...------------------------------------------------- RESPIRATORY DISEASE PAPER JENNIFER ROSENTHAL HCS/245 1/17/2016 SHEELA ALVARADO Influenza is a virus we all call the flu. It attacks our upper respiratory system, and is spread when a person inhales droplets in the air that contain the flu virus, or sharing cups and utensils with an infected person. It can last a week, sometimes two, and can be very serious for the elderly and babies, and pregnant woman. People who have chronic illnesses are also high at risk for flu complications. The CDC estimates that deaths related to influenza range from 3000 to 49000 deaths a year. That’s why its important to take preventative measures to avoid getting it. Getting the flu vaccine once a year around December will help protect a person from getting it and spreading it. The vaccine can reduce illness from the flu, avoid any doctor visits or missed days at work or school. Covering your mouth and nose with a tissue while sneezing will help from spreading any sick germs, clean and disinfect all surfaces and door knobs, and washing hands frequently is also very important to do any time of the year, not just flu season. If you already have the flu, there are things you can do to help reduce the impact of it. A doctor may prescribe you antibiotics, they’re cold and flu medications sold at any pharmacy or food store, drinking lots of fluids and vitamin C is also important to keep hydrated and boost your immune system. It is very important that...
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...Respiratory Disease Paper Lisa N. HCS/245 University of Phoenix Understanding COPD COPD (short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is an obstructive lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. COPD is a disease that involves inflammation and thickening of the airways. It also involves destruction of the tissue of the lung where oxygen is exchanged. Obstruction in COPD means that the flow of air in and out of the lungs is less than it should be. When that happens, less oxygen gets into the body tissues, and it becomes harder to get rid of the waste gas carbon dioxide. As the disease gets worse, it becomes more difficult to remain active due to shortness of breath. Sometimes referred to as either chronic bronchitis or emphysema, most people will have symptoms of both conditions, so health professionals prefer to call the disease COPD. However, some doctors think that chronic bronchitis may be present even though a person does not have the airway obstruction characteristic of COPD. The seriousness of COPD. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the US. It causes serious long-term disability and early death. At this time there is no cure for COPD. More than 11 million people are known to have COPD and up to 24 million may have the disease due to some not even knowing it. The number of people dying from COPD is growing. Deaths due to COPD in women are higher than in men. COPD is often not found until the disease is very advanced because people do not...
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...Tuberculosis and the Impact it has on Society and the Healthcare Industry According to the “American Lung Association” (2015), “Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that usually infects the lungs, but can attack almost any part of the body.” “In 2006, the World Health Organization declared TB a global health emergency and developed a global plan to stop TB that aims at saving 14 million lives by the year 2015. This plan appears to be on track since the death rate has dropped 40% from 1990 to 2010 (WHO, 2012)” (Neighbors & Tannehill-Jones, 2015, pp. 199). Tuberculosis (TB) is considered to be a primary disease. This is because it starts by a person breathing infected air and is spread by that person sneezing or coughing (Neighbors & Tannehill-Jones, 2015). TB is very common in areas that have a lot of people and not enough space for those people; also it is common in places that are not very clean. “The number of TB cases in the United States has seriously risen due to the influx of high numbers of infected immigrants, the homeless, individuals with AIDS who have poor resistance to infection, and the development of drug-resistant bacteria” (Neighbors & Tannehill-Jones, 2015, pp. 200). Tuberculosis has had a huge impact on society because of how fast it can kill people if they do not get it treated properly. “Current facts according to the World Health Organization (WHO) include the following: ■ One-third of the world’s current population has been infected...
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...The Impact of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis or TB is usually a primary disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacteria tuberculosis; however when it comes to HIV/AIDS tuberculosis is a secondary disease. TB infection began increasing in the 1985, with the rise of HIV or AIDS. TB usually attacks the lungs; however it can attack other parts of your body such as the brain, immune system, kidneys, or spine. Active TB does not always show signs or symptoms, such as the typical signs like cough, fever or fatigue. This is why TB screening should be done on anyone exposed to TB or in a population that could be exposed to TB; such as healthcare providers, certain ethical groups, or lower income to help detect and treat the disease in its earliest stage when possible. Around 2 million deaths are caused by Tuberculosis each year. TB is a curable disease; however it still kills around 5,000 people every day around the world. TB is a disease of mostly the poorest and malnourished; also effecting mostly young adults in these developing world. Even with the intense control efforts with reducing the number of outbreaks of TB, global TB incidence are still growing every year because of the rapid increase in the Africa area. More than one third of the world’s population has been infected with TB bacilli, which is the microbes that causes TB. 1 in 10 that are infected with TB bacilli will get active TB within their lifetime. TB is contagious and spreads through the air; if it is not treated properly...
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...Respiratory Disease Paper: Tuberculosis HCS/245 September 21, 2015 Respiratory Disease Paper: Tuberculosis Many people take breathing for granted, some never give it a second thought until a problem presents itself. Respiratory diseases affect millions of Americans as well as people from all over the world. Anyone can suffer from these disorders to include men, women, and children, with conditions ranging from mild, moderate, to chronic in nature. This paper will focus on one of the many respiratory disease called mycobacterium tuberculosis; more commonly referred to as TB. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection in which nodules referred to as tubercles grows in the bodies tissues, especially on the lungs. Tuberculosis is a curable disease and is preventable. It is a contagious disease and can be spread from person to person through air; most often from people sneezing, spewing their germs into the air. A nearby person need only inhale the germs to transfer the infection. TB also can also attack additional body parts such as the spine, kidney, and brain, proving to be fatal if not treated properly. TB is seen in two major patters, primary and secondary. The primary form is seen as an initial infection meaning the first time a person has breath in the TB bacteria, The bacteria travels in the lungs and attaches themselves along the fissures that separate the layer of the lung into the sub pleural space or outside layer of the lung; jumping in the alveoli. An immune...
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...Issues This paper on environmental and global health issues in community health nursing will discuss and analyze the communicable disease measles. It will present epidemiological data, causes, manifestations and the route of transmission for measles. A graphic representation of the measles outbreak will be presented to discuss the international pattern and movement of the disease. A discussion of how the measles outbreak could affect the community will also be presented. Next, this paper will present the appropriate protocol that a community health nurse will follow to report a SARS outbreak in the community. The last subject this paper will discuss is how a community health nurse modifies their care of clients with respiratory diseases during a time when the air quality index is poor. A. Measles Rubeola or measles is a respiratory disease. Measles is a virus that normally grows in the throat cells that line the back of the throat and lungs. Once infected, measles causes runny nose, fever, cough and a head to toe rash that occurs 14 days after exposure (CDC, 2013). A1. Outbreak In the year 2000 measles became eliminated in the United States. Elimination means the disease is no longer native to the U.S. and cases are not reported for a twelve month period in endemic proportions. Outbreaks occur when people travel to countries where the disease is still present (Gastanaduy et al., 2014). Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific have countries where the disease has not been...
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...Respiratory Disease Paper There are various types of respiratory diseases that are currently prevalent in the United States. These diseases not only affect, but also claim the lives of many people annually. Asthma, Lung Disease, COPD, and Pneumonia are a few of the most common respiratory disease that are prevalent in our country. I chose to focus on Asthma because it is a controversial issue due to being both extremely common as well as it not having a cure. This disease has not only made a significant impact on our society due to its classified type, but to our country’s health care industry as well. What is Asthma? “Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways” (NIH). Asthma can affect anyone at any age, but it commonly starts during childhood. There are more than 25 million known cases of Asthma in our country. This disease is currently without a cure resulting in the occurrence of random flare-ups throughout a person’s life leading to symptoms being untreated if not managed properly. In order for a person to begin to manage their Asthma they must become educated on what the disease’s type is classified as. Disease Type Asthma is classified as needing tertiary prevention or being more manageable as a tertiary type due to being a long-term health problem that requires management to aid in softening the impact of it’s symptoms. Both the primary and secondary prevention stages of Asthma tend to not give enough information or even...
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...Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 Economics: The Financing of Health Care June 4, 2012 Caryn Callahan I’m a representative of Castor Collins Health Plans insurance. As a representative of the company my job is to maximize profit and minimize risk for the company. The simulation states Castor Collins has been approached by two groups of people for health insurance (University of Phoenix, 2007). Both companies have a set rate that their employees are willing to pay. According to the simulation the first group, Constructit consists of 1,000 while, the second group, E-Editors, comprises of 1,600 people (University of Phoenix, 2007). It is up to my team to select the appropriate plan that meets Constructit maximum annual premium of $4000, and E-Editors maximum annual amount of $4,500 (University of Phoenix, 2007). The simulation stated the three insurance plans that Castor has are Castor Standard, Castor Enhanced, and Castor Enhanced Minor (University of Phoenix, 2007. Although Castor Standard is good plan it does not cover pre-existing conditions. The Castor Enhanced does cover pre-existing conditions. In addition, we have the Castor Enhanced Minor Plan that is also a customized plan. With this plan we have the option of removing adding services that may have high utilization in an effort to satisfy our client Constructit needs (University of Phoenix, 2007. Demographics of Constructit According to the simulation Constructit consists of 550 men and 450 women, in the...
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...Workbook on Science (Grade 5) Produced by 57-75 in partnership with the Ateneo Center for Educational Development and the Department of Education Divisions of Bayombong (Nueva Vizcaya), Guimaras, Iligan City (Lanao del Norte), Iloilo City (Iloilo), Pampanga, San Isidro (Nueva Ecija), Pagbilao (Quezon) and Sual (Pangasinan) Workbook on Science (Grade 5) Writers: Ms. Nenita Gellego (Guimaras) Ms. Jacinta Abeleda (Sual,Pangasinan) Reviewers: Ms. Michelle Jose (Ateneo Loyola Schools) Ms. Anna Marie Q. Benedicto (Ateneo High School) In partnership with: Ateneo Center for Educational Development Foundation for Worldwide People Power League of Corporate Foundations Philippine Business for Education Philippine Business for Social Progress SynergeiaFoundation PREFACE In April 2008 the 57-75 Movement organized a workbooks development write-shop in order to come up with an immediate and effective response to the problem of lacking textbooks and instructional materials in public schools. For two weeks, master teachers from each of the 57-75 pilot sites compiled a series of workbooks on Science, English, and Mathematics designed for their elementary and high school students. The write-shop aimed to: (1) identify least mastered skills in a subject area; (2) produce lesson guides that will help increase the ability of classroom instructors in developing the mastery level of students particularly in problematic subject areas; and (3) help teachers be creative in developing their own instructional...
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...Assessment Data Milwaukee is the city of focus for The Final Community Health Paper. The City of Milwaukee is populated woth just under 600,000 people. Milwaukee lies along the shores and bluffs of Lake Michigan, which supplies three rivers: the Menomonee, the Kinnickinnic and the Milwaukee. Milwaukee’s lakefront resembles that of an oceanfront Lake Michigan is too large to see across. Milwaukee's terrain is relatively flat, except for steep bluffs along the lakeshore that begin about one half mile north and four miles south of the downtown. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.9 square miles. 96.1 square miles of it is land and 0.9 miles squared of it is water. Included in this graph is some basic demographic information: General Characteristics | Number | Percent | U.S. | Total population | 596,974 | | | Male | 285,363 | 47.8 | 49.1% | Female | 311,611 | 52.2 | 50.9% | Median age (years) | 30.6 | (X) | 35.3 | Under 5 years | 47,545 | 8.0 | 6.8% | 18 years and over | 425,990 | 71.4 | 74.3% | 65 years and over | 65,123 | 10.9 | 12.4% | | | | | One race | 580,824 | 97.3 | 97.6% | White | 298,379 | 50.0 | 75.1% | Black or African American | 222,933 | 37.3 | 12.3% | American Indian and Alaska Native | 5,212 | 0.9 | 0.9% | Asian | 17,571 | 2.9 | 3.6% | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 301 | 0.1 | 0.1% | Some other race | 36,428 | 6.1 | 5.5% | Two or more races | 16,150 | 2.7 | 2.4%...
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...in some areas were highly polluted which made farming activities difficult for the following years. The other major impact of this spill was on the aquatic and wild life. About 80 percent of the aquatic life was killed after the spill. Around sixty two different species of fish where 20 of them were endemic were dead from the toxic (2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill, 2012). On top of that animals like foxes and other semi aquatic animals were affected after feeding on the contaminated fishes. According to the news published by BBC on 31 January, 2001, there were few cases of illnesses related to the spill. Most of these patients were sick because the contamination lowered their immune system. This was specially seen on kids. Chronic respiratory disease was seen in most of the kids after the spill. The health officers of Baia Mare had reported as six time the safe level of cyanide had been detected in the bloods of these kids (“Mining and the destruction of Baia mare”, 2012). The Baia spill did not limit itself only by affecting the environment and health; it also had a negative effect on the economy. Following the death of fishes and various protected species of aquatic lives, the tourism and fishing industry faced a serious problem. Currently, the numbers of fish in the Someş and Tisza rivers...
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...Factors that Influence the Development of Innovation within Large International Consumer Goods Organization Name Institution Factors that Influence the Development of Innovation within Large International Consumer Goods Organization Introduction Smoking in public should not be allowed at all. Smoking on itself is a vice that should be discouraged among the population. It should be discouraged owing to its adverse effect which putt time the people who smoke down. At times smokers die as a result of the toxicity of the substance smoked. Therefore, I oppose with strongest terms possible that smoking should be allowed in public. Smoking entails inhaling smoke from drugs like tobacco, bhang among others which are toxic and are classified as hard drugs which are a cause of very dangerous effects in the body and in the environment. The reasons people should not smoke in public are explained below. Smoking in public results in air pollution which exposes living organisms to its danger. It is evident that tobacco that is commonly smoked in cigarettes contains four thousand dangerous chemical which when breathed out by the smoker and released to the environment. The particles could find themselves settles on the leaves of the plants. As a result they particles could block the pores meant for photosynthesis or poison the plant. The plant could also absorb the particles and when fed on by the primary producers, the animals could get poisoned. It is also worth noting that the micro-organisms...
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...a creeping and is considered a weed. However, ethomedical data in Indian and Asian traditional medicine indicate that the plant is used mostly for intestinal disorders such as diarrhea and antihelminthic and to a lesser extent topical for conjunctivitis and even for respiratory disorders such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. This plant is slightly poisonous. This plant describe to be a slender-stemmed, annual hairy plant with many branches from the base to the top, the branches simple or forked and ascending or spreading, up to 40 centimeters tall, reddish or purplish in color. Leaves are opposite, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 1 to 2.5 centimeters long, usually blotched with purple in the middle, toothed at the margin. Involucres are numerous, purplish to greenish in color, borne in dense, axillary, stalkless or short-stalked clusters or crowded cymes, about 1 millimeter in length. Capsules are broadly ovoid, hairy, three-angled, about 1.5 millimeters long. This is plant considered in the Philippines that is to be a folkloric herbal medicine that can cure illnesses like dengue fever and other respiratory illnesses. But for instance the government still doesn’t recommend it as a cure for any diseases in the cause of their unfinished studies about the effectivity of the plant. for the treatment of many ailments has been validated, and that the plant is reasonably safe to use, this plant has not received sufficient promotion for use as herbal medicine. Its development...
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...Lake, Ohio, her 6-year-old son Garrett, and nephew Kyle, 5, the last weekend of summer was no picnic. Over the long Labor Day weekend, both boys started showing symptoms of a cold, but at the midnight hour on Sept. 4, Kim was holding her feverish, wheezing son while listening to the irregular breathing of Kyle who was visiting. She suspected this was no ordinary cold. The next day, Kim and her sister Tammy Arthurs were at a local hospital emergency room with both boys, and although rare in the late summer months, both were admitted for treatment of suspected RSV -- respiratory syncytial virus. RSV is highly contagious and the No. 1 cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection, especially in early childhood. RSV season usually starts in November, peaks in January, and ends early in April. In most of us, RSV is just a bad cold, but among the very frail, such as babies born too soon, children with lung disease or the frail elderly, RSV can be a killer. For Garrett and his cousin Kyle, RSV put them in the hospital, taking oxygen for two days. For their mothers it was a frightening experience. Tammy's other son, Andrew, 3, was hospitalized for three days with RSV when he was just 5 months old. "It was very scary that time. I had never heard of this infection, and then the doctor was telling me that he could die," says Tammy. That earlier experience helped both young mothers weather their latest bout with RSV. The good news about RSV is that doctors now have a way to fight the...
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...Accessing health promotion needs By Name Date of submission Life expectancy has increased over the last 50 years. For example, in the United Kingdom, life expectancy for men was 85 years while 89 for women as at 2010 (Lucas and Lloyd 2005).In the developed countries, the main factor that contributed to increased life expectancy was increased personal hygiene and universal clean water. Moreover, improved medicines in particular antibiotics and development of vaccines have greatly influenced the rise in life expectancy. Are we living healthier lives than our parents did? The answer is no. During our parents’ era, food was grown from gardens and grew by use of natural fertilizers. They did not use pesticides to control pests, herbicides or grow genetically modified foods. In addition, they accessed water from wells and it was not chlorinated like ours. At that time, food lacked additives that characterize food in our times (Valente 2012). Moreover, people were involved in physical activities throughout their lives. This ensured that people did not gain extra weight and remained physically fit. However, with our generation things are slightly different. Our generation thrives on processed foods, fewer physical activities, exposed to hard drugs, unsafe sex and television. These activities have adversely affected our health. Several factors determine the health of an individual and the community as a whole...
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