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Most citizens cannot afford the available care and succumb to these illnesses at a younger age as a result. This case study will put more focus on the communicable diseases included in Haiti’s top 10 causes of death, specifically, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacterium that usually affects the lungs, but can affect other parts of the body as well. TB is extremely contagious and if not caught fast enough can spread…

have led to the spread of infectious diseases (HIV, TB) across US prisons mostly impacting African Americans and Latinos. During the years of 1985-1992 the same time the United States was engaged in its war on drugs there were major outbreaks of Tuberculosis across the nation and many stemming from New York prisons for example. Before major discoveries in the field of medicine it was estimated that 80 percent of deaths in prison were caused by TB(Farmer pg.241 2002), but with the evolution of…

Dangerous dogs. In the United States 4.7 million dog bites happen every year, 800,000 will need to see medical attention, half are children, and 386,000 of these people will seek emergency medical treatment. The mass majority of these attacks come from three different breeds of dog. The third most dangerous dog in the United States would be the boxer a tall, short muzzled breed. The Rottweiler is considered the second most dangerous dog in the country, a shorter breed with a short muzzle and a…

Legionnaires’ Disease is a disease caused by Legionella bacteria, and is named after a convention held in Philadelphia in which members of the American Legion attended and contracted the illness. Legionella bacteria are found naturally in fresh bodies of water, and grow in warm water. People can be exposed to the bacteria from not-properly disinfected hot tubs, air-conditioning units in large buildings, fountains, or swimming in warm bodies of water and inhaling small amounts of said water. The…

Bordetella Pertussis Just like the flu, pertussis is one of the many communicable disease that has recently broke out, causing numerous amounts of deaths and infections of the American people. “ Annually, more than 50 million cases of pertussis, including 600,000 deaths are reported worldwide”(Center for Biotechnology, Anna University). Pertussis is very contagious, the bacterial disease is also known as “whooping cough”. Whooping Cough is a upper respiratory infection…

In this assignment we are looking at the physical development and characteristic of young adulthood and how HIV/AIDS is contracted, and the effect it has on the person living with it and those close or living with the person and how we can prevent it. 2. MAIN CONTENT 2.1 The physical development and the health of the young adulthood Physical development According to Zastrow, C. (2010). Hands and fingers decreases after mid-30s, muscular strength is attained between age 25 and 30 and begin…

lower in weak immune systems (1). An infected person is considered to have AIDS in two ways. First, when the number of CD4 cells is lower than 200 cubic millimeter of blood (1). Second, when he develops one or more opportunistic infection such as Tuberculosis (TB) and Pneumonia (1). Unfortunately, the life expectancy for a person with AIDS without treatment is about three years, but if he has a severe opportunistic illness, it will decrease to one year (1). In 2015, there were 36.7 million…

Compare and Contrasting World Vision and Doctors Without Borders Currently, over 21,000 people around the world dies everyday from famine, hunger, and war. That is equivalent to 1 person dying every 4 seconds, or 14 people dying every minute. (Shah “Around The World”) To solve the issue of poverty and conflict, movements and efforts have continuously increased all around the world. There are two well-known activist groups that both have been striving to help people suffering with these problems…

A disease for canines is Parvovirus, which is an oral, contagious disease of canines that strikes at the body’s reproducing cells. The blood carries the disease to the digestive tract where it sheds the virus in the feces. Canines at any age can contract this disease, especially unvaccinated adults or puppies. The infection can be transmitted between canines, or on any object that comes in contact with infected canine’s feces. In any area where the canine sleeps, eats, or plays can be an…

The film And The Band Played On is a 1993 docudrama film by Roger Spottiswoode depicting the epidemic of the AIDS virus. As the film first starts off, Dr. Francis whose working for the CDC heads over to Africa to study the Ebola Fever. The Ebola outbreak was controlled before it reached further distance of the outside world, but it was a warning for worse to come. HIV, also known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system. After time, when the immune system becomes…