Essays Tagged: "Hepatitis"

Hepatitis

ses that were initially concealed by flu like symptoms are now known collectively as the disease of Hepatitis. The disease of Hepatitis is actually by six different types of viral infections, namely, ... tis is actually by six different types of viral infections, namely, Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G. Hepatitis descries the destructive affect of the viral invasion of the body and liver by six and sep ...

(7 pages) 122 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Culture shock.

submitted to no fewer than 27 shots as a protective measure against everything from yellow fever to hepatitis. Although he managed to avoid any dreaded tropical disease during his assignment, he contr ...

(14 pages) 783 0 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

Diseases and the Immune System.

treat the illness.Diseases include such things as measles, mumps, chicken pox, cholera, dysentery, hepatitis A and poliomyelitis. Many of these diseases can be dealt with by our bodies own defence sy ... her people in close contact.Some diseases enter the body through food and water such as cholera and hepatitis A. The food or water contains bacteria, which often comes from unclean handling and when e ...

(3 pages) 78 0 3.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

We were to solve a problem in American society with unreasonalbe terms, much like the essay "A Modest Proposal" by Swift. Title: Sanitation and Health Security of the Homeland

icans' dreams. A never-ending register including for example AIDS, Chancroid, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis, Herpes, and Human Papillomavirus exists. How can we control this epidemic upon our societ ...

(4 pages) 49 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Digestive Function/dysfunction

er will describe the structure and function of the liver. A brief outline of the different types of Hepatitis will be given and how they are caused. The signs and symptoms of Hepatitis B shall be desc ... iscuss preventative measures, which should be taken by Health care workers to prevent the spread of Hepatitis B, and also the lifestyle factors and approaches towards health promotion which should be ...

(9 pages) 80 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

This is 2400 word term paper on The history and art of tattoing

s andthe popular tattoos of the times were anchors, eagles, flags, and hearts. Then, a break out of hepatitis made it illegal in most states to geta tattoo and it is not legal again until the early 19 ... Though most tattoo shops had sterilization machines many didnot use them due to this an outbreak of hepatitis occurred in 1961. A health code went into effect and the tattoo shops of Coney Island were ...

(9 pages) 65 0 4.7 Sep/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Adversity

tunately in 1983 blood donors were not screened for diseases. I was one of many who contracted both hepatitis B and C. Hepatitis B was just jaundice and showed it self soon after the operation. Fortun ...

(3 pages) 60 2 3.8 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Animal Research: A Life-Saving Technique

ence have come from animal research. These include: vaccine that prevent measles, mumps, polio, and hepatitis; prevention of cancer; antibiotics; organ transplants; heart surgery and much more. Just t ...

(3 pages) 33 1 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Dangers of tattoos this essay shows the dangers of getting a tattoo. my max u.

lor is the residual blood can get into your bloodstream and give you nasty diseases such as AIDS or Hepatitis.The way a tattoo works is the artist dips the needle into ink then the rubber band and mac ... e afraid to ask questions. These diseases can happen to anyone, for example Pamela Anderson now has hepatitis. Getting a tattoo is like playing the lottery except in this case you don't want to win.

(2 pages) 40 1 4.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Blood-Borne and Infectious Diseases: Hepatitis C

This assignment is based on a case study selected from HIV/Viral Hepatitis a Guide for Primary Care (Dore et al. 2001).For the purpose of this case study I will iden ... Risk assessment: what tests are to be performed and the reason for testing- The natural history of hepatitis C- Assessment of lifestyle- Advice on how to minimise impaired health from hepatitis C- Ho ... l. A particular concern of intravenous drug use is the sharing and reusing of injecting equipment. (Hepatitis C Council of SA 2000) Mariah disclosed that she allowed a friend to inject her. Mariah als ...

(13 pages) 123 1 5.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

When not to cook and what you need to do before cooking. The most important thing to remember

for others if illnesses can be transferred through the food. Some of these illnesses are diarrhoea, hepatitis A, vomiting, fevers, skin infections, eye or ear discharge and jaundice. Food-borne infect ...

(2 pages) 18 0 4.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Destruction Drugs Cause

eyes 5. make a person look older B. Family profession income education Medical 1. Hepatitis A/B & C 2. liver function 3. AIDS 4. death V. Recovery ...

(1 pages) 5 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Ultimate fighting championship

r the competitors. Most people don't know that each fighter has a full medical exam, including HIV, Hepatitis B&C, and cardiovascular testing between bouts. These precautions equal or surpass the ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Body Art in the Extreme

by teenagers. The increase popularity in body art has also caused an increase in the incidences of Hepatitis, especially Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is spread by contact with human blood. Since, the gov ... the government regulation has not enforced hygiene requirements for tattoo parlors, disease such as Hepatitis C thrive in these environments. Another disease that can be acquired is HIV. The governmen ...

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Saboteur

believe that because Mr. Chiu was falsely charged with sabotage, he becomes a saboteur by causing a hepatitis epidemic in Muji to satisfy his immediate need for revenge. He purposefully spreads hepati ... rong need to retaliate against the police, he may have unknowingly infected the police station with hepatitis. Mr. Chiu's retaliation was unnecessary and with evidence from the story it is medically p ...

(4 pages) 40 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Hepatitis C

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience about Hepatitis C.INTRODUCTION: I. Let me start off by telling you a story about a 50 yr ... office. That's when he receives the news that he has the disease called "Hepatitis C." II. There are many stories about people such as this one of people that don't ... e the knowledge nor do they have an idea of this "Silent Killer" known as Hepatitis C.III. That is why it's very important to be informed on this very lethal disease. ...

(3 pages) 1650 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Cause and Effects of Liver Failure

years and is known as chronic liver failure. Chronic liver failure is commonly caused from chronic hepatitis. Acute liver failure can be caused from chronic or acute hepatitis.No one knows why a part ... e caused from chronic or acute hepatitis.No one knows why a particular virus or drug causes chronic hepatitis in some people but not in others. No one knows why it is so severe in some people. In some ...

(3 pages) 15 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Body Piercing Complications

e contracted from the procedure itself. Meltzer (2005) states, "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C, and even tetanus can be contracted from nonsterile piercing techniques. Although e ...

(6 pages) 1812 0 4.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Does Cerumen have a risk for transmission of diseases?(HIV, VHF or hepatitis B)

esent.So, it appears the danger is not in cerumen itself but in blood/mucous contaminant. CDC lists Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever(VHF) as infectious diseases by bloodborne ... f researchers, Beyindir, Kalcioglu et al. First article is on the study of possible transmission of Hepatitis B (ref 6), in which the authors conclude that cerumen can be a potential source of transmi ...

(2 pages) 5190 0 0.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Organ transplant - general facts

presence of HIV, active cancer or active infection. But there are still exceptions, patient who has hepatitis C and hepatitis B can donate to patient with hepatitis C and B respectively. In the case f ...

(6 pages) 54 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology