Chronic and Infectious Diseases Chronic and infectious diseases are diseases life threatening. A chronic diseases are non-communicable illnesses prolonged in duration, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009). However, an infectious disease or communicable disease is contagious and caused by a biological agent, such as a virus, bacterium, or parasite also known
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Measles Outbreak Communicable diseases are present in every community, city, state, village and country throughout the world. They are easily spread and, in some cases and places, easily prevented. International travel and parents not vaccinating their children are major contributors to the measles outbreak. As a nurse it is pertinent that we are educated on the signs, symptoms and the treatment of any communicable disease. It is imperative that we are also able to educate the general public
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Health By Malka Molly Hayman, RN Task three Communicable disease outbreak of the Measles Communicable disease outbreak occurs when there is a larger then expected incidence of a disease. It can affect a small group or thousands of people in a region. In some instances even just two independent cases can lead to an outbreak, eventually leading to an epidemic, or pandemic which refers to a global outbreak. Measles is a communicable disease that is highly contagious according to the World
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September 1st which involved two positive cases, both were infant refugees from Malaysia. The second reported was on September 4th in North Carolina, which was a teenage refugee from Malaysia (“Notes”, 2011). Another article published by the Center for Disease Control the following year reported two more cases. The first on September 9th was a United Stated born infant traveling on the same flight back to her home in Los Angeles. The second was also reported on the 9th of September and was a toddler from
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detriments of health from the chickenpox virus. The epidemiologic triangle will be outlined as it depicts the chickenpox virus. The aspect of the community health nurse will be discussed and information on a national organization for infectious diseases will be provided. Chicken pox and shingles are caused by the virus varicella-zoster. The varicella-zoster virus is spread through the air by coughing or sneezing and can also be spread by touching the blisters or inhaling particles from the blisters
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During that time, SARS was all over the news. Panic from the epidemic was everywhere. Fortunately, the World Health Organization’s response (Knobler, Mahmoud, & Lemon,), led by the Global Outbreak and Alert Response Network (GOARN), contained the disease quickly and so effectively that, to this day, the virus is considered obsolete outside of laboratories. (Adams,) SARS generally starts with symptoms of a high fever, body aches, and all over malaise. About a fifth of patients develop diarrhea. After
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help better understand a diseases process, how they work, and how they are transmitted. This helps us to better treat the disease. The process of epidemiology is lengthy but must be followed accurately to ensure correct diagnosis and treatment. Epidemiology is used when a new disease is found and when a disease reappears in high numbers. A common disease in the elderly is congestive heart failure (CHF). The epidemiology process can be used to better understand the disease, what causes it and how
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can communicable diseases be broken at a link within the communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to facilitate this process? Give a specific example. Use an example that is different than the postings of other students. There are six links in the Chain of Infection. Those areas include: 1. The infectious agent itself- 2. The reservoir where the infectious agent can live and multiply or lie dormant until the organism can find the opportunity to cause disease 3.
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has created economic and diplomatic opportunities for both medical personnel and countries especially those that are low- or middle-income. The Infectious Disease Threat and Implications for the United States, health threats and issues have continued to have significant impacts on the world stage. Highly publicized virulent infectious diseases---- including HIV/AIDS, a potential influenza pandemic, and “mystery” illnesses such as the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) –remain
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with them. The person belonged to a Hare Krishna community of about 25 families that did not vaccinate for communicable diseases and the result was an outbreak between two counties. Measles is a very contagious respiratory disease spread through droplets from the nose, mouth, and throat that are sprayed out when an infected person coughs or sneezes. One person can infect hundreds. The disease is preventable through vaccination and was officially eliminated in 2000 in the United States but due to more
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