Skip to main content

Home/ Class of 2020A/ Group items tagged spread

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
julie2912

how is tuberculosis transmitted - Google Search - 0 views

www.google.com.sv/search

tuberculosis disease spreading transmitted

shared by julie2912 on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.
  • julie2912 on 03 Nov 14
     
    "TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The TB bacteria are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected."
josemevi

Chikungunya virus spreads from Caribbean to C. America - El Salvador | ReliefWeb - 0 views

reliefweb.int/...us-spreads-caribbean-c-america

shared by josemevi on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
    • josemevi
      josemevi on 03 Nov 14
       
      La ministra de salud con sus palabras muy sabias.
  • SAN SALVADOR, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - The mosquito-born chikungunya virus is spreading into Central America, health authorities there say, after outbreaks in several Caribbean nations. The virus -- rarely fatal, but nevertheless serious -- sparks high fevers and severe joint aches, as well as headaches, nausea and extreme fatigue. "We are facing a new illness in the country, but we are working to fight it," said El Salvador Health Minister Violeta Menjivar, whose country has reported 1,200 cases so far.
julie2912

How is TB Spread? - Tuberculosis - Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control & Outbreak M... - 0 views

www.healthunit.org/...tb_spread.htm

tuberculosis disease TB difference

shared by julie2912 on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick.
  • TB is usually spread between family members, close friends, and people who work or live together. TB is spread most easily in closed spaces over a long period of time. However, transmission in an airplane, although rare, has been documented.
  • julie2912 on 03 Nov 14
     
    "It is important to understand that there is a difference between being infected with TB and having TB disease. Someone who is infected with TB has the TB germs, or bacteria, in their body. The body's defenses are protecting them from the germs and they are not sick."
Beatriz Narvaez

How fast will the debilitating chikungunya virus spread through the U.S.? | The Advisor... - 0 views

www.advisory.com/...ating-chikungunya-virus-spread

chikungunya U.S.

shared by Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • The chikungunya virus was first identified in Tanzania in 1952
    • Beatriz Narvaez
      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      it started in Tanzania
  • The name "chikungunya" derives from the Kimakonde word for "to become contorted," which refers to the fever and intense muscle and joint pain that the virus inflicts on its victims for weeks and sometimes years
    • Beatriz Narvaez
      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      chikungunya derives from the kimakonde word for "to become contorted
  • Although the virus is rarely fatal, individuals who contract the virus "probably wish they would die" because it is so painful, says Robert Novak, a global health professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
  • ...7 more annotations...
  • There is currently no vaccine or cure for those affected
  • although the virus often runs its course in about a week, pain can linger for months or years.
  • Chikungunya first arrived in the Western hemisphere in December 2013.
  • he virus has spread to 17 countries or territories in the Caribbean, North American, and South America, and nearly 750,000 cases have been reported
  • has been linked to at least 14 deaths in the Caribbean, although those individuals likely had other health issues.
  • In July, two Florida residents became the first two American residents to domestically contract chikungunya. 
  • As of Sept. 30, there have been nearly 1,200 imported cases from infected travelers arriving in the United States and 11 locally transmitted cases in Florida.
Isabella galdamez

Can pets get or spread Ebola? - CNN.com - 1 views

edition.cnn.com/...ebola-pets

pets spread cnn ebola disease virus news

shared by Isabella galdamez on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Focusing on the cases of two dogs can seem trivial compared to the 4,000 people in West Africa who have died from Ebola this year.
  • Some studies have shown that dogs may experience asymptomatic Ebola infections, the CDC says -- meaning they may have the virus but don't get sick. Also, the agency says, human infections haven't been linked to dogs.
  • Isabella galdamez on 03 Nov 14
     
    A nurse's aide in Spain catches Ebola; her dog is taken away and put to death.
  • Isabella galdamez on 03 Nov 14
     
    A nurse's aide in Spain catches Ebola; her dog is taken away and put to death.
maca castaneda

How Ebola spreads and started - Yahoo News - 1 views

news.yahoo.com/spreads-started-204900452.html

Ebola died nurse Spain WestAfrica

shared by maca castaneda on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • West Africa is struggling with the worst Ebola outbreak on record, and two U.S. nurses have contracted the disease treating a Liberian man who died in Texas. A nurse in Spain was infected while caring for two priests, who both died of Ebola.
  • Ebola has killed 4,493 people, or about 50 percent of the known 8,997 cases,
  • maca castaneda on 03 Nov 14
     
    It started in West Africa, it was the worst Ebola outbreak on record. A nurse in Spain was infected while caring for two priests, and died of Ebola
  • josemevi on 03 Nov 14
     
    #true
  • josemevi on 03 Nov 14
     
    ebola is very bad and deadly
maria fernanda

Ebola Virus: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention - 1 views

www.webmd.com/...ebola-fever-virus-infection

symptoms ebola

shared by maria fernanda on 20 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Ebola is a rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside the body.As the virus spreads through the body, it damages the immune system and organs. Ultimately, it causes levels of blood-clotting cells to drop. This leads to severe, uncontrollable bleeding.The disease, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever or Ebola virus, kills up to 90% of people who are infected.
  • It spreads to people by contact with the skin or bodily fluids of an infected animal, like a monkey, chimp, or fruit bat.
    • Nicolle Elahian
      Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
       
      This is how you can catch the disease.
  • There’s no vaccine to prevent Ebola. The best way to avoid catching the disease is by not traveling to areas where the virus is found.Health care workers can prevent infection by wearing masks, gloves, and goggles whenever they come into contact with people who may have Ebola.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • Ebola gets its name from the Ebola River, which is near one of the villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the disease first appeared.
  • Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
     
    Here is an article on how you can catch the Ebola disease, when and where it started and how you can prevent it too.
Natalia Alas

BBC News - Why Ebola is so dangerous - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-africa-26835233

shared by Natalia Alas on 20 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 3,850 people have died of the virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
    • Nicolle Elahian
      Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
       
      This is about people getting the disease in Africa and how many have died of it.
  • Ebola deaths since 1976
    • Nicolle Elahian
      Nicolle Elahian on 20 Oct 14
       
      How it has spread into Urban areas
1 - 8 of 8
Showing 20▼ items per page