infected individuals to that of elephants. Elephantiasis translates to “a disease caused by elephants” which absolutly not the case. Wuchereria bancrofti was named after physician Otto Wucherer and parasitologist Joseph Bancroft who studied filarial infections in the late 1800’s. Bancroft was one of the first to suggest it was transmitted by mosquitoes. Mode of Transmission Parasites are transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito and develop into adult worms in the lymphatic vessels
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Hand‚ Foot and Mouth Disease GE 1092 English Composition IA Abstract Hand‚ foot and mouth disease is a viral infection‚ usually caused by Coxsackievirus A. It’s highly contagious and spreads through coughing‚ sneezing‚ sneezes‚ and even contact with infected stools. Hand‚ foot and mouth disease is common in children but rare in healthy adults. Most adults are immune to the virus because they had contact with it as a child. Early symptoms of hand‚ foot and mouth disease include a fever
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Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism‚ the parasite‚ benefits at the expense of the other‚ the host. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis is a human infection of the intestinal tract caused by different species of parasitic worms acquired through contact with contaminated soil (Bethony et al. 2006). Light helminth infections are well endured by human hosts and usually have no symptoms‚ but some serious cases cause morbidity and mortality (CDC‚ 2013; Parasitology‚ 2010). These parasitic
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patient is admitted into the hospital with a medical diagnosis that they are hoping to be treated for and contract the infection of pneumonia through the spread of germs. “Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) clinically presents more than seven days after hospitalization with new fever‚ pulmonary infiltrates‚ and leukocytosis. Nosocomial pneumonia is a common nosocomial bacterial infection and is most prevalent in medical and surgical intensive care units. The most common pathogens associated with NP are: P
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MumpsMumps is a contagious viral infection that used to be common in children. | Usually recognised by the painful swellings located at the side of the face under the ears (the parotid glands)‚ giving a person with mumps a distinctive "hamster face" appearance. Other symptoms include headache‚ joint pain and a high temperature. | ‘Mumps is caused by the mumps virus‚ which belongs to a family of viruses known as paramyxoviruses. Paramyxoviruses are a common source of infection‚ particularly in children’Taken
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there are at least twenty-five different strains if norovirus that affect humans. Norovirus infection is the most common cause of what some people call the “stomach flu‚” although norovirus is not related to the influenza virus. According to statistics from the CDC‚ there are twenty-one million cases of norovirus infections annually in the U.S.‚ of which one-quarter are related to food-borne out brakes. Infection occurs when people ingest material contaminated with small amounts of fluids or feces from
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reducing infections in wounds and to initiate healing in slow healing wounds‚ speed up the healing process of large wounds‚ and reduce wound infections (p. 23). The definition of a wound from Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2011) states “an injury to the body (as from violence‚ accident‚ or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues”. Explanation of the Problem According to Stannard et al. (2009)‚ the infection rate for
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came back to Britain about the poor treatment of sick British soldiers. She went to Crimea in 1854 and found wounded soldiers being badly cared for by overworked medical staff. Medicines were in short supply‚ hygiene was being neglected‚ and mass infections were common‚ many of them fatal. The death rate was the highest. Florence was a proponent of the Environmental theory of disease. She and her fellow nurses began thoroughly cleaning the hospital and equipment and re-organizing patient care. However
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Symptoms of Salmonellosis include diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ fever and vomiting. Salmonellosis symptoms generally develop within 12 to 72 hours and last up from 4 to 7 days (5). Severe infections of Salmonellosis can lead to reactive arthritis or bacteremia. Reactive arthritis is a disease that can last for months or years and can develop into chronic arthritis (4). Symptoms of reactive arthritis include eye inflammation‚ painful urination
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however to be taken seriously‚ it occurs due to an infection deep inside of the body such as the muscles or organs as a result of trauma. the bacteria that causes gas gangrene‚ produces toxins and gas that destroy tissue around the affected. symptoms include the area turning a yellow or grey and often when compressed‚ there will be cracking sounds surrounding the area. wet gangrene unlike other gangrenes‚ wet gangrene always involves an infection. this occurs due to burns‚ trauma and crushed limbs
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