Essays on Infestation

Application of Epidemiology – Case Study

Application of Epidemiology – Case Study

Information Summative

The statistical analysis of the Good Health Hospital’s medical records reveals the progression of Escherichia coli infection among four hospitalized patients who reported bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea, loss of appetite, flatulence and pyrexia since last week. The summary of these cases presented below in the context of their further analysis. The findings by the CDC revealed that the E. coli manifestations emanated among the affected patients after consuming the spoiled food items attributing to meats and vegetables.

Background Information (Indicating the Requirement of Further Investigation)

Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) describes various nosocomial infections reported within a ...

Organization:

The human body is home to a variety of organisms ranging from the minute bacteria to eukaryotic mites. Demodex folliculorum is a small arthropod that lives in human hair follicles and sebaceous glands. D. folliculorum and the closely related D. brevis live in a commensal relationship on humans and are harmless in the normal course of events. Demodex was first discovered by Henle in 1841 and described by Simon Akbulatova in 1842. The existence of the mite in cadavers was established by Stcherbatchoff in 1903 and later by Gmeiner in 1908. Riechers and Kopf in 1969 showed that maximum ...

Rabbits have been the worst invasive species that have been reported in Australia. They have widely spread in Australia leading to a massive destruction of the Australian environment. Rabbits have caused devastating effects on the ecosystem since they are believed to be the main factor in species loss in Australia. They have caused a lot of damages on crops and also destroyed and killed young trees and plants. In addition, rabbits cause serious problems on soil making it unproductive. Rabbits feed on native plants leaving the top soil bare and exposed making the land vulnerable to soil erosion. Rabbits have contributed ...