Antihistamines‚ Decongestants‚ Antitussive‚ and Expectorants Antihistamines: Substances capable of reducing the physiologic and pharmacologic effects of histamine‚ including a wide variety of drugs that block histamine receptors. Indications: Management of: nasal allergies‚ seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis (hay fever)‚ allergic reactions‚ motion sickness‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ sleep disorders. Also used to relieve symptoms associated with the common cold‚ Sneezing‚ runny nose‚ Palliative
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recommended for children to have their vaccinations in order to prevent getting avoidable diseases that could prove fatal. There are various vaccines and some prevent multiple diseases‚ like the DTaP vaccine‚ which prevents diphtheria‚ tetanus‚ and pertussis (Familydoctor‚ 2016). There will be more diseases and strains of existing diseases as time continues through the 21st century‚ however‚ technology will also continue to
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attend public schools. We all know the common cold is air born and school aged children are prone to picking up that strand from another child. There are also other diseases that children can pick up from their classmates like chickenpox‚ measles and pertussis (whooping cough). If we vaccinate our children when they are scheduled to be‚ they are less likely to be sick in the future. For many years there have been reasons for a child not being vaccinated. Some individuals have claimed that it is due
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and parasites. * Common illness and infections caused by bacteria are:- - Impetigo. - Salmonella. - Tuberculosis (TB). - Cholera. - Anthrax. - Shigella. - Pertussis (Whooping Cough). - Bubonic Plague. - Leprosy. * Common illness and infections caused by viruses are:- - Aids / HIV. - Hepatitis. - Polio. - Cold
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In the last century there have been many advances in the division of public health. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) and the APHA (American Public Health Administration) have both been involved in the developments which have occurred in the last 10 years. The CDC published a list back on May 20‚ 2011 of the 10 nominated noteworthy public health achievements. The ten recognized in no ranking order are vaccine-preventable diseases‚ prevention and control of infectious diseases‚ tobacco control
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Doctors leaders have rejected the idea of compulsory immunisation for children in the UK‚ according to a new report. The British Medical Association has published a report on childhood immunisation on the eve of its annual conference. It calls on doctors and health workers to stress to parents that vaccination is the safest and most effective way to protect children from infectious disease. They should therefore be encouraged to choose immunisation for their children. However the BMA said it
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the argument of whether or not thimerosal is the contributor or the blame for the onset of autism. Vaccines were invented to protect children from deadly diseases like polio‚ measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ influenza‚ varicella‚ diphtheria‚ tetanus‚ pertussis‚ and hepatitis A & B. Prior to 1999‚ most vaccinations contained a preservative called thimersoal to prevent bacterial contamination in multi-dose vials of several childhood and adult vaccines (McCormick‚ 2005). The active ingredient in thimerosal
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very moving article by a mother who had been anti-vaccination but after doing some intense research and collecting real science‚ switched over to the pro-vaccination side of the debate. During her research‚ she stumbled upon statistics such as: Pertussis killed an estimated 200‚752 people annually pre-vaccination era‚ but only 13‚506 annually post-vaccination era. That is a
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Research Topic: Listeria monocytogenes‚ Haemophilus influenzae‚ and Mycobacterium ulcerans Part 1: Listeria monocytogenes Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that is originated in food and can cause the serious illness of Listeriosis. Listeriosis is a serious disease for humans; the overt form of the disease has a mortality rate greater than 25 percent1. This is a Gram-positive bacterium‚ and is mobile by means of flagella. Listeria monocytogenes can be found in nature in soil‚ water and animal
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Microbiology! 1) Groups of Organisms (7): Eukaryote: TRUE nucleus 1. Fungi 4. Bacteria 2. Algae 5. Rickettsia 3. Protozoa ! Prokaryote: NO Nucleus Ribosome is the only Organelle 6. Mycoplasma (7. Viruses: No cell structure‚ ARE NOT CELLS) Microorganisms are: ! UBIQUITOUS! ! HARMLESS IN THEIR NORMAL HABITAT ! OPPORTUNISTIC (If they leave their normal habitat and get into us) 2) Roles of Microorganisms: (Bacteria and Fungi are “Semi-Good”) - digestion -
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