Infectious disease

One of the most common places for the spread of infectious diseases are schools and daycare centers. Children can easily contract diseases from infected objects and from other children. Influenza is a viral respiratory illness affecting thousands of children and adults each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013), an average of 20,000 children under the age of 5 suffer from flu-related complications and end up hospitalized every year. In addition to respiratory illnesses

outcome of “Global changes” amongst modern societies, there is an increased risk of outbreaks of new infectious diseases within human population. A new infectious disease is identified by the following characteristics; diseases that have recently been discovered, undergone recent evolutionary changes, entered the human population for the first time or in a new area previously unaffected by the disease (Smith et al.2004). The term “Global change” addresses recent changes in climate and climate variability

Emerging Infectious Diseases Introduction All throughout this nation’s history there have been many emerging infectious diseases that have causes illnesses and fatalities. While many of these diseases causes many deaths due to lack of funding by the, Center for Disease Control, because there was very little funding, there was very little ways to find cures and vaccinations. The CDC should fund research on emerging infectious diseases because of the number of new diseases that come about each year

In what way does globalisation affect infectious disease patterns? Discuss in relation to at least two diseases. Introduction Globalisation is a complex and multifaceted set of processes having diverse and widespread impacts on human societies worldwide. Despite widespread interest in its emergence and impact there is only a limited consensus in the literature on what precisely globalisation actually is (Saker et al. 2004). Reviews of existing literature has identified some of the key defining features

This factor is infectious disease. Infectious diseases, according to the Mayo Clinic, are “disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites” (Diseases and conditions, 2014). These organisms are contagious, meaning that they can be passed on from human to human. This can happen through direct or indirect contact. Indirect contact includes touching things that the pathogen is on, such as door handles and elevator buttons. The ability of these diseases to harm more than

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Quite often the occurrence and ominous consequences of infectious disease outbreaks in nursing homes commonly go unidentified and unappreciated. Nonetheless, nursing homes provide a perfect environment for the spread of infection and disease. Larry J. Strausbaugh a Professor at the School of Medicine in Portland, USA, stated that, residents of age care facilities are more susceptible to infectious disease as they share the same source of air, food, water and health care in a crowded institutional

The business of transporting monkeys has many consequences, most prominently infectious disease transmission. Recently, a comprehensive literature review determined that there are 1415 species of infectious microorganisms, including 217 viruses and prions, 538 bacteria and rickettsia, 307 fungi, 66 protozoa and 287 helminths known to infect humans.Out of these microorganisms, almost two of three are zoonotic (able to be transferred between humans and animals) If there were to be an outbreak of a

causes Scarlet fever; this occurs in patients with strep infections. I have chosen to study Scarlet fever because this is mainly a childhood disease; an area I hope to study in the future as I continue my journey to become a children’s nurse. Therefore, I would like to study in-depth detail into an infection in which my knowledge is limited. This infectious disease has had a huge increase in incidents across England since September 2015 and continues to increase. (Public Health England, 2016) This has

2003) (Thompson, 2010). According to recent literature, the incidence rates of infectious skin diseases in New Zealand are some of the highest in the developed world (Williamson, 2014). These rates can be attributed to trends that are noted in the literature: particularly those that are related to socioeconomic status (SES) and ethnicity. This essay will discuss first the patterns and trends in infectious skin diseases that have given rise to inequities amongst New Zealand children, then the adapted