Blood Sciences Interpretative assignment 2015-16 A 19 year-old woman, patient M, has been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis an infectious viral disease characterized by swelling of the lymph glands and prolonged lassitude by her GP. The diagnosis was confirmed by blood tests. Three weeks later she returned to her GP feeling very unwell. When examined she presented with symptoms of mild jaundice yellow discoloration of the skin caused by increase levels of billirubin. On examination
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season every year, we also welcome the possibility of various communicable diseases that are prone to present during the winter season. Diseases such as pneumonia, measles, chickenpox, and influenza are some of the diseases that make their annual debut during the winter season. These diseases affect certain parts of the body in which compromise ones health in one way or the other. Influenza is a communicable infectious viral disease which has the potential to occur as a pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak
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Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services The health care delivery services have changed dramatically over the years, this service has made some major improvements since it began. Within today’s health care system advancements have been made to prolong life expectancies and a person’s quality of life. As everyone knows the cost of providing health care is expensive and not always easy to accomplish. The cost, accessibility, along with the quality of care is a challenge that the
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years the definition of Public Health has changed many times; however the most recent definition of Public Health is “the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases. (CDC Foundation, 2016). No matter how many definitions there have been or will be, each person and community have their focus on one or many areas of public health. For some, it may be vaccinations and for others, it may be proper sanitation
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An epidemic is the rapid spread of infectious disease to a large population within a short time frame. Unfortunately, not being an infectious disease, the opioid crisis does not fall into such a category. Yet, it is a rapidly expanding problem that requires immediate attention. Particularly, in addressing our patients requiring pain management. Often the most commonly prescribed treatment options cause addiction and dependence How did we get into this conundrum? As practicing physicians, we were
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Salmonella 1 What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. Salmonella is a motile, non-spore-forming, gram-negative, rod- shaped bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae and the tribe Salmonellae. The genus Salmonella is divided into two species - S. enterica and S. bongori; both of which are pathogenic to humans. However, S. enterica is a greater public health concern and is further divided into 6 subspecies
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live in Northwest Ontario, also because the population is so high. The first nations population is the largest (958,000) Followed by the Metis (266,000) and the Inuit (51,000). Every year the population of aboriginals increases. The health status, diseases and life style of these people should be monitored and taken care of to an extent. Aboriginal population is relatively young in Ontario. The birth rate is two times the rate of the Canadian population, which is very high. Aboriginals seem to rank
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Epidemiology Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Abstract Descriptive epidemiology is based on two important premises which are central in the field. The first premise states that disease does not occur in isolation. Secondly, patterns of disease occurrence are placed under three important categories of person, place and time. This paper seeks to build understanding on the three areas by giving relevant examples where they are applied.
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years the definition of Public Health has changed many times; however the most recent definition of Public Health is “the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases. (CDC Foundation, 2016). No matter how many definitions there have been or will be, each person and community have their focus on one or many areas of public health. For some, it may be vaccinations and for others, it may be proper sanitation
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Infectious Disease Victoria Jay HCA/240 June 8, 2014 Natasha Brown Infectious Disease What is the inflammatory response? According to "Definition of Inflammatory Response" (1996-2014), it is “a fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical signs of ‘dolor, calor, rubor, and tumor’ -- pain, heat (localized warmth), redness, and swelling.” A very important part of the body’s defense system is inflammation; this is when there is a
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