A pandemic is a disease outbreak that is scaled at a global level. Our group looked at five important topics surrounding the issue of pandemics such as influenza, cholera, TB, malaria, and Antibiotic resistance. A common theme in judging the occurrence of a pandemic is to see how the disease diffuses among a population. Diseases diffuse into an area in a variety of ways. Diffusion requires an infected host, because the disease is dispersed by transmission amid hosts. It is essential to assess the
The Connection Between Malaria and Deforestation Deforestation is the clearing of forests where the land is then converted for other uses. Deforestation happens globally on a massive scale as humans expand and cultivate the land. Examples of deforestation include the clearing of forests for cattle farming, mining and of course logging operations as well as a multitude of other uses. In the Amazon deforestation has been a problem for hundreds of years, ever since the Europeans ventured to the new
studying malaria, how it is transmitted and since moving to the United States I have reviewed the literature on Malaria impact in Nigeria and other African nations. I also remember malaria being prevalent while I was growing up in Nigeria, but I didn’t view it as a problem then and my community did not push malaria awareness. Define and Describe Malaria Malaria is caused by mosquitos carrying species of the parasite (Plasmodium)(Malaria, WHO, 2014). There have been over 100 million malaria cases in
Other types of diseases have emerged in the current 21st century to make up for the Y.peteris bacteria. Deadly vector borne diseases, including malaria and dengue are those diseases that are in line with the plague. The origin of these disease spreading bacteria and viruses are still a mystery. Consider malaria, the most common deadly vector disease, its symptoms were described
For most diseases, having a dominant allele means that the individual does not express the symptoms for the disease. More specifically if the individual has two dominant alleles (homozygous dominant), he/she will not inherit any part of the disease and will have no trace in their DNA. However, if the individual inherits one dominant and one recessive allele for the disease (heterozygous), he/she will be a carrier for the disease. This means that the individual has a trace of the disease in their
wonders of clean water, indoor plumbing, laser surgery, genetic engineering, artificial joints, replacement body parts, and the much longer lives that accompany them. Yet we should remember that the vast majority of humans ever born died before the age of 10 from an infectious disease. S. Jay Olshansky.Genetic engineering is the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic traits. As you may know, we have been eating foods that have been selectively bred by humans
accountability for their actions. Americans, on the contrary, have committed their fair share of medical scandals, and have done little to accept responsibility. This essay looks at Eugenics, The Tuskegee Experiment, and the Stateville Penitentiary Malaria Study and the prejudice used against minority groups. The first topic of medical crimes committed by the Americans that will be addressed is Eugenics. In America, it is important to note the concept of Eugenics had risen even before the Nazis in
Imported Pediatric Malaria 6/29/15 Introduction Imported pediatric malaria is a term used to describe malaria that was contracted in a child from an endemic region, but was diagnosed and treated in a non-endemic region. Malaria in the pediatric population is a worldwide phenomenon, with children under the age of five comprising 85% of deaths caused by malaria (Schwartz & Vinci, 2012). In non-endemic regions, such as the United States, the majority of malaria cases consist of
topic (malaria) at a global scale. Malaria is concentrated throughout equatorial regions (except ocean) i.e. countries in the vicinity of the equator. It is mostly concentrated in the African continent, although the northern and southern regions of Africa are not affected by malaria as it is too cold. All areas that are concentrated with Malaria are tropical areas. Other areas such as mountains and deserts are sparsely affected by Malaria. Another area that has a concentrated amount of Malaria is the
The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model: The Child Malaria Prevention Project Prevalence of infant malaria cases has caused much alarm among stakeholders in the health sector; communities, policy-makers, and health workers alike. According to the 2015 Center for Disease Control statistics in an article by Ceesay et al. (2015), the overall prevalence of malaria among infants aged 6 months or less, especially in Sub-Saharan countries, was 11.8%. These astonishing figures are attributed to the neglecting of newborns