Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

2010 ◽  
pp. 836-848
Author(s):  
Diana N.J. Lockwood
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Mycobacterium Leprae ◽  
Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast intracellular organism not yet cultivated in vitro. It is an important public health problem worldwide, with an estimated 4 million people disabled by the disease. Transmission of M. leprae is only partially understood, but untreated lepromatous patients discharge abundant organisms from their nasal mucosa into the environment....

Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1154-1167
Author(s):  
Diana N.J. Lockwood
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Mycobacterium Leprae ◽  
Lepromatous Leprosy ◽  
Granulomatous Disease ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast intracellular organism not yet cultivated in vitro. It is an important public health problem worldwide, with an estimated 4 million people disabled by the disease. Transmission of M. leprae is only partially understood, but untreated lepromatous patients discharge abundant organisms from their nasal mucosa into the environment. It was first identified in the nodules of patients with lepromatous leprosy by Hansen in 1873. M. leprae preferentially parasitizes skin macrophages and peripheral nerve Schwann cells. A second agent of leprosy M. lepromatosis which diverged form M. leprae 10 million years ago has also been recognized as causing leprosy in 40 + patients and the main focus of origin is Mexico. The importance of this organism will be determined over the next few years.

Occurrence of Brucella in Minas artisanal cheese of Serro micro-region: an important public health problem

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Roberto Silva ◽  
André Almeida Santos Duch ◽  
Rômulo Tadeu Pace de Assis Lage ◽  
Liliane Denize Miranda Menezes ◽  
João Batista Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health

scholarly journals Breast cancer among women over 75 years: an important public health problem?

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. van Schoor ◽  
J. D. M. Otten ◽  
G. J. den Heeten ◽  
R. Holland ◽  
M. J. M. Broeders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health

scholarly journals Epilepsy caused by onchocerciasis is an important public health problem in Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 316-317
Author(s):  
R. Colebunders ◽  
A. Hotterbeekx ◽  
J. Siewe ◽  
M. Mandro ◽  
M. Mbonye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health

Secondhand Noise and Stress

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 436-436
Author(s):  
Olga S. Tompkins
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Secondhand Smoke ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Being There ◽  
Health And Well Being

Noise pollution can cause nonauditory effects on general health and well-being. There is growing awareness that secondhand noise is an important public health problem that is similar in scope to secondhand smoke.

scholarly journals Reinserção social: processo que implica continuidade e cooperação

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Eliane Ganev ◽  
Wagner de Lorence Lima
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Drug Dependency ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Risk Of Relapse

O presente artigo propõe uma reflexão em torno do conceito de reinserção social de indivíduos que se tornaram dependentes de drogas, com o objetivo de oferecer uma contribuição na construção de políticas públicas sobre drogas capazes de fazer frente a este importante problema de saúde pública na contemporaneidade. Além dos aspectos conceituais da reinserção social, discutimos seus pressupostos e objetivos; seu contexto sempre atravessado pelas complexidades e singularidades características da dependência de drogas; aspectos tais como abstinência, riscos de recaídas, desconstrução e reconstrução de estilos de vida; o caráter multidisciplinar e a necessidade do trabalho continuado e metódico, no curto, médio e longo prazos, exigindo a cooperação de distintos agentes e sujeitos implicados nos desafios da reinserção social. Abstract: In this paper, we propose an analysis about the concept of social reinsertion of individuals who have become drug addicts. We want to help in planning public actions about drugs which can face this important public health problem nowadays. Apart from the conceptual aspects of social reinsertion, we hereby discuss its proposals, objectives and its context which is permanently affected by the complexities and peculiarities of drug dependency; aspects such as withdrawal, the risk of relapse, deconstruction and reconstruction of lifestyles; its multidisciplinary character and the need for continuous and methodical short-, mid- and long-term work, requiring the cooperation of those specific agents and subjects implied within the challenges of social reinsertion.

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