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Impact of Four Diseases, 2004.
An examination of the social impact of the diseases West Nile virus, malaria, plague, and yellow fever.
3,428 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the diseases West Nile virus, malaria, plague, and yellow fever. Specifically, it discusses the history and distribution of the diseases in the United States and worldwide and compares each of the diseases as to which is most important individually and overall in terms of relative impact.
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"West Nile virus only appeared in the United States in 1999, but it has become quite a feared disease since then. The virus is contracted in humans from infected mosquito bites, and it can be deadly in people with weakened immune systems, like children and senior citizens. The symptoms of the disease can be minor, like headaches and an insignificant fever. These can increase to confusion, muscle weakness, high fever, and severe headache ("West Nile," 2004). They usually show up 3 to 14 days after being bitten. Symptoms that are more serious include brain swelling, coma, numbness, vision loss, and disorientation but these are far less common. Some people may not show any symptoms of the disease. Infected individuals may have severe impact on their health, and West Nile can kill those with weaker immune systems. By 2002, the disease had "exploded" across the nation, and in 2003, it showed up in mosquitoes in every state in the 48 contiguous states but Oregon and Washington. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there were 9,858 human cases of the disease in 2003, and 262 deaths. This is down slightly from 284 deaths in 2002 ("West Nile," 2004). This spread all began from one dead crow discovered in New York City with the disease in 1999."
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Alcoholism: Disease or Not Disease?, 2006.
This paper argues that alcoholism is a disease.
1,113 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This concise and well-organized paper examines alcoholism as a disease. The author describes the criteria for an illness to be considered a disease. According to these criteria, alcoholism fits the definition of a disease. The author concludes if considered as a disease, better treatments can be found for sufferers of alcoholism.
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"First, as more and more research is put into the claim, it becomes quite obvious that alcoholism is an actual disease. Alcoholism is defined as "an illness marked by consumption of alcoholic beverages at a level that interferes with physical or mental health, and social, family, or occupational responsibilities" (NLM). Alcohol dependency, a form of alcoholism, is portrayed by a higher tolerance for alcohol, which means that it requires more substance for an affected person to become intoxicated. Also, people that suffer from alcohol dependency normally suffer from withdrawals if alcohol use is discontinued or reduced. People that are dependent on alcohol normally spend much of their time consuming or acquiring alcohol. When one consumes too much alcohol many side effects and body disorders occur. Some of the most recorded side effects of alcoholism are: pancreatitis (irritation and swelling of the pancreas), heart muscle damage, nerve damage, esophageal bleeding, brain degeneration, cirrhosis of the liver, delirium tremens, erectile dysfunction, insomnia, and nutritional deficiencies. All of these are bodily disorders which effect different parts of the body (Rychtarik, 3)."
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European Diseases Among American-Indians, 2000.
An examination of the spread of diseases after Columbus (focusing on effects of smallpox), Pre-Columbian Indian health and medicine and diseases in Europe (focusing on the plague).
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, £ 67.95
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An examination of the spread of diseases after Columbus (focusing on effects of smallpox), Pre-Columbian Indian health and medicine and diseases in Europe (focusing on the plague).
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"Introduction
The 500th anniversary of the first voyage of Columbus to the New World came in 1992, and this event was an occasion for celebration in both Europe and the Americas. It was also the occasion for much bitterness and anger by revisionists who wanted to downgrade the achievement of Columbus because of a perception that his discovery of America in the long run caused more harm than good. One thing that is wrong with the revisionist view is that it holds Columbus personally responsible for all that followed his exploratory journey. In truth, the "discovery" of America was inevitable, and the subsequent events derived from the character of European culture at the time and from the personalities of the various participants, notably the Conquistadors who saw this as the occasion for looting more than..."
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Food-borne Diseases, 1991.
This paper discusses the problems of food-borne diseases: Types of bacteria and diseases, prevention, effects and treatment.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 20 sources, £ 56.95
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"There are five bacteria commonly associated with food-borne diseases: Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and Bacillus cereus. Some of these bacteria cause what is commonly called food poisoning--that is, they cause illness via toxins produced before the food is eaten. Others cause food infection, making the ingested food a carrier for the microorganisms, which continue to grow in their new host: the human body.
Food-related illnesses can cause severe distress or even death. People with compromised immune systems (as happens with victims of AIDS), the elderly, infants, and other groups at risk face considerable danger from food that is not identified as contaminated or prevented from becoming contaminated. Outbreaks . .. "
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2002.
A study of sexually transmitted diseases and their treatments.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 48.95
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This paper examines the multitude of issues related to sexually transmitted diseases (STD). It offers an overview of diseases and latter describes specific types of STDs in detail, such as herpes, syphilis and HIV. The paper outlines ways to prevent or eliminate sexually transmitted diseases, and makes recommendations for improving awareness and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
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"Few things in life are as pervasive for such extended durations as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Once called venereal diseases, STDs are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. More than 20 STDS have now been identified, and they affect more than 15 million men and women in this country each year. The annual comprehensive cost of STDs in the United States is estimated to be well in excess of $10 billion."
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Prions and Prion Diseases, 2001.
A discussion of the various aspects of prions and prion diseases.
1,307 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper examines the novel mechanism of disease transmittal in prions as well as the diseases themselves (mad cow disease and Creutzfeld-Jacobs disease). Functions of normal prions are also discussed. The paper also examines how prions are devoid of nucleic acids, and thus carry no information other than their tertiary structure.
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"Knockout mice survived up to their 70th week, and then they began to display signs common with brain disease, which included a loss of motor coordination. Curiously, the symptoms shown by these knockout mice were similar to those found in many cases of prion diseases."
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Infectious Diseases on a Global Scale, 2002.
Explores the top five worst infectious diseases in the world, excluding HIV.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 62.95
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This paper shall examine the remaining five serious infectious diseases: Pneumonia, malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea and measles. Due to the length of this paper, each disease will be summarized as concisely as possible but not as deeply as desired. This paper shall conclude with how these five diseases are more prevalent in "developing" countries due to the existing conditions.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Developing Countries, 2002.
A study of the transition of sexual diseases in the third world.
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper examines the incidents of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in developing countries. It discusses the types of illnesses HIV, HPV, AIDS and others. The paper looks at programs in the third world that provide medical care to these people. The author describes the preventive programs such as culturally-appropriate workshops, educational seminars, and other methods of spreading health education that are needed to ensure that residents of developing countries know how to prevent, manage and treat sexually transmitted diseases.
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"Sexually transmitted diseases (STD?s) have been a problem for doctors worldwide and governments around the globe for many years. Pre-screening, diagnosis, and treatment programs are required to stop the spread of STDs.
"A host of sexually transmitted diseases have, unfortunately, exploded in large numbers in the continent of Africa. These STD?s include the HIV virus and the HPV virus, or human papillomavirus. HPV causes cervical cancer, and the HIV virus causes AIDS (auto-immune deficiency syndrome)."
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Stress and Coronary Diseases, 2002.
This is a paper on the relationship between stress and coronary diseases.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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The following paper focuses on the controllable risk factors of stress, and details its relationship with coronary disease. It discusses what the main causes of heart disease are and examines how the stress factor can contribute to this disease.
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"Coronary heart diseases are one of the most common of all the heart diseases yet discovered. The primary characteristics of a coronary heart disease are the narrowing of the coronary arteries of the heart that are responsible for supplying blood to the heart. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), more than 500,000 people die every year from heart attacks caused by one or other coronary heart diseases. In studying heart diseases, particularly, there are certain risk factors that are responsible for developing heart diseases including coronary heart disease. These risk factors are broadly grouped in to two categories, one that are controllable, and the other uncontrollable."
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Developing Countries, 2002.
A study of the problem of sexually transmitted diseases in developing countries.
1,134 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper analyzes the ongoing problem of sexually transmitted diseases in developing countries. The writer proposes the evaluation of the current situation and the planning of a program to deal with the problem. The writer also lists several evaluation questions and data collection methods.
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"Sexually transmitted diseases (STD?s) have been a problem for doctors worldwide and governments around the globe for many years. Pre-screening, diagnosis, and treatment programs are required to stop the spread of STDs. A host of sexually transmitted diseases have, unfortunately, exploded in large numbers in the continent of Africa. These STD?s include the HIV virus and the HPV virus, or human papillomavirus. HPV causes cervical cancer, and the HIV virus causes AIDS (auto-immune deficiency syndrome)."
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Introduced Diseases in the Pacific Island Communities, 2002.
Assesses the impact of introduced diseases on native communities in the Pacific Islands.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 50.95
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This research paper assesses the impact of introduced disease on Pacific Island communities such as Polynesia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Philippines in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, analyzes how the epidemics spread, and what methods of missionary medicine were available to the victims.
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Diseases of the Aorta, 2008.
A review of the various diseases affecting the aorta.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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The paper discusses the aorta as the main trunk of the systemic arterial circulation and describes its position, function in the body and the manner in which it manifests disease.
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Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Coarctation
Aortic Dissection
Echocardiography
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"Clinically, an aneurysm is an abnormal bulging or swelling of a section of a blood vessel and since the aorta carries oxygen-rich blood to every part of the human body, it is technically called an artery. As Glanze points out, an aortic aneurysm is "a localized dilation of the wall of the aorta caused by atherosclerosis," a common arterial disorder characterized by yellowish plaques of cholesterol, lipids and cellular debris in the inner layers of the walls of large and medium-sized arteries (1990, 106). There are three basic types of aortic aneurysms. First, a fusiform aneurysm occurs when all three layers of the vessel are affected, causing weakness along the extended area of the vessel in the form of large, bulging region; second, a dissecting aneurysm in which the weakness develops between the inner and outer layers of the aortic wall, resulting in a bulge as blood from the interior of the vessel is "pushed around the damaged section in the wall and collects between these layers," and third, a saccular aneurysm which occurs only when the middle muscular layer of the vessel exhibits a sack-like bulge."
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS, 2005.
A look at the history and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper looks at the causes and describes the symptoms of most common STDs, including HIV/AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, Genital HPV, Genital Herpes, and Chancroid.
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"This paper will look at the history of sexually transmitted disease sand HIV AIDS and their symptoms. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect men and women of all socioeconomic levels and backgrounds. Despite the progress that has been made in the United States on prevention of STDs over the past four decades, the U S has the highest rate of STDs in the industrialized world. An estimated million new cases of STDs are reported each year in the U.S. This is because..."
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Cardiovascular Diseases, 2005.
This paper discusses the psychosocial factors in cardiovascular diseases.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, £ 43.95
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This paper explains that research has demonstrated that the psychosocial status of the individual is likely to correlate to their cardiovascular fitness. The author points out that positive social roles correlate to a positive status, while negative social roles lead to a lower level of status. The paper uses the Kolcaba Comfort Care Model to identify and promote positive psychosocial development in patients.
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"A growing body of data suggests that the emergence and severity of cardiovascular disease is contributed to by the psychosocial status of the body (Barry, 1996). The psychosocial status of the body refers to the correlation of social and psychological factors, and the impact that these factors have - both combined and separately - on the individual's physical status (Barry, 1996; Catherall, 2004). Data suggests that the psychosocial status of the individual has active correlates to the onset and development of heart disease, particularly cardiovascular failure (Drench, 2002; Catherall, 2004). "
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