Category: Disease

Mumps, also known as parotitis, is a viral infection that is present in the parotid glands, or salivary glands. Although mumps may have existed before the actual discovery and documentation, the first mumps breakout was documented in 1934. After the outbreak, more research was set out to be made to find out exactly how to…

Principles of business administration. For this report I have researched three different types of organisations. Private Sector, Public Sector and Voluntary Sector. I have stated each organisations value’s, aims, objectives, their vision statement and mission statement. As well as this I have stated all their similarities and analysed the effect of external sources using the…

Managed to spark a controversial debate among the readers, in 2014 The New Yorker published an article with the title of “Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness”, which favor the author’s cultural commentary on a reason that drives into suicidal actions. The author, Andrew Solomon, suggests that the inevitable loneliness is one of the lethal parts…

The NHS provides free healthcare services for approximately 64.6 million people in the UK [NHS, no date], however despite being one of the most commonly used statutory services, recent cuts to the funding of the NHS has threatened its stability. 51-53% of the public would argue that so called ‘abusers’ of the NHS, the term…

Depression. It’s such a harsh word, but everybody has a specific feeling about this topic. It’s almost never pretty or easy to hear about, and if you can not be open minded about it, then i suggest you continue on to the next blog and dont read mine. If you can be open minded, then…

There has been an eternal discussion for quite very long time regarding whether or not to boycott smoking in open spots. the two sides of the competition have done their best to convey convincing realities to assist their conclusions. no one denies that a personal must be permissible to smoke on the off likelihood that…

Surgical site infection (SSI) The incidence of post-operative infection is higher in elderly patients. Most wound infections manifest within a week of surgery. Causative agents: E.coli, Proteus, Enterococci and coagulase-negative staphylococci. Sign and symptoms: Pain /Tenderness Localized swelling Redness Purulent discharge from the incision Measures to prevent infection: Use aseptic techniques while changing the dressing.…

Introduction Health is a multidimensional concept therefore it becomes possible for a person to have perfect physical health and yet be mentally ill. The concept of health is considered as the absence of disease hence it gets treated biologically, but no one scrutinizes the sociological factors that caused them in the first place. Looking through…

Abstract This paper introduces cardiovascular disease and the mortality rate it has on the U.S. population. It explains different kinds of cardiovascular diseases and ways it can be prevented. The significance of physical activity is one of the ways it can be prevented is also talked about. It describes how being physically active can reduce…

The prevalence of social injustice had caused an extensive increase in sicknesses and untimely death in developing countries. The upsurge of disease and death as the product of social injustice is allied to insufficient public health services, medical care, other internal and external influences. (Levy, Victor & Sidel, 2005). What constitutes the internal issues are,…