Infectious diseases

When most people hear of Typhus fever they may think of something out of the old wild west frontier while in fact Typhus fever has been dated back to The New World of the Spanish conquistadors of 1083. There has been much debate exactly where the disease first originated, but it has made most of its debuts in Europe and surrounding countries throughout the years. Typhus is most prevalent where there is famine, poverty, and war because of the overcrowding of people living together in rodent…

1. The immune system is a group of organs including your cells, proteins, and structure of the lymphatic and circulatory system that work together to keep the human body healthy. The immune’s system primary function is to protect all other organs systems from attack such as things like bacteria or prevent you from getting sick. Our body’s immune system includes three major parts. The first main defense of the immune system is known as barriers which is the first line of defense. Barriers…

his team are investing that the chemical composition of the inks breaks down the metabolism and enzymes in the body (FDA). Also according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, they emphasized how many sterile needles are important before they get the tattoo; unsterile tattooing equipment and needles can transmit infectious diseases, such as hepatitis. Tattoos can cause health issues to people, especially to people's skins. The tattoos inks are chemical compost ion, which can be toxic…

a protective attempt by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate the healing process. Inflammatory diseases are very common throughout the world. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the oldest known diseases of mankind affecting the majority of population no substantial progress has been made in achieving a permanent cure and different types of rheumatic diseases are a major cause of morbidity of the working force. Inflammation results in the liberation of endogenous mediators…

The World Health Organization (WHO) professes that an estimated five hundred twenty-eight million people have been diagnoses with a foodborne disease, where three hundred fifty-one thousand people have died. Over ten percent of these deaths have been caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), a bacteria that in most strains causes mild diarrhea, but in more drastic cases can cause as much as vomiting, cramps, and bloody diarrhea. E. coli lives in the intestines of warm-blooded creatures,it is also…

An Analysis of Centers for Disease Control Examining Internal and External Factors The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) was initiated in Atlanta, Georgia. The center was opened and occupied one floor in a small building on July 1, 1946 under the leadership of Founder Joseph Mountin (CDC, 2013). The CDC paid Emory University $10 to occupy 15 acres of land on Clifton Road in Atlanta that now serves as CDC Headquarters (CDC, 2013). The CDC has grown immensely since its doors founding. The…

There are a lot of requirements if one wants to be a pharmacy technician. A lot of work has to be put into becoming one. One can’t simple become one just off of sure determination. They have to put in the work and time and effort to make that dream come true. The state of Texas requires a certain age, education, and criminal background checks to be eligible to even consider becoming one. According to the State Board of Texas, “To work in a pharmacy as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy…

parental poverty and low educational levels are associated with the child not receiving the proper immunizations. Achieving the child-survival, the Millennium Development Goals may require attention to a range of childhood morbidities, such as diarrheal diseases, malaria, acute respiratory infections and malnutrition…

Africa is the home of many diseases such as HIV, measles, diarrhea, but one in particular is malaria. Malaria is disease cause by an Anopheles mosquito. Malaria can be spread from one person to another. Parasite known assporozoite travels through the bloodstream into the kidney and infects the blood cells. When the infected mosquito bites the victim, the parasites goes into the bloodstream causing illness. Malaria is harming a specific population group, which is young children. Children in…

This exposure control plan is to be made available upon request to an employee or to OSHA (Baker). Each clinician should put into practice standard precautions which means treating all patient’s body fluids as if they were contaminated with an infectious disease; this way, there will be no question as to what procedure to follow, they will already be put into practice with each patient. Under taking these precautions, other simple, yet vital practices, such as handwashing, procedures for…