Essays on Infectious Diseases

Dengue fever is a disease which is caused by a family of viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden inception followed by the symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), and rash. The...

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,...

The term pneumonia describes as inflammation of parenchymal structures of the lung, such as the alveoli and the bronchioles. Pneumonia is most commonly classified by where or how it was acquired: community-acquired, aspiration, hospital-acquired (nosocomial) and ventilator-associated pneumonia. It may also be classified by the...

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...

Research progress In the present study, GCF level of IL-35 and clinical parameters were evaluated in chronic periodontitis patients with and without type 2 diabetes before and after SRP. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to compare the GCF IL-35...

When explosive chaos and malignant disaster strike a people, the outerwear of their society shrivels away only to reveal its fleshy underbelly. The weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the community are uncovered often in the form of anxiety and panic. In late eighteenth century America, Yellow...

The Yellow Fever of 1793 was an epidemic that killed over 5,000 residents of Philadelphia. Yellow fever is a viral disease that affects the liver and the kidneys, causing fever and jaundice that often lead to death. It’s transmitted by mosquitoes. Fortunately, the frost eventually...

For its fearful spread and devastating outcomes, the Zika virus disease has made recent international news. Decades ago, the virus originated in the Zika forest in central Uganda, but the virus’ modern resurfacing far overwhelms the 1947 outbreak that brought about its discovery. The Zika...

Introduction to Zika Virus Zika is a virus transmitted through mosquito bites. The Zika virus was first detected in Brazil in May 2015. Since then, the virus has spread to Africa and parts of Asia. Zika is new to the Western Hemisphere, rapidly spreading throughout...

This is a health problem that is produced by an infection that contaminates your liver. Your liver is an imperative organ in your body and has many capacities. The liver expels destructive chemicals from your body, helps assimilation, and procedures vitamins and supplements from sustenance....

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...