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    nothing short of intimidating. Many people in the United States could die if they do not receive adequate public health that take care of their diseases. The government need to create available programs to deal with the increase of diseases and with the aging U.S. population. Invasive and debatable actions sometimes are needed it to find the causes of some diseases. Public health means so many things, in the past it was called “health for the poor”, “washing your hands”, and taking

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    James Parkinson first discovered Parkinson's Disease in 1817. Parkinson's Disease is a common neurologic disorder for the elderly. It is a disorder of the brain characterized by shaking and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. This disease is associated with damage to a part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Parkinson's Disease is a chronic illness that is still being extensively studied. Parkinson's Disease has caused problems for many people in this world and plagued

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    maximize the health potential of all members of the public. Definition and Description of Epidemiology Originally, epidemiology was a term that was used to describe the spread of infectious disease. Over the course of time, that definition has expanded considerably in order

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    coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system, has shared troubling data about the impact some communicable illness is having in the world population; an estimated 1.5 million people died of AIDS, 1.5 million people died from TB in 2013, and in only 8 months, Ebola has spread to 7 countries, has infected 14,413 people and had killed 5,177 or maybe more. Also, Center for Disease Control and Prevention sent a release to the Traveler’s Health (travel advisor) to warn travelers about Ebola

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    assistant make sure we follow the guidelines to protect the patient, the community and ourselves. Health care professionals, who do not practice proper infection control, can expose multiple bacteria and diseases to others. The main objective is to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases from both patients and health personnel. Today, infection control is a continuous concern for its professionals. We have to contact patients routinely and be exposed to their blood, saliva, dental plaque

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    assistant make sure we follow the guidelines to protect the patient, the community and ourselves. Health care professionals, who do not practice proper infection control, can expose multiple bacteria and diseases to others. The main objective is to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases from both patients and health personnel. Today, infection control is a continuous concern for its professionals. We have to contact patients routinely and be exposed to their blood, saliva, dental plaque

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    Effects Of Urbanization

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    Essay Urbanization is an increasing number of city dwellers compared to people living in rural areas. Urban development in poor nations has resulted in multiple issues such as air pollution and health problems. Urban growth puts an enormous strain on social services. This essay will explain how rapid, uncontrolled urbanization has led to serious consequences in developing countries. Urbanization leads to several health issues. One of these problems is a rise of epidemic. Because of a dramatically

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    Solution Of Urbanization

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    (Berley 2016). Furthermore, urbanization leads to an increasing rate of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Obesity also is an example of a disease which accompanies with urban life nowadays. According to Alleyne, graduates from the University of West Indies, he said that the rate of obesity as well as diabetes went up sharply in developing countries (Alleyne 2011). Those non-communicable diseases are the result of the street life and unbalanced diet of most people who

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    Nursing Reflection Paper

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    One of the goal that client A wanted to work on, was to save and move out on her own. My nurse explained to me that client A will be moving out and into her own place this month, because that’s what she was told the last time, but when we asked, how that plan is going? We were told that she will be moving out next month. I personally know that, that’s impossible right now, because client A, does not have a job or source of income, rent cost about $750 monthly, but has only saved $300 hundred. How

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    infectious disease Infectious disease are diseases or illnesses caused by micro-organisms that become harmful in the body, these micro-organisms are called pathogens. Pathogens are any organism that cause disease, these can include bacteria, viruses and fungi. Not all the micro-organisms mentioned above are harmful to the body, although, under certain conditions such as an immunocompromised individual or the age of a person, can produce an onset of signs and symptoms of an infectious disease. Infectious

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