Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stopped counting cases and declared the outbreak to be a pandemic. II. The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the average seasonal flu. e. It causes fever‚ sore throat‚ cough‚ headache‚ tiredness‚ vomiting‚ ammonia and even death. f. Especially dangerous elderly people‚ pregnant woman and babies. III. It’s very important that we protect ourselves from swine flu. g. Wash your hands before and after contact
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Diarrhea * Dull red rash that begins on the middle of the body and spreads * Extremely high fever (105 - 106 degrees Fahrenheit)‚ which may last up to 2 weeks * Hacking‚ dry cough * Headache * Joint and muscle pain * Nausea * Vomiting Symptoms of epidemic typhus may include: * Chills * Cough * Delirium * High fever (104 degrees Fahrenheit) * Joint pain (arthralgia) * Lights that appear very bright; light may hurt the eyes * Low blood pressure *
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Chapter 58 Practice Questions page 755 (652-674) (652) 1. An emergency department nurse is assessing a client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall. Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client? * Diminished breath sounds Rationale: This client has sustained a blunt or a closed chest injury. Basic symptoms of a closed pneumothorax are shortness of breath and chest pain. A larger pneumothorax may cause tachypnea‚ cyanosis‚ diminished breath
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Case Study Report for Unknown #49 A new school for girls was opened in a larger village in Northern Pakistan‚ and the teachers were proud to have convinced many families in the surrounding villages to allow their daughters a basic education. The school was a success‚ and the 6-10 year olds girls quickly learned how to read and write and were even instructed in the sciences. However‚ 2 weeks before summer break‚ many of the girls and the teacher developed breathing problems that included severe coughing
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Diseases of the Lungs When you breathe‚ your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a normal day‚ you breathe nearly 25‚000 times. People with lung disease have difficulty breathing. There are numerous things that affect the lungs in a negative way. Smoking is a major contributor to these issues and it helps in no way. It destroys the lungs and intensifies any existing problem. Diseases of the Lungs Lung
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Brittany J. Davis Dr. Michael S. Mills ENGL 1312 September 20‚ 2010 The Cask of Amontillado‚ by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a story of two men that appear to be total opposites‚ yet are connected through friendship. Montresor‚ who is the narrator and the person seeking revenge‚ says he meet “his friend‚” referring to Fortunato during the carnival season. The story does not give any details of how long the two men have been friends‚ yet through the details given in the story‚ the men seem to have known
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The catacombs of Paris are a place void of life. The walls are lined with the bones of the dead. The floors are dusty and rocky. Natural light cannot shine through. In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado‚” he takes his audience down to these very catacombs. Poe’s masterful way of storytelling sets the scene for a horror-filled tale. His engaging story utilizes literary devices such as dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and irony to fully engross his readers’ attentions. First of all‚ the careful choice
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Living With Asthma and COPD Jaclyn Carroll University of Phoenix Living With Asthma and COPD There are many things to take into consideration when diagnosing and treating asthma and COPD. They have many characteristics that can confuse one for the other and lead to the misdiagnosis and treatments that are associated with each respiratory disease. If one has never been faced with the reality of living with
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Nicola Lamb CU1572 1.1 The following is a list of legislations that has direct impact upon the handling of medication within in a social care setting‚ The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs(Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 SI 1973No 798 as amended By Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Service
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My topic is over vaccines in the United States and how we need them to keep our country healthy. My main points are the reasons we have them‚ the health benefits of the vaccines‚ and the safety concerns about when we don’t have routine vaccines. My first point is that there are reasons we have vaccines. Vaccines can keep you healthy‚ keep you from a life or death situation‚ the diseases that vaccines prevent are normally expensive to care for once you get them‚ anyone around you is at risk of getting
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