Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 14 P1

Social services provide care for individuals who have suffered some issues. Social care services help protect individuals who have suffered abuse/neglect, encourage independency and help to improve life chances and opportunities. Most social care services aren’t free differently to health care services. Social care is means-tested which means that if you have good income/wealth, you will need to contribute some or pay in full for services. Many people pay for social care privately by arranging support with a provider organisation. Although some people arrange and pay for their social care services independently, people who receive support through local authority will also may still be charged. One social service which may be

M3: Discuss the care strategies that can be used to support individuals with each physiological disorder.

In this report I will be describing different patterns of ill health and who and how they are monitored. I will also try to explain different factors that affect our health, not only now but I will try to discuss how different factors fight effect our health in the future, I will then evaluate the influence of the government have on factors that affect ill health.

M1- Discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.

Meningococcal Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective coverings of brain and spinal cord called the meninges. Meningococcal Meningitis is caused by the Neisseria meningitidis bacteria (Theobald, M, 2014). There are five forms of meningitis, bacterial being the most fatal. The other form types are viral, parasitic, fungal, and non-infectious. Meningococcal Meningitis can also be caused by other bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae, group B Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae, and, Listeria monocytogenes (CDC, 2016). Without any treatment of meningitis, it can spread into the blood and cause sepsis--when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight the infection, trigger inflammatory responses throughout the body. This inflammation can trigger a cascade of changes that can damage multiple organ systems, causing them to fail (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). Meningitis is usually caused as a secondary infection when it makes its way into the central nervous

Meningococcal Meningitis is the infection and inflammation of the meninges. Newborns and infants are at greatest risk for contracting bacterial meningitis with Neisseria meningitides being the typical pathogen in the majority of children age 2 months through 12 years (London, Ladewig, Ball, Bindler, & Cowen, 2011). There is a mortality rate of 10% for children who develop meningitis from this particular bacterium (Muller, 2013).

meaning around the brain and spinal cord. Anyone can get meningitis, but babies and young

Variety of agents can cause bacterial meningitis. Since the introduction of new vaccine (Hib and PCV7), the pathogens responsible have changed. Presently, S. pneumaniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children between 3 months and 19 years of age and Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause in children between 10 and 19 years. The causative pathogen differs in children between 1 and 3 months. The leading cause of neonatal meningitis is group B streptococci about 39% and gram negative bacilli 32% (Nigrovic, Kupperman, and Malley, 2008)

Meningitis can be life - threatening because of the inflammation’s proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency.

Meningococcal disease is a large concern in the medical field because it is unbiased towards the patients it infects. There has been limited success in trying to eliminate this disease. Antibiotics play a role in helping to treat patients with bacterial meningitis, and steroids have been tested to help reduce risk factors. Prevention has also become a key issue because meningitis can only be spread through direct contact with infected body fluid. The best prevention is to maintain clean hygiene. Vaccines are another way of preventing disease. However, there are multiple serogroups of meningitis that makes creating a universal vaccine extremely difficult. So far, there have only been two

Everyone is at risk of getting bacterial meningitis as it is an infectious disease, especially babies, due to their developing immune systems.35 Bacterial meningitis is more severe in children who also have similar symptoms such as fevers, and feel fretful and often anorectic (loss of appetite).36 These symptoms occur because of the change in behaviour. Thus, more care would be needed to be given the child with this disease as they cannot always take the same medications as adults, especially in large doses.37 The risks of getting bacterial meningitis are dependent on the seriousness of this infection; the more serious this infection is, the more likely it can cause negative adverse effects on the individuals, especially death.38

Meningitis is the inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes and is caused by either a viral infection or bacterial infection. Bacterial meningitis is a dangerous disease and can result in mental and sensory deficits. There are some forms of bacterial meningitis are contagious, but is not spread through casual contact. According to the CDC, there are several causative agents of bacterial meningitis and each pathogen is more prevalent in different age groups. But scientists have found treatments and vaccines in hope of prevention.

The bacteria Neisseria meningitides, commonly known as meningococcus, is an important cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide. There are 13 serotypes, however globally, most meningococcal disease is caused by serogroups A, B, C, W135 and Y. (NCIRS:2014) Serotypes have varied geographical distribution, with serotypes B and C predominant in Europe, North America and Australia. The disease is serious and in some cases can be life threatening. The disease can cause meningitis (inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, septicaemia, pneumonia, conjunctivitis and arthritis. (Australian Department of Health (ADOH:2014) This report is collated by the US Department of Health with the aim of identifying the categories of informational required to assess whether a meningoccaccal B vaccine should be included in the government funded National Immunization Program (Part 1). Part 2 will introduce the program evaluation of a case study of the MenB vaccine introduced in the US in a specific age group. Finally, this report will be submitted to the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group to make the final decision on whether the MenB vaccine will be included in the National Immunization Program. This decision will be included in the final section of the document.

Likewise, for many years, vaccinations have continued to keep the spread of diseases low. By doing this, they have lowered the amount of deaths and saved lives since their beginning. In fact,“It is estimated that just 9 of the routinely recommended vaccines prevent 42,000 deaths and 20 million cases of disease in every birth cohort” (Epling E1). Bacteria and viruses can take hold of their victims in a few different ways. For example, they can infect through the respiratory system, causing chest pain and coughing. One of the most fatal ways for children to be infected is through Meningitis. Meningitis is an infection, in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. During the infection, people can develop headaches,

Meningitis is caused by an inflammation surrounding your spinal cord and brain. The inflammation is usually caused by fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord. It mostly occurs in children, teens, and young adults. Meningitis also affects older adults who have a weaker immune system and people in general who have illnesses that leads to a weak immune system. This is a serious illness but most of the time if the symptoms are diagnosed properly and treated correctly you may make a speedy recovery.