Dealing with childhood pneumonia in developing countries: how can we make a difference? The past few years have seen renewed attention focused on the persistent burden of childhood mortality globally. Of the 10.6 million deaths of children under 5 every year‚ the vast majority occur in a mere 42 countries of the developing world. It is also apparent that despite advances in understanding the pathophysiology and significance of the major causes of child death‚ most of the known killers such as diarrhoeal
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choices can affect the to the lives of others. At this point‚ they are no longer just individual choices. My 5 year old child has all her vaccinations. But there is no guarantee that they will be effective. As a child‚ they had me vaccinated for pertussis. I contracted it despite having been vaccinated for it. It is terrifying my child could contract something deadly. All because of the ill-informed choices of others. Vaccinations‚ like it or not‚ are not a choice. They should be mandatory to protect
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Understanding the Causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria are a living cell organism that can survive inside our body and other non living objects as well. There are both good and bad bacteria’s and the good bacteria is known to helps fight against the bad bacteria that makes its way into our bodies. According to www.righthealth.com‚ less than 1% of bacteria are actually harmful to us. In fact‚ we couldn’t survive without
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would have suggested that the overall health of the population is increasing (Armelagos et al. 1996)‚ on the contrary‚ evidence suggest an increase in infectious and nutritional diseases such as lice‚ malaria‚ staphylococci‚ salmonella‚ measles‚ pertussis‚ smallpox‚ TB‚ influenza and many others. Many of these diseases emerge from domesticated animals that act as carriers. Additionally‚ the warmer climate during the Neolithic period provided many bacteria and pathogens a desirable environment to grow
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Exclusion Criteria for Childcare and Childminding settings recommended time to be kept away from daycare and childminding Main points • Any child who is unwell should not attend‚ regardless of whether they have a confirmed infection. • Children with diarrhoea and/or vomiting should be excluded until they have had no symptoms for 48 hours after an episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting. • Coughs and runny noses alone need not be a reason for exclusion but if the child is unwell they should not
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Chapter 28: Nursing Management: Lower Respiratory Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Following assessment of a patient with pneumonia‚ the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance. Which assessment data best supports this diagnosis? a. Weak‚ nonproductive cough effort b. Large amounts of greenish sputum c. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute d. Resting pulse oximetry (SpO2) of 85% ANS: A The weak‚ nonproductive cough indicates that the patient is unable to clear
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FROM THE OCTOBER 1992 ISSUE The Arrow of Disease When Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent weapon they carried was their germs. But why didn’t deadly disease flow in the other direction‚ from the New World to the Old? By Jared Diamond|Thursday‚ October 01‚ 1992 The three people talking in the hospital room were already stressed out from having to cope with a mysterious illness‚ and it didn’t help at all that they were having trouble communicating. One of them was the
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could cause a serious reaction. But the risk of a vaccine causing serious harm‚ or death‚ is extremely small. More than 100 million people in the United States have been vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine. DTAP Getting diphtheria‚ tetanus or pertussis disease is much riskier than getting DTaP vaccine. However‚ a vaccine‚ like any medicine‚ is capable of causing serious problems‚ such as severe allergic reactions. The risk of DTaP vaccine causing serious harm‚ or death‚ is extremely small. Mild
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It is widely known that the Civil War was a major event in American history. It is less widely known that disease and illness played a large role within the war‚ and ultimately affected the outcome. Disease ran rampant throughout both the Union army and the Confederate army killing hundreds of thousands. Both sides lacked the medical knowledge to prevent many of the illnesses‚ in both terms of treatment and general cleanliness. The death toll brought about by disease‚ lack of hygiene‚ and poor treatment
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Normal infants have the capability to develop responses to antigens at birth. Infants also start life with some immunoglobulin antibodies acquired from the mother. These antibodies cross the placental barrier‚ but not all types are transmitted equally. In particular‚ infants start with antibodies to viruses and gram positive organisms‚ but not to gram negative organisms. Infants have to be vaccinated to have protection against pathogens in which they
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