hca 240 week 2 assignment

Choose one of the following diseases for your paper:

   

·         Tuberculosis

 

·         Influenza (bird flu, swine flu, H1N1, or general viral strain)

 

·         Chickenpox

 

·         Shingles

 

·         Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

 

·         Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

 

·         Hepatitis B

 

·         Hepatitis C

 

·         Rotavirus

 

·         SARS

 

·         West Nile

   

Note: If you have a subject in mind that is not on this list, please check with the facilitator for approval by day 4 of this work week.

   

Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper exploring aspects of the disease. Include the following information:

   

·         Explain the inflammatory response.

 

·         Describe the disease, how it is transmitted, and the environmental factors that may make someone vulnerable to it.

 

·         Identify standard and alternative treatments.

 

·         Describe the methods used to control the spread of the disease and the consequences of not controlling it.

 

·         Identify community health promotion and wellness strategies to help prevent the disease.

   

Include at least two sources from the University Library other than the text Human Diseases: A Systemic Approach

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Remember that this should include a title page and properly formatted in-text and reference list citations with respect to the signed Certificate of Originality. (See course materials for links to help you with this). You should also use headers for each section that addresses the requirements outlined in the assignment and rubric.

 

Include a copy of your Plagiarism check.

 

Post your paper as an attachment.