Infection Control Essay

direct experience of childhood diseases, it is easy to underestimate their effects and complications. Immunisation and the immune system Myth: The body’s immune system can cope with infection without the help of vaccines. Fact: The immune system is a collection of specialised cells and chemicals that fight infection. Each time an infectious bacterium, fungus or virus (germ) is overcome, the immune system ‘remembers’…

shows in a dramatic Hollywood way how the US would react to a deadly disease outbreak. Of course, being a Hollywood movie there are some facts and many fallacies in the finer, more scientific aspects of the disease. The biosecurity facilities used to control the spread of the disease are not accurately portrayed and the evolution of the disease is ridiculous and very inaccurate. Scientific Information Viruses In and Out of the Movie A virus is a non-living infectious agent that is too small…

Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by the variola virus (variola major and variola minor). Smallpox gets its name from the pus-filled blisters (or pocks) that form during the illness. The variola virus, which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus, the family Poxviridae and subfamily chordopoxvirinae, is a double-strand DNA virus. After the virus has developed inside the host after around a week, symptoms such as high fever, chills, headache, back and abdominal pains and vomiting…

Ringworm Background Ringworm is not due to a worm like the name implies. It is a fungal skin infection that occurs in all ages, but is more common in children. The name “ringworm” comes from the distinctive ring pattern that red spots form on your skin. There is eight forms of ringworm; your body (tinea corporis), the scalp (tinea capitis), the feet (tinea pedis or athlete’s foot), the groin (tinea cruris or jock itch), the face (tinea faciei), the hand (tinea manus), the nails (tinea unguium),…

disease called Castleman Disease? Well i don't suppose that you really ever heard of it on no what it is. In this essay i'm going to explain what Castleman Disease is so here we go. What causes Castleman Disease? Castleman disease is just really an infection which is caused by a start of a very small Virus. The virus that really started the diseases is called HerpesVirus 8 or know as HHV-8. HHV-8 is know for a cancerous Tumor and that’s called Kaposi Sarcoma. Most commonly HHV-8 will show up…

Cystic Fibrosis About 75% of all children either carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene or are personally affected by the Cystic Fibrosis gene. Since Cystic Fibrosis is becoming more and more common in children, it is important to truly understand how this genetic disease affects the body and the lives of the people who suffer from it on a daily basis. The defective Cystic Fibrosis (CF) gene is inherited and affects a protein that regulates how much salt moves in and out of cells. The buildup of salt…

Also known as a whooping cough, Pertussis is a respiratory disease that is also contagious and is caused due to Bordetella pertussis, the bacterium. This disease is characterized by a prolonged paroxysmal cough and is also accompanied with by rispiratory whoop. The severity of the disease varies with the history and age of the previous vaccination or exposure. The symptoms also vary in infants and the adults. Before the vaccination era, the whooping cough was a common childhood disease that was…

The O’Donnell family is concerned that if they start a family, they may have a child with albinism. Albinism is a hereditary disorder, usually transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, in which there is partial or total absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes (oculocutaneous albinism) or in the eyes alone (ocular albinism), caused by defective or absent function of the enzyme tyrosinase. The most common form of albinism is known as oculocutaneous albinism. In more severe cases, the…

SARS symptoms begin tow to seven days include: a high fever, headache, tiredness, Decreased appetite. Second, symptoms develop three or more days include: Dry cough, Shortness of breath, Runny nose. In the day seven to 10, patients sufferer of SARS infection. Therefore, If you think to have those symptoms. You should see a doctor immediately because SARS is dangerous that will lead to…

There are seven types of psoriasis, the most common being Plaque Psoriasis, or psoriasis vulgaris, which is identified as raised, inflamed, red skin covered with silvery, white scales. These patches may itch and burn. This kind of psoriasis can appear anywhere on your body. There is also Pustular Psoriasis which is more uncommon and mostly appears in adults. It is characterized by pus-filled bumps surrounded by inflamed, red skin. Erythrodermic Psoriasis is the least common, but it's very…