Malaria

So we went back to our hotel, showered and got dressed for work. It was eleven forty-five when our squadron started for the base. We did not have a car, so we had to walk. It was only about a five minute walk though. On the way to work the rest of our squadron informed us that they had seen us trying to surf and thought in was the funniest thing they had every seen. Mike and I were quite embarrassed and quickly tried to change the subject, but they could not get over how entertaining we had been…

While Sickle Cell Anemia is more common in certain ethnic groups, people should be aware of sickle cell. Sickle Cell Anemia affects 1 out of 13 people and is diagnosed at birth. People with this disease live a life struggling pain and uncertainty. On the 15th of November 1910, Dr. James Herrick made the first discovery of sickle cell disease. He encountered multiple patients complaining of similar symptoms of acute chest pain. Dr. Herrick received a blood film, a test used to look for…

Introduction: Anemia is one of the most common diseases in the world. Major cause of anemia is iron deficiency. It is prevalent in most parts of the world. Not all anemias are iron deficiency anemias, but most of the anemias are iron deficiency anemia. It accounts for more than half of the cases of anemia worldwide. Anemia is defined as decrease in the number of red blood cells or decrease in level of hemoglobin. It causes major health problems in affected people. Fatigue, cognitive impairment…

Regenerative Medicine Expert Discusses 5 Ways to Avoid Summer Tick Bites Summer is in full swing, which means gardening, outdoor play, hiking – and tick bites. More than an annoying seasonal nuisance, tick bites are to blame for an estimated 300,000 cases of Lyme disease annually. Thousands more are diagnosed with tick-borne diseases such as the Heartland virus infection, the flulike anaplasmosis, and the marlarialike disease babesiosis. Fortunately, the regenerative medicine specialists at…

Yellow fever got its name from the symptom of the virus that turns your skin yellow. When native americans first saw this new disease,they had no idea what it was because it was new to them. So they called it yellow fever for the most obvious reason of it turning your skin yellow. The disease was also called black vomit disease because of the blood that would come out of the bloody but it was basically dry blood and the meant that the disease was getting ready to completely take over the body…

The first major American yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia in July 1793 and peaks during the first weeks of October. Philadelphia then the nation’s capital was the most cosmopolitan city in the United States. During the yellow fever epidemic during 1793 in philadelphia 5,000 or more people were listed in the official register of deaths between August 1 and November 9. Yellow fever is known for bringing on a characteristic yellow tinge to the eyes and skin and for the terrible black vomit…

Medical Surgical Nursing II: Sickle Cell Anemia-Case Study The following case study is about sickle cell anemia. This disease process is more common in those of African-American decent and simplified means that a patient’s blood cells are abnormally shaped which causes different manifestations as well as complications. There is no cure for sickle cell anemia/disease, but it is treatable. A potential complication is acute kidney injury (AKI), as mentioned in this case study as well. AKI is a…

Chikungunya in the Emerging World Background Chikungunya, is an infectious disease that is starting to emerge in the United States. I am more specifically focusing on the Aedes aegypti vector that transmits this virus in humans. It is quite similar to malaria in its transmission process. This disease manifests as severe joint and muscle pain, joint swelling, fever, among other symptoms. The epidemiologic triad applies to this disease as the mosquito infects the host via indirect transmission via…

Discussion A needle, containing different strains of the virus itself, protects humans against life threatening viruses! But how is this possible? A vaccine contains a small portion of the weakened virus, therefore, when Doctors vaccinate their patients they are injecting a small quantity of the Yellow Fever virus. An individual who has gotten vaccinated may experience minor symptoms of Yellow Fever however; symptoms will not reach phase III. Vaccines simply imitate the virus which helps the…

There are many different forms of diseases, illnesses, or viruses being spread around today with many different forms. One such virus has been spreading like wildfire and that virus is known as Zika. This is another virus spread by mosquitos, just like dengue fever. Mosquitos usually breed near warmer climate areas, more clustered in the south or in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, the Zika virus seems to be spreading more than just in those areas. The virus might also be spreading towards the…