Infectious diseases

Inoculation refers to the induction of an infective organism to produce immunity against various infectious diseases (Definition). In Western medicine, inoculation was the process of preventing smallpox by purposefully infecting a person with the disease in a controlled manner to prevent further infection (Meacham). This practice spread to America during the 17th century, during a smallpox epidemic. However, in 1796 English physician Edward Jenner attempted a newer method of inoculation: Jenner…

Autoimmunity and the Endocrine System Chad Martin Nursing 631 Grand Canyon University December 12, 2015 Introduction The immune system in the human body is protection. Protection not only from infectious disease processes and foreign bodies but from ourselves. The immune system is great to have when working well, however, there can be unintended and serious consequences when the system fails and initiates inappropriate responses to our bodies own cells. Autoimmunity specifically is the…

have white blood cells, which aid in the protection against disease. When these cells detect a germ the immune cells replicate, release antibodies, and then tag the germs for disposal. Afterwards, memory cells are creates so when the same virus comes back the body will be prepared. In order to fight against possible infectious diseases, scientists have developed vaccines, which have been proven to successfully decrease the rate of disease. Vaccines are a weakened or dead part of the actual germ…

Children & Immunization Immunization of children against a horde of infectious viruses and bacteria has been addressed to be one of the most critical health interventions of the 20th century. Immunizations have eliminated the virus smallpox infection worldwide, impelled polio from North America, and made once common infections like diphtheria, tetanus, and measles a very uncommon occurrence. Pediatric immunizations are likely to prevent 3 million deaths in children each year worldwide…

patients (often times with more severe illnesses) this leads to over 2 million healthcare-associated infections each year. 5% to 10% of patients are affected by this with an average of 8.7% patients. According to a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HAIs cause approximately 90,000 deaths each year. Why this is a Public Issue This is a public issue. Every person will at some point in their lives be treated or spend any length of time within a healthcare…

Infectious Ideas: U.S. Political Responses to the AIDS Crisis. By Jennifer Brier. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009. 289 pp. $39.95) In Infectious Ideas, Jennifer Brier effectively argues that the AIDS epidemic had a deep effect on the American political landscape. Viewing modern history from the perspective of the AIDS crisis, she provides new understandings of the complex political and social trends of the 1980s era. She sets the tone for the book in her first paragraph…

options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? It’s very true that globalization impacts positively and negatively on health. In this case, I want to focus on the negative impacts of globalization on health. The movement of people, goods and services has facilitated the spread of infectious diseases around the globe. Several diseases have become the main point of concern in the world. The first one is HIV/aids. The second diseases are tuberculosis. Cholera and malaria are however…

Other names used to describe mononucleosis disease are: mono, the kissing disease, or Epstein-Barr virus. ("Mononucleosis.") 3. Other symptoms associated with this disease are: Swollen throat and tonsils, weakness, fatigue, high fever, sore throat, reddened of the throat, chills, loss of appetite. Much more serve symptoms include: Spleen and liver enlargement and jaundice. Less common complications: anemia, heart problems,…

Introduction Over thousands of microorganisms discovered cause human diseases. One of the infectious microorganisms is the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which belongs to the genus Borrelia and family Spirochaetaceae. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), B. burgdorferi was first isolated in 1982 by a zoologist and microbiologist Willy Burgdorfer, Ph.D., thus the name burgdorferi. Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacterium B.…

It is very important to be properly vaccinated in today’s world. When you get a vaccination, you are protecting yourself from any disease that you may contract. Another importance of being properly vaccinated is that you will be preventing yourself from spreading disease to other individuals. Vaccines are of importance because they can eliminate diseases. Because of these reasons, I would like to encourage the members of the community to be sure they are properly vaccinated. A vaccine is a…