degrees‚ What are Blood Borne Pathogens About Us: Blood borne pathogens are microorganisms that can cause disease when transmitted from an infected individual to another individual through blood and certain body fluids. Blood borne pathogens are capable of causing serious illness and death. The most common illnesses caused by Blood Borne Pathogens are‚ hepatitis B (HBV)‚ hepatitis C (HBC)‚ and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from HIV‚ or human immunodeficiency virus. Some examples of workers
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The ultimate result of this is the reduction of efficiency of the neurotransmitter system in the brain. The catabolism of dopamine also serves as a large source of free radical generation in Alzheimer’s disease. Another possible mechanism involved in Alzheimer’s disease is the creation and accumulation of glutamate hydroxyl radical (Behl et al.‚ 1992) and also the over production of superoxide dismutase. This leads to the accumulation of hydroxyl radical produced from the conversion of hydrogen peroxide
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The causes of disease in humans A disease is an abnormal or particular condition that can affect parts of an organism‚ or all of it. A disease can be due to a pathogen such as a bacterium‚ a fungus or a virus or it could be due to our genetics‚ or even our lifestyle choices. Throughout this essay I will discuss these various ways. A microorganism is a single or multicellular organism which is the most popular cause of disease. There are many type of microorganisms such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ prion
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polluted. This event commenced the contamination of drinking water as well as the widespread occurrence of waterborne diseases. Waterborne diseases are often caused by parasites which are directly transmitted through consuming contaminated drinking water. Any water reserve‚ infested with pathogenic parasites‚ used in the preparation of food can be considered as a source of foodborne disease and could be easily transmitted through consumption of the same pathogenic parasites. These diseases commonly
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Zika Virus‚ the rogue bug‚ has created quite a dreadful scene on an international scale by spreading rapidly to over 39 countries across the world. Doctors have described this as a “pandemic in progress”‚ indicating a state of emergency due to its rapid geographic expansion. Here are answers to all the questions you will ever need to ask about the Zika virus- What is the Zika Virus disease? It is a disease caused by a day time active species of mosquitoes infected by a virus called Zika. The
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Causes of disease in humans A disease is usually a medical condition that affects the body of an organism. In humans‚ disease is often broadly used to refer to any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death to the person affected. In this sense‚ it sometimes includes injuries‚ disabilities‚ disorders‚ syndromes‚ infections‚ etc. The most common cause of disease in humans is via pathogens; microorganisms such as viruses‚ bacteria‚ protozoa‚ and fungi that cause disease in humans
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Ebola Virus— What type of virus is it? How it spreads? What is being done to contain its spread? What treatments are available? Ebola genome is a single-stranded RNA approximately 19‚000 nucleotides long. It encodes seven structural proteins such as nucleoprotein‚ polymerase cofactor‚ transcription activator‚ RNA- dependent RNA polymerase. The Ebola virus is a Filovirus. These virus types cause fever or cause bleeding inside and outside the body when having a very high fever. Ebola
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Amoeba parasites Definition: Amoeba parasites is a microscopic parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) which causes internal inflammation. It is a single-celled organism and that is how the illness got its name – amebiasis. When the cysts survive the acidic stomach it transforms back to trophozoites in the small intestines then migrates to the large intestines where they multiply and live. Obtaining the parasite: Amoeba parasites are transmitted by eating and drinking something
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Running head: Blood-borne Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Abstract Your abstract should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. It is a summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the abstract‚ except those beginning a sentence‚ should be typed as digits rather than words. To count the number of words in this paragraph‚ select the paragraph‚ and on the Tools menu click Word Count. Bloodborn Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Introduction The nursing
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The Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard People who work in health care‚ first responders‚ correctional workers‚ dental workers‚ as well individuals who perform body art‚ are all at risk for having an occupational exposure to Bloodborne pathogens. According to OSHA‚ “Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause disease in humans” (United States Department of Labor/OSHA‚ n.d.). Healthcare workers that are primarily exposed when taking blood‚
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