Gangrene: Gangrene is when there is dead tissue in an area of the body. This occurs when there is not any blood circulating to a part of the body. A person is at high risk of obtaining gangrene if they are a diabetic‚ had a serious injury‚ or a bad infection. The most common sites of gangrene are the toes‚ fingers‚ hand‚ and/or feet. There are two main types of gangrene: Dry Gangrene and Wet/Moist Gangrene. Dry gangrene is caused by the reduction of blood flowing to the arteries. It appears gradually
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are fluid-filled cavities near joints where tendons or muscles pass over bony projections. They assist movement and reduce friction between moving parts. Bursitis can be caused by chronic overuse‚ trauma‚ rheumatoid arthritis[->2]‚ gout[->3]‚ or infection. Sometimes the cause cannot be determined. Bursitis commonly occurs in the shoulder‚ knee‚ elbow‚ and hip. Other areas that may be affected include the Achilles tendon and the foot. Chronic inflammation can occur with repeated injuries or attacks
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2. It has the potential to become even more prevalent with global warming. The primary hosts for this disease are wild and domestic animals‚ and the disease is a major cause of economic loss in the meat and dairy industry. Humans acquire the infection by contact with the urine of infected animals‚ but human-to-human transmission is extremely rare 1. Mucous membranes and broken skin are most likely the sites of entry for this bacterium‚ but they are also believed to enter the host through sodden
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1. Invasion of Privacy The wrongful intrusion into a person’s private activities by other individuals or by the government. Tort law protects one’s private affairs with which the public has no concern against unwarranted exploitation or publicity that causes mental suffering or humiliation to the average person. The right to be left alone is not always superior to the rights of the public and it may or may not exist or may exist to a lesser degree with regard to the life of a public figure‚ such
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true to symptoms that are commonly associated with those infected which include jaundice‚ otherwise known as yellowing‚ of the skin and sclera due to liver damage. Severe cases result in shock‚ internal bleeding‚ jaundice and organ failure. The infection is currently endemic‚ meaning always present‚ in forty seven countries including Africa (34) and Central and South America (13). In 2013 alone‚ 127‚000
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Advantage Plans may also provide you with benefits that are not covered under the Original Medicare Plans. These benefits may include: Dental Vision Prescription drug Coverage Pneumonia symptoms and treatment Pneumonia is a lung infection that can
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often they have an influenza-like illness with fever‚ cough‚ headaches‚ rash‚ and myalgias. Usually‚ those people with symptoms‚ 8% have severe lung disease requiring hospitalization and about 7% develop disseminated infection throughout the body. Valley fever is a lung infection. A fungus becomes airborne when dust around construction areas and agricultural areas is transported by the wind. When spores are inhaled‚ Valley Fever can result. Valley Fever is
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used. An example of Res ispa loquitur is causing an infection by the use of an unsterilized instrument. In this article they are trying to say that over 100‚000 people die each year from hospital-acquired infections spread by hospital workers failing to wash their hands in between patient contact. They are trying to use res ispa loquitur because they think it is appropriate because of the unique problems of proof associated with such infections and that it would provide and effusive incentive for
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Innovation and technological advancement are two reasons why humanity has come so far from its origins. However‚ could one of mankind’s breakthroughs lead to its downfall? Sickness has its place in history as one of the most prolific killers of people. The Black Plague in the Middle Ages wiped out significant human populations. In the present‚ research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that
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Antibiotics in Ear Infections The over use of antibiotics is a serious public health threat. Children are becoming desensitized to the effects of antibiotics due to being unnecessarily overmedicated. Over use of antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM) can lead to future antibiotic resistant infections. Otitis media is usually a result of a poorly functioning Eustachian tube‚ a canal that links the middle ear with the throat area. Of the three basic types of ear infections‚ acute otitis media
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