Communicable Disease Chain: Mononucleosis/ Epstein Barr Virus LaTasha R. Uszakiewicz Grand Canyon University Author Note [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Communicable Disease Chain: Mononucleosis/ Epstein Barr Virus Mononucleosis is a contagious disease caused by a virus. The most common virus causing mononucleosis is the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but it can be caused by others. The Epstein-Barr virus or (EBV) is also known as human herpesvirus
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(range 6-19days) and infectivity last from 2-4 days prior, until 2-5 days following the onset of the rash. An alternative name for measles in English- speaking countries is rubeolla, which is sometimes confused with rubella (German Measles); the disease are urelated. The classical symptoms of measles includes four days fever, the C’s –cough, coryza (runny nose), and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The fever may reach up to 40oC(104o F). Koplik’s spots seen inside the mouth are pathognomonic (diagnostic)
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my belief everyone should be vaccinated for communicable diseases. It is important for a person to be properly vaccinated because you as a human are very susceptible of getting sick or catching a terrible cold at any time during your life. If you don’t get a vaccine to prevent whatever it is that you’re getting vaccinated for then you are putting yourself and everyone around you into harm of getting sick. Getting vaccinated only prevents your wellness and everyone else’s around you, which is something
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Immunization against communicable disease in one of the world’s greatest accomplishments in 20th century. Due to vaccination human mortality and morbidity have greatly decreased. All the vaccination and protection against diseases should begin in infancy according to Center of Disease Control (CDC). I believe that the diseases that once killed millions of people have been controlled and some others very close to extinction due to effective vaccines. For example, Polio, measles, mumps and chicken
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Public health policies have made a significant impact in increasing a person's overall life expectancy and improving health. (Public Health) PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES: Public health strategies are devised in order to prevent the spread of diseases, prolong life and promote health. This can be done through the use of monitoring, identifying, developing programmes etc. Monitoring the health status of the community – Is a key aspect of health strategies that are in place within the UK. This
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“Childhood vaccination has proven to be one of the most effective public health strategies to control and prevent disease” (Ventola, 2016). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes yearly recommendations and guidelines for childhood immunizations. While these guidelines are available, parents may choose to decline, delay vaccinating, or find an alternative to the immunizations due various reasons. These reasons can be medical
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Vaccination is Critical to the Health of Civilization One of the greatest achievements of modern medicine has been the development of vaccinations to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. This innovation has greatly improved the quality of life in modern civilization, and has nearly eradicated many deadly diseases. Children are vaccinated to prevent many illnesses in their early years and these vaccinations are carried out according to a set schedule through a child’s physician. These immunizations
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may also have pneumonia, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. To discuss the epidemiological determinants of this disease I first needed to establish a working definition. “A determinant is any factor or variable that can affect the frequency with which a disease occurs in a population” ("2. Epidemiology: some basic concepts and definitions," n.d.). MERS is a disease that has been localized to Saudi Arabia and the surrounding countries but “Every year, more than 1 million pilgrims from African
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Questions: Diseases of poverty and the 10/90 Gap. 1. What is the 10/90 gap? This is where 10 per cent of global health research is devoted to conditions that account for 90 per cent of the global disease burden. 2. What are neglected diseases according to this paper? Neglected diseases are diseases such as Leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas’disease, leprosy, Guinea worm, onchocerciasis and schistosomiasis. 3. According to figure one how many people a year die from childhood disease
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transmittable or communicable disease, even if the case isn’t confirmed. These precautions or rules are in place to protect patients and workers from any possibility of transmitting or spreading any germs/infectious diseases. When it comes to the prescreening process for blood donation, all potential donors are required to answer a set of questions, as noted by the Human Rights Campaign, “to determine risk factors that could indicate possible infection with a transmissible disease such as HIV or hepatitis”
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