Endemic Disease in Madagascar
Endemic Disease in Madagascar
Health Promotion Strategies
Health promotion depends on the different levels of prevention. The three different levels are primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Primary prevention would involve providing proper education to the citizens of Madagascar. Secondary prevention is investigating the outbreak of plague. Finally, tertiary prevention would be treating those that are infected with this disease.
Summary
Plague has become an endemic disease in Madagascar. Every year there are at least dozens of people that die from this disease, with 2017 being the worst year to date. Through proper education and treatment, this disease can be prevented. It is our job as nurses to aid in education and treatment efforts. Implementing these strategies should prove effective in mitigating the outbreak of plague in the future.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Plague. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2019, from https://www.cdc.gov/plague/index.html
Nguyen, V. K., Parra-Rojas, C., & Hernandez-Vargas, E. A. (2018). The 2017 plague outbreak in Madagascar: Data descriptions and epidemic modelling. Epidemics,25, 20-25. doi:10.1016/j.epidem.2018.05.001
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Mead, P. S. (2018). Plague in Madagascar — A Tragic Opportunity for Improving Public Health. New England Journal of Medicine,378(2), 106-108. doi:10.1056/nejmp1713881
Tsuzuki, S., Lee, H., Miura, F., Chan, Y. H., Jung, S., Akhmetzhanov, A. R., & Nishiura, H. (2017). Dynamics of the pneumonic plague epidemic in Madagascar, August to October 2017. Eurosurveillance,22(46). doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.46.17-00710
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:
A summary of the article, including the title and authorIdentify the title of the article with in-text citation and corresponding reference in reference list
The relationship among causal agents, susceptible persons, and environmental factors (epidemiological triangle)
The role of the nurse in addressing the outbreak
Possible health promotion/health protection strategies that could have been implemented by nurses to mitigate the outbreak
Epidemiologic surveillance is used in public and global health. For this Assignment, begin by locating a recent article about an outbreak of an infectious or communicable disease. The article can come from a newspaper or other source but your paper must be supported with at least three scholarly sources of evidence in the literature which may include your text or course readings.
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