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    Abstract Communicable diseases are a major concern ranging from local issues to global issues. Communicable diseases are diseases that are spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person. The transmission often happens via airborne viruses or bacteria, but also through blood or other bodily fluid. They are of major concern due to the health issues that are brought and the complications involved if not treated. This paper explores Miami Dade County communicable diseases that are mostly

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    A non-communicable disease is a medical condition that is non-infectious. These disease progress slowly, and last for long periods of time. They’re not like the flu, or a simple cold. A good example of this is Alzheimer’s. My great grandmother doesn’t really remember much. She hardly even remembers her own children, besides the one she sees every day. If she doesn’t see you every day, she will not know who you are. Alzheimer’s is a disease, usually for older people, where you can’t remember much

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    Communicable Diseases In this scenario Greg was not following the Practice Standards outlined by CRNBC or College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia. He was violating them in multiple ways. Greg put the safety and health of his other patients over the health of Annie. As such he violated the first practice standard of Communicable Diseases: “Nurses have a professional, ethical and legal duty to provide their clients with safe care, including protecting them from the risk of infection.” He did

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    In today’s society diseases are the main generalization that causes death and to be spread from state to state. Transnational diseases are life threatening and can cause a person to become ill for a very long time. Although, there are several types of diseases that complex the world, none stick out more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Ebola, and animal diseases. All of these take a major toll on the world with them passed from one person to another. With people visiting different countries day in and

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    A Communicable Disease is defined as any disease that may be caused by a wide variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites. In previous centuries, these diseases have proven to be a significant cause of death in people of all ages. Recently, the burden of communicable disease has lessened, as new methods of treatment have been discovered. Two types of communicable disease that continue to pose a threat to many parts of the world include Guinea Worm, and Ebola. Current public health

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    Infections disease prevention and control and communicable and infectious disease risks are important topics that every student nurse should be exposed to during the nursing program. The impact and threats that these infectious diseases cause an effect on society and global level should be studied. Also, the economic principles to nursing and health care that public health contributes to. Because improvements in nutrition and sanitation have been made, many epidemics have ended. As longevity of

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    Communicable Disease Svetlana Brooks HCS/457 April 22, 2013 Deborah Ayers Communicable Disease A communicable disease is an infectious disease transmitted from one person to another directly or indirectly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV and nearly one in five of those are not aware that they are infected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS

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    The non-communicable disease I have chosen is asthma. I chose this because I have asthma so I know what it feels like to battle it. Asthma is known to affect approximately 34 million people in the United States. While the asthma I have experienced isn’t severe like others I know, I still know the struggle and things that can help ease the asthma. Asthma is when your bronchial tubes are oversensitive. Asthma is experienced when the breathing passage is inflamed and the bronchi start to produce excess

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    Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus With the prevalence and spread of communicable diseases on the rise, epidemiologists are working very diligently to find the agent, host, environment, and how it is spread with every new discovery. According to MedicinePlus (2016), “infectious diseases kill more people worldwide than any other single cause”. The human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HIV has been one of the largest epidemics in history. “HIV continues to be

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    nation. Imagine an undetected contagious microorganism traveling over oceans, crossing international borders, to instigate an outbreak of epic proportions. Unlike conventional defenses at borders that are established to deter menaces, the incubating disease may not be determined a threat until it is beyond the localized area, and destined to become an international hazard. There have been countless examples in the modern world where viruses have crossed borders and caused illnesses. Although this may

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