Perspectives of the death of alexander the great On june 10th 323 bc alexander the great died . The actual cause of his death remains unknown to this day. There are many different perspectives on the death of alexander the great died. Some say he was murdered and some say he died of natural causes but from evidence from his diary entry’s there are very few perspectives that could be right. There two perspective’s that I believe are the closest too the truth is other that he died from being
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Alexander Fleming Biography… Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 at Lochfield a farm near Darvel in East Ayrshire Scotland. After the war Fleming actively searched for anti-bacterial agents‚ having witnessed the death of many soldiers from septicemia resulting from infected wounds. Unfortunately antiseptics killed the patients’ immunological defences more effectively than they killed the invading bacteria. In an article he submitted for the medical journal The Lancet during World War I‚ Fleming described
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days ………………….17 Dysentery ................................................................. 17 Persistent Diarrhoea ................................................ 18 Malaria ..................................................................... 18 Fever– other cause .................................................. 18 Ear Infection ............................................................ 18 Anaemia .................................................................. 19 Not growing well .......
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lymphocytes‚ monocytes‚ eosinophils‚ and basophils. These type of white blood cells are would all appear to be increased a blood count. The manifestation that is related to a systemic response to the infection is a fever. Fever is caused when the body temperature rises. The development of fever may cause the body to be fatigue. The body may have elevated levels of metabolic rate‚ increase the need for oxygen‚ and body protein (Porth‚ (2014)). Neurotransmitters are being released when body temperature
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Communicable Diseases and Skin Disorders (13 questions) Common terms that are applied to skin lesions: Erythema – A reddened area caused by increased amounts of unoxygenated blood in the dermal vasculature. Ecchymoses (bruises) – Localized red or purple discolorations caused by extravasation of blood into the dermis and subcutaneous tissues Petechiae – Pinpoint‚ tiny‚ and sharp circumscribed spots in the superficial layers of the epidermis Primary lesions- Skin changes produced by a causative
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All though many wars are known for deaths due to harsh fighting‚ World War I was known for many reasons for soldier’s deaths. It was very hard for soldier’s to get the type of medical care and technology that we have today‚ and difficult to be cured. In this case‚ during World War I diseases were very common and were spread thoroughly. Fighting in the WWI meant being high at risk of death. Soldiers were constantly doing life threatening duties. Deaths numbers were so intense that “after a year
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evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia Scrase W‚ Tranter S (2011) Improving evidence-based care for patients with pyrexia. Nursing Standard. 25‚ 29‚ 37-41. Date of acceptance: December 29 2010. Summary Fever or pyrexia is a common clinical condition which nurses treat regularly. Fever and hyperpyrexia are defined in this article with a physiological explanation for this adaptive response. Suppression of temperature elevation prevents the production of antibodies and inhibits cell repair. The
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Antibiotics for people with sore throats Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days)‚ although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever‚ which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea‚ rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them. A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. Pharyngitis Pharyngitis - bacterial;
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old. A. Your friends call you up to go out and play on Sunday but you can’t because you have a fever of 105.9°. When you go to the pediatrician’s office and your fever will not go down using cold compresses‚ he sends you to the ER. B. Your admitted to the hospital and the doctors do a spinal tap which comes back negative and you now have quickly developed a rash‚ that turns out to be scarlet fever. C. No one knows what’s going on‚ you begin to have seizures and you’re going in and out of unconsciousness
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 2.1 The signs and symptoms of common childhood illness For information and a list‚ the following is taken from http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions Illness | Symptoms | Causes | Incubation period | Chicken poxChickenpox is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point. | Rash of red‚ itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs‚ which eventually drop off.It takes seven to 21 days
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