CH- Infectious Diseases

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Infectious (Communciable) Diseases
Cases on the rise since 1980; Primarily due to new blood infections, respiratory illnesses, and kidney infections
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Highest Death Rates from Infectious Diseases
New Blood Infections ((HIV/Aids), Hep B and C, Drug resistant strains)
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2nd Highest Death Rate from Infectious Diseases
Respiratory diseases (Pneumonia)
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3rd Highest Death Rate from Infectious Disease
Kidney Infections (primarily elderly)
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Most common Doctor visits from:
Common Cold and influenza
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Leading STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) in the US
HPV (Genital Warts; 13 million new cases)
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Potential result of HPV for women
Ectopic Pregnancy (Tubular Pregnancy)
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HPV
Human papillomavirus
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Chlyamydia
2nd leading transmitted STD (1.6 million new cases)
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Gonorrhea
3rd leading transmitted STD (678,000 new cases)
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Genital herpes
4th leading transmitted STD (572,000 new cases)
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Syphillis
5th leading transmitted STD (134,000 new cases)
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Hepatitis C
6th leading transmitted STD (56,000 new cases)
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HIV
7th leading transmitted STD (35,000 new cases)
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Hepatitis B
8th leading transmitted STD (35,000 new cases)
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Bacteria
single cell living organism; some friendly, some unfriendly and can be killed with antibiotics
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Virus
smallest pathogens that are not living and considered active or inactive; must be shut down by body's immune system or vaccine
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Fungi
molds and yeasts that feed off you
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Protozoans
single cell organism can be killed with antibiotics
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worms
parasite feeding off your digestive track
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arthropods
parasites or bugs that feed off your skin and blood
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Examples of Bacteria
Chlamydia, syphilis, e.coli, tuberulosis, botulism, staph infection, gonorrhea, salmonella, tetanus, streptococcus, necrotizing fascitis, lyme disease
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necrotizing fascitis
flesh eating bacteria
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Examples of viruses
herpes simplex, common cold, chicken pox, HPV, measles, all Hepatitis', flu, HIV and Aids, Epstein Barr (Mono), Hunta virus, mumps, shingles, Covid
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Examples of Fungi
Athlete's foot, candidiasis
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Examples of Protozoans
malaria, giardisis
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Examples of worms
tapeworm, flukes, flatworm, roundworm
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Examples of Arthopods
fleas, mites, lice, ticks
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HIV
Human Immunodefeciency virus
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Genital Warts (HPV)
#1 STD and infected by direct contact with another person's wart (caused by two main strains 16 and 18)
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Symptons of HPV
None as it can occur deep in reproductive organs; Alternatively, small growths that itch and are the size of a small pinhead
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Dangers of HPV
Warts are dysplasia (precancerous tissue)
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Treatment of HPV
New vaccine, cryosurgery, liquid nitrogen to freeze off, burn them off, anticancer drug, flouracil
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Herpes Simplex
family of 50 viruses such as chicken pox, mono and shingles; no cure and contracted by contact
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Simplex strain 1
above waist (oral)
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Simplex Strain 2
below waist (genital)
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Symptons of Herpes Simplex
fever, blisters, sores, sores can burn and be dormant until re-triggered; can also be transffered to other areas despite 2 different strains
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Dangers of Herpes Simplex
painful and unsightly, loose association with cervical cancer, can danger newborn's immune and nervous system if contract (C-section)
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Treatment of Herpes Simplex
Acyclovir
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Hepatitis
viral infection that mostly affects those with active and inactive onfections and are fenctious to others
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Type A Hep
Eating food or drinking water with contaminated feces, fertilizer on food
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Type B Hep
from bodily fluids (mostly blood); then sexual contact, needles, mom to baby
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Type C Hep
Bodily fluids like B; more aggressive and serious than B
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Chlamydia Diagnosis
Urine Test, urethra culture test
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Symptons of Chlamydia of Men
80% will show pain upon urination or discharge from urethra
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Symptons of Chlamydia in Women
20% will show symptons, 80% will be asymptomatic
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Dangers of Chlamydia in Men
Reproductive structure damage of the testicles (sterility)
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Dangers of Chlamydia in Women
pelvic inflammatory Disease (PID) which involves the uterus and fallopian tubes resulting in ectopic pregnancy
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Treatment of Chlamydia
Oraltetracycline
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Gonorrhea Diagnosis
culture from the urethra
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Symptons of Gonorrhea
same as Chlamydia but more pronounced
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Dangers of Gonorrhea
same as Chlamydia with the addition of Arthritis (infection in the joints), eye infection, and possible blindness in newborn
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Solution to potential blindness in newborn
Antimicrobial drops
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Treatment of Gonorrhea
single dose of cipro (penicillin)
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