Infection

protecting healthcare workers and improving infection control, which is key to stopping an epidemic (Determining Risks of Ebola Transmission in Healthcare and Community Settings, 2014). These are two key challenges because healthcare workers are an important link to the community, as well as, effective infection control. As stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “since the discovery of the Ebola virus, there have been Ebola infections among healthcare workers in almost…

Enterobiasis or oxyuriasis is the most common helminthic infection in children of all social strata in the United State. Although it is primarily a parasite of young children, rapid maturation of the egg allows it to be readily transmitted from child to child and from child to adult, in both family and institutional settings (Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods 22nd edition). Pinworm infection is caused by Enterobius vermicularis. E vermicularis is a white slender…

but even today there are some cases of Scarlet Fever. Although many believe that Scarlet Fever can be treated and is not that dangerous, the truth is most cases of Scarlet Fever have been reported to be dangerous. Cases have lead to horrible skin infections and death. In the 1800’s doctors could not find a cure to Scarlet Fever. Sadly, there is no way to prevent the illness from infecting a body. Like other diseases like Chickenpox, there is no vaccination that can be given. Doctors have…

was mostly confined to Europe. This illness causes flu like symptoms at first then proceeds to form pustules on the victims body. These pustules spread throughout the body, depending on how bad you had it. People would mostly die form a secondary infection, caused when the pustules scabbed and then fell off, leaving deep tissue exposed. If you survived the illness you wouldn’t be about to contract the illness again, because, you build up the antibodies. Many people in Europe contracted it as a…

strictly human pathogen and the causative agent of the sexually transmitted infection Gonorrhea or “the clap” which has infected both men and women for thousands of years. It is named after Albert Neisser who first isolated it in 1879 (Dixson,2015). The disease it caused Gonorrhea, is a term coined by second century Greek physician Galen stands for “as flow of seed”. It is the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the world (Unemo and Shafer, 2011) affecting 62 million individuals…

gardening, outdoor play, hiking – and tick bites. More than an annoying seasonal nuisance, tick bites are to blame for an estimated 300,000 cases of Lyme disease annually. Thousands more are diagnosed with tick-borne diseases such as the Heartland virus infection, the flulike anaplasmosis, and the marlarialike disease babesiosis. Fortunately, the regenerative medicine specialists at Linchitz Medical Wellness in Westbury, NY have crafted a list of things you can do to avoid summer tick bites.…

Pneumonia is viral, bacterial, and fungal. According to World Health Organization, pneumonia comes in the different forms such as Streptococcus pneumonia, which is a type of bacteria. Another cause of bacterial pneumonia is the Haemophilus an influenza type b (Hib). We have the respiratory syncytial virus type which is the most common viral cause of pneumonia. Then we have pneumonia in infants infected with HIV called Pneumocystis Jiro ve ci. There is various way pneumonia can be spread. It can…

A cow’s ability to avoid and fight infection largely depends on a range and strength of her defence which are collectively called immunity. Immunity includes: I. Physical barriers, such as skin, or a teat seals II. Chemical immunity, such as from antibodies and inflammatory substances III. Cells which actively seek and destroy pathogens Acquired immunity This is a delayed response second-line defence. It involves cells which either produce antibodies which neutralise the pathogen, or killer…

found in the area where you live, as well as mastering how to perform trials and overcome the parasites. Heartworms is a parasite of blood and is transmitted through mosquito bites from one dog to another. Unlike other types of worms, heartworms infection initially no…

by a viral infection, but bacterial and fungal infections can also lead to meningitis. Depending on the cause of the infection, meningitis can get better on its own in a couple of weeks – or it can be a life-threatening emergency requiring urgent antibiotic treatment. Acute bacterial meningitis usually occurs when bacteria enter the bloodstream and migrate to the brain and spinal cord. It can also occur when bacteria directly attacks the meninges, as a result of an ear or sinus infection, or a…