Communicating disease

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Instructions: Please answer using your own words in a minimum of 300, maximum 400 words PER QUESTION SINGLE spaced. Referenced with two (2) peer-reviewed journal articles or qualified text publish within the past five years and follow APA Manual 6th or 7th editions scholarly writing guidelines. When writing replies, please provide your experiences, new ideas, add probing questions and new literature on the topic to enhance the learning opportunity.

 

  1. Highlighted the importance of communicating disease threats to international authorities.  Based on that how important do you think it is for governments like the United States to support international health organizations for the sake of public health? Please review the article from the link below.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/07/what-we-will-lose-if-united-states-cuts-ties-with-world-health-organization/

 

  1. 2. Identify what you believe to be the most pressing issue in public health.  Why is this the most important matter? What do you recommend to address the issue?

 

  1. What are the International Health Regulations?  How do they apply (or not) to the United States?

You can also use references that you deem fit to answer the questions.

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The transmission of STDs, mainly gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, through oral, vaginal, and anal sexual activities, has been surging. According to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH Miami-Dade) (2019), in a population of 100,000, there were 652 persons with STDs between 2015 and 2017. These rates in Miami were higher than in Florida State, whereby in a population of 100,000, there were 649.2 persons with the diseases. When looking at HIV/AIDS, the high rates of infection are evident in men as a result of anal sex. Also, transmission through the sharing of needles in drug use increases the infection rate. As indicated by the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (2019), the incidence rate value of 43.4 in HIV infections and 14.6 in AIDS, were classified as the worst rating. An incident rate of a value of not more than 11.6 in HIV and 5.7 in AIDS was classified as commendable performance.  Hence, this shows a need for improvement in reducing these numbers.

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Communicating disease