Kalemba ITT-Technical Institute Elephantiasis is the abnormal enlargement of any part of the body. The most common is the lower limbs and genital area. According to the health Ministry, elephantiasis is one of the oldest and most paralyzing diseases in the world. It is the second biggest cause of disability after mental disorders. There are two main types of elephantiasis. These two are lymphatic filariasis and non- filarial. Lymphatic filariasis is the most common form. It is caused by the
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Centers of Disease and Control (CDC) is one of the leading national public health institutes in the United States and is located in DeKalb County, Georgia. The CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and within the United States. The main goal of the CDC is to “protect the public health and safety through prevention control, prevention of disease, injury, and disability” (Wikipedia, 2016). History of CDC On July 1, 1946, the Communicable Diseases Center was
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VIII-Vitality students should be able to: 1. identify the factors that influence disease transmission; 2. enumerate the three levels of preventing disease; 3. discuss the prevention of Common communicable diseases. II. Subject Matter Concept: DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Sub-concept: 1. Factors that influence disease transmission. 2. Three levels of preventing diseases. References: Physical Education VIII (pp. 304-315) By: Renato P
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contagious disease spread through saliva, kissing, cough or sneeze, or sharing food or drinks (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research [MFMER], 2016). In order to fully understand how Mono affects a person, one needs to look at the causes, symptoms, how it is transmitted, what complications come from it, and how it is treated. It will be discussed the mortality rate, morbidities involved, the incidence of obtaining Mono, and how prevalent it is. According to the Centers for Disease Control
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Equation 1: dS/dt= 〖- βIS〗^( 3) dS/dt is representative of the instantaneous rate of change for the number of people susceptible to the disease over time, a negative number as susceptible individuals will become infected. Firstly, dS/dt must decrease proportionally to I because individuals that are infected are no longer susceptible to the disease; to maintain a relative rate of change for infected and susceptible individuals, the value for I must also decrease.3 The only way people can leave
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Diseases on the Oregon Trail “You have died of cholera.” Children growing up while playing the Oregon Trail video game are familiar with these words. The Oregon Trail was extremely dangerous, and difficult to survive. Although you have probably heard of the diseases travelers faced on the famous trail, do you really know what they are, their effects, and how doctors ‘treated’ them? Travelers expanding westward not only had to avoid harsh weather, injury, and Native American attacks, but they also
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Diseases and illnesses are everywhere. No one can be safe from an infectious disease; however, there is such a fear of those with an infectious disease. People want those with an infectious disease to stay far away from their family as possible, without realizing they are seeking for help. Everyone in the United States is born from an immigrant, if not, is an immigrant, yet for years, immigrants have been stigmatized to cause infectious diseases. They are feared and looked down upon for carrying
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go to the doctor’s office for treatment. However, if a child gets sick in a poor country, there are no preventative measures because it is difficult to provide the proper treatment needed. For instance, tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious bacterial disease that can be spread through the air. Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is when the bacteria is resistant to two or more of anti-TB medications. MDR-TB is caused by incorrect prescription, developing TB again, missing a dose, etc. In order
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affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, upper respiratory tract, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes” (Cherath 2966). I chose this topic because I am a Christian and I heard about this disease in the Bible. I thought it sounded like a dreadful disease that I wanted to learn more about. I had no knowledge of what it really was so I wanted to learn more. “It disables young and old from South America right across to South-East Asia, with at least a quarter of a million
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No Way Out but Death Alzheimer’s disease is the most common case of dementia; it is generalized degeneration of the brain that destroys many mental functions and can occur in middle to old age. Although it is most common in old age it is not a normal part of the aging process and can also effect younger people. This is known as early-onset Alzheimer’s. The lifespan of people with the disease varies but it usually about 8-10 years and in some cases, has been 20
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