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Concepts Of Nursing Epidemiology And Nursing Research

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Concepts of Nursing Epidemiology and Nursing Research

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Introduction

The concepts of epidemiology and nursing research are grounded on causative agents

of a communicable disease spreading from an infected person or animal to another

unsuspecting host. Communicable diseases are infections that can be transmitted from one

person to another. These diseases are usually preventable as interventions aim at each phase

of developing the disease, and the infection chain can help mitigate the spread. The majority

of these diseases usually affect the marginalized and the poor in the community. The disease

usually causes serious socio-economic effects as many funds are used to treat them, and the

productivity of the people decreases when they have a disease. Healthcare workers have an

essential role to play in controlling and preventing diseases through the application of

effective and efficient interventions based on scientific pieces of evidence.

HIV/AIDS; causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, treatment, complications, and

epidemiology

A worldwide recognized communicable disease is the Human immunodeficiency

virus. It is a sexually transmitted infection that is spread to people when the body fluids such

as blood, vaginal fluids, and semen come into contact with those from an infected person

(Johanson, 2017). It is transmitted in several ways, such as unprotected sex with infected

persons, oral sex, and anal sex. Sharing personal items such as nail cutters or syringes,

especially in drug addicts, can spread the infections to other people when blood with the virus

comes into contact with their skin or mucous membranes. Blood transfusion through the use

of blood infected with HIV/AIDS can cause people to contract the disease (Johanson, 2017).

The virus attacks and kills the immune system cells until the body can no longer defend

against attacks lodged from foreign infections that are not customarily considered life-

threatening, such as fungal infections.

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1 Concepts of Nursing Epidemiology and Nursing Research Student’s Name: School’s name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: 2 Introduction The concepts of epidemiology and nursing research are grounded on causative agents of a communicable disease spreading from an infected person or animal to another unsuspecting host. Communicable diseases are infections that can be transmitted from one person to another. These diseases are usually preventable as interventions aim at each phase of developing the disease, and the infection chain can help mitigate the spread. The majority of these diseases usually affect the marginalized and the poor in the community. The disease usually causes serious socio-economic effects as many funds are used to treat them, and the productivity of the people decreases when they have a disease. Healthcare workers have an essential role to play in controlling and preventing diseases through the application of effective and efficient interventions based on scientific pieces of evidence. HIV/AIDS; causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, treatment, complications, and epidemiology A worldwide recognized communicable disease is the Human immunodeficiency virus. It is a sexually transmitted infection that is spread to people when the body fluids such as blood, vaginal fluids, and semen come into contact with those from an infected person (Johanson, 2017). It is transmitted in several ways, such as unprotected sex with infected persons, oral sex, and anal s ...
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