Communicable Disease Essay

On July 1, 1946, Dr. Joseph W. Mountin started operating in the newly established federal agency known as the Communicable Disease Center (CDC), the predecessor of today's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the successor of Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA), located in Atlanta. The location of the CDC is a significant meaning because the South part of the country was known as the malaria zone. In 1942, due to the concern of malaria around the military bases in the south a small unit

Anthropologists and Non-Communicable Diseases Health care, not only can be provided by health care professionals, but also by multidisciplinary approaches. Communicable and non-communicable diseases need a multidisciplinary approach in order to create care plans that suits the appropriateness. Non-communicable diseases, such as stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic heart and respiratory disease, are major causes of death worldwide and account for almost two-thirds of the global population’s death

Communicable disease is described as the infection which is transmitted from one person to other either direct or indirect (Smith, 2009). Communicable disease can occurs anywhere in the country, but knowing the basic understanding of cause, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention can control the infection and disease process. The basic knowledge about disease and prevention can help people to understand about how to control the environment and protect them from disease. There are multiple communicable

Communicable Disease Chickenpox Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V May 01, 2016 Communicable Disease Chickenpox Here is some background on varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox and Shingles used to be considered two different diseases, but they are both caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ("CDC chickenpox," 2016). Varicella is the primary infection that causes the chickenpox and the herpes zoster is the virus that lays dormant in the host until

Introduction For my research proposal I would like to talk about the communicable disease typhoid fever, which affects a plethora of people in India every year. I choose to propose this communicable disease because of my grandfather, whom is an advocate for increase funding against this terrible disease. In my paper I would like to compare and contrast the developing country, which is India to the USA. I would like to compare and contrast how typhoid fever affects each country every year, what the

How Can Communicable Diseases Be Broken At A Link Within The Communicable Disease Chain? The objective of this study is to answer how communicable diseases can be broken at a link within the communicable disease chain and to answer whether there are steps nurses can take to facilitate this process. This work will provide a specific example. According to a report published by John Hopkins University the major cause of deaths in emergency and post-conflict situations are those caused by outbreaks

This paper will address the description of Tuberculosis (TB), a communicable disease, the determinants of health and how these factors contribute to the development of this disease, the epidemiologic triangle as it relates to Tuberculosis, the role of the community health nurse and how one national agency contributes to resolving or reducing the impact of this disease. “Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious and an often severe airborne disease caused by bacterial infection. TB is transmitted from an infected

report evaluating strategies will be discussed. Strategies are action plans that are put in place to either prevent diseases from occurring or if they do occur to prevent them from getting worse. (Classroom Notes, 2015) There are many strategies that are available in order to help prevent and manage these diseases. The first strategy that is put into action for non-communicable disease such as Asthma is the smoking legislation. Since 1 July 2007 Smoking has been prohibited by law in all enclosed public

Chickenpox (Varicella) Ashley Ko Towson University Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious communicable disease, which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox causes an itchy blister or rash all over one’s body. Chickenpox can be dangerous especially in babies, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems. Chickenpox is usually not a serious problem in healthy children, and if a child develops Chickenpox, they should stay home to prevent from contaminating

Communicable Disease: HIV/AIDS What is a communicable disease? A communicable disease is carried by microorganisms and transmitted through people, animals, surfaces, foods, or air. Therefore, communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange, contaminated substances, or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual. The disease might need a blood exchange via an injection, float along a sneeze in a movie theater, or transmitted through childbirth. Hence, a human-to-human