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    MECHANISM OF TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE) INTRODUCTION: A disease is a change of functioning in the body that makes it not to function properly. It is a disorder in the normal function of the body. There are different types of diseases such as Ebola virus disease, cholera as well as other types. Infection is the incursion of a microorganism to a cell or a body to cause harm or disable the body from functioning properly. Infectious diseases are disorders from microorganisms

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    malodour may stem from oral cavity itself or from extraoral sources(2), and the managements varies with the causative factors.If the problem is bad oral hygiene, the treatment will be oral hygiene instruction or periodontal treatment. When system disease is the cause, the dentist may refer to physician for further control. Moreover, some organic function insufficiencies may be noticed, if they are the origins. Since there are different sources of halitosis that lead to different managements (3), finding

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    While the disease is the most prevalent in third-world countries, it is still prominent in America today despite modern technology and an effective vaccine being available since 1982.1 In order to control the spread of Hepatitis B, or HBV, it’s important for one to understand a few things: the physiology of Hepatitis B, how the disease is spread, and what can be done to prevent HBV from claiming more lives. Hepatitis B is a liver infection which can be spread through the blood or body fluids

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    Title: Why High Blood Cholesterol Is Dangerous Word Count: 588 Summary: Cholesterol, like fat, cannot move around the bloodstream on its own because it does not mix with water. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted. But too much of this circulating cholesterol can injure arteries, especially the coronary ones that supply the heart. This leads to accumulation

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    My research subject is Lyme disease. This is also known as Lyme Borreliosis or just Lyme for short. Lyme disease is an infectious disease of Borreliosis bacteria that is spread to humans via Ticks.  It is a bacterial infection caused by Borreliosis Burgdorferi, a type of bacterium called spirochete. Spirochetes are long, thin spiral shaped bacteria that wiggle and spin to propel through the bloodstream. Once in the circulatory system, Lyme can spread to other parts of the body and cause a variety

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    Hypodermic Needle

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    into their system. In the current culture, drug users share needles creating a mass spread of disease. This leads to a big health issue. Some believe that having a needle exchange program can actually help stop the spread of blood diseases. Ohers believe that by supplying needles, they are giving off the message that drug use is okay. Clean needles are very helpful to reduce to amount of blood- borne diseases that are transferred from needle sharing. According to Sullivan (2004), sharing dirty needles

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    Safe Injection Sites

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    and using clean water and equipment). This is also because of learning about safer injecting. The transmission of blood-borne diseases has been reduced and will continue to if more safe injection sites are opened in the Lower Mainland. The number of safe injection sites in the Lower Mainland must increase immediately. More safe injection sites will reduce the transmission of blood-borne infections, will notably reduce public injections and improve public order, and will greatly reduce overdose fatalities

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    The food borne illness I have chosen is salmonella. Question 1: What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? The infectious agent (pathogen) that causes salmonella is called salmonella enteriditis. The bacteria is larger than a virus; but, is visible to the eye with the microscope. It is rod-shaped, gram negative, non-motile bacteria that does not form spores. Interestingly enough it communicates to its fellow bacteria via AHL. It infects the cell, multiplies

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    goat, and swine blood using qPCR showed that O. turicata could retain host genes (i.e., cytb) beyond 330 days through multiple molting. Also, the qPCR-based blood-meal analysis could discern ctyb genes of multiple hosts in O. turicata with multiple host blood-meals. The SI analysis data from this study revealed that different host blood generates discernable isotopic signatures. The implication of this finding is an alternative blood meal analysis method that is unhindered by host blood digestion and

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    Needle Stick Injuries

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    injuries are defined as injuries caused by needles such as hypodermic needles, blood collection needles, intravenous (IV) stylets, and needles used to connect

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