Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Smoking
Diabetes (specifically type 2)
High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) are a risk factor that can cause
stroke
caused by a cell messing up
CANCER
cancer is the most dangerous to
newborns to mother with active HSV type II
invented the first microscope, considered the “Father of Microbiology”.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
developed methods of sanitation and disinfection
Joseph Lister
caused by a blood clot in a blood vessel. The clot “plugs up” the vessel, blocking blood from circulating and sending oxygen-rich blood to the brain, so the brain “starves” and that affected area dies.
Ischemic Stroke
CARCINOGENS are directly linked to
cancer
A bacterial infection that primarily attacks the lungs
turburculosies
developed the smallpox vaccine
Edward Jenner
proved microorganisms cause disease, used methods to kill bacteria in MILK
Louis Pasteur
what was Identified as the leading cause of death in 1900 and as recently as 2017 in the United States?
heart diases
uncontrolled growth becomes a
Neoplasm or a tumor.
occurs when a person is infected with TB, but has no symptoms and cannot infect others
LTBI: “Latent Tuberculosis Infection”
“Founder of Modern Chemistry”
Robert Boyle
Founder of the American Red Cross
Volunteered to provide care to Civil War soldiers and personally delivered supplies
Clara Barton
Loss of speech, loss of mobility, hemiparesis, paralysis, loss of sight or other senses, affected cognition, or death are an effect of...
stroke
cancer is most common in
people who are obese and inactive
inflammation of the Liver
Hepatitis
An English obstetrician, the first to propose blood transfusion. Successfully completed in 1829.
James Blundell
developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
caused by a damaged blood vessel that causes blood to leak out of the vessel (ruptured, torn, “popped”, etc…) and coat the brain, so the brain “downs”, causing a lack of oxygen, causing that affected area to die.
Hemorrhagic Stroke
what does life long mean?
can be treated, but has no cure
“Father of Modern Medicine”
Hippocrates
Founder of Modern Nursing
Improved sanitation in military hospitals
Florence Nightingale
1922 - discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes.
Banting and Best