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Signs and symptoms (in general)
editOften, airborne pathogens or allergens cause inflammation in the nose, throat, sinuses, and the upper airway lungs. Upper airway inflammation causes coughing congetion,and sore throat [1]. This is caused by the inhalation of these pathogens that affect a person's respiratory system or even the rest of the body. Sinus congestion, coughing and sore throats are examples of inflammation of the upper respiratory air way due to these airborne agents.
Causes
editAn airborne disease can be caused by exposure to a source: an infected patient or animal, by being transferred from the infected person or animal’s mouth, nose, cut, or needle puncture. People receive the disease through a portal of entry: mouth, nose, cut, or needle puncture. Another way is through the route of transmission: contact air/droplets, food, or vector [2].
Prevention (in general)
editWays to help prevent airborne diseases would include washing hands, using hand disinfection, following immunization schedule at the pediatrician, limit your time and wear a mask around a patient who is infected [3]. Exposure to a patient or animal with an airborne disease does not mean you will automatically receive the disease. Because of the changes in host immunity and how much the host was exposed to the particles in the air makes a difference in how the disease affects the body [4]. Antibiotics are only proscribed to patients to help keep the infection from becoming a more severe bacterial infection. They do not entirely keep the virus from entering the bloodstream [5].
Immunizations and Vaccinations
editAs a result of vaccinations, Life expectancy in the U.S increased by 62%, predicting people in the 21st century would live past age 76.8 years of age, whereas people in the 19th century only lived for approximately 47.3 years of age [6]. Most diseases are childhood illnesses [7]. A study was conducted and proved that vaccinations, when kept on a precise schedule as a child with immunizations, prevented approximately 42,000 deaths and 20 million cases of diseases [8].
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