Essays on Medicine Page 22

As far back as history dates, various studies present that viruses have existed for billions of years, and with the lack of historical footprint it is difficult to complete a definite timeline. However, it was not until 1886 when discovery of disease transfer was discovered, and in 1892 the first virus was considered discovered by…

Blocker, J. (2018). Global Perspective of Infectious Disease. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 33(2), 45–47. Retrieved from http://proxygsu-sga1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=awh&AN=130741718&site=eds-live&scope=site The author of this journal explains the global and international risk associated with travel to warm locations and individuals contracting the Zika virus. The author explains that the Zika virus is a single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus…

A prevalent epidemic of the Zika virus in 2015, caused an outbreak in parts of North and South America, and several islands in the pacific. Zika is an infectious disease that is mainly spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, from the Aedes species. The zika virus can also be spread through sexual transmission…

Brazil has had a long history of virus outbreaks. Brazil had an outbreak of the Guillain-Barré syndrome. Data shows that from January to November in 2016 “1,708 cases of GBS were registered nationwide” (who.int). On January sixth, in 2017, “the Brazil Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 12 suspected cases of yellow fever from six municipalities…

The brain is a complex organ that does a lot of communicating with our bodies. It can be considered the center of the nervous system. Since it serves many purposes our brains must be in good condition. When we have issues with our brain like dementia or then we have issues with our brain, like…

Alzheimer’s Disease is one that is often heard about, but how many know the diagnosis in and out? This particularly common disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. It affects the human body’s nervous system entirely, but more specifically, the cortex. The nervous system is like a generator for humans. It is what controls the human body’s…

How has Dementia played a role in the memory loss and the death of many loved ones? Dementia, a term that refers to many different brain diseases that mainly involve the loss of cognitive functioning. There are many types of diseases related to dementia such as Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Huntington’s Disease…

This study intends to investigate the impact of Alzheimer’s disease in various sectors such as economy where the cost of care giving and cost of treatment are costly causing the economy’s resources to be diverted there. The cost of care giving continues to rise with time and by 2050, it is estimated that the cost…

Alzheimer’s disease was reported in early November of 1906 by a clinical neuroanatomist known as Alois Alzheimer. The disease was categorized as a degenerative brain disorder of the cerebral cortex that resulted in a decline of memories and other cognitive abilities. After conducting years of research on a woman named Auguste Deter, Alzheimer reported the…

Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive disease, manifests itself when the human brain undergoes partial memory loss, including the ability to reason or think. In turn, the disease causes various behavioral problems but may have no implication on certain memory-related or behavioral risks associated with age (Murphy et al. 284). The symptoms of the disease vary, but…