Infectious diseases

Typhoid fever in itself is not a disease well known by history. Typhoid fever played only a small part in the history of the human race and compared to other diseases comes across as more of a nuisance with exception to its role in the Plague of Athens. On the surface, “enteric fever” causes a small but common array of symptoms: fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, chills, muscle aches and skin rash. The cause of the disease is salmonella typhi, a bacterium that rides contaminated…

many children and adults contracted communicable diseases, including Tetanus, Polio, and Pertussis. During that time, most people were much more frightened of the diseases than of the side effects of the vaccinations. In Reality… Today the situation is reversed. In the era of helpful vaccines, many parents are becoming more concerned about the possible adverse effects. Many parents of today have never experienced the consequences of these diseases and do not fully understand the dangers they…

minimum of 500 words in length: If the movement of people, food, and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health, should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? Steps definitely are taken and have to be taken to reduce the flow of people, food and manufactured goods. Border controls Due to difficulties in Zimbabwe, people are left with no option than to jump borders, entering Botswana, South Africa…

In Gloucestershire, England, a doctor named Edward Jenner began to investigate the root of a now wide spectrum known as vaccinations. At the time, a disease known as “cowpox” affected milkmaids and became the cause for Jenner’s investigative nature that made him become known as “the father of immunisation” (Lowth 1). In the present, scientists and doctors now use vaccinations to replace the passive immunity…

body. A contagious disease is one that is transmitted by physical contact from an individual that has the disease. Now an infectious disease can be transmitted through air, water or a mosquito. All carers must make sure all vaccines are up to date as you need to be prone to diseases so the service user doesn’t get them off you. The carer should minimise the risk of a service user getting a disease as much as possible. Some service users are more vulnerable to infections and diseases and if the…

common cold, diaper rash, diarrhea, earaches, and stomach aches often effect young children and infants. All have been known to have very simple causes that if not treated properly can cause complications; with the proper management, these infectious diseases can be eradicated and prevented from future occurrences. Over 200 viruses can cause the common cold. The most common viruses are rhinovirus, coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. Rhinovirus, which causes up to forty percent of…

Most years saw “summer outbreaks” that would pretty much stop with the cold weather. The victims were mainly children, but not always. Polio is an infectious viral disease that enters through the mouth or nose, then navigates to the spinal cord. There it attacks nerves that control muscle activity, causing temporary or permanent paralysis. Usually polio targets the leg, arm, stomach and back muscles. But if…

Pertussis Pathophysiology Pertussis is an extremely contagious respiratory infection that is usually referred to as “whooping cough”. This is a respiratory disease that is caused by the organism Bordetella pertussis this is a gram- negative bacteria that is transmitted only from human to human. Pertussis is transmitted through droplets up to 3 weeks after the cough has started if untreated. After it is inhaled the organism attaches itself to the ciliated respiratory epithelial cells that are in…

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a member of the Herpesviridae family, that causes two different infections: varicella and herpes zoster. This paper will include information on the history of Varicella Zoster Virus and how to treat it. Most people know varicella as chickenpox, which is a modified version of the previous term: chicken peas. It was previously called chicken peas because the red rash that appear resembles the vesicles of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or chicken pecks. Red, itchy spots…

prescribed at an appropriate dose for an appropriate duration. It is extremely important to complete the full regiment of antibiotics as prescribed, even when the patient starts to feel better, to control and ensure the complete elimination of infectious bacteria (1). Practicing good hygiene is an essential method for controlling the spread of resistant bacteria. It is crucial to isolate oneself when they are ill with a bacterial infection, and especially with an antibiotic resistant…