C228 Community Health Task 2 Michelle Wall Meningococcal disease is a disease that can be found worldwide. Meningococcal disease refers to any disease or illness that is caused by the type of bacteria called Neisseria meningitides, also called meningococcus (Meningococcal disease, 2015). The first documented outbreak was over two hundred years ago in Geneva in 1805 which circulated rapidly and killed thirty three people. The first case ever recorded in America was in 1806 in Medford, Massachusetts (Fredericks, n.d.). A European physician, Professor A Weichselbaum, discovered the cause of the mysterious cerebro-spinal meningitis illness in 1887 and Penicillin was the first antibiotic used to fight the disease.
SZT Task # 3 Measles The measles, also known as rubeola, is a viral disease that affects the respiratory system. Measles is caused by the paramyxovirus family. The virus grows in the cells that line the back of the throat. (WHO) The measles disease is highly contagious and is transmitted by respiration either by indirect contact such as aerosol exposure or direct contact such as exposure to fluid in an infected person’s mouth and nose. (Wikipedia contributors) The virus also remains alive and contagious on exposed surfaces and in the air for up two hours.
Running head: Giardia Giardia Carla Linder University of Phoenix Abstract In the follow document you will learn how to identify the causes, view a list of the symptoms, and observe the treatment, diagnosis, and prevention associated with the parasite giardia also known as amoeba parasites. Giardiasis is the most frequently diagnosed intestinal parasitic disease in the United States. Giardia lamblia is a protozoa (an amoebic parasite) and it lives in the water, food, and soil. Giardia or amoeba parasites The infectious agent or pathogen that causes this infectious disease is a microscopic parasite called Giardia lamblia. Giardia lamblia is a single celled organism that causes a diarrheal infection of the small intestines and is one of the most common parasites in the United States.
C228 Task 2 Western Governors University Identification and description of the Communicable Disease Outbreak Tubercle Bacillus or otherwise known as Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is believed to have been in existence for 15 to 20 thousand years and since record keeping began, has caused the death of humans for at least 5,000 years. TB found its way to the Americas very early and was known to be present there around 100 AD. In its early years on this earth it was called the “consumption” or ‘phthisis” by the ancient Greeks (“Why Tuberculosis was called “Consumptionn”, “ n.d.). It was known by this name because of its wasting or consuming of the person it had infected. The patient would continue to lose weight and almost waste away to nothing until they died.
A parasite is a tiny organism that lives in or on a host (A body) which they use in order to feed. Parasites can cause severe illness's, there are 3 main types of parasites: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. 2. Bacteria salmonella(food poisioning) e.coli causes abdominal pain,cramps and diarreha Staphylococus found on skin Mrsa responsible for many infections. Viruses common cold,flu mumps and measles.
First, it was from the bacterium known as Yersinia pestis. (Wade, 2010) There are three different forms of the plague. The first is the Bubonic Plague, which is the most common form, known for its buboes, which are painfully swollen lymph nodes in the armpit, groin or neck. Septicemic plague, which spreads in the bloodstream, comes either via fleas or from contact with plague-infected body matter. Lastly there is the pneumonic plague, the most infectious type, is an advanced stage of bubonic plague when the disease starts being passed directly, person to person, through airborne droplets coughed from the lungs.
Pertussis is spread through breathing in bacteria that are carried on microscopic water droplets. Pertussis is an important disease to watch for, the article explains. Pertussis is extremely dangerous for infants and young children. The article explains the first stage of pertussis is a cough that
Compare the beneficial and detrimental effects of Escherichia coli on humans. many bacteria are essential in our body to help it finction proberly. Some of these bacteria help digest food and fight off sickness, however certain bacteria invade the bpdy and attack causing infections. Escherichia coli is an evolving cause of foodborne illness. An estimated 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occur in the United States each year.
coli 0157:H7 is diagnosed by detecting the bacterium in the stool. To test specifically for E. coli 0157:H7, a specialized stool specimen called the sorbitol-MacConkey (SMAC) agar must be used. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is treated in an intensive care unit, where blood transfusions are performed. Intensive care treatment for HUS keeps the death rate at 3-5% annually. Long-term consequences of HUS include abnormal kidney function, seizures, high blood pressure, blindness and paralysis.
After the research was no more need of use, McCoy evacuated the Hygienic Laboratory and began to kill the experiment animals. This would contain and prevent another disastrous outbreak. A few months later when everything is contained congress grants the Hygienic Laboratory with a new name, The National Institute of Health. This epidemic brought disease and catastrophe. Parrot Fever spread throughout America, and eventually brought death to one of five people that were infected.” There were a total of a hundred and sixty-nine cases of psittacosis nationwide.