Hcs 457 Communicable Disease

Communicable Disease Paper
Charlotte Hall
HCS457
Sarah Dunn
3/4/2013

Communicable Disease Paper
Communicable disease is a notifiable disease; this is any disease that is required to be reported (HEALTH, 2005). Communicable disease includes sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis and is a commonly reported STD (Services, 2012). This disease may not have any symptoms to indicate a problem within the person. Chlamydia affects more woman than men and is reported to be common in men and women between the ages of 15 – 24 (Division, 2012). Chlamydia can be treated with the use of antibiotics, without antibiotics the disease can cause other health issues within the patient or an unborn child. The government has implemented the process of testing for sexually transmitted diseases in patient as part of a routine physical. These tests would detect the disease and allow the physician to treat the patient with antibiotics.
Sexually active person also engage in multiple sexual partners increasing the chance of spreading the disease to others (Division, 2012). These behaviors lead to the spread of the disease and increase the risk factors within the community. Lack of education contributes to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Another environmental factor is the lack of financial stability; this disables the person ability to obtain medical attention like yearly physicals or testing for the sexually transmitted disease. Peer pressure has influenced young adults to have multiple sexual partners or unprotected sex with the partner (Services,