On the Discovery Trail with Epidemiologists of the Past John Snow and the Cholera Outbreak of the 1840s‚ Question 1-4 Cholera is a severe diarrhoeal disease that can kill within only a matter of hours if left untreated. During the 19th Century‚ there was an immense epidemic of Cholera that effected London‚ which killed thousands of people. Q1) Dr. John Snow was a British physician who found the reason as to why there was an outbreak of Cholera. He hypothesised that Cholera was a water-based disease
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The 2009 H1N1 influenza (flu) was first detected in California‚ in the United States in April 2009‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC‚ 2010). By mid-April the same year‚ two other patients 130 miles apart were identified to have the virus. This raised concern that the virus was rapidly spreading and posing a major threat to the human population. The same cases were also reported in Canada and Mexico. On April 25‚ 2009‚ the director general of World health Organization
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John Adams remains the most misconstrued and unappreciated "great man" in American History (Ellis). The second president of the United States of America‚ he truly was a great man. Adams served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles during the Revolution‚ and helped negotiate the Treaty of Peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the court of St. James‚ returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington both of Washington ’s two terms. For a man of his intellect‚ vanity and vigor
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Diabetes Epidemiology Paper Tammy Stadler‚ RN NUR 408 October 27‚ 2011 Joni Reynolds‚ RN/CNS‚ MSN Diabetes Epidemiology Paper According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’s National Center for Health Statistics‚ "[By 1993] death certificates listed diabetes as the fifth leading cause of death for Blacks aged 45 to 64‚ and the third leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older in 1990” (Bailey‚ 2007‚ p. 1). These statistics show how serious the problem of diabetes has
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Epidemiology concerned with distribution and determinants of health and diseases morbidity‚ injuries‚ disability and mortality in population groups not among individuals. Often referred to as population medicine. Epidemiologic studies are applied to control health problems in populations. Concerned with efforts to describe explain predict and control. Determinants- are factors or events that are capable of bringing about a change in health. Examples are specific biologic agents that are associated
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Prevalence of Skin Diseases among Miners in Brgy. Diwalwal Monkayo‚ Compostela Valley Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Skin diseases are one of the health problems posed by the mining industry to its workers and to those who are living near quarry sites. In Mindanao‚ the mining community in Brgy. Diwalwal Monkayo‚ Compostela Valley is perhaps the most important because of the number of small-scale mining operations that remains largely
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to pay attention to your child’s need. Unfortunately John Purcell from “The Father” by Hugh Garner shows none of these qualities. Mr. Purcell is neglective‚ shameless and proud. One trait that clearly shows John is an unsatisfactory father is that he is neglective. This trait describes Mr. Purcell very accurately. An example of how John is neglective is when he had a meeting with the principal at Johnny’s school‚ regarding his grades. John had agreed to keep Johnny back a grade just so the meeting
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Epidemiology‚ the branch of medical science that investigates the distribution and determinants of health-related (disease) events in populations‚ applies this data and information to the control of health problems. With a combination of health and social sciences‚ and statistics‚ Epidemiologists aims to explore disease patterns in populations‚ identity the causes of disease and provide data for the prevention‚ control‚ treatment and management of diseases. Epidemiologist determines factors that
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Epidemiology Paper Epidemiology Paper Many issues are at the forefront of public health‚ but prevention is still the topic most discussed by health professionals. This will always be the way to break the cycle of diseases and many other health-related problems. Using the epidemiology triangle and the basics of epidemiology teenage pregnancy will be examined. This issue is still the number one preventable problem in the United States because it is not a disease‚ it does not “accidentally”
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Epidemiology of Homeless/Indigent People with Mental Illness Vulnerable populations are defined in many ways. Variables of the definition are dependent on the author‚ their current location and how they believe that they may assist this population. Vulnerability as defined in a healthcare setting are those with a greater than average risk of developing health problems by virtue of their marginalized sociocultural status‚ their limited access to economic resources‚ or personal characteristics such
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