Chikungunya Introduction Chikungunya is a drastic viral disease which was discovered recently. It is an infection caused by mosquito bites from A. aegypti and A. albopictus which belongs to Aedes genus. This virus is classified in to 4th Group of ssRNA in unassigned order. It belongs to the family of Togaviridae and genus is Alphavirus. The species of this type is named as the Chikungunya virus. Their symptoms are fever with severe joint pains. There is no vaccine developed for Chikungunya. This
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Ronald Peebles Public Speaking Concussions Concussion when you hear this word you that start to think about your brain and some sort of sport or physical activity. Concussion if not taken seriously can be fatal. Happen in sports like hockey‚ boxing‚ soccer‚ basketball‚ and football * What is a concussion? It’s an injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head or by violent jarring or shaking. It is a form of head trauma that often involves loss of consciousness‚ which may be momentary or may
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Carolina Perez Biology 3 – Introduction to Biology Los Angeles Southwest College Spring 2013 Instructor: Robert L. Stewart‚ Jr. Sickle cell anemia affects people with African‚ Mediterranean‚ Middle Eastern‚ and Indian ancestry (Scientific American). Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits two sickle cell gene‚ one from each parent‚ that cause the red blood cells to change and become crescent shaped. The underlying problem involves hemoglobin‚ a component of the red blood
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applied as medications in effective suffering and pain relief. Oxycodone is an opiate analgesic and a narcotic pain reliever for severe to moderate pain which can be found as a combination in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ibuprofen‚ aspirin and acetaminophen drugs.3-5 Opioids work in the patient’s brain altering pathways for pain and pain sensation. One drug that contains the opioid is the Oxycontin which is a timed release of oxycodone thus have high abuse propensity consequently patients tend to
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Opening: Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis virus. Experts divide those viruses into 5 unique hepatitis viruses‚ identified by the letters A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ and E. Therefore‚ there is a huge different among treatments for each type of hepatitis. Moreover‚ treatments for acute and chronic hepatitis are also different‚ depending on many factors. Body: Being diagnosed with hepatitis can change your life. The medicines used to treat hepatitis can cause serious side effects‚
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Hemophilia‚ Pediatric Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that prevents a person’s blood from clotting properly. This means that it is harder for the person’s body to stop bleeding. Hemophilia is a lifelong condition that usually starts in childhood. A child with hemophilia may have prolonged bleeding after an injury or even without an injury. This occurs because the child has low levels of a type of protein that helps the blood to form clots. These proteins are called clotting factors. There are
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Vaccine Information‚ Teen A vaccine is a small amount of germs that is used to improve the body’s disease-fighting system (immune system). Vaccines are often given as a shot (vaccination). When you get a vaccine‚ your body forms proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs. A vaccine can lower your risk of getting a disease and help you avoid getting sick. WHAT IS INVOLVED IN GETTING A VACCINE? Most vaccines are given as a shot‚ usually in your arm. Vaccines are quick and usually do not hurt. If
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Tramadol: an Analgesic Tramadol‚ also know as Saliva ER‚ Saliva Flashdose‚ Ultram‚ Ultram ER‚ and Ultram ODT‚ is an synthetic‚ centrally acting opioid analgesic. Ultracet is a combination drug of acetaminophen and tramadol. Tramadol can be taken orally four times daily. Extended-release tablet called Tramadol ER may be administered once daily (Hair‚ Curran‚ & Keam 2006). The recommended dose of tramadol is 50-100 mg (immediate release tablets) every 4-6 hours as needed for pain. The maximum
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Strep Throat Strep Throat Catherine Dickinson-Maney Strep Throat This paper will discuss the communicable disease‚ strep throat and the efforts to control it. It will identify the environmental factors related to the disease and explain lifestyle influences‚ socioeconomic status‚ and the management of the disease. Any gaps in available resources for strep throat and how to meet the needs of the gaps with recommendations on expanding community programs will also be covered
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Anna Garcia was a 40 year old woman who mysteriously died on August of 2015. Anna Garcia died because of a stroke caused by diabetes. Evidence of a stroke include the lens of the right eye appearing cloudy‚ blood vessels in boths eyes are swollen‚ abnormal blood vessels present on left retina‚ vision most likely compromised‚ and mild ischemia in several regions of the brain. Evidence of this stroke being diabetic is many problems found in the autopsy are related to diabetes. These include high blood
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