syphilis. Yaws is produced by a subspecies of Treponema pallidum, but it is not transmitted sexually, but it does so by direct contact with lesions on the skin of infected people (it usually affects the extremities most of the time). As a result of the infection in the skin of the affected appear ulcerous lesions in the shape of raspberries that affect the skin, cartilage and bones. In general, they do not hurt, but as they usually sting, it causes the affected person to try to calm the itch by spreading
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illness such as rabies and bubonic plague seen in Dracula’s transformations. Although associating with animal related disease vampirism can also be associated with venereal disease such as syphilis shown in Dracula through the infection of Lucy and Mina. Vampirism rate of infection is closely related to the infectious theory. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is riddled with text that supports disease. “As the count leaned over me and his hands touched me, I could not repress a shudder. It may have been that his
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3 Cassandra Green Bette Bogdan August 23, 2014 Outbreak From April to May 2013 there was a measles outbreak that occurred in a North Carolina community. One unvaccinated person traveling from India back to the United States brought the infection 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
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SZT3 SARS Joy Ross Western Governors University Community and Population Health SZT1 January 21, 2014 SZT3 SARS In November of 2002, an outbreak of what was later determined to be SARS was first reported in Guangdong Province in Southern China.("SARS" 2012) By the time it was contained and over, a mere 8 months had passed. It was July of 2003 and over 8,000 people had been infected. Out of those infected, 776 people died. During that time, SARS was all over the news. Panic from the
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activity * Maintain fluids | Croup (acute cough, laryngotracheo-bronchitis) | * Barking, seal-like cough * Worse at night * High occurrence in children 3 months – 6 years old | Acute (< 3 weeks) | Mild symptoms triggered by recent viral infection (more common in winter)Severe symptoms may be STRIDOR (harsh vibrating noise when breathing, REFER to GP)! | * Warm, moist air can be helpful * Vaporiser or steam in bathroom | * Monitor child for any signs of stridor | Rhinitis (URTI
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Hispanic Community and Chicken Pox Introduction to Health and Disease Since time immemorial, one of the main factors affecting human population will be epidemics in the form of infectious and deadly diseases. Throughout history we have heard of many infamous cases of epidemics such as the Black Death throughout Europe, the plague of London in 1592 and Great Plague of Vienna in 1679. In modern history, we are familiar with epidemic such as the current H1N1 swine flu, Severe Acute Respiratory
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dates back to the Roman Empire about the 11th and 12th century (NCBI, 2010). The first outbreak known in America was in 1657 in Boston, Massachusetts. The disease spread quickly through the town and eventually believed to be the source of further infections nationwide. (The History Of Vaccines). A decade prior to a vaccine being developed it was estimated that all children would get the disease by the age of 15 (Center For Disease Control). It was not until 1964 a vaccine was developed to help eradicate
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generally affects the mouth and lips. This form can be spread to the genitals through oral contact with the genitals, or through any sexual encounter with an infected person. The second form is Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2); this is the main source of infection for herpes today and can pass through sexual contact with a person infected with HSV-2. Both versions can spread, even if the infected person is showing no signs of any symptoms and usually the case why people end up having it. When symptoms do
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Epidemic Paper The epidemic that I chose write about is something that had everyone in an uproar almost two years ago, which is Ebola. Ebola is highly infectious, deadly disease. Discovered in 1976 by the Ebola River in Zaire, it is a rare disease caused by of five Ebola virus species. As if Ebola isn’t scary enough, some people have wondered whether or not Ebola could mutate an become airborne. Has it become or could become an even scarier, more deadly, and more easily spread super-bug? According
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virus. Often viruses can be passed on by touching , Body fluids such as blood, saliva and semen can contain the infecting organisms and transmission of such fluids, for example by injection or sexual contact, is important, particularly for viral infections like hepatitis or AIDS. How do vaccines work? During the small pox epidemic Mr. Edward Jenner noticed that the milk maids who caught the cowpox virus didn’t catch smallpox. Later in 1796 he created a small serum with a weaker form of the small
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