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Bacterial meningitis is one of the most common infectious diseases affecting neonates (7). It is characterized by the inflammation of the meninges caused by the presence of bacteria or bacterial products within the subarachnoid space of the brain, the spinal cord and the ventricular system (16, 22). This inflammatory response can eventually lead to various forms of brain damage (16, 26). Untreated neonatal bacterial meningitis (NBM) almost always results in death (22), and despite the…

Fisher does not delay or deny the fact that she has contracted the pandemic disease. She implies that she has the virus by admitting that “[she] would have never have asked to be HIV positive…[but she] stand[s] before...the nation gladly” (Fisher 1). By stating that she has contracted the AIDS virus, Fisher displays her credibility to the audience with the fact that she is able to speak out against AIDS since she is a victim of…

measure socio-cognitive process to gain understanding of the impact this has on behaviour. It also identifies the stability of intentions and how this will differ by gender using the TPB model. Armitage et al. (2010) reported that TPB was used to test interventions designed to change variables within the model; perceived behavioural control, subjective norm and attitude regarding socio-cognitive process towards safe…

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, more commonly known as HIV, is a potentially fatal virus that is spread and contracted by humans. Unlike many other viruses that are transmitted HIV has the potential to hide from the human immune system, which prevents the virus from being destroyed. HIV does this by synthesizing a protein known as Nef. This protein aids the virus by convincing the host cell that the virus is actually part of the normal cellular waste, rather than displaying it on the surface of…

Lassa Fever There are hundreds of different 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…

is an unusual malignancy discovered in 1981 during the beginning of the global HIV pandemic. During this time, cases of KS were rare. According to The American Cancer Society, “there were only two cases of KS found for every million people in the United States; yet, when the AIDS epidemic arrived, the rate of KS cases rapidly increased. By the 1990’s, KS was present in 47 cases per million people, and individuals with HIV had a 50% chance of developing it.” (“What is…

For the better part of the last three decades, HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic that has robbed many people of their loved ones. Whether directly or indirectly, the pandemic has touched each of our lives and it has become increasingly urgent that new ways are developed to combat and eventually eradicate the disease. HIV/AIDS is made up of two acronyms. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. As the name suggests, it is a virus which attacks blood cells killing the immune system and…

Type A and type B tularemia have similar signs and symptoms that seem nonspecific until after the incubation period. Tularemia is presented as an illness that includes symptoms such as chills, headache, muscular pains, and fever and skin ulceration. However after the incubation period, people infected with the bacteria will develop 1 to 6 different clinical symptoms depending on the portal of entry. Typically the incubation period falls anywhere between 1 to 21 days, however symptoms…

Does mass media really affect young teens? Of course it does all types media has some effect on everyone, but teens are the ones that fall for it.The influence of media portrayals of sexual attitudes and normative expectations of young people at a critical developmental stage is of public health concern(Omisore).Brown said “We still know relatively little about how this content is used and how it affects sexual beliefs and behaviors.”…

had HIV, therefore breaking a signed agreement not to have contact with women unsupervised. Lastly in the case of Smallwood he is being charged for attempted murder among other charges…