Hewlett-Packard Company 2013 Biology Assessment task- 3 Infectious and Non Infectious disease By Carla Westwood Question One- Part A Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that causes over 2.7 million deaths per year according to estimates by the World Health Organization. The history of malaria predates humanity‚ as this ancient disease evolved before humans did. Malaria‚ a widespread and potentially lethal infectious disease‚ has afflicted people for much of human history‚ and has affected settlement
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MODELLING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (SIR MODEL) Infectious diseases continue to claim the top spot for morbidity and mortality worldwide‚ with an estimated of 10% of all deaths each year to have been caused by HIV‚ tuberculosis and malaria. Infectious diseases have remained the major cause of suffering and mortality in developing countries‚ perhaps due to the fact that the aftermath of natural disasters often involve the outbreaks of infectious diseases. It is no wonder that the topic of infectious diseases
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Hepatitis C Travis F. Shoffner American Military University Abstract This research paper looks at the infectious disease hepatitis C. The research draws upon primary sources including medical websites and electronic newspaper articles. The goal is to inform and describe the disease‚ cite current infections and death statistics related to it. The paper will also explain how the disease affects the body and discuss current and future treatment options. This research will provide valuable information
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WebQuests: Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Disease Causative Organism Common Cold rhinoviruse s Influenza (Flu) type A‚ B ‚ C‚&D Strep Throat Chickenpox Mumps streptoocu s herpesciru s or zoster virus parotits Symptoms Treatment Mode of Transmission runny or stuffy nose‚ itchy or sore throat‚ ough‚ congestion ‚ slight body aches or mild a 10 headaches degree ‚ferenheit sneezing‚ watery fever or eyes‚ feeling low-grade feverish‚ fever‚ aouh‚ mild a fatigue‚ sore throat‚ high fever
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Introduction: Diseases can be communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms which are pathogens. The aim of this passage is to discuss various types of microorganisms that cause disease. Microorganisms are simple organisms that are unicellular or live in colonies. The group contains bacteria‚ virus‚ algae‚ fungi‚ protozoa. They can be divided into pathogenic and non-pathogenic. In this passage pathogenic microorganisms that cause diseases are concerned
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Krupa Patel Midterm Assignment Microbiologist and Nobel Prize winner Joshua Lederberg first coined the phrase “emerging infectious diseases” to describe infections that were newly appearing in a population or having existed but rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.1 Emerging diseases can be attributed to either true emergence (i.e. a newly appearing pathogen that has not been present)‚ increased recognition (i.e. a pathogen that was present in a population but has only recently
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Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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Research into the effects of stress on the immune system There have been various studies into the effects of stress on the immune system. Kiecolt-Glaser researches this by looking at how quickly wounds heal. She used 13 women aged 47-81 who cared for Alzheimer’s and Dementia sufferers. They had naturally occurring high stress levels‚ and this is why she chose them. The women were matched with volunteers for maximum similarity (the matched pairs design). Kiecolt-Glaser tested all the women’s
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Chronic diseases can be secondary to as persistently held conditions that do not cure easily while others are totally incurable. Some of the chronic conditions that affect human beings include cancer‚ arthritis‚ obesity‚ diabetes‚ and epilepsy. According to the world health organisation (WHO)‚ chronic diseases are the leading causes of deaths in the world. Chronic diseases effects have caused devastation not only in the health sector but the economy as a whole. As the number of people with chronic
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Chronic Lyme Disease All three sources go very in-depth about Lyme disease and provide a wide range of information. This paper will look specifically at the condition referred to as Chronic Lyme Disease as well as others topics surrounding the disease. I have found that there are differing views regarding factors such as the severity‚ transferral‚ treatment‚ and many others. My sources include a well accredited documentary‚ published report by Dr. Scott Taylor‚ and a website for the Center for
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