------------------------------------------------- College of Arts & Sciences ------------------------------------------------- University of Phoenix Augusta Campus Syllabus Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Although I will not make any changes in the learning objectives of the course, there will be modification of the weekly assignments that vary from the published UOP curriculum. This means that
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Summary Global bio-security threats such as the spread of emerging infectious diseases (i.e.,avian influenza, SARS, Hendra, Nipah, etc.) and bioterrorism have generated significant interest in recent years. There is considerable effort directed towards understanding and negating the proliferation of infectious diseases. Biosensors are an attractive tool which has the potential to detect the outbreak of a virus and/or disease. Although there is a host of technologies available, either commercially or
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Disease in News There have been many articles related to diseases in the news as the years have passed; as the healthcare industry changes public knowledge and education become more prevalent. The better educated the more healthcare professionals can aid the public in taking responsibility on how to treat the disease. "Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death, nature knows this; and nature
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lives which increases the ability to being exposed to them like within on water or used on our food. Even though not all hazardous materials are toxins some can be flammable or irritate without actually killing organisms. Spooner, A.M.(2012). Disease causing agents would be toxins, that when you are exposed to over a certain amount of time can affect your overall health. One of these agents would be Perfluorooctanoic sulfonate which is found in cooking pans, used in the creation of Teflon. Studies
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Tuberculosis and Cancer Over the times people made various comments about the secretive diseases we know as tuberculosis and cancer. These were the kind of diseases have very in common and at the same time they are very different. People mostly comment on these diseases not as what they are but using them as metaphors on their selves or loved ones. Tuberculosis used as the sneaky thief that steal the person’s life years ago. After sometime, as in present, cancer
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In the article clinical epidemipology of Alzheimer’s disease the author is trying to assess the sex and gender differences observed in the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. The author is also trying to research on the protective factors and gender-specific risk of Alzheimer disease. Both sex and gender play crucial roles in the development and progression of the Alzheimer disease. Researchers have a required to understand both sex and gender precise risk
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such as Epidermophyton floccosum or fungi of the Trichophyton genus such asTrichophyton rubrum[1] or Trichophyton mentagrophytes.[2] This condition is also known as ringworm of the foot,[3] tinea pedis,[3] tinea pedum,[4] and moccasin foot[5]). The disease is typically transmitted in moist communal areas where people walk barefoot, such as showers or bathhouses, and requires a warm moist environment, (e.g., the inside of a shoe) to incubate. The condition typically affects the feet, but may infect
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I honestly believe that I shouldn't be alive. It was exactly 2 years ago. It was the year 3022. The world was being taken over by a deadly virus. It was called the Z virus. There are three stages of the virus. First one is denying you have the virus. The second is getting the symptoms, and the third is the virus takes over. It started by by a mutation in flu virus was spread by any form of contact between two humans. One human had to have the virus. The symptoms are food cravings, discolored skin
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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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