Humanitarian aid organizations

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…

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 essential steps communities should take to make the health sector…

the host cells is impaired and those people can be exposed however they will not become infected. Another subgroup of Long Term Survivors are referred to as elite controllers. These individuals are infected with HIV however it does not progress to AIDS, this is due to the HLA-B57 allele they have which produces effective CTL against HIV peptides that are presented to HLA-B57. 2. Antibodies don’t necessarily play a role in fighting off HIV because they…

seven characteristics of life, and they include heredity, homeostasis, reproduction, cellular organization, response, metabolism, and growth and development. This list comprises what all living things must do in order to stay alive. While a virus may seem like they do some of these, all characteristics of life are required to be classified as a living organism. Viruses lack any sort of cellular organization (nucleus, mitochondria, cell membrane, etc.) to complete any cellular activities, so a…

A pathogen is the name given to a group of organisms which cause diseases within the human body and are able to do so because of their ability to invade the bodies environment. Pathogens cause damage to the tissues within the human body by replicating themselves at a fast rate in order to invade as many near by cells and give themselves a better chance of survival before the immune system starts to fight them off (Fullick, 1998, pp. 8–9). They are passed on from one person to another and that's…

Some people are the type of people who take precautions about everything. They are the type of people that if they start sneezing or coughing, they will run to the store and buy medicine to start taking right away. They are always looking around them to see who is sick and taking precautions to make sure they do not get sick as well. Certain people are all about their health. If something does not seem right or they start seeing a huge difference in their normal health routine, most people will…