a written paper of 1‚200-1‚500 words‚ apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Communicable Disease Selection Choose one communicable disease from the following list: 1. Chickenpox 2. Tuberculosis 3. Influenza 4. Mononucleosis 5. Hepatitis B 6. HIV Epidemiology Paper Requirements Include the following in your assignment: 1. Description of the communicable disease (causes‚ symptoms‚ mode of transmission‚ complications‚ treatment) and the demographic
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HPV Epidemiology and HPV Lisa Rooney NSG/450 May 24‚ 2013 Dr. Phelps Epidemiology and HPV Epidemiology‚ What? Is that even an English word? Epidemiology is the study of health and health concerns in a population with an emphasis on establishing cause and effect. Epidemiology looks at how the disease manifests and spreads through out a population that are a risk and come up with effective prevention and treatment. Epidemiology Triangle Epidemiology is different from medical fields because
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How are priority issues for Australia’s health identified? • Measuring health status Role of epidemiology: Epidemiology is used by governments and health related organisations to obtain a picture of the health status of a population‚ to identify the patterns of health and disease‚ and analyse how health services and facilities are being used Epidemiology considers the patterns of disease in terms of: o Prevalence o Incidence o Distribution (the
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Epidemiology 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
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Haemophilus influenza By Crystal Wade BL 202 A Dr. Kokan 11/10/2012 Haemophilus influenza is a gram negative rod shaped bacterium; it is a member of the pasteurellaceae family. It is aerobic but it can grow as a facultative anaerobe. From 1852 to 1933 H. influenza was thought to be the cause of influenza until its etiology was done and they discovered that it was really bacterial influenza that caused it. H. influenza does cause many other diseases. It states on Wikipedia that “H. influenza
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What is Influenza? An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads world-wide and effects a large amount of the population. Throughout history‚ the influenza virus has mutated and has caused pandemics or global epidemics. Background On March 11‚ 1918‚ a solider in Fort Riley Kans‚ reports the infirmary with symptoms which was a first thought to be the common cold. Within only an hour‚ several soldiers reported to the infirmary with similar symptoms. Fort Riley was a military
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Introduction to Epidemiology Module 1 SLP Trident University Dr. Narrad Beharry Due: February 24‚ 2014 According to the epidemiologic triad‚ there are three factors that influence the occurrence of disease: 1. Etiologic agent 2. Host factors 3. Environmental factors Describe each of these factors for a Salmonella foodborne outbreak. What are some of the host factors that can influence the occurrence of a disease? Salmonella Most people associate salmonella infection (salmonellosis)
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Equine influenza is a common respiratory infection of horses caused by an orthomyxovirus of the genus Influenza A. Influenza A viruses can be divided into sub-types on the basis of the antigenic reactivity of the surface glycoproteins‚ the haemagglutinin (H1-H16) and the neuraminidase (N1-N9) molecules (Fouchier et al.‚ 2005). Equine influenza (EI) is caused by two subtypes H7N7 and H3N8. Outbreaks due to H7N7 are limited as the isolation of the virus has not been reported since last two decades
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Running head: Epidemiology paper: Tuberculosis Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis Richard Doria Grand Canyon University NRS-427V October 5‚ 2014 Epidemiology Paper: Tuberculosis “Tuberculosis (TB)‚ a multisystem disease with myriad presentations and manifestations‚ is the most common cause of infectious disease–related mortality worldwide. Although TB rates are decreasing in the United States‚ the disease is becoming more common in many parts of the world. In addition‚ the prevalence of
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Influenza Paper Linda Taylor HCS 457 May 28th‚ 2012 Lindsay Cogan Influenza Paper Influenza is a respiratory virus that people commonly call the flu. This virus gets into the respiratory system and duplicates itself in the cells of the body. When a person has the flu‚ this virus is very easily spread to other people. Showing how to control this virus and effects that it has on the body is the number one priority for anyone. Environmental factors are a cause of this virus and
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