Influenza

A previously healthy 21 year old male presents himself to our clinic with a 7 day history of an extreme malaise, stiffness and tenderness in the neck and a sore throat. Upon analysis it was confirmed they were diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever. It is commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (Hurt & Tammar, 2007). Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome that can be characterized by a multitude of symptoms. The disease is most likely to occur in…

Overview of Environmental Allergies Environmental allergies are the allergies that live in our environments. If you have ever gone outside and immediately felt your allergies act up, then it is highly likely that you have one or more environmental allergies. The symptoms of environmental allergies are similar to normal allergies. These symptoms include: • Itchy and watery eyes • Clogged nose • Congestion • Sniffles • Coughing • Sneezing • Itching It is hard to avoid our environmental…

In the article “Investigation of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in Moroccan patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases”. The author goes on to talk about the effect of chlamydia pneumoniae has on patients with cardio vascular disease. According to the article cardiovascular disease is one of the highest leading causes of deaths in less-developed countries. Genetic and environmental factors can cause cardiovascular disease ending with athlerscorisis which is buildup of plaque in the arties.…

refers to a spread of a highly infectious disease usually worldwide, while on the other hand; epidemics are much more contained and can permanently damage a city. Two of the most well known, and most deadly viruses that are around today are the Influenza and Ebola viruses. Both of these viruses have proven over time that they are not to be fooled around with, and often times have sent strong nations scrambling for survival. In Emily St. John Mandel’s science fiction novel Station Eleven, she…

Stay Home I think students should be sent home if their temperature is high at the beginning of school. 106 students have been diagnosed with influenza in the beginning of december. In early february 50 student had already been diagnosed and small students stay home. Virus are being speared at school and even at home and students get the flu .Flu is spread through close confinement . FIu is in the air all around us.…

There are several topics that we considered for identifying competence in problem solving in the group. The considered topics include, “Saving Endangered Species,” “Global Warming (Climate Change),” “College Tuition in America,” “Trump? Is he a problem for the America?,” Racism (Prejudice),” “Language Deprivation for the Deaf Children,” “ Preventing the Enlargement of Terrorist Groups,” “The Use of Antibiotics in Fast Food Production,” “Zika Virus,” “Nuclear Weapon,” and “Getting to the Mars.”…

People surrounded me at a table fiddling with pencils and papers as we listened to the directions. Our assigned project; to create a game that taught others a skill. Anxiety washed over me like morning waves; low and creeping. I glanced over to the people who would I work with. Little did I know I would later call this the worst encounter with a group project I’ve participated in, or that I would learn to push through and persevere. First week started and we had become a well oiled machine…

Station Eleven explores the idea of what it means to be human when the infrastructure of society has crumbled to pieces. Mandel achieves this by creating scenes that show how her characters are attempting to find their place as humans in the post-apocalyptic landscape. A landscape that seems to be thriving even after the loss of millions of lives. Mandel also demonstrates how these characters’ attempt to hold on to past artifacts as a way of connecting with what the world had once been. This…

Introduction This assignment explores several online sources that contain materials on the impact of Legionaries’ Disease to public health and its association with the role of a Public Health Inspector/Environmental Health Officer. Legionaries’ Disease is caused by roughly 35 Legionella bacteria species, with symptoms of severe pneumonia and psychological changes. (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2015) With an increase of the elderly population in North America and the use…

Is The Flu a Virus or Is the Vaccine? With the 300 plus million people in the United States, around 960,000 of them get a toxic virus put into their bodies each year. That toxic chemical is shown by the pharmaceutical companies as a Vaccine. Many different studies and reliable sources have shown countless different reasons why the pharmaceutical companies want to keep this deathly injection on the market and how much they benefit from it, why vaccines are not as good as some industries make…