Unit 22 Causes and spread of infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. · Bacteria- Are one cell microorganisms with a simple cellular orgaization who necleus lacks a menbrane. · Viruses- peices of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein that replicate only within the cells of living hosts. · Parasites- can be protazoa‚ yeasts or multicellular organisms such
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Unit 20 – Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria are microbes with a single cell. There is no nucleus or membrane within bacteria‚ making its structure simpler than that of other organisms. Instead‚ the genetic information is contained in a single loop of DNA. Viruses are microscopic organisms consisting of genetic material surrounded by proteins‚ lipids‚ or glycoprotein coats. Fungi can be multicellular or single celled
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Introduction Many systemic diseases has been associated with poor oral health; among them‚ respiratory infections in elderly persons. With increasing age‚ many elderly adults suffer a decline in physical‚ psychological and mental abilities which may necessitate admission into full-time care (De Visschere‚ de Baat‚ Schols‚ Deschepper‚ & Vanobbergen‚ 2011). As frailty increases‚ the elderly is less able to care for themselves which may lead to a decline oral health‚ which‚ in turn‚ is recognised as
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Unit 265 – Causes and Spread of Infection 1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria is something that we need some of‚ it needs a warmth‚ moisture‚ time and food in order to multiply‚ which in the right conditions they multiply quickly. Viruses need a living host in order to survive‚ they don’t respond to antibiotics and new strains of virus are developing all the time. Fungi are moulds and yeasts‚ they need a warm and damp environment to survive‚ much
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Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least two to five times more likely than uninfected individuals to acquire HIV infection if they are exposed to the virus through sexual contact. In addition‚ if an HIV-infected individual is also infected with another STD‚ that person is more likely to transmit HIV through sexual contact than other HIV-infected persons (Wasserheit‚ 1992). There is substantial biological evidence demonstrating that the presence of other STDs increases the likelihood
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i am the coolest person ever ostridium Difficle Infection: Defination: 1. (1) the presence of diarrhea‚ defined as passage of 3 or more unformed stools in 24 or fewer consecutive hours1‐ (2) a stool test result positive for the presence of toxigenic C. difficile or its toxins or colonoscopic or histopathologic findings demonstrating pseudomembranous colitis (3) A history of treatment with antimicrobial or antineoplastic agents within the previous 8 weeks is present for the majority of patients
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morning. The pain was gone but something was wrong. I couldn’t hear properly with my right ear. It felt like something was blocking my ear canal‚ preventing sound from going in. It’s similar to how it feels when you’re underwater. I was terrified. What if it’s permanent like this? How can I live like this? Awful thoughts ran through my head. I Went to see my family doctor at a clinic nearby and he told me the same thing as the other doctor did. However‚ he prescribed me with different medications
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1. Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections 1.1 Explain employers roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection The employer has a duty to protect‚ so far as reasonably practicable‚ those at work who may be affected by work activities. This involves your employer carrying out a risk assessment to identify and assess the risk. Your employer is responsible for planning safety‚ providing information and updating systems
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NEW MICROBIOLOGICA‚ 36‚ 211-227‚ 2013 Chikungunya virus infection: an overview Claudia Caglioti‚ Eleonora Lalle‚ Concetta Castilletti‚ Fabrizio Carletti‚ Maria Rosaria Capobianchi‚ Licia Bordi Laboratory of Virology‚ “L. Spallanzani” National Institute for Infectious Diseases‚ Rome‚ Italy SUMMARY Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus belonging to the Togaviridae family‚ first isolated in Tanzania in 1952. The main vectors are mosquitoes from the Aedes species. Recently
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Prevention and control of infection in care homes – an information resource i DH INFORMATION READER BOX Policy HR / Workforce Management Planning / Performance Clinical Commissioner Development Provider Development Improvement and Efficiency Document Purpose Best Practice Guidance Gateway Reference 17405 Title Prevention and control of infection in care homes - an information resource Author Department of Health and Health Protection Agency Publication
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