According to the World Health Organization (WHO)‚ non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill approximately 38 million people each year and often occur in low/middle income countries. In the United States‚ cardiovascular disease (CVD)‚ cancer‚ respiratory diseases‚ and diabetes account for eighty eight percent of the total deaths. Although the US is a high income country NCDs account for more than three fourths of the total deaths. Rural areas in the US are more likely to be affected by NCDs due to food
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Unit 12: P6: Communicable disease Introduction Anthrax is contagious and highly fatal if you have been exposed to it as when it is breathed in through the respiratory tract‚ it enters the lungs it causes internal bleeding‚ swelling and tissue death. History Anthrax has said to have been one of the Egyptian plagues at the time of Moses. And it is said that the ancient Romans have recorded cases of anthrax Anthrax is sometimes used a weapon‚ as it is highly effective. It was used throughout
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Prevention of Communicable Diseases Tuberculosis: Infection control strategies: There are three levels of infection control (IC) measures: administrative (managerial)‚ environmental‚ and personal respiratory protection. Administrative controls are the most important since environmental controls and personal respiratory protection will not work in the absence of solid administrative control measures. Each level operates at a different point in the transmission process: • Administrative
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Reasons for communicable diseases When someone contracts a communicable disease‚ it can spread very quickly to other people around then if precautions aren’t put into place in order to protect you and the people around you. There are three reasons that communicable diseases are spread from one person to another‚ the three reasons are; • Ignorance • Economic cost • Lack of education One reason that communicable diseases spread from one person to another is because of ignorance. Many people that
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Communicable Disease Paper Charlotte Hall HCS457 Sarah Dunn 3/4/2013 Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease is a notifiable disease; this is any disease that is required to be reported (HEALTH‚ 2005). Communicable disease includes sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis and is a commonly reported STD (Services‚ 2012). This disease may not have any symptoms to indicate a problem within the person. Chlamydia affects
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Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and
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Communicable diseases include malaria‚ HIV/AIDS‚ tuberculosis‚ infant’s diarrhoea‚ measles and poliomyelitis diseases are passed on to people who are not already affected by it. To collect this data we use mortality rates‚ morbidity rates‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and disability adjusted life years. They are spreading from person to person or from animals to people. It spreads by viruses or bacteria‚ but can also pass through blood or other body fluid. Disease Incidence: The incidence
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HIV/AIDS a Communicable Disease Jennifer Hudson August 20‚ 2010 A communicable disease is an illness that is spread through contact of germs and bacteria. Humans‚ animals and foods are all transporters of germs and bacteria that can deliver a contagious illness from one host to another. An effortless touch or swapping of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on
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Communicable Disease Assignment – TPJ4M-01 Teacher: Ms. DaCosta Student: Chelsea Orser Due Date: September 25‚ 2009 FIFTH DISEASE 1. What kind of contaminant is it? Fifth Disease is a Viral Infection‚ also known as (Parvovirus B19). 2. What does this contaminant look like under a microscope? [pic] 3. Where is the contaminant found? Fifth Disease is transmitted by Airborne Droplets. 4. In what environments is the contaminant commonly found? Fifth Disease
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Communicable Disease: Chickenpox/Shingles Communicable diseases are the results from the contributing factor(s) of spreading a bacterium or virus that clings onto one person whereby passing to another. The chickenpox virus is not a respecter of persons‚ and children are the most vulnerable because of exposure to environmental situations that cause spreading of the virus. Communicable diseases are preventable‚ however; prevention focuses on how the disease spreads. Health care professionals play
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