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…
Essays on Infectious Diseases
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…
The coronavirus pandemic will go down in history as the most unexpected occurrence in this century. While the governments are still battling it, there is still a long way to go to ensure the virus is entirely eradicated from the public. Systems with other systems…
Life has been so normal and free until the virus came to the country wherein cases and deaths were increases reported each day. According to WHO (World Health Organization), the coronavirus disease or also known today as COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a…
In an attempt to effectively control public health practices, the South Korea government rigorously implemented classic public-health tools which integrated technology. Examples include mass testing of people through the drive-through model and rigorous contact tracing using technology with real-time integrated tracking and analytics [16]. Digital…
Medical documents from the 1800s show a close association of sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. Between 1910 and 1925, the rates were approximated at 75-80 % of male adults in Bangkok (Van Griensven et al.). People moving across China and Laos borders were believed to…
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…
49.5% of the global population are female however it is just now widely accepted that the wellbeing of women is a crucial cornerstone in building healthy communities. Approximately 210 million women become pregnant each year, making maternal health an imperative part of sustainable development. {Graham,…
