Project One Research Investigation- progress check 1

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Introduction The world is a vast place full of knowledge and valuable historical experience, cultures across the globe have utilized these attributes to combat various risks to the population. Although there are diverse perspectives, disease and ailments are consistent across the globe as a major threat to the human experience. In Westernized industrialized areas these threats are viewed scientifically, with diagnosis and treatment usually being reliant on technology and science- based approaches. In other societies it is common for the occurrence of disease and illness to be attributed to supernatural or spiritual circumstances. Treatments converge with the beliefs and values that are instilled upon the distinct culture impacted and based more traditionally on prayer and holistic remedy. There are many different treatments for disease across cultures, sharing and comparing the results can be beneficial to all societies looking to improve their health and wellness. Addressing the difference in treatments of disease across cultures can provide valuable data and influence the path to find improved solutions. Understanding the beliefs and values that are associated with a society’s treatment for disease is fundamental to choosing the most appropriate and beneficial resources for progress. In conjunction, having insight into the social norms that influence these treatments will provide for an elevated impact in finding successful solutions. Obtaining information about the social institutions that support the treatments will also increase and reassure the validity of the treatments especially if these institutions support common standards.

Social Institutions in the medical field in the United States operate within certain parameters. These parameters are influential in societal perception. The diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in the United States is beholden to several obstacles, the largest being the social stigma that prevents access to care. Ensuring the institutions practicing different treatments are credible and operate within parameters that align with those in the United States would be beneficial to combat the stigma surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. This would benefit those institutions themselves and those working in the medical field which would hopefully produce a result that leads patients to better treatment. However, there is also an immense amount of the population that has been impacted by the disease that have had to battle through the social stigma to receive the care needed. Institutions that operate differently or utilize uncommon treatments may produce results that eclipse social perceptions. Social norms in the United States allow for the stigma surrounding Lyme disease to drastically reduce the ability for proper diagnosis, and treatment of the disease. Understanding the reason why certain diseases are stigmatized may help to reduce its impact. Lyme disease is notorious for mimicking other diseases and mental health issues, it is common for symptoms to be overlooked, funding for research is inadequate and testing is not reliably accurate. Delays in diagnosis or treatment of Lyme disease can lead to preventable complications, representing later stages of the disease when the infection disseminates, including neurological manifestations, cardiac abnormalities, and arthritis (Hirsch et al., 2018). Early treatment is key in successful treatment of Lyme disease and yet not much has been accomplished to educate patients or medical staff to ensure early detection and or reduce misdiagnosis. These factors all fuel the stigma and create acceptance of the social stigma that surrounds Lyme disease in the United States.

Beliefs and values in the United States create a trust in the medical professionals that its citizens rely on for care. A patient seeking diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease in the United States relies upon its healthcare institutions to provide them with unbiased professional support. Patients not only rely upon this support but value the responsibility of the medical professionals. However, unfortunately many will not find the support available through practical measures.

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