Recent Progress in the Campaign for the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma

Mr. Gawande starts his literature on washing hands. He introduces two friends a microbiologist and an infectious disease specialist. Both work hard and diligently against the spread of diseases just like Semmelweis who is mentioned in the chapter. Something I learned, that not many realize, is that each year two million people acquire an infection while they are in the hospital. Mainly because the clinicians only wash their hands one-third to one-half as many times as they should. Semmelweis, mentioned earlier, concluded in 1847 that doctors themselves were to blame for childbed fever, which was the leading cause of

For those three cases, they should focus on contaminated water, food, and travel history as sources of cyclosporiasis infection. Based on Dr. Schabas indicating that this

Throughout history, infectious diseases have impacted communities around the world. Outbreaks of bacteria and viruses in the past have damaged cities and devastated populations. Over the years, new developments in technology have led to advances in medicine and health. The great strides that have been made over the years have helped improve the lives of individuals and have led to a better environment.

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Most healthcare-associated infections are spread through direct contact, mainly through the hands of healthcare workers (Gould et al., 2010). Hand hygiene can prevent health care associated infection. The aim of hand hygiene through hand washing is to sufficiently reduce the microorganisms on the skin to prevent cross transmission. Hand hygiene, Infection prevention and control should be incorporated into every aspect of healthcare, this can be done using evidence based practise. Evidence based practise requires health professionals to apply the best available evidence to assist with their clinical decision making (Ilic, 2009)

* Eye care- Dim lightds in photophobia present; clean eyelids w warm saline to remove secretions/crusts; keep child from rubbing eyes

Infection can be spread in a variety of ways, Droplet contact (an airborne disease), Fecal-oral transmission, (wherein foodstuffs or water become contaminated), Oral transmission (kissing or sharing a glass), Transmission by direct contact (warts, impetigo), Vehicle Transmission (through food water, soil).

The pathogenic agent is found everywhere except New Zealand. The bacterium is extremely sustainable and virulent: a single organism is able to cause an infection. The common way of infection is inhalation of contaminated dust, contact with contaminated milk, meat, wool and particularly birthing products. Ticks can transfer the pathogenic agent to other animals. Transfer between humans seems extremely rare and has so far been described in very few

The bacteria did not have any special modes of transmission so it only started out being spread by air and water. Once enough people had contracted the disease by air, it was easier to infect the people who continuously faced massive flooding; these places include Mexico, Canada, Australia and the United States. After a while I decided to add insect and rodent to the list of ways the disease could be spread just to ensure that nobody could escape the disease that hadn’t

One of the simplest methods for addressing the high incidence rate is by the simple act of hand washing. A recent study determined that effective hand-washing, including drying to decrease skin surface microbal counts is recognized as a critical factor in infection control policies (Collins, Hampton, 2005). There are differences in the methods used to wash hands and one of the key differences has been traditional hand-washing with soap and water as compared to the use of alcohol-based hand antiseptic. In a study that was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using the hand antiseptic it was determined that the hand hygiene rate almost doubled within the first month

It is recommended that HCF(Health Care Foundation)should arrange a program for scabies prevention.Written policies and procedures for preventing scabies must be teach in public programs, through media, in preschool and colleges to aware people from the disease. A patient should immediately shift to an isolated place until doctors study scabies. Moreover, community education should be given for awareness.

Since loss of sight due to trachoma is triggered by damage to the cornea and this process is permanent, it is important to start management of the disease in its initial stages. In 1997, WHO recognized the Alliance for Global Elimination of Trachoma (GET), which seeks to eliminate the illness by 2020. Its plan has been summed up with the abbreviation SAFE: Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial and Environmental change.

An infected kissing bug bites a humans face then defecates on them, releasing the parasite T. cruzi into the bite wound from the feces. They multiply and are released into the endocrine system (3). The parasites infect the tissues they come into contact with, creating multiple infection sites. The parasites luckily cannot duplicate in the blood stream, only in the mid-gut of a kissing bug (3). A kissing bug can only be infected when it consumes a blood meal from an already infected human. Therefore it is crucial to cure as many infected hosts as possible, to reduce the amount of infected kissing

With a large variety of systems in the human body, diseases that affect vital organs such as the heart, lungs, and brain are often at the top of the concern list and made more aware in regards to public health measures and daily lifestyles. While many of the diseases that affect these organs are life threatening and could impair a person’s life in dramatic ways, we cannot let them take all the spot light from other essential organs. An organ that people do not focus on and donate the proper time and care to is the human eye. This small but important organ that every human uses on a daily basis for all activities has seen an increase in infections due to poor hygiene. With almost all eye infections being preventable by avoiding behaviors that

Parasitic and fungal infections have amplified over the past decades as a result of major changes in society, technology, their surroundings, and the microbes themselves becoming more resistant to antibiotics. As a result these changes will have unpredictable consequences. Other contributing factors influencing this surge of change is due to human behavior, demographics, economic development and land use; as well as changes in technology and trade. People are traveling international more than ever before and with this travel they take along with them not only their luggage but microorganism stowaway’s as well. Developing countries have a breakdown of public health measures allowing for an easy passage for new disease to move from place to