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Describe the Organism Responsible for the Outbreak and Any Recent Outbreaks this Organism may have caused.
In the case study data and statistics presented, one thing can be safely said: that the people who showed at least more than one symptom of illness out of the six that were mentioned (i.e. nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, headache, and stomach cramps), is suffering from a medical condition that may be a good candidate for an epidemiologic topic. The most challenging part in doing this case study would be the identification of the organism or in this case, pathogen that led to Continue reading...

The situation at Good Health Hospital has become a bit overwhelming ever since the outbreak of E. coli in Ward 10 on the second floor. It appears that there are six (6) cases of the disease. To better understand the situation, communication with the CDC has revealed that this particular bacterium can be found in many everyday items. The CDC recommends that investigation begins in the hospital kitchens, since E. coli can be transmitted via contaminated vegetables, as well as delicatessen meats such as salami and other cold cuts. The following table shows the number of cases identified so Continue reading...

A 63 old women was brought to the emergency unit, late night. Her partner was concerned that she is acting crazy. The patient has complained headache during the day time and was ill. She awakened at late night and was confused, repeating strange words that made no sense. No history of smoking, alcohol or illicit drug use noticed in the patient. The patient had no recent surgeries, or drug allergies.
On physical examination, pulse 106, BP-150/- respiration 19/minute and oxygen saturation 97% on room air. Temperature was 38.3C. The patient did not cooperate for physical examination and reacted briskly Continue reading...

Good Health Hospital has suffered an outbreak of E. coli with six cases currently reported. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended the investigation start in the hospital kitchens since E. coli is commonly transmitted through ingestion of contaminated vegetables and delicatessen meats. After discovering the current suppliers of vending services cannot verify sanitation protocols for their products, the hospital has received a recommendation that alternative vending services be found ss a precaution due to the severity of the cases and the potential for further spread. In addition, hospitals operating in the Tampa Bay area have reports of Continue reading...

HYGIENE IN WEALTHY NATIONS MAY INCREASE

Introduction p. 3-4
Physiology of Alzheimer’s Disease p. 4
“Friendly” Microbes p. 4-5
The Hygiene Hypothesis p. 5-6
The International Impact of Research p. 6-7
Age-Standardized Data p. 7
Bacterial Introduction During Oral Care p. 7-8
Skeptics of the Hygiene Hypothesis p. 8-9
Conclusion p. 9
Bibliography p. 10
Hygiene in Wealthy Nations May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
1. Introduction:
Thousands of people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide every day (WorldLifeExpectancy 2011). Patients change behavior, hallucinate, and lose the ability to talk, think, and remember their lives (Alzfdn.org 2015). Alzheimer’s is not a Continue reading...

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According to Marineli, Tsoucalas, Karamanou and Androutsos (2013), Karl Liebermeister theorized that this condition is caused by a bacterium long before the isolation and identification of Salmonella. William Budd, Bristol based doctor, experimented to prove the presence of a particular toxin present in water contaminated with human excreta in 1873. The genus name “Salmonella” is coined after Daniel Elmer Salmon who was an America based veterinary pathologist and administrator of USDA program. Mary Mallon, an Irish cook caused typhoid outbreak and the first case of healthy carrier Continue reading...

Part 1: Risk and Cohort Study Design

In 2014, news reports of increasing incidences of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) among schoolchildren alarmed parents as they recognized how highly contagious the disease is in humans, more so in children especially when there is a kid who has it in school. Thus, the Saginaw public health department encouraged schools to inform parents and school officials about the situation. This also meant becoming aware of the symptoms of the disease, which include high fever, colds, mouth rashes that appear “in the mouth, on the inner cheeks, gums and sides of the tongue and as bumps or blisters Continue reading...

Computer security threat refers to anything that has the potential of causing serious harms to the system of the computer. It is a thing that may or may not possibly happen, but it poses the possibility of causing a severe damage. There are various kinds of threats that exist today. They continuously do evolve to find ways to harm or annoy a computer.
Some of the serious threats to the computer system are discussed. First, there are internet worms. The internet worms are programs that can affect another computer on the same network. It works differently from the virus. Continue reading...

Pneumonia refers to an infection that causes air sac inflammation in both or one of the lungs (Whiskeytown, 2011). The air sacs sometimes accumulate pus or fluid leading to cough having pus or phlegm. Notably, bacteria, viruses or fungi are possible causative agents of the disease.
In the case of adenoviral pneumonia, there are patchy hemorrhagic consolidation areas that lead to necrosis. Essentially, many associations including the smoking of cigarettes, exposure to wood dust, hepatitis C virus and Epstein - Barr virus are some of the major causes of pneumonia. In addition, the patients tend to have common defects Continue reading...

Introduction

Celiac disease (CD), also known as gluten enteropathy, is a life-long gluten-sensitive autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that affects genetically susceptible people all over the world. The disease is triggered by the consumption of gluten, which is a protein complex, typically found in barley, wheat, and rye. The disease affects the villi of the small intestine, preventing the body from absorbing nutrients, primarily fat, calcium, iron, and folate. In celiac disease, the body begins to attack itself whenever a genetically susceptible person eats gluten. At least 0.6 to 1.0% of the population worldwide is affected by this disease ( Continue reading...

Introduction

There are a number of concerns in respect to our sexuality. The field of sexual health is very broad and has a number of inter-related challenges and problems. Some of the challenges involved in this field are very common among the youths. Sexual health issues comprises of the problems related to sexual health, sexual pleasures as well as the issue of eroticism (Regmi et al.). Young people are the most confused individuals especially in terms of sexual health. Being one of the young people I have found ignorant on a number of things involving my sexuality. Ignorant comes due Continue reading...

Jessica is a 32 year old female who is employed as a math teacher who entered the ER with a friend for an evaluation of sudden decrease in vision in her left eye. Jessica denies any trauma, injury, tearing, redness, or exposure to chemicals. She states she noticed the decrease in vision this morning when she woke up and since then it has progressively worsened. She states she has had some blurring of her vision that started about a month ago. Jessica attributes the blurring to becoming overheated, as it resolves when she enters a cool, air-conditioned environment. She Continue reading...

Darts is a sporting goods company that has most of its outlets in the western states. The company computers are connected to each other via network. A network has 273 computers and it consists of the following hardware systems.
8 Windows Server 2003 R2 Servers
2 Linux Servers running Red Hat Linux Enterprise
20 computers running MAC OS X version 10.4 Tiger
32 computers with Windows XP installed
126 computers with Windows Vista installed
95 computers with Windows 7 installed
With advancements in the growth of the company, the network requires upgrading and modifications. Therefore, the company is focusing Continue reading...

Summary of Issues Surrounding the Disease Outbreak

Twenty Seven people living in a Canyon near El Captain Reservoir were diagnosed with peripheral blood infection. Majority of this people slept in open places or poorly sheltered structures. Additionally they lived in close proximity to open source of water and were given chloroquine prescription for their treatment.

The migrant workers were infected with malaria. This is because they were given chloroquine prescription for their treatment. Chloroquine is an oral prescription given to patients suffering from malaria infection. They also live next to open water sources and were diagnosed with peripheral blood infection. It is also indicated that they Continue reading...

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Background

In, 2002, Gary McKinnon, a Scottish business analyst and self-made hacker, perpetrated one of the greatest, or most infamous hacking incidents in the history of cybercrime. He targeted both NASA and the United States military forces, electronically burgling their computer systems and top secret files. What is perhaps most impressive about this crime is that Gary McKinnon acted alone. Using the hackername “Solo,” McKinnon managed to infiltrate 97 government computers, trying to access files on a UFO cover-up, or Free Energy Suppression. Unfortunately in doing so he created a much larger problem. Continue reading...

Breaches in Workplace, Health and Safety Laws

The Workplace, Health and Safety laws were implemented as from January, 2012; they have played a significant role in regulating the manner through, which organisations and companies provide safe and healthy working environments to their clients (Taylor & Easter, 2013). These regulations guide safety issues i.e. Provision of efficient First Aid Services to compensation of workers (Taylor & Easter, 2013). However, in the context of the Tourist Hotel, it appears that there are several cases of breach of these laws as discussed herein:

Breach of First Aid Provision Laws

The Workplace, Health and Safety Laws stipulate five major steps that have to be considered by organizations in Continue reading...

A 35 year old female, Mary, works as an electrical engineer and presents to the office for evaluation of a new rash on her face. Mary states she has had the rash for about 1 week and denies using any new soaps, detergents, lotions, environmental toxins, medications, and foods that may cause an allergic reaction. The rash appears across her face and bridge of her nose. Mary states the rash appeared after she had spent a week hiking and camping in the Appalachian Mountains. She also states that the rash is itchy and painful. Mary denies trying anything to Continue reading...

Bone grafting is a surgical procedure intended to replace missing bone tissue in the human body in the event of a fracture or surgical removal due to cancer or in case it has become infective in some other condition. There are several options for replacement of bone tissue in the body. The methods include auto graft (replacement using bone tissue from another part of the person’s body), allograft (from another person) or the use of synthetic bone (for example Nova bone).In this case I would opt to replace the patient’s jaw bone using an auto graft, Continue reading...