diseases are illnesses which occur when the body tissues are mistakenly attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex organization of cells and antibodies designed normally to "seek and destroy" invaders of the body, particularly infections. Patients with these diseases have antibodies in their blood which target their own body tissues, where they can be associated with inflammation. Because it can affect multiple other organs of the body, rheumatoid arthritis is referred to as a systemic
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Ebola is a horrible disease which is plaguing West Africa, in the countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. There have been multiple outbreaks in these countries, and we can only imagine what pain the people living in these communities went through. Seeing their friends, family, and communities die. The economy in West Africa has also suffered, and those not infected still have to deal with unemployment, loss of food stability, and many more challenges to living a happy life. Ebola’s victims
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dilemma lies in the balance of personal autonomy and choice versus protection of the entire at-risk population. Vaccinations in the US are responsible for the eradication of smallpox. They have also helped with significant reductions in other serious infections like influenza, polio and the measles. The issue for me is then why are diseases becoming more prevalent in our country recently? What has changed? I believe the issue is two-fold. The first issue is our children. New mothers in the United States
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system. You can buy this solution and its called Gatorade. About 100 million bacteria must typically be ingested to cause cholera in a normal healthy adult. Children are also more susceptible, with two- to four-year-olds having the highest rates of infection. Cholera is typically transmitted by either contaminated food or water. In developed countries seafood is the usual cause, while in third world countries it is more often water. Most cholera cases in developed countries are a result of transmission
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE Public Health Management Infectious Disease At what risks are the people of the United States and its government if the International Agencies control infectious disease in increasing countries? There are many people today at risk of infectious diseases than ever in our history. Infectious disease is an ongoing worldwide issue and requires much needed attention. A nation’s resources can be weakening because of an infectious disease. And emerging nations
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quality of life. Scalp eczema occurs frequently and last for the long time. Recurrence of scalp eczema happens due to the itch-scratch-itch cycle. It makes the skin surface rough and cracked; and invaded easily by various funguses resulting in fungal infections of the scalp. Usually, the prevalence rate of scalp eczema is higher in women compared to men. This condition is difficult to manage due to its high relapse rate. Therefore, preventive and maintenance treatment is must to fight against scalp eczema
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THE HACKER IN ALL OF US Discussion Points: 1. How vulnerable do you think the typical computer site is? Your vulnerability will depend on who the user is. Home users are more vulnerable than Business users. The average home user may or may not have antivirus installed on their computer and even when they do they are not using it properly. They rarely schedule scans and install updates. When those pop up come they usually can’t be bothered to let it run. Most computer users try to be
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Noncommunicable Diseases: Chronic Kidney Failure Did you know that your kidneys are like a filter for your body as they work to clear out toxins and excess waste from your system? Kidneys play an important role in your body, and it is a major issue when they start to not function properly. When these vital organs fail, it is called chronic kidney failure which is a noncommunicable disease. I chose to research more on this subject as my grandfather suffered from kidney failure and I wanted to
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known viruses. If a virus was to infect a PC the effects on the PC can be irreversible and very harmful. It is important to have virus protection running on your PC as even though in rare cases this slows down the computer, the prevention of virus infection is vital to the security of your PC. Firewalls are in place to protect your computers server and keep its identity hidden when using unknown servers to connect to the internet. They also monitor ingoing and outgoing data and anything that could
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Rheumatoid arthritis is not completely understood. An external trigger, such as smoking, infection, or trauma may cause an autoimmune reaction (Temprano). This reaction can lead to hypertrophy in the synovial join and cause inflammation and even manifestations. The basis behind all of this is the cell activation of hyperplasia and even endothelial
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