Waterborne diseases

A 2015 study conducted in rural India used the theory of “reasoned action and planned behavior” (Figure 1) as the framework for developing education and awareness campaigns to improve knowledge and preventative practices of infectious diseases (waterborne, airborne, and vector-borne) in three regions in rural India. These awareness campaigns were led by representatives within clusters of villages and centered around discussion (symptoms and easily performed preventative measures) and practical…

vector populations.3 Further, almost 80% of the population lives in rural areas; of these, 30% lack access to improved drinking water sources, and almost 70% lack access to improved sanitation facilities, providing ideal conditions for foodborne, waterborne, and fecal-oral infections.3 The majority of roadways are unpaved, and only 5% of the population uses the internet, so distribution of public health and healthcare information and services is…

about infectious disease, still a leading killer in the world 1. Despite new technology and prosperity, still a main threat 2. People believe it is a problem of the past, but it is not B. By mid-20th century most experts had declared the war against infectious diseases was over 1. Overly optimistic, infectious diseases have been reemerging 2. Complacency followed and it is a shock how devastating infectious diseases have been since the start of the 21st century 3. Many new diseases being…

innovations in technology, production, and population. Those being the positive side of the revolution, but the one downside to this was disease. This was one of the biggest problems at the time since it was so easily spread and there were many different types of diseases with no medication to get rid of them. These diseases could be waterborne or airborne. Waterborne was spread when waste contaminated the drinking, and bathing water which was often the river. Airborne was spread just through…

also would not be plagued with the common genetic disease that the rest of the population would have to deal with. Also in Source A it states “Sooner or later, as the most glaring genetic liabilities will drift toward the bottom of the socioeconomic scale,” This evidence shows that as time goes by the genetic problems such as ADHD would only affect the people who are lower class. If the people of lower class are plagued with these genetic diseases that the rich aren 't’ then not only will the…

soldiers died in the line of duty. Two-thirds of these didn’t die from wounds. They died from diseases such as typhoid and dysentery. Civil War medicine was not yet advanced enough to connect a lack of hygiene with an influx of disease. Lack of hygiene in hospitals and camps also contributed to the spread of disease. Placing a latrine downstream away from the clean water supply was sometimes also overlooked. Disease spread more quickly due to the foul water supply. The main killer during the…

The study also concluded that there was no correlation between the administrative costs and quality, so the U.S. did not perform better than other nations even though it has spent more (Himmelstein et al 2014). Moreover, the fee-for-service model gives health care professionals an incentive to conduct extensive tests and unnecessary services in order to get extra payments. According to the Bipartisan Policy report, FFS incorporates high technology to medical practices whether or not they are…

In the late 1900s scientists were able to describe a rare congenital genetic disease called “1p36” for the first time. Later, in 2001, a girl named Sonia was born; two weeks after her birth, she had heart failure and her parents had to take her to the hospital due to low vital signs; that was the first time doctors noticed that there was something wrong with her. A couple of days later, they realized that not only her heart wasn’t functioning properly, but she had low muscle tone, and seizures.…

My internship is at UC Davis Medical Center in the Clinical Social Services Department. This semester, the interns are doing rounds in the hospital. What that means is that each week, I am in a different unit of the hospital shadowing a Social Worker and taking cases if I feel comfortable. With that being said, I have not had the opportunity to have a client for a long period of time. Next semester, I will have to chose one or two units that I want to work in and that is where I will have my own…

At the time of evaluation, Mr. Gee was a 57-year-old white married heterosexual male that was referred by his PCP, Dr. Lois Lane, to assess whether or not his frequent medical visits and chronic weak stomach complaints were psychologically related. Specifically, Mr. Gee complained of anhedonia, low energy, and severe gastrointestinal issues (i.e., constipation, diarrhea, discomfort). Furthermore, Mr. Gee endorsed mild anxiety symptoms (i.e., difficulty relaxing and controlling worrying), along…