Essays about: "emerging infectious disease"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words emerging infectious disease.
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1. Lassa fever epidemic outbreak causing maternal mortality on pregnant women : A statistical and systematic review on prevalence and occurrence of maternal mortality in Nigeria
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknikAbstract : Introduction/background: Epidemics of infectious diseases (ID) are re-occurring now more often and spreads faster into many different parts of the world due to globalization. The increasing evidence of climate change and man-made events have shown impacts to increase the emergency and re-emerging of animal- borne IDs. READ MORE
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2. Mobile Communication within Healthcare Environment : A Case Study at Danderyds University Hospital
University essay from KTH/Industriell ManagementAbstract : Organizations within the healthcare industry are under a constant pressure with a continuousgrowth, resulting in a larger number of patients in need of attention and an increased demandfor healthcare services. The pressure put on the different departments at hospitals challengesthe communication channels within the organization. READ MORE
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3. Seroprevalence of Rift Valley fever in sheep and goats in Zambezia, Mozambique and preparations for a metagenomic study of arboviruses in ticks
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : The virus-mediated disease Rift Valley fever (RVF) was discovered during an outbreak in Kenya in the 1930s. Since then it has spread to most parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and in the last decades several outbreaks have caused economic and health issues in Africa, Yemen and Saudi-Arabia. READ MORE
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4. Emerging zoonotic viruses : what characterizes them and what are the risk factors for their emergence?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Emerging infectious diseases poses a great future threat, not only to humans but also to domestic animals and wildlife. Even though the majority of these infections only cause minor health problems, the relatively recent emergence of HIV clearly illustrates that the next major human pandemic may surface at any time. READ MORE
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5. A screening for Schmallenberg virus among sheep, goats and cattle in Zambezia province, Moçambique : and preparations for a metagenomic survey of virus in mosquitoes
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : As the world´s population increases and people's living conditions are improving, larger areas are needed for houses as well as food production. This means that new areas are exploited and that people, livestock, blood sucking insects and wild animals are forced to live close together. READ MORE
