Pertussis

A. The problem identified in this case is pertussis disease transmission rate. Pertussis is a highly infectious respiratory disease, which has been a major health concern across the globe. The disease incidences have been increasing steadily over the years despite the fact that there is a vaccine available, which is effectively in use. Researchers and scientists have been unable to explain this trend with various reasons provided creating a very difficult environment to understand the cause since

Elizabeth Althouse Module 7 Assignment Influenza Pertussis Lyme Disease Disease is limited to humans, i.e. no animal reservoir? No. Depending on the type of Influenza it can be found in pigs, birds, whales, horses, seals and cats (“Transmission of,” 2017). Yes, Pertussis is a disease that is only found in humans which is transferred by body fluids (“Causes and Transmission,” 2015). No. There is a multitude of animals that can be infected by Lyme disease including dogs, horses, cattle, etc. but only

HLSC122 – Assessment #2 Scenario Two involves investigating the risk and benefits of the pertussis immunization. Farah, a mother of her 2 week old son Rami, decided she needs to know more about the risk of the immunization before she makes her final decision and immunize her son. The question that was given was: In infants, how does being immunized against pertussis, compared with not being immunized, effect morbidity and mortality? A search process was documented in this essay to show how research

the supposed specific effects of vaccines. Many mothers choose not to immunize their kids, or refuse from certain vaccinations. Before the major vaccination campaigns of the 1960s and ’70s, diseases like tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough (pertussis) killed thousands of young children every year. Today, deaths from these diseases are extraordinarily rare in Australia, and the remainder of the developed world("health.gov.au", 2015). Even with the knowledge of the reality that vaccinations have

Reducing Pertussis in Children under the Age of One Years Healthy People 2020 The group chose to focus on the pertussis immunization in infants. Infants are the most vulnerable when it comes to communicable diseases. Though many children under the age of one year stay home during the day, they can be considered at high risk just as those that attend other daycare and child care settings. This is because older siblings can carry home illness that can be contracted by the infant as easily as being

for Populations: Assessment and Diagnosis Introduction Pertussis, also known as the “whooping cough”, is a highly contagious respiratory illness that is passed from person to person through coughing and sneezing (Gregory, 2013). Early symptoms are similar to those from common colds, but when Pertussis progresses, it can turn to deep cough and potentially vomiting with little or no fever. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The disease can be very serious in children less than 1

Summary of findings The Article entitled “Pertussis (Whooping Cough)- Pertactin-Negative Pertussis Strains” is about trying to figure out whether the Pertussis (whooping cough) is becoming more prominent across the United States because the lack of protein called Pertactin or because the Pertactin is present. Pertactin is a protein that helps bacteria attach to the lining of the airways. Pertactin is one of many key components of all pertussis vaccines in the United States. There was a study published

Whooping cough (Pertussis) is a highly infectious disease spread from person to person via aerosol droplets. People with the disease usually spread by coughing or sneezing while following close contact with other people breathe in the pertussis bacteria. Pertussis can cause serious illness in infants, children and adults. This disease starts with symptoms such as fever and maybe mild cough or cold. After 1-2 weeks, severe coughing can begin. Unlike the flu, it can be a series of pertussis continue coughing

disease found on the Public Health Agency of Canada website known as Pertussis. This particular disease is also known as Whooping Cough due to the sound made while inhaling during a coughing spell. The information contained in this report will be taken from the Public Health Agency of Canada’s website which can be found at http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca. SUMMARY ABOUT PERTUSSIS AGENT OF DISEASE Pertussis is caused by “bordetella pertussis” which is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium. Toxins from the bacteria

cells increasingly are destroyed, the lack of cilia allows foreign matter to build in the lower airways, and coughing and inflammation results (Bordetella, 2010) . B. pertussis is the causative agent for whooping cough, an acute respiratory infection marked by severe, spasmodic coughing episodes (Bordetella Species, 2004). B. pertussis is spread by direct contact with droplets from coughing by an infected person. It can continue to transmit the bacteria three weeks after coughing spells have stopped