Respiratory syndrome

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Dana Chapman Weber State University 2015 Epidemiology and Biostatistics HIM 3200   Background information The spread of a virus later to become known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) began in a small providence in South China. The initial case of this deadly virus is thought to have occurred on November 16, 2002. By February 2003 it was officially identified as strain of the Coronavirus (also known in the common cold) called SARS (World Health Organization

Raegan Gruber Professor Name MCB 2004 April 12, 2017 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome The emerging infectious disease, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was the first recorded in the twenty-first century. This disease, which is more commonly referred to as SARS was first recorded on November 16th, 2002 in the Guangdong province of Southern China. It was presented as an unusual form of pneumonia, something that had never been seen before. Within a few days, multiple cases of similar symptoms had

Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is only a recently found human infectious agent, originating in the Middle East (Zaki et al 2012). MERS infections are due to an individual being infected by a coronavirus (CoV), more specifically the MERS-CoV. Corona virus symptoms are typically acute, upper and lower respiratory infections (Tyrell & Myint 1996). MERS like all corona viruses, are spherical or pleomorphic enveloped which contain a single-stranded positive sense RNA (Tyrell & Myint 1996)

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a breathing disorder that affects newborns. RDS rarely occurs in full-term infants. The disorder is more common in premature infants born about 6 weeks or more before their due dates. It usually develops in the first 24 hours after birth. RDS is more common in premature infants because their lungs aren't able to make enough surfactant. Surfactant is a liquid that is produced from the alveolar type two cells and coat the inside of the lungs. It breaks up the

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was found in the early 2003 which is believed to be a form of pneumonia and caused by a coronavirus. Scientists assume that the virus started from Guangdong China, infecting people who picked up virus droplets from cat-like mammals called civets. 8098 people worldwide had contracted SARS ,and 774 cases of death where reported in over thirty countries in five different continents. This essay represents the causes, symptoms, treatment , and prevention from

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), also known as hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a disease that predominantly affects premature neonates. It is due to a deficiency in surfactant which is vital in increasing lung compliance, preventing atelectasis at the end of expiration, and promoting the recruitment of collapsed alveoli by reducing surface tension. Its other name, HMD, is derived from the characteristic histological findings in early post mortems of premature babies, hyaline membranes were

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), “is a developmental deficiency in surfactant synthesis accompanied by lung immaturity and hypoperfusion” (Blackburn, 2013, p. 342). Based on the above scenario, there are so many factors that could lead to surfactant deficiency and I would like to discuss on three factors like preterm birth, poorly controlled diabetes, and cesarean section as the reasons for RDS. First factor that places this infant at risk for RDS is being a preterm infant. Normally the lungs

CLINICAL CLARIFICATION o Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in neonates is a heterogeneous syndrome most often caused by pulmonary surfactant deficiency in the lungs. [1,2] CLASSIFICATION o Acute respiratory distress syndrome can be classified into three exclusive categories based on the degree of hypoxemia: [1]  Mild (200 mm Hg < PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mm Hg)  Moderate (100 mm Hg < PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 200 mm Hg)  Severe (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 100 mm Hg) DIAGNOSIS CLINICAL PRESENTATION History o Most commonly

According to the American Lung Association, “Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly progressive disease occurring in critically ill patients.” ARDS is an extreme manifestation of a lung injury that can be associated with an acute medical problem. This occurs as a result of direct or indirect trauma to the lungs. With nearly 200,000 cases in the United States each year, ARDS is not extremely common (“Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”). Most people who acquire this disease are critically

Author: John Larigakis, Boston University April, 2014 Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Since its first description in 2012 by Dr. Ali Zaki1 the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus has been confirmed in the infection of 206 individuals and has resulted in 86 deaths2. The disease resulting from MERS-CoV infection presents with a fever of greater than 100.4ᵒF, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia associated with acute renal failure1. The origin of the