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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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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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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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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Management of Childhood Illness (CIMCI) For WHOM? Community Children: ❑ One week to 2 months ❑ Age 2 months to 5 years Main Concerns: • Cough or Difficult Breathing (ARI) • Diarrhea • Malaria • Measles • Ear Infections • Malnutrition • Breastfeeding • Preventive Activities: Vaccinations & Vitamin A Algorithm: Check for Danger Signs Assess Main Symptoms Assess Immunization‚ Nutrition and feeding problems and other problems Classify
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enter the body. When this happens‚ the bacteria or virus attack the body’s cells and begin to multiply. When this happens‚ it is known as an infection which in turn make people ill. Our body uses its immune system to fight of the infection that has began spreading in the body. Vaccines are used to help our immune system develop an immunity by imitating the infection. This means that there is a small amount of the bacteria or virus introduced to the body but it does not make the person ill. This causes
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risks/consequences that may occur subsequent to sexual activity; most consequences are sexually transmitted infections (STI’s)‚ but many also suffer from depression or poor mental health‚ or pregnancy. Some STI’s that may be transmitted via vaginal‚ oral and anal sex are: - Chlamydia: infects the urethra‚ rectum and eyes in both sexes‚ and the cervix in women. If left untreated‚ long-term infection can lead to fertility problems in women. - Crabs/ Pubic lice: Crabs or pubic lice are small crab-shaped
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Associated signs and symptoms: Cervical/postauricular lymphadenopathy‚ inflamed pharynx‚ cough‚ coryza * Therapeutic Management: * Antipyretics to control fever. * Complications * Recurrent febrile seizures (possibly from latent infection of CNS that is reactivated by fever) * Encephalitis (rare) * Nursing Care Management * Teach parents measures for lowering
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amputation. His life serves as an example of how a soldier deals successfully without a limb while facing challenges such as disease and infection. In addition‚ Powell’s life illustrates how he adapted to his disability. Details about his disability is John was fighting in the Battle of Shiloh. He got shot in the wrist by a minie ball (Ray 9). He got an infection two days later and got an amputation just below the elbow (10). When people get an amputation‚ they do not have bone to grow back‚ so it
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pasteurized‚ for example in Latin America and the Mediterranean‚ the disease is still contracted by ingesting unpasteurized dairy products. However‚ in the United States‚ the widespread pasteurization of milk and nearly complete eradication of the infection from cattle has reduced the number of human cases from 6‚500 in 1940 to about 70 in 1994. Brucellosis is caused by several different species of parasitic bacteria of the genus Brucella. A human contracts the disease by coming into contact with an
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