MALARIA Symptoms: These symptoms can include but are not limited to: -Headaches -Vomiting -Diarrhoea -Shivering -Joint pains -Jaundice -Muscle pains -Sweats and even the general feeling of just being unwell. Life cycle: ----First‚ malaria is transported by the female Anopheles mosquito by feeding on the its victim( ideally humans now) and while it does this it transmits the sporozoites form of the parasites into the body. -When the mosquito bites‚ some sporozoites are transmitted with
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Aklat “A Global Health Threat: Tuberculosis” Biology of Humans: concepts‚ application‚ and issues.2005 ed. Aguinaldo‚ F. Understanding Tuberculosis. Quezon City: MMA Publications. “Bacteria Travel Through the Air” Biology Visualizing Life. 1998 ed. Davies‚ Peter D. et al. Clinical Tuberculosis. Oxford University Press‚ 2008. English-Filipino Dictionary. Revised and Enlarged ed. “Pulmonary Tuberculosis” Medical Surgical Nursing. 2004 ed.
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Tuberculosis Grand Canyon University NRS-427V October 9‚ 2014 Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is known to be amongst the leading causes of mortality and morbidity globally across all age groups with severity highest in developing countries. In 2011‚ TB prevalence was estimated at 125 incidences per 100‚ 000 population. This is an equivalence of 8.7 million cases with a range of 8.3million to 9 million with a majority (59%) of the cases occurring
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PaperEpidemiology Paper This will paper discuss one of the deadly disease in the world call Tuberculosis (TB). The goal is to prevent the disease and prevent the spread of the disease from the teaching that the community health nurse will provide. An individual can die if TB is left untreated. Active Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. This respiratory disease that in most common in the lungs. (World Health Organization‚ 2014)
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is to cut the number of TB deaths in half by the year 2015. This is a goal not so easily achieved considering the fact that an estimated 2 billion people are latently infected with tuberculosis worldwide. (Kupferschmidt 1) Tuberculosis is caused from a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis is an obligate aerobe that grows in tissues with a high oxygenated content‚ such as the lungs. It is a slow growing bacteria that takes anywhere from 12 to 20 hours to generate. The
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One of these dangerous illnesses is tuberculosis‚ which has one cause that leads the patient to a fatal condition. According to the American Lung Association‚ "not everyone who is infected with the TB germ develops TB disease." [1] Therefore‚ tuberculosis has many risk factors that help the process of developing the disease. TB disease has one cause‚ a strong effect on the patient‚ and a social effect. There is only one obvious cause for tuberculosis disease‚ which is a bacteria called
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Mycobacteria (e.g.‚ Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ Mycobacterium Leprae‚ etc) that are responsible for fatal diseases such as Tuberculosis and leprosy. Antimicrobacterials can either kill microbes (microbiocidal) or prevent the growth of microbes (microbiostatic) (Hannan et al.‚ 2011). Mycobacterium is a genius in the family of the Mycobacteriaceae‚ belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria‚ pathogens known to cause deadly diseases including tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and leprosy (Mycobacterium
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This paper will discuss the disease tuberculosis (TB)‚ otherwise known as consumption. This disease was one of the great killers of the 19th century‚ a pandemic that swept across the western world. Now‚ unfortunately‚ it is beginning to return. This paper will discuss the reasons why it has resurged in the 21st century. I’ll talk about the history of the disease‚ how it affects people‚ the treatment used by doctors both historically and now‚ the possible worldwide implications of another TB pandemic
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Empowerment TB Testing & Awareness Program Table 1: Different Community Engagement Project The Community Engagement Project for our batch is on Tuberculosis testing and creating awareness among the people living in areas of Kembatti colony and Amman Kulam. Tuberculosis is a disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. During the 19th century‚ up to 25 per cent of deaths in Europe were caused by this disease. The death toll began to fall as living standards improved
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of a communicable disease does not only happen through airborne bacteria or viruses‚ but also through blood and other fluids of the body. Communicable diseases are sometimes termed as contagious or infectious diseases. Tuberculosis is an example of a communicable disease. Tuberculosis or TB is a bacterial and communicable disease that spreads by inhaling tiny droplets from an infected person’s sneezing or coughing (Ramen‚ 2012). Although this medical condition is serious and can lead to death‚ it can
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