Essays on Endemic

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

Background: Clinical Description

The disease causing agent, Coccioides spp., causes a wide range of illness, but these illness are mostly determined by the hosts' defenses, inoculum size and possibly specific organism virulence. Most of the clinical infections (about 60%) show few or no respiratory symptoms. However, the rest 40% may show symptoms of illness that may either be acute or sub-acute. The illness could range from progressive pneumonia to flu-like conditions. Misdiagnosis usually occurs in self-limited community-acquired pneumonia. According to Saubolle, McKeller & Sussland (2007), only 29% of 56 people who had community-acquired pneumonia were diagnosed of coccidioidomycosis. The exact ...

Introduction

Zika virus also termed as ZIKV is a known to have gained worldwide attention, especially in the USA, South East Asia, and Australia. The Zika belongs to the Flaviviridae family which comes under the genus Flavivirus (Wikan & Smith. 2016). The Zika virus is spread though day time mosquitoes belonging to the Aedes family. Some of the most common mosquitoes to contain and spread Zika include A. aegypti and A. albopictus. The name of Zika originated in 1947 where it was first isolated from the Zika forest in Uganda. Based on evidence, the Zika virus was associated with varying viral ...

Introduction

The majority of today’s economic commentators and politicians are opined that capitalism is the best way to build a perfect society. Furthermore, several research studies demonstrated that this assumption is also deeply ingrained in the contemporary public opinion of many Americans, who strongly believe that the current system of income distribution is the shortest way to making the American, and, possibly, the international society completely egalitarian (Robibson & Santos 9). Many people from the developing countries believe that the American economic system provides is the best way to make it possible for everyone in the country, as well as ...

The war, US has begun in Iraq, is one of the most contradictory topics to discuss. One says it was a huge fail of the USA, other justify this war by national interests and by widespread of democracy. But it has not only positive influence on the situation in Iraq. This war has generated even more problems than not only Iraq but world society had before it. Using the article of Larry Diamond What went wrong in Iraq we should try to define the biggest mistakes that US administration has made; identify the main problems facing Iraq and find ...

REDD+ in Kenya

Introduction

The prevalence of deforestation and massive degradation of forests from around the world are considered as one among the primary root of global warming. According to reports, the destruction of forests accounts for about 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions that occur globally (Forest, 2015), and it was found that deforestation are generally caused by factors that motivate people to clear the forests (Chakravarty, 2012). As a means to combat the problem on global emissions, the REDD+ was created with the goal to reduce the impact of the environmental degradation as well as to foster activities ...

Background information

Malaria, a mosquito borne transmissible disease of both human beings and some animals is a pertinent disease in the 21st century which accounts for more than 650, 000 deaths annually (WHO, 1147). The prevalence of malaria is highest in the tropical and subtropical regions. Adverse effects of the disease is an equally major public health issue that affects maternal and child health. In the developing countries, malaria is a leading cause of maternal and child health. Consequentially, it is a pertinent public health disease. This manuscript offers a succinct analysis of the disease while appraising its causative agents, life ...

Insecurity and Currency Devaluation in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria

Insecurity and Currency Devaluation in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria

Introduction

Geography and history have truly taken its toll on Africa. Africa, the cradle of civilization, continues to be an enigma to the rest of the world. The continent commonly referred to as the Dark Continent has suffered from gross prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and neglect from the rest of the world. Most Europeans and Americans see Africans as inferior, living in the jungle (forest), uncivilized, primitive, violent cannibals and so forth. But obviously, recent occurrences in Africa have proved them true even though not in toto. The genocide and ...

Summary of the case study

The case study “Leadership Development for Health Service Delivery: Making the Most of Limited Resources in Afghanistan” describes the implementation of LDP (leadership development program) in Afghanistan’s healthcare system (Alliance for Case Studies for Global Health, 2012). In addition, the study analysis the health benefits that accrue from the program and sustainability of the program. Over the years, the Afghan healthcare system has been faced by numerous challenges such as increased mortality, poor immunization and endemic episodes of infectious diseases particularly due to resource constraints as well as persistent warfare. However, the country has recently witnessed tremendous improvements ...

Abstract

Measles starts with fever, runny nose, and watery eyes, and a rash may develop after a few days. The illness is not serious but can get serious if the infection spread to other parts of the body and spread to the community. The patient can develop a lung infection, ear infection and may even die. There is no medicine as of yet that can kill the measles. What adds to the gravity is that it is a highly communicable disease that can easily spread. The essay discusses the epidemiological determinants of the outbreak of measles and the risk factors ...

Abstract

When Invisible Man, the seminal novel by Ralph Ellison was published in 1953, it quickly established a reputation as one of the most important literary depictions of the struggles of African-Americans in the history of fiction. The central character, the titular ‘invisible man,’ struggles with a metaphorical invisibility that was endemic to the 20th-century attitudes of white hegemony toward African-Americans, and encapsulated the black experience as one of marginalization and oppression. These elements contribute greatly to manifesting a vision of black American life that expressly prevents blacks from achieving the same level of respectability and acceptance as whites, regardless ...