Week 8 Global Health Risk Paper

Choose a global health issue. For this assignment, you will introduce the health issue and discuss the interventions necessary to prevent the issue and promote health. 

Some topics to consider may include: 

• Anthrax 
• Bioterrorism 
• Cholera 
• Clostridium botulinum infection 
• Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus 
• Ebola virus disease 
• Escherichia coli 
• Human immunodeficiency virus disease 
• Malaria 
• Plague 
• Severe respiratory distress syndrome 
• Smallpox 
• Suicide 
• Tuberculosis 
• Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection 
• West Nile virus 

Include the following in your paper: 

• Introduction/overview of the health issue and the prevalence in the United States and worldwide 
• Contributing factors 
• Prevention strategies 
• Signs and symptoms 
• Diagnostic tests (if applicable) 
• Advanced practice nursing role and management strategies 
• Medical/pharmacological management (if applicable) 
• Follow-up care 
• Conclusion 

Write a 3–4-page paper following APA format. You must include 2–3 scholarly sources in your citations and references.