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Disease and Pathology Lyme disease, or lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease transmitted by ticks. Lyme disease is considered an emerging infectious disease because it’s incidence has increased over the past 20 years, and it was not identified until 1975 in the United States (CITE). Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease causes symptoms similar to that of influenza, and includes headache, chills, fever, lethargy, and muscle…

Section 1 Malaria General Information Malaria is a common infectious disease found mainly in the tropics but in rare circumstances can be found in temperate areas. Depending on the circumstances malaria can be either life threatening cause serious illness. It is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium species(in text reference). These parasites are carried by mosquitoes which become infected after biting someone who has malaria. Malaria is then passed on to others when the infected mosquito bites…

clover, burdock root, goldenseal, yellow dock, bloodroot, mistletoe, periwinkle, flowers, lobelia seeds and sheep sorrel. Also “Dr. Altshuler” recommends a colon detoxification and the continued use of milk thistle. Hepatitis B is a preventable disease by having the vaccination and using post-exposure prophylaxis this has significantly reduced the rate of infection. Also risk can be reduced by avoiding unprotected sex, contaminated needles, and other sources of infection. In the healthcare field…

world. Worldwide, about 350 million people are chronic carriers of HBV (Hepatitis B Virus), among these carriers, more than 620,000 die from liver-related diseases each year. In the United States, hepatitis B mainly affects adults aged between 20-50 years. About 800,000 to 1.4 million Americans are chronic hepatitis B virus carriers, and the disease causes about 3,000 deaths each year. The good news is that infection with HBV is usually preventable because there is an effective vaccine. Use of the vaccine…

Even though the idea of tuberculosis being hereditarily was present, tuberculosis was still agreed to be an infectious disease at this time. Tuberculosis, as many other bacterial infections, needs a host. The bacterium is not found outside of the animal’s body. The main way that tuberculosis, and many other bacteria-caused diseases spread is through sputum. It is estimated that “a fairly well advanced consumptive spits out from one and a half to four and a third billion bacilli in twenty-four hours”…

Topic B: New Diseases Throughout history, the emergence of infectious diseases has led to a proliferation of control treatments. Despite successful control methods, the recurring emergence of both new and old infectious diseases has preserved human mortality (Schrag & Wiener 1995, p. 319). It is the globalisation of such infections that traverse, the single appearance of a disease, to the entire world within a limited time span. The definition of emerging infections according to Schwartz and Yogev…

My research subject is Lyme disease. This is also known as Lyme Borreliosis or just Lyme for short. Lyme disease is an infectious disease of Borreliosis bacteria that is spread to humans via Ticks. It is a bacterial infection caused by Borreliosis Burgdorferi, a type of bacterium called spirochete. Spirochetes are long, thin spiral shaped bacteria that wiggle and spin to propel through the bloodstream. Once in the circulatory system, Lyme can spread to other parts of the body and cause a variety…

Infectious Disease (Shingles) Tomakio Robinson February 3, 2012 Jessica Grippo HCA/240 Shingles virus which the medical terms use is herpes zoster, which is accompanied by a local rash and pain. Shingles virus usually covers certain areas of the skin encompassing about one to three dermatomes. The dermatome area is supplied by just one single nerve root, shingles is known by blisters superimposed by an aggressive red inflamed base. Shingles virus only occurs on one side of the body, the…

Communicable disease is defined as an infectious disease which is transmissible via direct contact with an affected individual or vector that is actively carrying the contagious disease (WHO, n.d.). Several factors contribute to the spread of communicable diseases: socioeconomic, environmental and behavioral factors, international travel and migration can all foster the spread of a communicable disease. A significant threat to individuals that are not vaccinated, have preexisting health concerns…