Running head: MICROORGANISMS Microorganisms Chloe Frederick Lauren Smith Keiser University Abstract Microorganisms can be highly dangerous. Some microorganisms include Varicella Zoster‚ or chicken pox. Corona Virus‚ SARS and Lister or food poisoning. There are many viruses and microorganisms out there and these are just a grain of sand on a beach compared to the amount of dangerous microorganisms there is out there. The microorganisms
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Pattern‚ Reducing Salt and Sodium in Your Diet‚ Maintaining a Healthy Weight‚ Being Physically Active‚ Limiting Alcohol Intake‚ Quitting Smoking. Chicken Pox Chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus. It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and become itchy‚ raw pockmarks‚ which mostly heal without scarring. Chicken pox is spread easily through coughs or sneezes of ill individuals
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Brian Quinlan Communicable Disease HCS 457 Public and Community Health Sarah Dunn September 26‚ 2011 Varicella-zoster is the virus that causes Chickenpox‚ and closely resembles the herpes virus. Chickenpox is a very communicable virus that can be transmitted by touching the fluid from a chickenpox blister or if a person suffering from the virus coughs or sneezes near another person. Chickenpox is easily identified by the tell tale fluid filled
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I have infected 45 million Americans and will infect 1 million more Americans each year. Who am I? Herpes‚ from the ancient Greek meaning to creep or crawl‚ is the name of a family of viruses of which herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are the most serious human pathogens. HSV-1 is normally associated with orofacial infections and encephalitis‚ whereas HSV-2 usually causes genital infections and can be transmitted from infected mothers to neonates. Both viruses
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SHINGLES: Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus. It is a painful rash. It appears in a band‚ a strip‚ or a small area on one side of the face or body. It is also called herpes zoster. Common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress‚ injury‚ certain medicines‚ or other reasons. What causes shingles? Shingles occurs when the virus that causes chickenpox starts up again in your body. After you get better from chickenpox‚ the virus "sleeps" (is
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Course Title: Epidemiology Lecturer: Mrs. Marilyn Procope-Beckles Group Members: Khadisha Daniel Vernella Joefield Nathalie Mohammed Rania Gardiner Stacey John Denise Lashley-Agard Britney Dumas Natalia Roberts [pic] Table of Content Introduction……………………………………………………………………….Page 3 Signs and Symptoms……………………………………………………………...Page
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 Communicable Disease Chickenpox is one of the many highly communicable diseases. This communicable disease is cause by a virus called varicella-zoster which has a resemblance with the herpes virus. It can be transmitted through close contact with the fluids from the blisters or through air wherein the virus is disseminated by coughing or sneezing. Chickenpox is regarded as highly communicable for individuals who are exposed to the disease for the first time
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occur. Zoster occurs sporadically‚ chiefly in adults and without seasonal prevalence. Ten to 20 percent of adults will experience at least one zoster attack during their lifetime. It is much more common in winter and spring than in summer in temperate climates. Varicella spreads readily by airborne droplets and by direct contact. A varicella patient is probably infectious from shortly before the appearance of vesicles to about 5 days later. Contact infection is less common in zoster‚ perhaps
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1304 Elizabeth Segura Childhood Illnesses and Injuries Essay Five common childhood illnesses are chickenpox‚ colds‚ croup‚ diarrhea‚ and ear infections. Starting off with chickenpox‚ it’s a contagious illness that is caused by varicella-zoster virus and may be transmitted by sneezes‚ coughs‚ or shared food or drinks by an infected person. There is a higher risk of getting chickenpox when a person has not had the chickenpox vaccine. The first symptoms start appearing fourteen to sixteen
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information regarding past medical history. We spoke with the medical and nursing team to clarify they were happy for us to review him and for any up to date information that may not have been documented. We were informed that due to his varicella zoster infection we had to undertake infection control precautions and were protective equipment in the form of apron‚ gloves‚ and mask. This made me feel uncomfortable from the outset as adding extra layers of clothing were restrictive to me and I worried
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