Prevention Of The Spreading Of Emerging Infectious Disease

Community health nurses face many concerns that can create environmental and global health issues. In history, humans have battled many health epidemics, from as early as the black plague, to polio, and more recent issues of measles, small pox, and HIV/AIDS. Many vaccines have been created and billions of lives have been saved, but there is still many unimmunized. Communities worldwide are at risk for many communicable diseases and should be prepared and knowledgeable about their community’s risks, protocols, and how to keep their community members safe.

The way diseases spread is fairly uniform from disease to disease, interaction with foreign land or those who dwell on that land. Thus, foreign trade and travel, boat, ship, land, or plane, is a crucial tool in the spread of a disease, turning it into a national or even worldwide

Chapter 12 caught my attention because it informs you how infections develop into humans and types of agents to stop the infection. Infection and pathogens are created by microorganisms that enter the body. Microorganisms that can cause this are bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. These microorganisms can enter through your nose, mouth or skin so it is recommended to always wash your hands and receive vaccinations. Antibiotics are not as effective like it was back in the days, because microorganisms learned to be resistant to it. There is antibacterial, antiviral and antituberculosis agents to control microorganisms. Antibacterial agents destroys microbes and prevent it from multiplying. Antituberculosis are agents that treat diseases that

Water-borne diseases are caused by the ingestion of water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites. These pathogens are spread through the feces or urine of an infected individual (africaneeds). The most common diseases are cholera, guinea worm and typhoid. People can easily contract these diseases if there is no system of sewage collection and treatment. In fact, almost 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have access to adequate sanitation (UN water). Climate change can also impact the water crisis in Africa. Water is necessary for survival, and when areas get

Merriam-Webster defines epidemiology as the study of how disease spreads and can be controlled (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). It is important within health care to have an understanding of what epidemiology and the impact it has on certain populations. It is imperative to all nurse no matter what field they work in, just the certain disease focus may change based on the population. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known communicable disease. Within the nursing role they need to be apply the data collected, report findings, analysis data, and follow-up properly when it comes to MRSA. The nurse needs to be able to comprehend the disease by being able to identify the host, agent, and environment of the disease

According to a report published by John Hopkins University the major cause of deaths in emergency and post-conflict situations are those caused by outbreaks of disease. These outbreaks are reported to raise baseline death rates "sixty times." ( ) The primary killers in complex emergencies over the past ten years are reported as "malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, and pneumonia with TB and HIV/AIDS gaining increasing attention more recently." ( ) It is additionally reported that more than 40% of deaths during the acute emergency stage in camp situations result from diarrhoeal diseases and that 80% of these are among children less than two years of age.

I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the course syllabus, the Nursing Student Handbook appropriate to my program of study and the USF Student Handbook relating to the USF Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my (paper, PowerPoint, etc), I certify that I have not violated any aspect of the USF Academic Integrity/Plagiarism Policy in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that I have violated any of the above mentioned policy in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences

It would be difficult to escape an entire nursing career without ever losing a single patient. Nurses in different specialties may see more death than others, however not one nurse that I have met has never faced death. Many of the articles looked at nurses who work in the emergency department (ED), intensive care unit (ICU), or labor and delivery (LD). Many of these deaths could be considered traumatic, thus affecting those nurses even greater.

Many nurses are regularly confronted with the hopelessness and exhaustion of patients and their families making it difficult for them to find balance between the preservation of life and the enablement of a dignified death. Nurses must acknowledge their own feelings of sorrow, fear, dismay and helplessness and recognize the impact of these emotions in clinical decision making. These distressing pressures may cause a nurse to contemplate intentionally assist in ending a patient's life as a humane and compassionate answer, however; the conventional goals and standards of the nursing profession mitigate against it.

Over 50% of the world’s population is now living in urban areas, this provides for closer proximity of neighbors, confinement in transportation; buses, trains, carpools, and the limited ability to quarantine and control isolation. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2002 and 2003, which was believed to have originated in rural China, demonstrated how dense urban living could ignite a global health crisis (Ronak B. Patel, M.D., M.P.H., and Thomas F. Burke, M.D.). In poorer areas, resources are limited, and it is difficult to contain outbreaks, education and prevention are minimal, and treatment is dependent upon responding countries, and NGOs. Pandemics are not just the problem of the countries affected; all countries have a concern, both financially and medically. As seen recently, with the spread of the Ebola virus, the spread of disease is only limited by the traveler; with the ease and ability to fly from country to country, an outbreak is inevitable. In the slums of third world countries, the lack of reporting and adequate health care will lead to the spread of undetected diseases. During the 1918 influenza pandemic, it is estimated that up to 100 million people worldwide and 670,000 people in the U.S.A. died (Siddharth Chandra). A

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define epidemic as “the occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.” Epidemic of an infectious disease can be precipitated by a change in the host population, for example, an increase in the density of a vector species or an introduction of a new parasite due to an ecological disaster (flooding, famine, earthquake, etc). Epidemic can also be caused by human behavior (population growth and migration, war, sexual behavior, urban decay, etc), international travel (movement of goods and people), technology and industry (widespread use of antibiotics, organ/tissue transplantation, food processing/packaging, etc), and microbial evolution (adaptation of microbial organism to the environment). In the recent years, delayed or inadequate prevention programs or lack of effective communications between the public health agencies has contributed to the insurgence of epidemics.

Natural disasters like tropical cyclones, geophysical disasters (earth quakes) and geomorphic disasters (avalanches and landslides) all these could lead to outbreaks of infectious disease. There would be an increase in death which is directly associated with trauma, burn and crush – related

Mass development of individuals from their unique areas and regrouping in new areas, for example, outcast camps as observed amid wars and characteristic catastrophes like surges and dry spells are exceptionally basic at this point. This as a rule prompts to over populace in such areas and the result is dependably to make great conditions for new illnesses to happen. Ailing health, poor sanitation and breakdown in wellbeing have come about to high rates of contaminations and ailments at first not basic in a few ranges. At the point when individuals relocate they do as such with whatever pathogens they harbor and generally some malady specialists spread from a couple of people to a

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Infections disease prevention and control and communicable and infectious disease risks are important topics that every student nurse should be exposed to during the nursing program. The impact and threats that these infectious diseases cause an effect on society and global level should be studied. Also, the economic principles to nursing and health care that public health contributes to.