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Diseases have always been a threat to humans, all throughout history. One of the most destructive disease outbreaks in history was the plague outbreak which peaked in 1346 to 1353, in Europe, commonly known as the Black Death. This plague outbreak was extremely deadly and killed 30-60% of the European population at the time of the outbreak. The outbreak is commonly believed to have been caused by the bubonic plague, but modern evidence suggests that the Black Death was caused by pneumonic plague, a much more contagious and deadly infection.

Due to the description of the disease, Scarlet fever seems to have been dated back almost 2,500 years even back to the time of Hippocrates. Supposedly there has been 3 major epidemics of Scarlet Fever. The first uncontested account of scarlet fever came in 1553 similar to measles, diphtheria and other rashes however some say it was seen as early as 430 B.C. Scarlet fever brought about a death rate then as high as one hundred and fifty out of one hundred thousand, which is a very morbid death rate.

Diseases can be preventable and curable but many still manage to devastate on international scales, whether it was during the Middle Ages or today. These illnesses are sometimes underrated in their effects on the human race where symptoms can range from minimal to down-right devastating and painful. No matter where it started, they can bring devastating effects to the surrounding area. When someone wants to know about a disease, they want to know where it came from, it's symptoms, and how it affected the community in which it appeared. The Black Death, Ebola, and the Zika virus are examples of large-scale illnesses that vary in all three of these topics but still managed to threaten humans on a bigger scale than expected. Diseases like the

In the late 18th century a new disease appeared called Scarlet Fever. Scarlet fever is an infection caused by streptococcus. This caused a sore throat, fever, and a very red rough rash that started in the torso area and would soon spread over the entire body. Scarlet fever mainly targeted children from the age of four to the age of eight. But anyone can get Scarlet fever. It would almost look like the person infected had been badly sunburnt. The tongue and lymph nodes would also become very swollen after the person had caught Scarlet fever.

Since the world has begun there was a large amount of massacres upon the human race, this was lead by a great number of epidemics. An epidemic is the swift spread of some type of deadly, contagious disease in a short amount of time span. A recent epidemic that has caused a vast number of people to become critically hospitalized is Bird flu. Bird flu, also known as Avian influenza, is an infectious deadly disease, that causes dairy farms to shut down, and caused numerous doctors to create their own personal log books.

I have chosen to study Scarlet fever because this is mainly a childhood disease; an area I hope to study in the future as I continue my journey to become a children’s nurse. Therefore, I would like to study in-depth detail into an infection in which my knowledge is limited. This infectious disease has had a huge increase in incidents across England since September 2015 and continues to increase. (Public Health England, 2016) This has been noticeable in my hometown as an

Scarlet fever, which is also known as scarlatina, is a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus, the class of strep throat causing bacteria. This bacterium affects a small amount of the population of people who get strep throat. Scarlet fever is easily treatable if caught with antibiotics. This will prevent any long time problems which can easily be prevented. Treatment also speeds up the process of the symptoms. It also makes the disease less contagious in turn making less people affected by it. Anyone can get Scarlet fever but, it usually affects those who are within the five to fifteen year old gap

Q-fever is an illness caused by the bacterium, Coxiella Burnetti, a type of bacterium found worldwide except for New Zealand. Transmission to humans is almost always from livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats as well as their attendant ticks. In Australia, Q-fever was first identified as a human disease in 1935. This occurred when large numbers of workers at a Brisbane abattoir became sick with an unknown illness, this illness was then referred to as query-fever due to it’s unknown cause, therefore coining the name Q-fever.

Since ancient times society has been threatened by a huge wave of outbreaks that have caused the death to millions of people that live in a nation, or even a continent. Plagues such as the Black Death killed nearly one-third, or 20 million, of Europe's population, according to the History Channel. The XXI- century generation has not been exempted of these diseases. Today's society is being affected by the exaggerated number of epidemics that are constantly being found and put in alert an entire country, and that can be transmitted worldwide. The most popular among people include the flu, cholera, and HIV/AIDS. Mentioned diseases are taught in the classrooms, work centers, and educational brochures

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Scarlet Fever, also called scarlatina, is a disease that is caused by Group A Streptococcus Bacteria. It is developed by patients who have contracted a severe cause of strep throat which then get a bright red rash, hence the name scarlet fever, as well as a high fever and sore throat. Scarlet fever primarily infects patients from the ages of five to fifteen years old. The red rash is caused by a Gram-positive toxin found within the Group A streptococcus bacteria. The pathogen requires a blood rich medium to exist, and express and replicate its DNA (CDC, 2016) thus it is only able to live in a human host. The vector for Group A Streptococcus is a bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes which are a “gram-positive bacteria that grow in pairs or

Yellow fever is a viral disease spread by infected mosquitos. The main areas affected by the disease are the kidneys and liver, who when damaged, causes the skin to turn a sickly yellow. Yellow fever attained its name from the yellow skin the patients acquired. Though research to find a cure for the disease only began in the midst of the Spanish-American war, the disease had long existed in Southern and Central America. When officials realized yellow fever had caused more casualties than gunfire among their men, a group of research doctors were sent as aid. The doctors realized the disease was spread by mosquitos and not by human contact after discussing with a Cuban doctor and doing an experiment himself. In the process of the experiment,

The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention describes Cholera as “an acute, diarrheal illness caused by an infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae”. PubMed Health list symptoms include: profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, dry skin, lack tears, dry mucus membranes, or mouth, nausea, unusual sleepiness or tiredness, low urine output, and leg cramps. These symptoms vary from person to person and can be very mild. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene states that, “in severe cases though people can get high volume watery diarrhea that can lead to rapid dehydration due to a toxin in the bacteria that causes an increased release of water from cells in the intestines. People that do

Bill Gates believes America is not ready for the next epidemic.” The world simply is not ready to deal with a disease” (Bill Gates, 2015). Vaccinations are one of the most effective precautions that should be taken. Vaccinations are always altered and being updated to be able to combat a diseases immunity. Another effective way to prevent epidemics would be to pay attention to health alerts and take them seriously. Stay updated on disease outbreaks and growing disease numbers. Also take food precautions to prevent food poisoning and other deadly diseases that can come from food. Epidemics can effect from a small group of people to massive numbers of people. “Today's interconnected world makes it easier for disease to spread more rapidly and over great distance.” People should take more preventative measures as far as knowing their health status and staying on top of health

If so, then you have probably had or heard of cholera. Cholera is a bacteria that affects the small intestine. It is most common in third world countries due to lack of clean drinking water. Cholera (also known as Vibrio Cholerae) spread across the world from its original reservoir in the Ganges Delta in India during the 19th century. Six following pandemics killed millions of people across all of the continents.