Common cold

Mathew S. 53 year old Hispanic male who complaints of moist cough, green colored phlegm, shortness of breath, chest pain while coughing, fevers and chills. Assessment: One of the most common symptoms why outpatients seek medical health is cough. According to Dains et.al. (2016), cough is a common symptom of minor upper respiratory infections, however if a patient complaints of cough and seems in an acute distress, and presents with associated worrisome symptoms may indicate a life threatening condition

of these diseases are caused by different things and originated in different countries. Yellow fever is a deadly disease caused by a viral infection that is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Although it is found to be most common in males in their early 20's, yellow fever can affect any sex, race, or age. Since yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes, it is most often found in areas such as Central America, the northern half of South America, and Central Africa where mosquitoes

WHOOPING COUGH Pertussis/Whooping Cough Mary Beth Gibson Ashford University August 27, 2012 Instructor Kristin Akerele What is pertussis? What describe the epidemiology of pertussis? Who provides services to patients with pertussis? The Government mandates we have policies and procedures in place? Identify barriers that might make it difficult for treatment or patients to access services needed? Communication sometimes causes challenges for the public. In order to maintain our safety we

such as respiratory synctial virus (RSV) (Zorc & Hall, 2010). Bronchiolitis often results from an obstruction of the small airways. It is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the United States (Zorc & Hall 2010) and is arguably the most common significant medical illness of childhood, with at least “1 in 7 normal infants developing symptomatic bronchiolitis in his or her first year of

While I was completing my clinical rotation at the hospital, I was able to observe a 6 year old girl of Hispanic background get admitted with the flu virus. This particular little girl was placed in a room with a precaution sign on the door that said to wear protective gear such as mask and gloves upon entering room. The sign also stated that the flu virus was also spread by droplets. So what is the flu? According to the literature, it was found that in 1933 these causative organisms were later identified

I’ve been born. I was a small unsuspecting little girl. Who could have conjured the thought that I’d be pursuing medicine? I was born a small, skinny girl in Lagos, Nigeria in a region where medical practices were underdeveloped and fetal death was common. According to Unicef there are about 2,300 children under the age of five that die daily in Nigeria, making Nigeria the second largest contributor to the under–five mortality rate in the world. At the age of about four years old I got into a major

“Not really” she said. “Maybe we should go see the doctor today don’t you think”. “Well as long as I get out of these sweaty pajamas I’ll be fine” Poppy said. Later this afternoon we went take Poppy to the doctor. The doctors said she has the common cold so she will be totally fine. So I went to the grocery store to buy her some medicine and chicken noodle soup to hopefully help her recover faster. We drive back to our apartment with the medicine and soup and I come to find out that my husband is

for the treatment of individual’s infected with avian influenza viruses. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vaccine to protect humans, the vaccine can be used if the current H5N1 virus starts spreading between people in a common area. Prognosis The outlook for the bird flu viral infection depends on how intense the infection becomes and on the specifics of each strain. The disease can cause serious health complications and eventually be fatal for unhealthy individuals

Whooping cough is becoming more common in the community and primarily being spread through school systems. It is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection that is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like a “whoop”, which is where the name comes from (Mayo, 2016). It is caused by the microbe bordatella pertussis which is a bacterium. These bacteria attach themselves to the cilia that line part of the respiratory tract. People with pertussis

though very few can sometimes be critical. It is diagnosed specifically as the West Nile Virus by those special symptoms. Many wonder about certain treatments for the virus and whether or not there are vaccinations for it. It can be identified by a few common effects of most flus, but what are the details that differentiates the West Nile Virus with the others? The diversity between the West Nile and flus include details such as transmission, symptoms, and treatment. What is the illness and how is it transmitted