Essay Examples on Infectious Disease

Louse-borne typhus is one of the oldest pernicious diseases, that has been haunting mankind since ages. Known by the many names such as “camp fever”, “war fever”, “jail fever” and “tabarillo” and confused with many other fevers and diseases, it was only in the late...

In this review, we mainly focus on persistence colonization of Helicobacter pylori in the human gut. In recent times we have come across some novel strategies used by this bacterium can be a cause of prolonged existence in human or evolution with another bacterium to...

In the late 2000 – 2010, Canada had to go through an outbreak of infectious diseases (SARS and H1N1). They both cause respiratory illness but differ with regards to a variety of properties. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a respiratory illness that first situated...

Firstly, in this essay, the author will be discussing the clinical and theoretical methods of diagnosing and managing pediatric gastroenteritis. Secondly, the author will also be discussing professional values for NHS staff when caring for patients and their families, such as the NMC code. Furthermore,...

Millions of people are chronically infected with HBV worldwide despite the use of an effective vaccine. Those infected are at a high risk of developing liver cancer. Although current therapeutic regimens exist that can efficiently suppress viral replication of HBV, the virus has a unique...

Several epidemiological studies show that obesity and related metabolic dysfunctions are associated with an increased incidence and mortality rates for various types of tumors. For example, it has been shown that obesity and type 2 diabetes are among the risk factors associated with the onset...

In our modern lives nowadays, due to climate, dust from the environment and diseases, many people are now facing with health issues and infectious diseases. Many proponents say that vaccination is safe and one of the greatest advance science prevention health developments in the 20th...

Wild relatives of domestic dogs and cats flourish in a slim body, but new research shows that so-called “”raw”” diets for pets are at risk of exposure to parasites and bacteria.Moreover, the reproduction of pets can put humans at risk for this infection.Pet foods and...

On 27th August 2014 Mr. Abhayomi, a businessman was found dead in his hotel room in the heart of London, unrecognizable, lying in a pool of blood and faeces. The doctors had.t seen such a death in medical history. The incident was covered in a...

“Tinea pedis” or popularly known as athlete’s foot is a common a fungal infection of the skin of the foot—normally found between the toes—caused by parasitic fungi called “trichophyton”. This skin condition is considered common to people ages 15 and above. Although some symptoms may...

For people who suffer from a skin condition such as athlete’s foot, there is nothing more frustrating than to see the ugly remnants of the infection on the skin not to mention the itchiness and foul odor it brings. Characterized by itching and burning sensation...

Sepsis occurs in infants < 28 days old, and is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity in new-borns today, with an incidence ranging from 1-10/1000 live-births being affected. The systemic infection can be categorised as early-onset or late-onset, with microorganisms such as E.coli...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) can appear just about anywhere on the body. The most common locations are mouth, anus and genitals where moist mucous membranes exist. Some common symptoms are warts, small, big, white, beige or brown skin growths and even several different types of...

Polio also known as poliomyelitis was an infectious disease caused by a virus that occupied the throat and intestinal tract. It spread through person-to-person contact along with spreading through feces, and sneezing from an infected person. Polio affected humanity throughout recorded history, it attacks the...

Diphtheria (dia_THEER_e_uh) is a serious bacterial in faction usually a effecting the mucous membranes of your nose and throat, Diphtheria typically causes a sore throat, fever , swollen glands and weakness. The disease is characterized by sore throat, low fever, an adherent membrane on the...

To begin, Polio had been one of the many, destructive diseases that had no cure in the time of the 1930s, causing fear amongst people, children and adults alike. It was a dreadful illness that troubled the nation, and caused many people, children and adults...

An infectious disease, also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is illness resulting from the invasion of an organism’s body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce. Infectious diseases, including...

Poverty is one of the world’s recurring and concerning issues which has affected countries, especially third-world countries, and this includes Philippines. During the first half of 2014, 25.8% of the Philippine population suffers from poverty, which decreased to 21.6% in 2015, and was then increased...

Aim: The present study was undertaken to study the incidence of microbial spectra in gallstone disease and effect of bacteriobilia on wound infection. Introduction: Biliary calculus disease is commonest disorder affecting the gastrointestinal tract and remains the most commonly encountered cause of morbidity. There is...

Recent studies have demonstrated phage therapy successfully treated infections caused by resistant bacteria species. Phages were effective for the elimination of food poisoning pathogenic bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni ,Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella spp. In 2006, FDA approved the use of combination of six phages...

Appearance of Antibiotic has greatly improved human health. Bacterial infections were once a leading cause of mortality in the societies, however, antibiotic invention decreased the mortality rate in bacterial infections considerably. Because of the antibiotics, the mortality rate decreased by 8.2% per year from 1900...

Plague A plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia Pestis, a bacterium that is transmitted from rats to humans by the “oriental rat flea” (Xenopsylla cheopis).Transmission of Yersinia Pestis is possible through any of the following scenarios: droplet contact (coughing or sneezing upon another...

Bacterial biofilms now represent the dominant bacterial growth lifestyle in different habitats including natural and clinical environments. Bacterial cells switch between the free-living planktonic mode and the biofilm growth mode, through multiple mechanisms that include adhesion to a substratum, increasing their aggregation into microcolonies and...

A study was carried out 2011, to highlight the prevalence of HCAI and the antimicrobial use in Irish long-term care facilities (LTCF). This was conducted to inform national LTCD policy and to plan for the future of HCAI schemes. With earlier discharges being carried out...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has affected millions of people worldwide, more especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The number of infections that occurred in infants in 2014 was estimated at 220, 000. Out of this, approximately ninety mine percent of the infections in infants are acquired...

Introduction Infectious diseases are the major cause of mortality in recent years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that about 13 million deaths worldwide are attributed to infectious diseases. The majority of these deaths are related to the people living in third world countries....

Introduction In the early 1900s, New York state was a hotspot for outbreaks of typhoid fever. George Sober, a sanitary engineer, attributed these outbreaks to one woman, a cook by the name of Mary Mallon. Mallon was the first described case of a healthy carrier...

Abstract The purpose of this essay is to review the past, understanding of the present, and see what the future holds. In addition, to address the importance of vaccines and the infectious diseases that can cause an outbreak in the public health of the country....

The Plague is one of the most recognizable and culturally significant diseases in the world. Plague (or Yersinia Pestis) has become so ubiquitous that the term colloquially refers to any contagious disease that spreads rapidly and is incredibly deadly. Yet, even given its great impact...

The largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world. Brazil, is known for its hot, arid, and humid dense forests, including the Amazon, the world’s biggest jungle in the north. Not only that but the immense plateaus, and long coastal...