Humanitarian aid

Syphillis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painful sore. It can have a serious outcome when left untreated, but is also simple to cure with the right treatment given by your primary doctor. Syphillis is contracted by direct contact with a syphillis sore during either vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sores can be found on or around the penis, rectum, vagina, on the lips or in the mouth. This form of STD can also be spread from an infected mother to her baby.…

Being afraid of an animal that has caused pain after an attack is a good reason to avoid that particular animal to prevent another attack or even death. However, having a phobia of a particular animal such as snakes, even after the reassurance that they are not harmful is irrational. Furthermore, snakes are either feared by or loved by many people. To illustrate, many bibles state that snakes have a bad reputation since the beginning of human life on earth, unintentionally raising fear for many…

The Glaxo-Wellcome situation to me is much simpler than the reading presents it. I believe that for the sake of continued success going forward, it is in the best interest of both Wellcome Israel and Ofra Sherman to pursue their interest in completely becoming the newest team members of Glaxo. While Wellcome is considered successful, falling between 10th and 20th worldwide in revenue (Jick, T. & Peiperl, M., 2011.), its is not uncommon for these rankings to change dramatically overnight.…

In 1920 the hookworm infection was problematic in many impoverished areas around the globe. This infection happens when the hookworm parasite tunnels up through a human’s foot. Over time it slowly makes its way to the small intestine where it matures. The symptoms of this infection can include but is not limited to nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, and vomiting. The Rockefeller Foundation was interested in increasing the education about the disease and slowly push towards eradication. The…

Trichomoniasis is an STD (sexually transmitted disease) that can affect both women and men. In women, the outer area of the female genitalia (vulva) and the vagina are affected. In men, the penis is mainly affected, but the prostate and other reproductive organs can also be involved. This condition can be treated with medicine. What are the causes? This condition is caused by an organism called Trichomonas. Trichomoniasis most often spreads from person to person (is contagious) through sexual…

itself and some of the quotes make me wish that I could reach out and slap the person who said it. Another thing that really shocked me and actually disgusted me what on page 39, the small section about the Pope on AIDS, where Klein discusses that the Pope banned condoms to help stop the AIDS epidemic that is occurring throughout the world, especially in areas of…

Black legged ticks are small and their bites are often painless. Although painless, an infected tick can transmit bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilium to humans and go undetected for days or even weeks. Symptoms can manifest in a variety of ways with the most common being fever, headache, muscle pain, malaise, chills, nausea, abdominal pain, cough, and confusion (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2016) . Due to the generalized symptoms, treatment is often delayed until more serious…

Hello all! I am sure many of you all if not all have heard the news about the Zika virus lately. I am a healthcare worker, and while I was aware of Zika and the ways of transmission and effects of it, I was not aware of how many places in the US that have had cases. I recently saw my doctor and the subject of travel to Orlando came up, were you aware that the Zika virus has been found in mosquitoes there? I wasn't. I was aware they had been found in Texas, but none further. My doctor showed a…

Shouldn’t everyone be entitled to medical care if they are ill? Lyme Disease patients in Australia are denied the treatment they deserve because the Australian Government refuses to believe that the disease exists in Australia. Lyme Disease is the fastest growing tick borne illness in the world and is transferred through a tick bite from a tick infected with the disease, creating a bullseye shaped rash but can also be transferred from mother to child in the womb. If left untreated, which is…

The first type of Burkitt lymphoma to arise was endemic. This type has a large presence in underdeveloped countries such as central Africa and Papua New Guinea. This lymphoma was first discovered by British surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt, which is where its name comes from (Gera, Saah, & Scott-Emuakpor, 2012, para. 2). He studied tumors in jaws of young children in African regions and found them to be caused by this unique type of lymphoma. It was in 1961 after more extensive research that he…