Spread Of Disease: Article Analysis

In the early Jamestown settlement disease was the primary causes of settler deaths. “[D]isease in the early years to Jamestown’s position at the salt/freshwater transition, where filth introduced into the river tended to fester rather than flush away.” -Dennis Blanton, “Jamestown’s Environment” (Source B) The settlers of Jamestown had to put their waste somewhere, so they decided to dump it in the nearby Jamestown River. Instead of flushing away quickly the dirty water filled with human waste just sat there for long periods of time until it eventually did flush away. Because of the cleanliness levels of this dirty water many who chose to drink it got sick and died. “Disease returns, 100 at Jamestown sickened and half the number died.” -Adapted from J. Frederick Fausz, “An Abundance of Bloodshed on Both Sides: England’s First Indian War 1609-1614,” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (Source G) When people got sick it happened in vast quantities, so it could spread even quicker and infect more people. The death rate of someone who was sick was also very high, many who were sick ended up dying.

The Centers for Disease Control is advertising a campaign that is trying to persuade people to get the flu vaccination shot for themselves and their children. It will be told what techniques they are using to persuade these people to get the shot.

Public health was an extremely important issue that sparked reactions to the polluted water and air, the Corn Laws and the well-being of laborers in filthy conditions. “Diseases caused or aggravated by atmospheric impurities produced by decomposing animal and vegetable substances, by damp and filth, and close and overcrowded dwellings, prevail among the laboring classes. The annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than the loss from death or wounds in modern wars” (doc 6), “Most workers lack clothing, bed, furniture, fuel wholesome food, even potatoes! They spend from twelve to fourteen hours each day shut up in low-ceilinged rooms where with every breath of foul air they absorb fibers of cotton, wool, or particles of copper, lead or iron. They live suspended between an insufficiency of food and an excess of strong drink; they are all wizened, sickly and emaciated, their bodies thin and frail, their limbs

The soldiers undertook many different diseases and sicknesses, mentally and physically. The faced outbreaks of measles, small pox, malaria, pneumonia, or camp itch. Soldiers would get malaria when camping in damp areas surrounded by mosquitos, while camp

The graph in Document E shows how the number of people killed by diseases was higher than the number of people who died of other causes. As a result of the amount of new people coming into the new world, more diseases were brought over and were more easily harbored and spread by all the bodies being in one area. The brackish water supply and the lack of very nutrient food killed the colonists. Since the colony’s water supply contained waste, it was easy for the colonists to catch each other’s diseases through using the same water as everyone else because it spread all the diseases faster. The settlers’ lack of nutritious food caused them to have weak immune systems which rendered their bodies incapable of fighting off these diseases which ended in the colony’s

These people had very poor food offerd them cuasing there bodues to be “thin and frail” as stated in document 7. Due to them being weak and frail many of them had poor immune systems cuasing them to be more prone to deasises. The laborers lived miserble lives working 12 hours a day and going home to poorly furnshex homes.

Epidemiology is viewed as the fundamental science of public health and is key in endorsing optimal health in the community as a whole (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). Epidemiologic study and practice continues to reform public health and endeavors to prevent disease in communities across the world. This paper will address through descriptive epidemiology, the rising disease of obesity and will focus on the teen and adolescent population of the United States. This paper will also define and discuss the purpose of epidemiology, the methods of the science, the epidemiological triangle, and the relationship of the disease to various levels of prevention.

Although most disease struck the poorest, the upper class was not fully immune. Because people wanted to move to cities to make their lives better, they were forced to live around these diseases without proper means for prevention, protection, and recovery. Once contracting the disease, they would either die within hours or suffer from uncontrollable diarrhea and pain. In addition, scientific knowledge on disease was not as developed as it fortunately is today. Doctors had not yet learned the concept of a germ theory and instead associated the disease with the “bad air” that surrounded toxic, polluted cities. This “bad air” was known as miasa and was incorrectly used to explain the spread of cholera in major cities during the mid 1800s. After studies and research, doctors noticed that there was a heavy concentration of miasmata near certain rivers, but they still connected it to a lack of air quality in bustling cities such as Manchester, London, and Paris. Although air pollution and coal emissions did play a role in certain illnesses, they were not the main cause for diseases such as cholera. Poor ventilation, dirty homes, malnourishment, and no access to clean water made people easily susceptible to a ruthless disease like cholera. Moreover, causes of cholera were investigated more thoroughly after John Snow’s theory claimed that cholera was spread through the water John Snow was an English physician who is today considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, the branch of medicine that deals with the distribution and control of diseases relating to health. Finally, doctors could see cholera in a new light and were able to find better means of protection and prevention for its victims. Today, doctors recognize the germ theory of disease which states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms, and not just by “bad

By the end of the Civil War, 560,000 soldiers died from disease. There were many reasons for diseases appearing in camps where they would spread like wildfire due to the unsanitary conditions and overcrowding. Many soldiers were from rural areas so they lacked the immunities to certain diseases such as mumps and measles (also known as childhood and “camp and campaign” diseases) and suffered

This paper will discuss the communicable disease influenza. It will discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as the demographics of interest. It will also discuss the determinants of health and how these factors contribute to the development of influenza. Included in this paper will be information on host, agent, and environmental factors. Lastly it will explain the role of the community health nurse in caring for those affected with influenza and the role they play in education and prevention.

Disease, including smallpox, cholera, and venereal diseases, remained one of largest reasons for sickness and death among soldiers and other patients. For soldiers, diseases killed more numbers than wounds received in combat. Such aliments happened due to infected or improperly treated wounds, poor bathing facilities, prostitutes, air borne sicknesses, and several others.

Many slaves worked in very unsanitary areas with many illnesses spreading around from place to place. Very few had a good percentage of surviving these rough conditions (“Diseases…”). Some even

Because cholera was one of the most deadly diseases, the transmission of the disease not only left a strong impact on Europe during the 19th century, but it conceivably also killed Montresor’s family. Moreover, the living conditions and poor health habits of Europeans added to the deadliness of the disease. One contribution to the spread of the disease was the living conditions of the lower class. The

Due the population pressure, diseases such as tuberculosis, smallpox, typhus etc. The population become vulnerable to the outbreaks since they were poor living in unsanitary housing and unable to get medical assistance. In 1848 the Public Health Act formed a health board to investigate the sanitation conditions and they were to give the recommendations to the general board. (Robinson)

When I look up the internet about this disease, I can see it can affects to a lot of peoples’ lives. Many people often do not care about the disease because it is not too common. But even so, it also makes others suffer. This disease also takes away people’s freedom. To prevent the disease, people should be aware about the disease to know and care for their body and everyone around them. I want to spread the word to my family, friends and everyone around the world who live with an unhealthy lifestyles that they need to change. They need to acknowledge the existence of the disease and fight back to