toxins that they produce entering the bloodstream‚ resulting in a coagulation of the blood as the body tries to fight the bacteria. A patient with septicemia tends to look very bad. The condition is marked by confusion‚ chills‚ sweating‚ a very high fever‚ weakness‚ a rash‚ and an elevated heart rate. Respiration is also often rapid‚ and the patient may turn pale as well. If the condition progresses‚ the patient’s blood pressure will drop‚ and the bacteria will start attacking major organs of the body
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Queen Latifah Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18‚ 1970‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey. Dana was only 8 years old‚ when her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah‚ which means delicate and sensitive in Arabic. Queen Latifah was raised in Baptist faith‚ she sung in her church choir‚ played basketball‚ and started rapping in high school. Queen Latifah lost her brother in a motorcycle accident‚ she hit a depression stage afterwards‚ got arrested and charged with possession of a gun and
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[pic] WRITTEN RECORD |Learner name: |Sarah Armstrong | |Qualification: |Level 2 Supporting teaching and learning in schools | |Unit number & title: |Unit 6 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people | |
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: b. decrease in heart rate Predict Question 2: What effect will increasing the temperature of the Ringer’s solution have on the heart rate of the frog? Your answer : c. increase in heart rate Stop & Think Questions: What effect do you think a fever of 104°F would have on heart rate? You correctly answered: c. increase in heart rate Experiment Data: Solution 23°C Ringer’s 5°C Ringer’s 32°C Ringer’s Heart Rate 59 49 68 03/20/13 page 2 Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 75%
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centuries. Discuss the beliefs and concerns that these responses express. In the mid-fourteenth century of Europe‚ a deathly plague struck killing about 25 million people from a single fleabite. Once infected‚ a person would experience very high fevers‚ buboes‚ and die within a few days and it was an airborne disease making it an even more contagious disease. Depopulation‚ trading seized‚ and many people relocated are just some results of the plague. Many Europeans had numerous different beliefs
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known. We have studied the effects of fever and convulsions on water and electrolyte balance in CSF and serum by measuring osmolality and electrolyte concentrations in children. The febrile population consisted of 60 children‚ 36 of whom had seizures during fever. Twenty-one children without convulsions and nine children with epileptic symptoms were nonfebrile controls. We noticed that CSF is subject to changes in osmolality and electrolyte concentration during fever‚ while convulsions do not exhibit
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all people HEAT IS PRODUCED BY: • Metabolism • Increased muscle activity • Vasoconstriction • External sources HEAT IS LOST BY: • Vasodilation • Convection • Radiation • Conduction • Evaporization TEMP or FEVER? • TEMPERATURE—the measurement of heat in the body • FEVER—the measurement of heat in the body
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the cytomegalovirus (CMV)‚ which is also a herpes virus. Both EBV and CMV have a tendency to become latent in host cells. Incubation periods are often lengthy (4-8 weeks). Symptoms include extreme fatigue‚ sore throat‚ high fever‚ weight loss‚ and often pharyngeal inflammation. Symptoms usually persist for 2-3 weeks‚ occasionally even longer. Fatigue symptoms often persist even longer. Infections are often likely to be permanent‚ but is almost never fatal. Some
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SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION AND NOTIFICATION 1. INTRODUCTION AND NOTIFICATION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The guidance is divided into sections as follows: Section 1 Introduces infection control and explains notification; Section 2 deals with general infection control procedures; Section 3 gives guidance on the management of outbreaks; Section 4 describes specific infectious diseases; Section 5 contact numbers and sources of information; Section
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diplococcus causes pneumonia‚ OM‚bacteremia & meningigits. D. Erythema Infectiousum ____Whooping cough; paroxysmal cough‚ esp nocturnal. E. HIB ____Epstein-Barr virus; herpes group. Accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly‚ Fever‚ tonsillitis‚ lymphadenopathy. F. Lyme Disease ____Fifth’s Disease; slapped cheeks. Not contagious after the rash appears; Assoc. with fetal demise with exposure in first trimester. G. Rubeola ____Erythema Migrans; often in the groin
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