BUS ENGL GC #8 by Aguirre, Alexis

Global Challenge #8

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The Immune System & Diseases

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What is the Immune system & what are diseases? This website gives you a brief overview of what the immune system does and how it defends itself against infectious diseases.

What is a Cure?

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A cure is a treatment that completely eliminates a disease or health problem, and it is not expected to return.

Antibiotics

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Antibiotics are a class of powerful medicines used to treat infections caused by bacteria. They work by either killing the bacteria directly (bactericidal) or preventing them from growing and multiplying (bacteriostatic).

Vaccines/Immunizations

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Vaccines are medical products that stimulate a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease.

COVID-19 World Wide Pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic was a global outbreak of the infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which severely disrupted societies, healthcare systems, and the global economy from 2020 onward.

Recent technology advances in medicine

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Healthcare technology is advancing rapidly, driven by innovations in computing, connectivity, and data analysis. These technologies are improving patient care, streamlining hospital operations, and making health services more accessible.

Healthcare Workers Shortage

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The global healthcare system is experiencing a severe and ongoing shortage of qualified workers across nearly all roles and specialties. This crisis, which was dramatically worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major measles outbreaks in the United Kingdom

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After being nearly eliminated, measles has re-emerged, with England seeing significant clusters of cases in 2024 due to declining vaccination rates.

Re-Emerging Covid Cases in the US & Europe

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Research from institutions like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and reports from the BMJ are documenting the ongoing impact of Long COVID, which causes chronic inflammation and other issues.

MERS outbreaks in the Middle East

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Past coronavirus epidemics have also shown long-term effects. Research highlights the need for better rehabilitation and post-infection care, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Inequalities in healthcare systems in Latin America

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A study in The Lancet highlighted significant fragmentation and inequality in health systems across Latin American countries, particularly affecting access to mental and preventive healthcare.

High Costs Management of Healthcare in Italy

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Italy has implemented outcome-based payment models for advanced therapies to manage costs and ensure access, reflecting a different approach to reimbursement compared to the U.S.

Post Acute Infection Syndrome Worldwide

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This article explores how dysregulation of the gut microbiome following an infection may contribute to the development of chronic conditions like Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Climate Change in Brazil causing new diseases

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"With climate change, more frequent and intense rains will impact many diseases here, including schistosomiasis," said Roseli Tuan, a senior researcher at the São Paulo Secretariat of Health.

Fermented Stevia Breaking New Study

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A group of scientists in Japan have discovered that fermented stevia, a plant commonly used as a calorie-free sweetener, may hold intriguing anti cancer properties.

Immunization rates globally

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''During 2024, about 85% of infants worldwide (109 million) received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine, protecting them against infectious diseases that can cause serious illness and disability or be fatal. However, these global figures hide significant disparity among countries of different income strata, with low-income countries lagging behind.''

Where do Pandemics come from?

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The History of the Hepatitis B Vaccine

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"Hepatitis B is still a major worldwide public health problem. Globally, 296 million people are estimated to be chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), with approximately 820,000 deaths per year."

History of the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Question 1

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Why is there a shortage of healthcare workers in the United States?

Question 2

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What are some new or re-emerging diseases (and if re-emerging why are they re-emerging?)

Spark 1

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What makes these 3 stand out from the rest, is that these are things that help prevent diseases. For example, antibiotics can help prevent bacteria that makes you ill.

Spark 2

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Most of these slides relate to each other, because healthcare shortages began after the COVID19 pandemic. This is also when advances in healthcare technology started rising.

Spark 3

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These slides all relate to eachother because they are different factors in different parts around the world that have caused diseases. For example, climate change that caused new diseases to form or the MERS outbreak in the Middle East.

Spark 4

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These two slides relate to each other because they have to do with Inequalities in healthcare systems whether it's here in America or Europe. These inequalities have to do with high healthcare costs. For example, someone might not be able to afford the high Costs of healthcare in Italy.

Spark 5

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These slides most directly relate to each other. Whether it has to do with vaccines or the pandemic. For example, we found a vaccine for covid-19

Summary

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There are many rising issues in healthcare, whether its healthcare staff shortages to emerging diseases. Some of the benefits to issues is healthcare technology advances. For example, telemedicine or EHRs(Electronic Health Records). Some downsides are healthcare affordability or patient care.