carbohydrate retention + acidogenic bacteria 1938—H. Trendley Dean links fluoride to caries reduction �� 1955—Crest develops first fluoridated toothpaste �� 1990s—water fluoridation celebrates 50 years Dental caries is an infectious, CHRONIC , multifactorial disease caused by bacteria that is characterized by the destruction of enamel from acids leaving behind a preliminary “white spot lesion.” �� This process continues until the more organic, inner dental tissues are destroyed. D/W gives
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systems.” This paper will examine the underlying historical contexts and contributing factors that have lead to the current disparity between the health of the Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians. Furthermore, the high prevalence of chronic health issues such as diabetes will be analysed and community health initiatives that are needed or currently being enacted will be identified. Many reasons for the current appalling state of health and wellbeing of the Australian Aboriginal people
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SCHISTOSOMIASIS a) What is Schistosomiasis? Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by parasitic worms. It is also known as bilharzia and the causal parasite lives in the freshwater snail (CDC). b) What is the etiologic agent of Schistosomiasis? Is it a bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoan, or helminth? How is it transmitted? The etiologic agent for Schistosomiasis is helminth which is caused by blood trematodes. The mode of transmission is from infected water by the freshwater snail which is
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Health Care Issues in the United States The health care system of the United States has change in many different ways during the last century. It has evolved from a system which lacked technology and knowledge of medical science, to a nation full of the vast wealth of medical technology and how it applies to its community. Due to the rapid growth, health care has become a significant force “The nation’s health care system has increasingly moved to center stage, drawing the attention of many Americans
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Health Care Disparities: Central of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defined heal disparities as “the differences in health outcomes and their causes among group of people.” These differences are closely linked with some racial and ethnic minorities, such as social, economic, and/or environmental (CDC, 2011). Health disparities are the metrics used to measure the health equity, where health equity represents providing qualified health care services for different groups of populations regardless
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addition, HCV transmission can also occur via unprotected sex as well as mother-to-child transmission (although it is much less common to be spread this way). While the majority of patients with acute infections show no symptoms, those who develop chronic HCV will commonly suffer fatigue, joint pain, and emotional depression and more serious, life-threatening symptoms could develop in a range of organ systems as infection persists 2. The only treatment option currently available for
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potentially life-threatening inflammation of the brain that can occur in people of all ages. This disease as the name suggests is inflammation (swelling) or irritation of the brain. It is often mistaken for meningitis which is an acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Many people aren’t knowledgeable about this disease or condition, as they should be as this condition is commonly caused by infection rather viral
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effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. Epidemiology is an evidence-based practice that identifies risk factors and targets preventative healthcare. Epidemiology is a quantitative science built on the working knowledge of probability, statistics, and sound research. Epidemiology research looks at the population to see how many people are infected by the disease and study the disease over time to see if there is a change and what affects the disease have on our population
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------------------------------------------------- Peptic ulcer A peptic ulcer, also known as PUD or peptic ulcer disease,[1] is the most common ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. It is defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0.5 cm. As many as 70–90% of such ulcers are associated with Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that lives in the acidic environment of the stomach; however, only 40% of those cases go to
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decisions for disease management. Low CD4 counts have been recently shown to be associated with a variety of conditions including many viral infections, tuberculosis, psychological stress and social isolation8. Feeney et al. reported low CD4 counts in a study that looked at CD4 counts in 102 consecutive intensive care unit HIV negative patients suffering from 34 different illnesses with the most common being myocardial infarction( heart attack), severe bleeding, renal failure, trauma, and chronic pulmonary
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