Before visiting South Africa‚ you may need to get the following vaccinations and medications for vaccine-preventable diseases and other diseases you might be at risk for at your destination: (Note: Your doctor or health-care provider will determine what you will need‚ depending on factors such as your health and immunization history‚ areas of the country you will be visiting‚ and planned activities.) To have the most benefit‚ see a health-care provider at least 4–6 weeks before your trip to allow
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I want to talk to you about the importance of donating blood. Some of you may know a friend or even a family member who has received blood at some time. I for one have received blood and I often wonder who took the time to donate it. According to the Journal of American Medical Association‚ it is noted that just 1 pint of blood can save three lives. Why You Should Give Giving blood does not just benefit recipients. Regardless of age‚ donating blood offers many benefits for donors. It lets you:
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taking. For example‚ if a person with HIV or hepatitis gets a tattoo with the same needle and this needle is not properly sterilized‚ the infection is passed from one person to another. Additionally‚ the safety of tattoo inks is not clear. There has been reports made by people that had bad reactions to tattoo inks right after tattooing or even years later. You do not want to take the risk of becoming infected with bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis or HIV just because the tattoo artist did not
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Melissa Babajko Microbiology 214BA Dr. May June 6‚ 2012 Staphylococcus aureus- Is a facultative anaerobic‚ Gram-positive‚ salt positive‚ cocci shaped bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus is found as normal part of the skin floral in the nasal passages and on the skin. An estimated twenty percent of people naturally have harmless Staphylococcus aureus on their skin and are long-term carries for Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strand of Staphylococcus in humans to date
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology Section 10: Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain
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January 15‚ 2013 ACP Review 1. Name the sides of the health triangle Social‚ physical‚ and mental/emotional 2. What are risk behaviors? Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others 3. What are the steps of the decision making process? Step 1: State the situation Step 2: List the options Step 3: Weigh the possible outcomes Step 4: Consider the value Step 5: Make a decision and act on it Step 6: Evaluate the decision 4. What are the steps to achieving
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The Effects of Medical Marijuana Why are people scared of medical marijuana being legalized? Perhaps people think that it is a gateway drug‚ and people will start using hard core drugs. Another reason is that people will probably over use it and sell it more illegally‚ but people think that it can be good alternative also. Because pain pills are not as effective as medical marijuana‚ it should be offered as an option (Szalavitz). There are good and bad things about smoking medical marijuana (weed)
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SMOKING SHISHA General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about the effects of smoking shisha. Central Idea : Smoking shisha can lead to lung cancer‚ affect pregnant women and spread infections of tuberculosis or hepatitis. INTRODUCTION I. Shisha refers to: A. Flavored tobacco used in the smoking process using a hookah. B. Also known as “Hubble Bubble” and “Narghile” C. When the tobacco is soaked in fruits shavings such as apples‚ grapes and strawberries
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Dr. Robert Stokes‚ a renowned dermatologist‚ has joined the ranks of many other healthcare professionals. He was implicated in a scheme to defraud the government. Using the Internet and other sources‚ research the case of Dr. Stokes. After completing your research‚ please respond to the following questions. 1) Discuss the case against Dr. Stokes. 2) What were the actual charges filed against him? 3) What was the punishment he received‚ if any? Do you feel the final outcome was justified? 4)
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type of disease. Polio‚ Rabies‚ and Hepatitis A would be prevented with this type of vaccination. The third type of treatment is called a toxoid. A toxoid turns off the toxic chemicals released from the disease. This type of vaccination would be used to fight bacteria such as Diphtheria and Tetanus. The final vaccination is called Subunit and Conjugate. Both of these treatments use a piece of the disease to cause a response from the immune system. Influenza‚ Hepatitis B‚ and Human papillomavirus (HPV)
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