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As you mentioned finding the source of the infection and the denominators is paramount. As an epidemiologist, finding the source of infection to limit the spread of disease and collect statistical information for government reporting. Statistical information includes the number of those infected and those potentially affected by the disease. The denominator of an incidence proportion is the number of persons at the start of the observation period, in this case syphilis the 10 young persons with…

Yellow fever was an epidemic in the U.S. during the 19th century with cases reported as far north as Philadelphia. The last known case happened in New Orleans in 1905 resulting to many deaths. Flavivirus also know as Yellow fever virus is a RNA virus. The enveloped is spherical and about 50 nm in diameter. The surface proteins are composed in an icosahedral-like symmetry (Dao, 2010). Full grown virions contain two virus-encoded membrane proteins (M and E), while immature virions have a membrane…

Ever since we have been little our parents have told us about waiting till marriage till being sexually active. However,more than likely they just left it at that and never stressed why. According to www.statisticbrain.org ,only three percent of Americans wait until they are married to become sexually active. This comes to show how we,as a people,need some assistance in learning how to quench our desire. This act of restraining oneself from indulging in something else is called abstinence. Of…

Evaluation of Epidemiological Problem - Chlamydia Sexually transmitted diseases (STD), used to be known as venereal diseases, are infections that are spread through sexual contact. Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common reportable bacterial sexual transmitted disease in the United States and can affect a wider spectrum of people than other STDs. Approximately half, of the nearly 20 million yearly reported STD cases, involves males and females under 25 years old and Chlamydia comprises…

-Summary: In this part of the book we go back to 1976 when the outbreak of the Ebola virus began with Yu G. Who was a store owner in the town of Nzara, sudan. Yu G. died from Ebola at home and is now buried in a traditional Zande funeral. The doctors are still unaware of how Yu G. became infection. A few days after his death two of his co-workers also started to experience the same symptoms. P.G one of the men has a large group of friends and without knowing exposed many of the people in the…

a) Briefly outline the public health problem the study addresses, relevant stakeholders and target populations. The lack of sexual health knowledge of young people, gay men and bisexual men is the concerning public health issue, which can lead to increase rate of HIV among them in Australia. The target populations are gay and bisexual men, young people aged 16-29 years. The stakeholders include the commissioners, the administrative team which is composed of experts from relevant fields (public…

To start, there is a common bacteria, with the name of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. This bacteria is common human and dogs and is transmitted through American Dog Ticks. Many different rodents, foxes, and raccoons carry the disease with them that are then transmitted by the ticks. Next, there are many symptoms from various severities when it comes to this disease. There is subclinical symptoms, this is where the dog or human is infected and there are no external signs of the disease. If any…

HIV/AIDS has such a great impact on the Black Community (Historical Perspective). The African Americans community has the greatest diagnoses for the HIV/AIDs than any other race. According to cdc.gov “in 2014, 44% (19,540) of estimated new HIV diagnoses in the United States were among African Americans, who comprise 12% of the US population.” And Why a higher percentage of Black Americans are infected with HIV/AIDS than other racial/ethnic groups? According to pbs.org “one million…

HIV and AIDS came to the forefront of the public’s mind, Los Angeles County has confirmed 38,000 cases of AIDS. Of that number, 24,000 have died. This accounts for 35% of all AIDS cases in California, and 6% nationally. While both men and women are at risk, in LA County, AIDS is the leading cause of death among men ages 25-44 ("HIV testing," 1999). Despite continuous efforts to address HIV infection, it continues to spread. Advances in treatment, though, have resulted in a drop in AIDS…

AIDS has become an issue in recent years in India and in this article, Melinda Gates is trying to bring this problem to the forefront of an issue of The Seattle Times. The philanthropist is trying her best to drive her readers to action, helping her cause through the use of logical and emotional appeal. Mrs. Gates presents her argument by means of Aristotle’s proofs of ethos, logos – the providing of credibility towards the author – using inductive and deductive reasoning, along with pathos,…