An estimated 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occur in the United States each year. Infection often leads occasionally to kidney failure. Most illness has been associated with eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef. Escherichia coli are used in order to synthesize DNA and proteins. E.coli are thought to make vitamin K in the intestine , this vitamin is important in blood clotting
Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing (C228) – Task #2 TUBERCULOSIS Stephanie Sanderson Western Governors University Mentor: Mikki Naught October 12, 2014 Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (or, “TB”) has existed throughout history. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (or, M. tuberculosis) is the causative bacterium in most cases of TB. M. tuberculosis was first described by Robert Koch in March of 1882. Presently, it is one of the world’s deadliest diseases (www.cdc.gov). In 2013, more than 9500 cases of TB were reported in the United States alone; during the previous year, there were about 1.3 million TB-related deaths, worldwide.
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...
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, ,
Around 781.000 people die of malaria each year. So precautions must be took in order to avoid catching it. TASK 4 (D1) The affect of how antibiotics work in order to fight and kill the harmful Bacteria. Introduction; The aim of our experiment was to find out how and which antibiotics and antimicrobials work on best in fighting specific Bacteria. These being, E.Coli and S.Albus.
The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in six Americans suffer from foodborne illness each year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths (Natalie Morris, The State Journal-Register, May 18, 2014). Personally, I have become ill from poorly prepared food on three separate occasions in the past five years, which has caused me to miss days at work. I have also known a few individuals at my place of employment who have become ill and missed work due to foodborne illness. There have been numerous times that I have personally witness what I believed to be mishandling of food in various stages of preparation, poorly maintained kitchens, and unsatisfactory cooking of served food. Although this proposed regulation will not directly affect the business in which I work, this proposal can have a direct affect on some of the potential losses from illness for the many thousands or hundreds of people affected every year.
The investigation included hospitals, day care settings, churches, and schools. Measles outbreaks had been considered eradicated since 2000, however with more and more people choosing to be unvaccinated, and increasing travel outside the United States this has become a worry again for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The current rate for measles in the United States is 1 in 738,672 people (Vaccine incidence, 2014). Despite great achievements put forward toward global reduction of measles, there still remains a large issue. In 2010, 327,305 cases of measles were reported and approximately 139,300 deaths (CDC,
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.
This is the beginning of the crisis stage which lasts five to seven days; then, the disease itself can only be diagnosed when blood samples are taken from an individual and microscopic research is conducted in medical laboratories through a series of testing. Sickle-Cell is caused by a mutation of the hemoglobin found within the eleventh chromosome. The hemoglobin helps transport oxygen from the lungs and to other parts of the body. There are different types of hemoglobin, hemoglobin A and hemoglobin S. Normal red blood cells contain hemoglobin A; however, people with sickle cell disease have mostly hemoglobin S in their red blood cells. The S in this hemoglobin stands for sickling of the blood cells.
In this cross sectional study, we were able to demonstrate that Shigella was an important cause of diarrhea among children in Demerdash hospital. With an incidence of 0.2 episodes per child-year, Shigella, behind ETEC and Campylobacter Other studies, In Egypt, limited data exists regarding Shigella-associated diarrhea, with the last population-based study of Shigella conducted more than 15 years ago. Gap of knowledge : * all the study did not