Pneumonia refers to a serious type of lung infection. It’s often a complication of the common cold or flu that happens when the infection spreads to the lungs. Pneumonia during pregnancy is called maternal pneumonia. Pneumonia is considered a serious and potentially fatal illness for anyone. Certain groups are at a higher risk of complications. This includes pregnant women. The best way to treat and prevent complications from maternal pneumonia is to see your doctor at the first sign of an illness
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Importance Of Vaccination Abstract This paper explores the importance of vaccine to the human kind. This work deals with the pivotal role of vaccine in our life. Vaccine is a biological substance that helps to increase the immunity against the disease. The vaccine is similar to the computers antivirus software program which detects the malfunctioning program from the computer and tries to remove it. Vaccine contains the substance which is similar to the disease causing microorganism‚ this microorganism
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ America: land already inhabited by Native Americans. During this period‚ called The Age of Exploration‚ Europeans voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean for gold‚ God‚ and glory. History textbooks should include both the positive and negative consequences following Columbus’ arrival to the Americas. Even though they may tarnish his glorified image‚ textbooks should include facts such as Columbus’ use of coercion and slavery‚ introduction of diseases that ultimately
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Quiz 4 Chapter 20 1. Blood pressure in most commonly measured in the: Brachial artery 2. Exercise Modifications for individuals with hypertension include all of the follow except: isometric exercise 3. A tall basketball player has overly long extremities with hypermobile joints and a marked pigeon chest. This athlete may be at risk for marfan’s syndrome 4. Which of the following is not a sign or symptom of shock? Constricted pupils 5. Which of the following forms of syncope does not suggest a serious
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in every 150 children has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum; 20 years ago that statistic was one in 10‚000” (Mooney‚ 2009‚ p. 58). There are many vaccines that are administered to children today that protect them from measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ chickenpox‚ tetanus‚ invasive Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) infections‚ etc. (Miller & Reynolds‚ 2009‚ p. 167). Among these and many other diseases children are currently being vaccinated against 14 diseases‚ and these take place from infancy until
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Colonisation is when microorganisms become a part of the normal internal flora. These mircoorganisms are not harmful to the human‚ but when they reproduce and multiply they join the natural flora of the body and they all live together. Infection is when a pathogen (infection causing microorganism) invades the body and start to reproduce in any tissue of the human. Examples of infection include the common cold‚ skin infections (warts) and gastroenteritis. Disease refers to a disruption in the sturture
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necessary‚ as is differentiation from chickenpox‚ as confusion is possible on clinical grounds. For this purpose‚ scabs of the lesions are sent‚ without transport medium‚ to the diagnostic laboratory. Electron microscopic examination of this material allows the differentiation of orthopox- and herpesviruses. The poxviruses can be detected in more than 95% of the scabs‚ whereas varicella-zoster virus is detected in only half of the material from cases of chickenpox‚ meaning that electron microscopy negative
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Contact between cultures: A historical perspective Contact between cultures The world has a lot of cultures and all the cultures are different. Many cultures come into contact with each other throughout history. Long time ago‚ many European navigators used to navigate across the world to locate new areas. Once an area is located‚ they would use it for settlement where they discover the riches of these areas and eventually‚ these experiences led to set up European colonies around these areas. Moreover
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NSG306 Health Assessment: Health History on Mr. Ricky Ricardo Jean Bors-Koefoed & Sarah Wright Baptist College of Health Sciences Health History Biographical Data Date: 05-23-2010 Name: Ricky Ricardo Gender: Male Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic Marital Status: Married Date of Birth: XX/XX/XX Occupation: Medical Device Representative Address: XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Phone Number: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Contact Person (relationship to patient): Lucille
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