Infectious disease

Along with that, it is easier on the child to not have to suffer through a potentially fatal disease. This is why vaccines should be mandatory for young children. One particularly good reason for vaccinating is their ability to prevent the disease…

What is Enlarged Spleen in Cats? Splenomegaly, or an enlarged spleen, is a symptom of another condition or disease. The enlargement is due to inflammation, which occurs due to infiltration of cells as a result of the primary condition. The primary condition that is causing the enlargement is typically related to the function of the spleen, such as filtering blood or synthesizing antibodies in the cat's body. The cat's spleen may either enlarge uniformly over the entire organ or enlarge…

Mosquitoes are among the most dangerous living creatures when it comes to the number of deaths they cause worldwide. Their ability to carry diseases and transmit them to humans causes thousands of deaths each year and in 2015 alone, malaria was responsible for 438,000 deaths. The statistics are scary when one compares the number of deaths from mosquito-borne diseases to that of the deadly Ebola virus, which has recently killed over 1,000 in central and west Africa. The puny size of the mosquito…

now there are numerous vaccines that protect against diseases. Yet, a growing number of parents are deciding to not vaccinate their children for various reasons, such as Autism. As a result, immensely transmittable diseases are becoming more likely to spread; this makes everyone the victim. Although some say that vaccines can cause autism, parents need to vaccinate their children, because immunizations save lives, the vaccine-preventable diseases are highly dangerous, and vaccines are safe and…

As one of the “big three” global infectious diseases, malaria is spreading at an alarming rate. That being said, what are some of the biological, social, economic, and ecological factors that influence malaria? These factors are addressed by Jeffrey Sachs and Pia Malaney in their article “The Economic and Social Burden of Malaria” as well as by Randall Packard in the first chapter of The Making of a Tropical Disease. While Sachs and Malaney primarily focus on the economic, social, and…

Infectious Disease: Pertussis Bria Walker University of Missouri-Kansas City Pertussis is an upper respiratory tract infectious disease, which is severely contagious. Also known as the whooping cough. Bordetella Pertussis is the known bacteria that causes the infection. This bacteria irritates the airway causing it to swell. The swelling of the airway presents in an uncontrollable cough and difficult breathing. Each deep breath that is taken, it is said that you can hear a whooping sound;…

family was at Disneyland when the recent measles outbreak initially started. She cannot be vaccinated because of her compromised immune system that resulted from the cancer (vaccines rely on a person’s ability to fight off a “deactivated” version of a disease so that their immune system knows how to fight off the actual virus, but when a person has a compromised immune system, often as a result of cancer or an autoimmune disorder, they lose the ability to fight off the virus and cannot be…

Mumps is a contagious disease that is caused by a virus. It is transmitted from person to person through saliva, nasal secretions, and close personal contact. Mumps primarily affect the parotid glands or the salivary glands. The hallmark symptom of the mumps is swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears on one or both sides. Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Symptoms typically appear 16-18 days after the infection, but this period can…

Hollywood way how the US would react to a deadly disease outbreak. Of course, being a Hollywood movie there are some facts and many fallacies in the finer, more scientific aspects of the disease. The biosecurity facilities used to control the spread of the disease are not accurately portrayed and the evolution of the disease is ridiculous and very inaccurate. Scientific Information Viruses In and Out of the Movie A virus is a non-living infectious agent that is too small to be seen by…

Modules of Potentiation: praxis and synergy in public health complex emergency interventions Logistical module: Even in cases of forced exodus, suitable logistical arrangements can amend deleterious health outcomes. 86 percent of the world’s inhabitants reside in mobile cellular network covered areas. Research has shown that mobile phones are a viable means of tracking populations fleeing from complex emergencies. Triangulating user receptions can do this, allowing the dissemination of…