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In 2015, a widespread pandemic of the Zika virus (ZIKV) was reported in South and Central America and the Caribbean’s as well. The principal concern associated with this viral infection is the increased incidences of microcephaly in fetuses born to mothers infected with ZIKV. As a result, World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic that is affecting many lives. This paper will examine what the virus is in detail, by looking at its signs and symptoms, and second it will look at its…

can also spread from a mother to her fetus. This is more common and what presents the most serious dangers from the virus. Symptoms Those infected with Zika will show an array of non-emergent symptoms. Hallmark symptoms of this virus are: A mild fever, headache, conjunctivitis, rash, and joint pain (Gourinat, et al., 2014). In pregnant women the symptoms can become sever when they spread, via the placenta, to the fetsu. An infected fetus can be born with many birth defects. These defects range…

the hardest dilemmas that doctors face. According to Nuland’s novel, The Doctor’s Plague, where a group of obstetrical doctors came together at Vienna’s general hospital, Allgemeine Krankenhaus, in order to figure out the leading causes of childbed fever epidemic (Nuland). It took them years and decades to find out the roots of the disease. They conducted several theories and experiments to come up a solution, and most of them did not succeed. Semmelweis was one of the young obstetricians who…

promotion with the goal of health improvement for all communities by the millennium (McMurray & Clendon, 2015). This essay explores the roles of a nurse for health promotion within the five categories of the Ottawa Charter for sufferers of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. The five strategies include Build Healthy Public Policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community action, develop personal skills and reorient health services. Rheumatic Heart Disease Rheumatic…

In the novel fever 1793, Matilda Cook remained in Philadelphia while all the upperclassmen fled and she changed drastically. She was very dependent on her mother and she always needed her help. Not only did she change she stayed the same. She was still really worrisome and stressed. Matilda has always been a very caring person. In fever 1793 she cares a lot for a little girl named Nell because Nell’s mother has died from the yellow fever, so Matilda takes her on as a…

pandemic and public health emergency with serious medical and economic consequences. (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus belongs to the family of flavivirus which includes other mosquitoborn viruses like chikungunya virus, dengue virus, yellow fever virus and West Nile virus (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus), other Aedes spp implicated in Zika virus infecetion,…

seen in the western world. This model is central to explaining how age, income, environmental conditions and housing play an important role in the rates of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in New Zeeland. The effect of implementing a social model of health in New Zealand shows in current rates of acute rheumatic fever. Wade and Halligan’s (2004), report on biomedical models state…

consist of a slight fever, maculopapular rash, a headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and non-purulent conjunctivitis. In an occurrence in France in 2013 and 2014 neuro logical and auto-immune difficulties presented itself for the first time. Content Origin The Zika virus itself is a mosquito-borne, positive-sense, and a one-stranded RNA virus. Zika belongs to the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus that can cause a mild, intense febrile illness. Scientists studying yellow fever in 1947 stumbled…

year as the time goes by. The Aedes Mosquitoes are known to carry the Zika Virus disease and can be transmitted to other humans who are in contact with them. A few common symptoms of the Zika Virus, are recognized if the patient has any sign of a fever, rash, joint pain, and/or red eyes. These kinds of symptoms can last about a week or so. The virus can last for several weeks or at least 1-2 months till the individual can no longer experience the effects of the mosquito-contracted disease.…

many different forms of diseases, illnesses, or viruses being spread around today with many different forms. One such virus has been spreading like wildfire and that virus is known as Zika. This is another virus spread by mosquitos, just like dengue fever. Mosquitos usually breed near warmer climate areas, more clustered in the south or in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, the Zika virus seems to be spreading more than just in those areas. The virus might also be spreading towards the United States.…