Essays on Infectious Disease

Infection control strategies are procedures or plans which are aimed in minimizing the risk of obtaining hospital acquired infections, also known as nosocomial infections. Health professionals should always keep up with latest research and findings in order to provide better care for their patients and…

Infection control is important in dental hygiene to protect the health and safety of patients and dental personnel. It is the responsibility of the dental hygienist to follow proper infection control standards to prevent direct or indirect cross-contamination. According to the Clayton State dental hygiene…

When one hears the word “plague”, they likely picture the Black Death, the bubonic plague epidemic most often taught about in schools; compared to this familiarity, the plague epidemic that killed 100% of its victims, the Manchurian Plague, is far less familiar. This epidemic, which…

This assignment will talk about the origins and effects of Ebola. Plus the characteristics of Ebola and what makes it so dangerous to human life. Also this assignment will talk about what will happen when Ebola enters the human body such as the physical effects,…

Ebola is a zoonotic disease, meaning that the disease can spread within, and infect across, both human and animal populations. In Ebola’s case the virus has been seen to spread through non-human primate populations with similar levels of devastation to that of humans (1), however…

Introduction My family and I have been planning for a family trip and picnic to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, located in Badlands, western North Dakota, USA (Nps.gov, 2019). The National Park is ideal for hiking trails, scenic drives, and ranger-led programs. The collection of…

History is much more than what just happened and to whom it happened to but how we as humans understand and ascribe to these events. A great plague swept over Europe where one third of Europe’s population died. In the book “In the Wake of…

Summary or Abstract: Zika is compacted as ZIKV is an arthropod virus that includes flaviviridae. It was initially selected from non-human living body. ZIKV got spread by stinging of mosquitoe. Since half a century ZIKV remain occasional later on it got fame in America. ZIKV…

The nature and number of people living in cities have been affected by infectious diseases. Over the course of history, illnesses have always been big epidemics. Many infectious diseases have played an important role in our lives, our economies, our culture and our daily lives….

Being the nurse manager of a 36-bed orthopedic unit, it has come to my attention that there has been a significant increase in postoperative nosocomial urinary tract infections. This orthopedic unit holds a high percentage of postoperative total hip replacement patients that have sustained these…