stepping on a nail or other sharp object is a common cause of puncture wounds. Punctures wounds provided bacteria with an entryway into the deep layers of the skin where they can grow. The risk for tetanus‚ an infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tentani‚ in simpler words meaning‚ infection from dirty metallic objects may provide health concern. Puncture wounds can be treated through cleansing and making sure you are up to date with your tetanus vaccination. Puncture wounds associated with
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The Research of Nazi Germany Origins The rise of the Nazi Party began with the appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg on January 30‚ 1933. Soon after his appointment‚ Adolf began to prepare the state for Nazi rule. The Nazi party was guided by authoritarian principles and began to invoke a Volk society in which religious and class differences would be eradicated. Any political enemies of the Nazi party were subject to intimidation and legislation
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In 1847 Ignaz Semmelweiss discovered that healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) were commonly transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers and hand washing was an important component in breaking the chain of infection (Weston‚ 2008 and World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2009). Hand washing helps to control infection rates (Weston‚ 2008) and is the simplest and most effective way to break the chain of infection and prevent HCAIs (Pittet & Boye‚ 2001). This assignment will examine the chain of
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CHAPTER TWO Beneficial bacteria in the environment and their uses. In today’s world‚ the environment and its related issues are steadily gaining a lot of importance. Some bacteria are helpful and are used to obtain balance in the environment. It has been seen that helpful bacteria are useful in dissolving organic sludge from water‚ breaking down the growth of algae‚ reducing the various noxious odours such as hydrogen sulfide odours‚ reducing ammonia levels‚ promoting faster growth of fish in the
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1. Using the date of onset for each case from Table 1‚ construct a simple ‘cases against time’ chart of the outbreak. From THIS data suggest when common exposure to infection may have occurred and explain your reasoning. Table 1. Cases against time. Date | Number of cases by area. | Total number of cases | | Town A | Town B | Village Y | Farm K | | 5th July | | | 1 | | 1 | 11th July | 2 | | 2 | | 4 | 12th July | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13th July | 5 | | 3 | | 8 | 14th July
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Steven-Johnsons syndrome (peeling rash‚ blisters‚ itching)‚ agranulocytosis (low WBC count‚ sore throat‚ fever)‚ aplastic anemia (bruises or bleeding that is caused easily‚ and liver (yellowing of the eyes‚ dark urine) or lung injury. It can also cause clostridium difficile associated diarrhea which is caused by a type resistant bacteria. Manifestations of this include diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ or hematochezia. If this medication is used over a longer period of time it can cause thrush or a yeast
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pyogenes is the most commonly reported pathogen involved in most cases of flesh eating bacteria. It is also the most dangerous. This bacterium usually results in widespread tissue necrosis. Type III Necrotizing Fasciitis is caused by the bacteria clostridium perfringens. It was a skeletal muscle infection that results in cell death and producing gas. It was also termed Gas Gangrene. Once the disease has penetrated the layers of connective tissue‚ it begins to deteriorate the muscles; it is then call
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person. So unlike other diseases it wouldn’t be any benefit to vaccinate a few since each individual must be vaccinated separately since it is not a contagious disease. Tetanus happens when someone gets a dirty wound that contains a bacteria called Clostridium tetani. The spores in this bacteria grow into a strong toxic called tetanospasmin that damages your muscles and causes stiffness leading to Tetanus. The incubation period can be as short as 24 hours and as long as many months. The average time period
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A4 FOOD SPOILAGE AND PRESERVATION References/Resources: Food Facts page 81-82 The Science of Food page 213-234 Cooking explained 3rd edition page 207-209 FOOD SPOILAGE A.4.1 food spoilage Food becoming unfit for consumption‚ for example‚ due to chemical or biological contamination. Most natural foods have a limited life. Perishable food such as: fish‚ meat‚ milk and bread have a short lifespan. Other foods keep a considerably longer time but decompose eventually. There are many causes
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Weapons of Mass Destruction Everest University Online 12/14/2013 Amy Nelson Weapons of mass destruction include biological‚ chemical‚ and nuclear. I will analyze the history of these three aspects of weapons of mass destruction‚ and give my opinion of the future threat of these weapons. Biological Weapons: From the plague of the fourteenth century in Europe that reportedly killed about one-third of the population to the use of smallpox infected blankets given to Native Americans in the
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