Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus Global Scenario Diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are significant public health challenges in the 21st century. It is estimated that 3.8 million deaths were attributable to diabetes in 2007‚ equivalent to 6% of all deaths globally. India‚ which has the largest population of diabetes patients of any country‚ diabetes accounts for 9.7% of these deaths. The prevalence of diabetes is rapidly rising all over the globe at an alarming rate
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10:30-12:50 4/1/2012 Reflection Paper I decided to do my project on pulmonary tuberculosis because a disease that can be transmissible from human to human through a simple talk‚ sneeze‚ or cough seemed to interest me. Also‚ as I was growing up‚ the TB test I was given during my physicals scared me to death because I didn’t know what the nurses were putting into my arm until now. Doing this project made me realize what tuberculosis really was and that it was a bacteria that kept mutating to stay resistant
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Epidemiology NUR 408 Epidemiology Public health nursing allows nurses to encounter various vulnerable populations on a daily basis. In particular‚ the elderly make up a large portion of the population‚ and their vulnerability to the environment and other physical factors is a very important aspect of public health nursing. Epidemiology allows the public health nurse to study and assess vulnerable populations‚ including the elderly‚ and create interventions that maximize the health potential
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Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ (bacterium) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This germ primarily affects the lungs and may infect anyone at any age. In the United States‚ the number of TB cases steadily decreased until 1986 when an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today‚ ten million individuals are infected in the U.S.‚ as evidenced by positive skin tests‚ with approximately 26‚000 new cases of active disease each year. The increase
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called Hannah. Hannah left school at age 15‚ she lives in a council flat with her parents in Devon‚ and currently works 16 hours a week in a supermarket. This paper will look at the issue of smoking and smoking during pregnancy‚ in terms of its epidemiology. The main focus will then be on Health Promotion‚ and certain models and approaches will be addressed
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Running Head: LYME DISEASE The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Justin Brewer Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 442: Community Health Nursing Spring‚ 2009 The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a significant public health concern in the United States. Despite a growing knowledge of the disease‚ the incidence of Lyme disease continues to increase (Corapi‚ White‚ Phillips‚ Daltroy‚ Shadick‚ & Liang‚ 2007). Borrelia burgdorferi‚ the bacteria that causes Lyme disease‚ is found
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Epidemiology of Diabetes in Mexican Immigrants This paper will center on the vulnerable population of Mexican-American immigrants with chronic type II adult-onset diabetes and how this affects this growing population. The definition‚ description‚ steps‚ and method of epidemiology will facilitate the discussion. Routine data such as demographics‚ census‚ birth‚ death‚ and surveillance records‚ and research data such as medical and health records‚ will bring pertinent information to the study. The
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Two triangles are said to be similar if every angle of one triangle has the same measure as the corresponding angle in the other triangle. The corresponding sides of similar triangles have lengths that are in the same proportion‚ and this property is also sufficient to establish similarity. A few basic theorems about similar triangles: * If two corresponding internal angles of two triangles have the same measure‚ the triangles are similar. * If two corresponding sides of two triangles are
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person. It is a serious condition but can be cured with proper treatment. TB mainly affects the lungs. However‚ it can affect any part of the body‚ including the bones and nervous system. Typical symptoms of TB include: having a persistent cough for more than three weeks that brings up phlegm‚ which may be bloody weight loss night sweats high temperature (fever) tiredness
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Bermuda Triangle is an area in the Atlantic Ocean between Miami‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Bermuda. It has been nicknamed the Devil’s Triangle because it is known as a place in the ocean where planes and ships mysteriously disappear without providing an explanation. Over the years‚ many people have proposed a variety of theories in the hope of finding an explanation for all the unsolved mysteries that are held within the Bermuda Triangle. Many theories suggest that since the location of the triangle is subject
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