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    Prevention of the Spreading of Emerging Infectious Disease in the Nursing Field A growing body of research on the spread of infectious diseases indicates the importance and relevance of this topic to the world of nursing. Researchers and educators are interested in specific variables that help to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) in relation to nursing. EIDs may be defined as new, re-emerging, drug-resistant infections whose incidence in humans has increased within

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    cover both infectious and non-infectious diseases and their effects on the health of chickens. Causes of each disease will be explained along with symptoms and clinical signs that may occur during the onset of disease. This report will explain the treatment and prevention for the diseases chosen and any management strategies in place to control the disease. Infectious Diseases Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) (Avian pneumoencephalitis) Newcastle Disease Virus is an infectious disease of poultry and

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    How Can We Protect Ourselves Against Infectious Disease? An infectious disease is caused by a pathogenic microorganism such as virus, bacteria, protists and fungi. It can spread directly or indirectly from human to human or from human to animal, which is called zoonotic. For infectious diseases such as AIDS or Hepatitis B, it is transmitted via breast-feeding, contaminated injections/transfusion and unprotected sex. Diseases like bird flu such as Influenza and SARS, they are transmitted via droplets

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    causes AIDS over a period of time, HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and AIDS stands for Auto immune deficiency syndrome. A sexually transmitted disease that has affected many people and altered many lives and a disease that I hope one day can have a cure to help those many people still living today that live with either of these diseases. More people need to be aware of this and continue on using protection when involved with sexual partners. Over time we have learned much more about it

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    My research subject is Lyme disease. This is also known as Lyme Borreliosis or just Lyme for short. Lyme disease is an infectious disease of Borreliosis bacteria that is spread to humans via Ticks.  It is a bacterial infection caused by Borreliosis Burgdorferi, a type of bacterium called spirochete. Spirochetes are long, thin spiral shaped bacteria that wiggle and spin to propel through the bloodstream. Once in the circulatory system, Lyme can spread to other parts of the body and cause a variety

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    and disease? Human beings are susceptible to a variety of diseases. A disease is a disorder or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system, of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxitcity, or unfavorable environmental factors, illness, sickness, ailment. (Dictionary, 2015). A disease represents a failure, or severe flaw of the body. There are two types of diseases, an infectious disease and

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    Infectious bursal disease recognized a syndrome, later termed "Avian nephrosis" on broiler farm near the community of Gumboro Delaware U.S.A. Avian nephrosis or Gumboro disease characterized by acute morbidity and mortality (Cosgrove and Lasher., 1957). IBD rapidly spread from farm to farm (Edgar and Cho., 1961). Early workers were also confused by simultaneous infection with a typical corona virus in flock affected by the infectious bursal disease agent (Winter

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    to the spreading and occurrence of many infectious diseases. Vectors and pathogens that were not able to spread to certain countries before because temperatures were too low for them to survive in are now being able to habituate these parts of the world because of how much warmer our planet is becoming. This is concerning to us because infectious diseases can increase death rates. Therefore, if our planet continues to get warmer, the more infectious diseases will spread, and the more humans will die

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    cause infectious diseases depending on their virulence; this was first realised when Louis Pasteur discovered microbes contaminated wine, causing it to go sour. He wondered how microbes affected humans; however it was Robert Koch that linked the contamination of microbes to the cause of infectious diseases. Between them they discovered and identified many of the microbes that caused diseases. Bacteria, Fungi, Virus and protozoan are all agents that cause infectious diseases. Infectious diseases can

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    Disease and Pathology Lyme disease, or lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease transmitted by ticks. Lyme disease is considered an emerging infectious disease because it’s incidence has increased over the past 20 years, and it was not identified until 1975 in the United States (CITE). Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease causes symptoms similar to that of influenza, and includes headache, chills, fever, lethargy, and muscle

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