Community Health and Population Focused Nursing C228 SZT Task 2 August 1, 2014 Measles p. 2 Measles, also known as Rubeola is a highly contagious acute viral illness. It is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family. In 1953, 549,000 measles cases were reported in the United Stated, along with 495 measles deaths, annually. Although 549,000 cases were reported, it is estimated that 3-4 million people or most every American was infected with this virus during their lifetime. After the implementation and licensure of the live measles vaccine in 1963 the number of cases significantly dropped by 1988 in the U.S...
It was not until 8 more cases were reported to the emergency room that this outbreak was noted to be of the measles vaccine. Measles was confirmed by serum laboratory test. This Genotype was identified as B3, the same genotype currently circulating in the Philippines (CDC, 2014). This diagnoses led to a community wide investigation and vaccination clinic. The investigation included hospitals, day care settings, churches, and schools.
8 hours. Then was transferred to a different hospitals ER again by ambulance and was isolated as Measles was the probable diagnosis. The family members were also told to isolate themselves. Laboratory serologic test confirmed a recent measles in the fifteen and sixteen yr. old. There were 97 contacts that had been interviewed and three of these which had been verified with
The mode of transmission that made the disease so widespread during the early Greek age is very similar to the mode of transmission in the age that we live in today. If Hipprocates were alive today, I believe that he would think that the epidemic of his day was alive and present again with the statistic that nine million people fell ill with TB in 2013. (“WHO | World Health Organization,” n.d.) While most people have had their focus on Ebola this year, few people have recognized the TB outbreak that has happened in Atlanta over the past couple of years in its homeless shelters. According to the Georgia Health News, 2014, there have been 47 cases of TB with three deaths and it’s the same kind that caused the outbreak in Atlanta in 2009. (“TB Outbreak In Atlanta, ,
USA vaccines cover A, C, W-135, and Y but not B (Coffee, 2015). The incubation period of meningococcal disease ranges from 2 to 10 days. The disease is spread through saliva and respiratory droplets. The most common way people transfer the disease is through kissing, sharing drinks, sharing used silverware, sharing lip balm, and close contact with an infected person who may cough or sneeze within three feet of an individual. Meningococcal meningitis is a fast moving, deadly infection that kills 10 to 13% of its victims within a matter of hours or days (CDC, 2015).
Pertussis Community Health Issue Megan Ambrose HS315-02 Unit 7 Project-Part II Kaplan University April 15, 2012 In the 1940s both preventions and many new treatments were discovered, including a vaccine to prevent Pertussis that is also known as whooping cough. Though these early discoveries decreased the incidence of the disease for many years, it has returned in present day, as we are experiencing an increase in cases in the northern Virginia area, as well as across the United States. Just last summer, Virginia state health officials said there were 189 cases statewide, compared to 87 cases during the same period in 2010 (Associated Press). Pertussis is a highly contagious airborne bacterial
Twenty-six of the articles were reviewed for usefulness, and seventeen reviewed for implementation. Key effectiveness outcomes included variable of adult and non-ICU pediatric Cardiopulmonary arrest, along with adult and pediatric hospital mortality (Winters et al., 2013). Research of RRS could be quantitative or qualitative. Language, or country were not factors in this systemic review. A calculated estimate risk ratio, the associated SE, and its logarithm were taken from each study (Winters et al., 2013).
Outline Worksheet for Informative Speech Title: West Nile Virus Speaker: Joseph N. Aranbayev Specific Purpose: Problems and solutions associated with the West Nile virus Thesis Statement: People must understand the nature of the West Nile virus and how people get infected with it in order to take the necessary steps to protect themselves. Introduction I. Since it’s migration to the U.S. in 1999, the West Nile virus (WNV) has claimed over a thousand lives and has been found in a total of 27,605 people. (Lee, M.C. 23-34) II.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from November 2002 to July 2003 there were 8,098 reported cases of SARS from 29 countries. (CDC) There was only evidence of 8 cases reported in the United States. ● Epidemiology Indicators and Analysis Adults make up the majority of cases of SARS, there has been rare incidence of children infected by SARS. The average incubation period is 5 days but can range from 2-10 days. (WHO) The disease is passed when the infected person becomes symptomatic.
The plague started off in china and made its way to Europe, Sweden, and Moscow. The plague was not only spread by the rats but they could be spread just by humans coughing or other types of contact. By the time this was over, the population in Europe went from 80 to 60 million in just a couple years. In china, the population went down from 120 million in 1200 to 85 million by 1393. It shows that not only people, and goods can go through