Emerging Infectious Diseases Megan Jones BIO 101 Final Paper Over the past few years‚ it has become quite obvious that Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) pose a much larger threat than they did thirty years ago. By observing their studies and trends‚ experts have nearly proven that Emerging Infectious Diseases are not just a thing of the past. Many of these diseases originate in a non-human animal source‚ also known as zoonoses (zoonotic hosts). It is most important that the experts communicate
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Super bugs There are many health and disease problems nowadays. In the last two decades or so‚ there have been super bugs that have been affecting many people. Superbugs is a strain of bacteria that has become resistant to antibiotic drugs. It lives in environments such as hospitals or health care. Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of super bug that has been spreading majorly in hospitals that are making people sicker than they already are. MRSA associated with elderly
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Infectious Disease Natalie Rabess-Denis HCA 240 August 18‚ 2013 Professor Morse Infectious Disease We are faced and come in contact with various types of diseases‚ those that you can seek treatment for and those that are incurable. Research has been conducted for many years and is still being tested and studied in an attempt to find a cure for these diseases. Cancer‚ Hepatitis B‚ Tuberculosis‚ Influenza‚ and Chicken Pox are all forms of infectious disease‚ but one major one that
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introduction Non-infectious diseases (also called Non-communicable diseases) are those diseases that are not caused by a pathogen and cannot be shared from one person to another. Disease caused by these organisms are infectious diseases. There are many kinds of non-infectious diseases. Non-infectious diseases may be caused by either the environment‚ nutritional deficiencies‚ lifestyle choices‚ or genetic inheritances. Unlike infectious diseases‚ non-infectious diseases are not communicable
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Chronic and Infectious Diseases Chronic and infectious diseases are diseases life threatening. A chronic diseases are non-communicable illnesses prolonged in duration‚ do not resolve spontaneously‚ and are rarely cured completely such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2009). However‚ an infectious disease or communicable disease is contagious and caused by a biological agent‚ such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ or parasite also known
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SOAP Note—Hair‚ Skin‚ Nails Subjective: Mark W. comes to the clinic today with complaint of “I have an itchy red rash that I think is from Poison Oak.” Patient states that rash is on both legs from the knees down to feet; reports that it developed approx. 24 hours after a hiking trip last weekend. Denies pain. Denies nausea‚ vomiting‚ fever. Reports “itching‚ burning legs and feet.” Patient reports having had this reaction to Poison Oak twice before. No other allergies reported. Reports
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J.L. SOAP NOTE Subjective J.L. is a 63-year-old white female who presented to the ER with right lower extremity pain and swelling with subsequent changes to the skin‚ including formation of bullous ulcers. She had blistering over the past four days that started to enlarge. The doctor prescribed her Bactrim. Erythema‚ swelling‚ and pain progressively got worse. She denies any fever or chills. PMH: COPD‚ Hypertension‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Osteoporosis‚ Fibromyalgia‚ Osteoarthritis‚ Morbid obesity
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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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overnight. Pt. complains of… Pt denies HA‚ changes in vision‚ CP‚ Palpitations‚ SOB‚ Nausea‚ Vomiting‚ Diarrhea‚ Constipation‚ bowel movement and consistency. Tolerated PO meds well. Last bowel movement Meds: Antibiotics w: day # Labs: Also note which labs are pending and any significant changes or trends with arrows. Cl- BUN Na K+ HCO3 Cr WBC Hgb Hct PT Glu Plt Pulse: Resp: BP (w/ range): I/O:: O: Vitals: Tmax: Tcurr: Glucose (QAC/HS) | | | | | Pulse
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modality. Ideally it should be one we have covered in class. Be sure to check with me about your specific topic ****If you wish to research an additional modality‚ please talk with me first. The paper is voluntary and there will be no points deducted from any exam. However is your paper is graded below your lowest exam no points will be awarded. The guidelines for the paper are as follows Length; 3-5 pages‚ doubled spaced‚ size 12 font‚ Century‚ Cambria or Calibri font. 2” top margin for first page
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