Viral diseases

scientific medicine has been effective in minimising infectious diseases. Many of us are living longer and cancer has almost been accepted as a normal feature of the ageing process. But statistics do not bear this out. The incidence of cancer is increasing in all age groups. Because cancer cells take some time to grow to a stage where they are a large enough mass to be identifiable, it might be 18 months to 3 years, even 30 years before the disease is diagnosed by a doctor. By then we can be…

Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and nervous system and muscles. The signs and symptoms of the disorder mostly begin to present themselves in childhood following a period of normal development, but can begin at any age. Early symptoms may include muscle pain and weakness, headaches, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, and seizures. Almost all affected individuals…

The absence of disease or the promotion of wellbeing is the primary goal of public health work. The first level of prevention is to avert the disease or injury from even occurring. Public health’s biomedical research has seen great advances toward prevention. Public health measures have successfully mitigated infectious disease, environmental teratogens, and even genetic disorders. The identification of how underlying factors play an adverse role in an individual’s health have enabled a…

mumps, or rubella? Chances are, in all likelihood, you haven’t. Polio was once a global terror, even in the United States. In the timeframe from the 1940’s to the 1950’s, the viral disease infected, on average, over 35,000 people each year in the United States. Polio caused widespread panic and was one of the most feared diseases that our country has ever known. People were afraid to travel, people were quarantined, and people were too scared to even go outside. So, you might be asking yourself,…

The diagnosis of NMDAR relies heavily on the detection of the NMDA-related autoantibodies (Ryan 159). The treatment of this disease can be frustrating since there is no established standard of care, being that NMDAR is still relatively new. There is also clashing data in the literature that makes one method of treatment difficult to spread to doctors (Mann). This actually creates…

simultaneous outbreaks, in Nzara, Sudan, and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter was in a village situated near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness in humans, and disease outbreaks have a fatality rate of up to 90 per cent (Leroy, 2004). The infectious disease is transmitted to people as a result of direct contact with bodily fluids containing the virus. The Ebola virus is killing thousands of…

usually goes away by itself within six weeks. Pityriasis rosea can cause itching, and treatment usually focuses on relief symptoms. The exact cause of pityriasis rosea it is not clear, although there is evidence that the rash may be triggered by a viral infection, particularly by certain strains of the herpes virus. Pityriasis rosea, however, is not contagious. Symptoms of pityriasis rosea Pityriasis rosea is manifested initially with a pink mark (blob mother)…

Animals produce different enzymes which can remove certain diseases that humans can’t just like humans produce different enzymes that animals can’t. Animal’s bodies react differently than the body of a human when it comes to certain diseases. There are some diseases in which the animals reaction was the same as a humans which doesn’t necessarily mean every medication given to animals would work the same in a human…

These obstructions are “(1) time, (2) low priority, (3) fear of the unknown, and (4) lack of companionship or support” (Murimi & Harpel, 2010). When schedule conflicts and time constraints create excuses, providers can offer night and weekend timeslots for appointments and educational seminars, thus improving compliance. Educational seminars can be very helpful for clients in addressing the importance of compliance and providing an opportunity to provide answers to the existing unknowns.…

that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” Mr. Einstein, sadly that day has arrived. The 21st century already consists of an explosion of digital creation and discovery. People are living longer, diseases are being cured, and global communication is at an all-time high. However, the 21st century has begun to show all the probable danger to come from these discoveries. The theme of the 21st century will be recorded as the age of technological…