(Wikipedia contributors) The virus also remains alive and contagious on exposed surfaces and in the air for up two hours. Measles is highly contagious, over 95 percent of non-immunized children will develop the disease if exposed to the virus. (CDC) Symptoms of the disease first appear 10 to 12 days after initial exposure to the virus. These symptoms include cough, runny nose,fever, malaise, red watery eyes , koplik’s spots and the hallmark skin rash. (CDC) Initially a fever develops, followed by runny nose, cough and water eyes and koplik’s spots(small white spots that develop within the cheek and mouth).
MEASLES SZT TASK 3 REBEKAH HIGHTOWER A. Measles Measles, what is it? Measles is one of the most highly contagious viral diseases and sadly it can be a fatal disease. This disease took the life of 164,000 children worldwide in 2008(Measles, 2014). It is caused by an infection called the rubeola virus.
Author: Jake Date: 12/09/2010 Introduction This essay includes my findings from research on the disease, and explains the signs, symptoms, causes, cures and prevention of the pathogen Cholera. The Bacterium Cholera is a severe bacterial infection caused by the bacterium “Vibrio cholerae”, the most common symptoms of the infection are diarrhoea ,vomiting and muscle cramps, this can lead to rapid dehydration and sometimes death. You can transmit Cholera by water that is contaminated with infected faeces; and also transmit it due to poor food hygiene1. Cholera kills an estimated 120,000 people a year2. If the bacteria enter the small intestine, they use their flagella to propel themselves through the lining of the intestinal wall, they produce a toxic protein.
According to the World Health Organization (2003) the most infectivity was from people experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness and declining health (World Health Organization, 2003). According to Kamps and Hoffman (n.d.), “Areas with cases detected before the recommendations were issued, namely Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toronto, experienced the largest and most severe outbreaks, all characterized by chains of secondary transmission outside the healthcare setting”(Kamps & Hoffman, 2003). A3. According to Chan-Yeung and Xu in an article in Respirology (2003) at the end of the SARS outbreak the total global cases were 8,422 with 916 deaths. The virus affected all
Clostridium Difficile Clostridium Difficile, often called C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that can cause Symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life - threatening inflammation of the colon. Illness from C. difficile most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or in long term care facilities and typically occurs after use of antibiotic medications. In recent years, C. difficile infections have become more frequent, more severe and more difficult to treat. Each year, tens of thousands of people in the United States get sick from C. difficile, including some otherwise healthy people who aren’t hospitalized or taking antibiotics.
It usually takes 12-14 days after a person has been infected for symptoms to appear. Even though we don't hear much about this serious and contagious disease these days it was once found throughout the world causing illnesses and death whenever it occured. It mainly affected children and young adults. A massive program by the World Health Organization wiped out
Known as one of the most devastating sicknesses in history, the Black Death continued killing more and more people. This horrible disease struck many of countries and spread nonstop for 200 years. People tried to protect themselves but nothing worked. At the time it could not be discovered what was causing this virus, but now it is discovered and there is a cure. This paper will show the historical significance of the Black Plague in the middle ages.
a prostrating biphasic illness begins. 2 to 3 days after initial infection, symptoms of fever, malaise, body aches, headache, anorexia, nausea and vomiting begin followed by red spots in the mouth and on the tongue. Patients are most infectious during this period. Twenty-four hours later, the skin rash appears, beginning with flat red spots on the face and neck which spread quickly to other parts of the body. The skin rash evolves uniformly in all areas.
But if the victim is already sick or malnutrition it want help. This type of plague made up 30 to 70 percent of symptoms. People would have fevers of 38-41 °C and 101-105 °F. They would have headaches, painful in the joints; they would feel very nausea and would vomit. And 80% would die within a week.
Here are a few examples of the illnesses caused by obesity: type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular (heart) disease, and asthma. Singling out cancer just for the sake of example, 14-20 percent of all cancer deaths were blamed on obesity. If this statement holds true, if every adult would hold their BMI under 25 (50th percentile), about 90,000 deaths a year could be prevented. (Biographies Of Disease: