Europe’s journal on infectious disease epidemiolog y, prevention and control Special edition: Chikungunya and Zika virus October 2014 Featuring • Spread of chikungunya from the Caribbean to mainland Central and South America: a greater risk of spillover in Europe? • Aspects of Zika virus transmission • Cases of chikungunya virus infection in travellers returning to Spain from Haiti or Dominican Republic, April-June 2014 www.eurosurveillance.org Editorial team Editorial advisors
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to display its culture and hospitality to the world which, in turn, will boost its tourism industry. However, the host countries face different hurdles to successfully accomplish such events. The chances of spread of disease like HIV and other pandemics; difficulty in the management of crowds and various other problems are noticeable at such occasions. The host country can establish its identity as a well-off and civilized nation by accomplishing the sporting events successfully. The people from
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vessels can cause this along with diseases of the muscles (myopathy) such as congenital muscle enzyme deficiency or Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. Rhabdomyolysis is treatable and patients may recover quickly if the disease is caught in its early stages. Treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids helps maintain urine production and prevent kidney failure. Rarely, dialysis treatment may be needed to help your kidneys filter waste products while they are recovering. Management of electrolyte abnormalities
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role in the transmission of Ebola. People remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids, including semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness. Symptoms of Ebola virus disease The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms
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(Marshall and Foxworth, 2012). Description of Mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis, also known as the “kissing disease” is a highly infectious viral disease that most commonly occurs in adolescents and young adults in North America (Ilardi, 2009). Mononucleosis is transmitted by oral secretions and blood from one person to another. This is the reason for the nickname “kissing disease”. Symptoms of mononucleosis usually appear four to seven weeks after an individual has been infected. The symptoms
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Introduction The Ebola virus outbreak has sparked fears among the global community due to the severity of the disease and its high fatality rate. While Singapore has not been presented with a case of the Ebola virus, the Singapore government, specifically the Ministry of Health (MOH), needs to ensure that it is sufficiently prepared to deal with the crisis. This paper seeks to identify the stakeholder involved during an Ebola crisis, the type of stakeholder group they fall under and the communication
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“Neurology Now” is a bi-weekly publication. It delivers credible, most up-to-date articles for the neurology professionals. It touches on many subjects like Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. It also offers a lot of new technology instruments like articles on eReader, Ealerts with Personalized Alert Management and CME XtraCredit. EReader would allow the physicians to read the latest articles on their electronic reading devices without having their laptop around.
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The Role of Caregiving to Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease Megan Zann April 27, 2012 Health Psychology Dr. Ackerman Introduction It is normal to periodically forget your keys or a homework assignment, because you generally remember these things later. However, individuals who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease may forget things more often, but they do not remember them again. The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease has dramatically increased because people are living longer. This is a result of
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with similar cases. This would begin what we know today as the AIDS epidemic and become the motivation for the research and knowledge which helped individuals infected and uninfected stay informed. A Description of HIV What causes HIV? HIV is a disease that is relatively harmless when outside of the body. A host is needed for HIV to replicate itself. Once inside the body the virus is attracted to the body’s CD4 cells which along with chemokines, allow the virus to gain entry into cells. Exposure
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serious, and therefore, I decide to help Indians to solve this problem. In some parts of India, especially in the southeast of India, Indians lack access to clean drinking water, and the situation is only getting worse. In addition to this, unclear management will cause a slew of subsequent problems, such as food shortage, intrastate, and International conflicts.（IMMINENT WATER CRISIS IN INDIA, August 2007） According to the research, over 50% of villages still have no source of protected drinking
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