New Diseases
The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant organisms has been the topic of much debate for many years. The overuse of antibiotics has created new strains of disease that no longer respond to antibiotics. The purpose of this paper is to discuss two of the most common antibiotic-resistant organisms; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE). (Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Home Settings 2003)
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Staphylococcus aureus is a germ that is often found in wounds or in the nose. Methicillin is the antibiotic that can effectively treat this bacterium, but in some cases the bacteria has become resistant to Methicillin. (Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Home Settings 2003) An article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, explains that MRSA was first discovered in the 1960's when physicians first begun to use Methicillin. (Tiwary 2003) The journal asserts that by 1992 40% of Staphylococcus aureus cases in America were MRSA. (Tiwary 2003)
The bacterium is usually spread through contact with other people that are colonized or infected with the germ. (Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Home Settings 2003) According to the Virginia Department of Health "The germ can be spread by direct contact with the person or by the hands of someone caring for the person touching others before washing hands. MRSA can survive for an hour or more on environmental surfaces such as floors, sinks, blood pressure cuffs,...
diseases of Indians on virgin soil. There is one reference used for this paper. Over the course of time, the aborigine populations have declined due to disease. It is important to look at factors which may have contributed to this declines, as well as possible rebounds in the populations. New Arrivals Many historians believe that the arrival of Europeans and the Spanish resulted in Indian populations being exposed to a number of
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Disease and Poverty Poverty and diseases The third world countries are much known for the negative aspects and the perpetuating of the same. One of the negative news that is heard of from the third world all the time is the problem of diseases that plague the country. It is a problem that has been observed to affect a vast population within the poor countries and especially among the poor sector of
Most people suffering from Schizophrenia are depressed and lose interest in mostly anything which they previously enjoyed. Some people suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia may also become more active and develop an obsession for a certain activity. One of the greatest people diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia had been Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash Jr. His biography had been adapted to the plot of the movie "A Beautiful Mind." The movie
Disease Prevention Strategies For as long as human beings have fallen ill and succumbed to the ravages of disease, society has struggled to comprehend the invisible menace of microbial germs. The spread of infectious disease from person to person, from home to home, and within entire communities, has always wreaked havoc on humanity, and the field of medicine has struggled to counter the consequences of passable infections. From the Black Death
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