led by representatives within clusters of villages and centered around discussion (symptoms and easily performed preventative measures) and practical…

This disease killed 299 people in Hong Kong and 744 people all over the world. This horrible disease infected 1750 people in Hong Kong just using four months. At the beginning, people just think that it is just a normal cold, no one ever thought it is such a terrible killer. SARS brought us pain and sadness, but also the awareness of infectious disease. After the lesson of SARS, we start thinking about how to prevent this situation…

“Diarrheal disease , a catchall category of intestinal illnesses chiefly of infancy, it embraced cholera infantum, “summer complaint,” dysentery, and other diseases whose common symptom was diarrhea. The disease spread through bowel excreta under condition of inadequate sanity facilities or through contaminated water and milk” (Leavitt,1982). The percentage…

is like a tree with an array of branches. There are so many health issues in this world today, and much struggle about which issues need our attention the most urgently. On one hand, we could use our money to cure a mass amount of easily treatable disease, or we could apply our funds towards the research, discovery, and curing of unknown illness in remote areas. The answer is balance. With everything there needs to be balance, and we should delve into both ends of the spectrum. We need to be…