Infectious diseases

people. It was not long before much of the world became familiar with the disease through personal connections or hearing about it from the extensive news coverage. Richard Preston, an American author, is very familiar with infectious diseases, and dives into all aspects of Eebola, including explaining its origins, its deadly symptoms, and how it spread in his book The Hot Zone. He has mastered the knowledge of infectious diseases through his extensive research. As well as The Hot Zone, he has…

An unknown actor mailed a powder containing infectious anthrax spores to two U.S. senators and several media outlets” (Nardo 11). This attack also represents an example of biological warfare. The attackers…

Has your child been vaccinated and protected against harmful diseases? Childhood immunization plays an enormous role in the health of our children today. “Nearly everyone in the U.S. got measles before there was a vaccine, and hundreds died from it each year. Today, most doctors have never seen a case of measles” (“What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations,” 2014). Thanks to many years of immunization, the incidence for diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus has been rare. The…

on the prevention of HIV and other transmitted diseases. This would allow all healthcare workers to be informed about the precaution needed. For example, certain rules such as the zero-tolerance policy on HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases in the health field. Another guideline that is both used by healthcare workers that are specific to the prevention of HIV infection is aiming to remove and control exposure to certain hazardous such as diseases in the workplace. This can be accomplished…

vaccines saved the lives of millions, but have concluded future diseases as well. Based on my perspective and analysis, it is undeniable that the vaccine is the invention that has had the biggest impact on humanity. Vaccines eliminate deadly diseases, have essential health benefits, and obstruct dangerous outbreaks or risks of virus/diseases. First of all, vaccines protect us from dangerous diseases. Such as the famous Influenza disease. The ‘flu” vaccine can prevent heart attacks, especially…

1:10 pm, a GP in Marion Medical Centre diagnosed a life-threatening disease from a sick patient. This patient is the first recorded carrier of an unknown disease, making the him/her patient zero. The symptoms recorded by the GP includes: severe headache, fever, fatigue, nausea, sensitivity to light, confusion, irritability, coughing, sneezing, blocked sinuses and neck stiffness. The GP notifies SA health of this life-threatening disease. Patient zero was sent to hospital for medical attention…

individuals and the low rates of disease outbreaks. Since the early 2000s parents have started questioning the efficiency and benefits of vaccinations. Some believe it can lead to certain disabilities such as autism, delayed development, and mental retardation. Other parents believe that the scheduling of vaccines close together impact the health of their child and see it as unsafe. Vaccines are meant to trick the body into believing they have already had the disease and then create antibodies…

especially to tropical climates like Africa and South America, protection against infectious diseases like yellow fever is vital. Fortunately, Chantilly, Virginia-based HealthSmart Vaccines has you covered with a yellow fever vaccination. This CDC-approved Yellow Fever Center shares expert advice on guarding yourself against this potentially fatal disease. What Is Yellow Fever? Yellow fever is viral infectious disease transmitted from infected mosquitoes to humans. Yellow fever gets its…

that is is much better to prevent a disease than to treat it. Disease prevention, made possible in part by proper childhood vaccinations, is the key to public health. Infectious diseases that once were common in this country have been brought under control or eliminated completely. The list is long, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and influenza. Perhaps one of the most devastating diseases in history was smallpox, which…

environments, but the main reason why bats are feared has to do with their ability to act as reservoirs for pathogens that cause infectious diseases in humans. Reservoirs of pathogens are essentially places where the pathogen is able to grow and accumulate over time. The reservoir and the pathogen have a stable relationship, which allows for little to no signs of the disease to show up in the host (Strelkauskas et al., 2010). A balance that is mutually beneficial to the hosts response mechanism…