Hypersensitivity ■ Exaggerated responses by an individual to an antigen following a previous exposure ■ Ag-ab reaction – release large quantities of chemicals‚ enzyme‚ and cell stimulators that are damaging to the host. ■ Traditionally classified based on time after exposure to offending antigen ❑ Immediate hypersensitivity – Ab mediated ❑ Delayed hypersensitivity – Cell mediated Types of Hypersensitivity Type I - ANAPHYLACTIC Type
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Healthy People 2020: Childhood Immunizations Every year‚ the number of preventable diseases fluctuates. In 2008 the number of measles cases worldwide was 147‚181‚ and in 2011 the number of cases was 356‚632. However‚ in 2014‚ the number was back down to 138‚386 (Council on Foreign Relations‚ n.d.). The suffering related to childhood preventable diseases like: polio‚ measles‚ mumps‚ chicken pox‚ and whooping cough‚ is a tragedy that not only affects the infected individual‚ but also the family‚ community
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Isolation Precautions Special precautionary measures‚ practices‚ and procedures used in the care of patients with contagious or communicable diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides explicit and comprehensive guidelines for control of the spread of infectious disease in the care of hospitalized patients. The type of infectious disease a patient has dictates the kind of isolation precautions necessary to prevent spread of the disease to others. Standard Precautions are
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Universal Precautions Universal precautions refers to the practice‚ in medicine‚ of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids‚ by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves‚ goggles‚ and face shields. The practice was introduced in 1985–88.[1][2] In 1987‚ the practice of universal precautions was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation. In 1996‚ both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard precautions (health care). Nowadays
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particularly children have dropped below the necessary bar to maintain group immunity. The spread of measles and whooping cough is on the rise because the number of parents who have conflicting beliefs and ideals towards inoculation is on the rise. Pertussis affected more than 9‚000 Californians in 2012‚ and killed ten infants. ( http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/pages/pertussis.aspx) This followed a decline in Dtap vaccinations. This is directly related to the decrease in parental acceptance
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Pamela McLaughlin South University Dr. Jay Comp III The Irrelevance of Childhood Vaccinations The love a parent has for a child is something that is precious and cherished. Parents are providers and protectors of their children. Even though there are no federal vaccination laws‚ the United States makes it a mandatory requirement that all school-aged children entering into the public school systems be vaccinated. Although vaccination is a requirement
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consequences of disease are far more hazardous than the risks of vaccination. The implementation of vaccinations in the U.S. has helped to eliminate many diseases. Vaccines can save a child’s life from disease such as measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ hepatitis B‚ pertussis‚
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Cough Heather Colome University of South Florida Cough CASE ONE: Mrs. L. Windermere is a 73-year-old woman under your care for more than a decade. She has no chronic medical conditions and comes in once a year in the spring just to “catch up.” In this visit her only complaint is a cough. It started a month or two ago following a cold. She hadn’t been very ill – just some congestion and rhinorrhea. After those symptoms mostly resolved‚ she developed this cough. She asks‚ “Is there something
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Reality of Vaccinations Making critical decisions can be brutally tormenting when it comes to one’s health. We as humans do not like to decide health issues for ourselves. We would rather have an expert‚ like a doctor‚ tell us what is best for one and what will go into one’s body whether it be medicines‚ foods‚ herbs‚ chemicals‚ or vaccinations. If one is a parent it is more difficult to make decisions for a loved one’s health than their own. No one intentionally wants their loved ones to suffer
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receiving available‚ necessary and appropriate shots prior to entering Haiti. For the Haitians‚ immunization would also be given. This is very important against‚ Hepatitis‚ and other rare‚ yet deadly diseases‚ such as measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ and pertussis. Education regarding: safe and proper sanitation practices; hand washing and personal hygiene; maintaining trash in designated areas; staying active by volunteering/assisting and caring for other fellow Haitian children and neighbors; clearing and
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