Whooping Cough A. Name the bacteria that cause this childhood disease. What is its morphology? bacillus bordetella pertussis. B. pertussis is an extremely small‚ strictly aerobic‚ Gram negative‚ cocobacillus short rod. What does “Wooping Cough” mean? Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable‚ violent coughing. The coughing can make it hard to breathe. A deep "whooping" sound is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath. Describe in detail the
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diagnosis. “Between 2.7 and 3.9 million Americans are infected with HCV‚ with 75 percent of those individuals unaware of their diagnosis’’ (Zucker‚ Choi‚ & Gallagher‚ 2012). Because of their high risk for infection with hepatitis‚ screening and vaccination is recommended for susceptible injection drug users. The Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) is a model of intentional behavior change that describes the phases that people go through
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communicable disease since the beginning of the 20th century. Pertussis was a common childhood disease. In fact‚ pertussis was the leading cause of childhood mortality in the United States in the same period. 200‚000 cases of pertussis‚ prior to a vaccination in 1940‚ came to light every year (Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). After dissemination of the vaccine cases of pertussis were dramatically lower than the previous year. Beginning in 1980 the number of pertussis cases began to rise
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and Don Bosco in Parañaque; Bagong Tanyag in Taguig; and Ugong in Valenzuela. But Tayag noted that mass vaccinations had already been conducted in those places. He said mass vaccinations would also soon be conducted nationwide‚ preferably during the summer break. He urged parents to bring their children‚ especially those between the ages of 6 to 18 months‚ to health centers for free vaccination. Tayag noted that measles is a contagious viral illness‚ which can be deadly. He said it commonly spreads
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discoveries that advanced bacteriology. He made pasteurization and vaccinations. Pasteurization was made when Emperor Napoleon asked Louis Pasteur to examine diseases in wine. Pasteur showed that by heating wine at a certain temperature‚ the bacteria in the wine would die. Pasteurization was formed. The process was used to kill other bacteria in other liquids‚ like in milk and beer. He discovered vaccinations when he researched the rabies. He could not see the things that caused
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Immunizations are given to children in order to reduce the risk of becoming sick. Some parents have continued to make sure their children get the immunizations needed in order to keep them healthy. However‚ some parents have refused to let their children be given immunizations due to many reasons they feel are validated. Whether children should be given immunizations or not has become a huge controversy‚ and parents are choosing to do what they feel is best for their child. There are more people
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Communicable Disease/Hepatitis Francois Drof HCS/457 March 18‚ 2013 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease/Hepatitis B The communicable disease I have chosen for this paper is Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause infections that can last a life time. These infections include cirrhosis of the liver (scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and ultimately death. Hepatitis B is highly contagious and this disease affects
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Edward Jenner and Smallpox Melissa Paciello University of Phoenix Edward Jenner and Smallpox Despite all of the controversy around vaccinations‚ vaccines have been around for nearly 200 years and are known to have saved millions of lives by preventing a person from infectious diseases through inoculation. The world’s first vaccine‚ the vaccination for smallpox was developed in 1796 by Edward Jenner‚ a doctor from England. Smallpox‚ which dates back to 1350 B.C.‚ is an infectious and contagious
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(Polyneuritis) Health.com showed that polyneuritis could occur when given the flu vaccination. This side effect may occur in hands or feet‚ and sometimes with paralytic symptoms. Some symptoms include tingling or altered sensation in affected area‚ and affected respiration. The recovery period is not short either. Complete recovery can take
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adverse reactions to the vaccine. There is still unknown information about the adverse reactions. These reactions are currently being investigated. Currently‚ what is known is that reactions are consistent with headaches‚ fever‚ and myalgia. The vaccination does contain embryonated eggs and will have an adverse reaction to someone allergic to eggs. Incidences of the yellow fever virus peaked in the 1980s. Nearly 200‚000 incidence of this virus are being reported annually‚ 90% occurring in Africa. Areas
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