Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome, also known as SARS, is a respiratory illness caused by a virus called a coronavirus. Six coronaviruses can infect people. These viruses were first identified in the 1960’s. Specific to SARS is the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV. SARS was first reported in Asia in February 2003. In just a few short months, the virus spread to more than twenty-four countries, which included North America, S. America, Europe, and Asia. This
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Environmental and Global Health Issues Laralee Shaffmaster Western Governor’s University Environmental and Global Health 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
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Research proposal: SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome Finding new drug targets Part I: Disease History and outbreak details: SARS is a viral respiratory disease caused by a particular coronavirus first emerged on November 16 2002 in China. The coronavirus can cause a common cold in humans. The investigation of these viruses is hard, because culture in the lab is very difficult. There are a lot of various coronaviruses that affect poultry and animals, the economic effect of coronaviruses
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STZ1 Task 3 Washington Western Governor’s University A1. Description SARS is a viral disease caused by a coronavirus, a viral subgroup that causes of many instances of the common cold. Although SARS’ precise origin isn’t definitively known, all current data points to small mammals know as civets as the most plausible source of human transmission. The outbreak of SARs started in November of 2002 in the Mainland Chinese Province known as Guangdong, where the civets were viewed as a delicacy
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Lastly I will discuss sleep apnea which deals with your breathing while sleeping. To begin with, I am going to talk about MERS. The middle east respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS) is a Beta corona virus. MERS is closes to resembling Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) but doesn't spread as easy. SARS affected around 8,000 people around the world in 2013. MERS was found in the Middle East in the year 2012. It had come back last year in May but it was identified in Asia. There were about
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SARS is a severe acute respiratory syndrome is considered a global threat as of March 2003, most cases occurred among folks the ages of 18 to 64 who were health care workers, patients, and visitors. Canada, other than Asia, was the hardest country hit by SARS, in 2003 there had been 438 probable cases and 44 deaths due to SARS. Majority of these deaths came from the GTA. In 2003 the Ontario Medical Association release guidelines for family doctors regarding SARS patients. The guidelines include
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Alcohol and tobacco have been labeled as more addictive and harmful than marijuana, yet readily available. According to researched done by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, 1996), alcohol abuse increases the risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The National Institute of Health also suggests that there may be a connection between alcohol consumption and increased risk for cancer (NIH, 2012). Similarly, the Center for Disease Control (2012) reports that
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Western Governors University Kyle Mawer HAT1 Task 3 A1. Outbreak SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. This syndrome is a viral respiratory infection caused by a member of the coronavirus family (PubMed Health.gov, 2011). This virus belongs to the same family of viruses that cause the common cold. Linked to being a serious form of pneumonia, it presents symptoms like difficulty breathing, fevers, cough, chills and shaking, and muscle aches. The outbreak of
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complications arise in poor countries where immunization is not readily available, and in cases like these an outbreak is more highly possible. Measles has the following epidemiological indicators which show that it is considered a highly infectious, acute viral illness that is typically confirmed via lab tests. Typically a rash will develop which is known as maculopapular, and will typically last more than three days, in conjunction with a fever of greater than 101 degrees Fahrenheit (CDC, 2004). Data
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Nursing Interventions for Reducing the Stresses Experienced by Mechanically Ventilated Patients Teresa Perkins McKendree University Nursing Interventions for Reducing the Stresses Experienced by Mechanically Ventilated Patients Mechanically ventilated patients may experience increased levels of stress due to various environmental factors in the ICU. These include equipment/alarm noise, invasive nature of treatments and the inability to communicate verbally. These stressors
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