Communicable Diseases: Causes, Symptoms, Complications, and Management

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Communicable
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................ 2
Symptoms............................................................................................................... 2
Complication........................................................................................................... 3
Statistics of HIV/AIDS............................................................................................... 3
Determinants of health........................................................................................... 3
Epidemiologic triad.................................................................................................. 4
Role of public health nurses.................................................................................... 4
Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 6
References................................................................................................................. 6

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Introduction
Communicable diseases are the diseases that are generally caused by microorganisms like
virus and bacteria. These organisms are spread by the individual to one another by coming in
contact with the contaminated surface, kind of body liquids, blood, insect bites, or by air (Lee et
al., 2012). Human Immuno-Deficiency virus is the organism which is responsible for causing
AIDS. HIV can be communicated or spread by infected blood transfusion to the healthy person,
unprotected sexual activity, and infected mother to their children (Rueda et al., 2016). In this
particular scholarly paper the causes, mode of communication, symptoms, management methods,
complication, demographic incidence, prevalence, the morbidity and mortality will be discussed.
Determinants of health associated with this disease, epidemiologic triad, the part of public health
nurses, environmental factors will be discussed.
HIV is the virus that affects the immune system of the patient and causes Acquired
immune-deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Healthy persons have the CD4 cell count of 500 to
1,500 /cubic millimetre. Deprived of treatment, HIV endures to reproduce and terminate CD4
cells. If an individual’s CD4 cell count falls underneath 200, they have AIDS. The immune
system helps the body battle off infections. The virus can be transmitted through body fluids like
blood, semen, vaginal and rectal liquids, and breast milk. It can also be transferred through
vaginal and anal sex, sharing used needled and syringes, unsterilized tattoo equipment, pre-
mastication or chewing infant’s food before feeding, and infected pregnant women to their
children (Heaton et al., 2016).