Sexually transmitted disease

infection disease, it was without luck. Due to the high mortality rate of the people infected, the scientists could not find a cure to stop it from spreading. We further learn that the government did not want to create fear amongst its population, which convinced them to bomb the camp, in order to keep the virus a secret. This virus later became known as the Motaba virus when it later reemerged in Africa in the 1990s. Eventually, outbreaks…

the very beginning, Syphilis has been stigmatized, disgraceful disease” ever since the discovery of Syphilis in the early 1400’s. Syphilis originated in Europe in 1400’s. Ever since the outbreak of the disease once a country like France got it they would blame the neighbor country like Great Britain for having the virus. Syphilis has many symptoms/stages, treatment, cures, and plans for the virus. Syphilis has many ways to be transmitted by oral, vaginal, and anal sex. Also another way by…

and they very rarely die of Zika. Thus, for this reason, many people might not realize they have acquired the infection. The good news is that once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections by developing disease-related specific antibodies. Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic yellow fever and is named after the Zika forest in Uganda. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were…

In the early 19th century the United States was fighting the battle of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases were the leading cause of death during this time period killing well beyond five hundred thousand people. Single organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi cause these diseases. During this time period many people migrated to American cities. The migrations cause certain areas in the states to become over populated and unsanitary. Many people who migrated to America were low class…

Chronic diseases are long-term illnesses that can be controlled, but not cured. Chronic diseases affect people from all social classes in the world population. However, according to the United States statistics they are the leading cause of death and disability in the country. They represent 70% of the total annual deaths in the United States, contributing to an approximately 1.7 million deaths each year. As a result, the USA is where infectious diseases are most prevalent (Chen, 2012). The…

million sexually transmitted infections are acquired every day worldwide, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were all reported to be increasing since 2006. With these numbers at a rising rate, the questions that need to be addressed are how do these bacterial infections work and what are we doing to inhibit them? To start, Gonorrhea. Neisseria gonorrhea, the scientific name, was discovered by German physician Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser around 1880. It is an extremely common disease…

What is Cancer? Cancer is formed when malignant tumors are formed inside one’s body. Malignant tumors are defined as “ a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues.” Quoted from https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/malignancy Tumors are also defined as a mass of tissues which also called lumps. These tumors are formed when the normal process of cells dividing itself was disrupted because normally, our body signals…

than as documented in the past. Infectious diseases have been the major killers of humans. It is only within the last century that they have been replaced by chronic diseases and injuries as primary killers in the United States. Worldwide, infectious diseases still account for 25 percent of all deaths. The major advances in infectious disease control to date have been through protection of food and water and through immunizations. New infectious diseases could spread only as fast and far as…

because they're scared of knowing for sure that they have a sexually transmitted disease. They'd prefer to stay in the dark, but while there may have been a twisted logic to this some years ago when little could be done about sexually transmitted diseases, nowadays it makes no sense at all. Some STDs can be cured, and there are ways of managing the symptoms of others to ensure they're barely a hindrance any longer. In the case of the diseases that there are cures for, delaying over a test and…

Center for Disease Control The Center for Disease Control, or CDC is the leading national public health agency in the United States. It is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered just outside Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC aims to promote good health by preventing the growth and development of disease, injury and disability. The CDC focuses its efforts on preventable issues, such as infectious disease, foodborne pathogens, environmental health, injury…