The most common infection in the health care setting is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and it is associated with sky rocketing hospital costs‚ deaths and complications. (Zacharioudakis‚ et al.‚ 2015) According to studies released in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2015‚ the current economic burden of infectious C. difficile has become the most common microbial cause of recurrent antibiotic-associated diarrhea and other gastrointestinal illnesses
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Cancer: Silent Killer By: Wynne Michael David S. Gogo Submitted to: Ms. Katrina Q. Sundo Abstract Cancer nowadays is very widespread. But what is cancer? Cancer‚ known medically as a malignant neoplasm‚ is a large group of different diseases‚ all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer‚ cells divide and grow uncontrollably‚ forming malignant tumors‚ and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to
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Speculative Fiction Discovery is at the heart of Speculative Fiction. Yet resistance is also crucial. Speculative Fiction is a term‚ which categorises a number of sub- genres such as fantasy‚ science fiction‚ horror and dystopia. Each of these sub-genres investigates the classic question of “What if?” and uses the imagination as a tool to explore fictional realities. At the heart of speculative fiction lies the essence of discovery to drive a unique plot separate from the reader’s everyday
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Epidemiology Paper Hepatitis B Aaliyah Dorsey Hepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that causes liver disease‚ both acute and chronic. The disease can progress requiring the need for liver transplant. The rate of disease has seen a decline in the United States since the 1970’s due to routine vaccination’s‚ advances in aseptic techniques used in health care environments and public awareness. The public health nurses role is important in the communication and implementation of health initiatives
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slowly: "Anabolic steroids are male-related hormones that can be used to increase muscle mass. When these drugs are abused they can have many side effects‚ including liver damage‚" notes George Y. Wu‚ MD‚ PhD‚ a professor of medicine‚ chief of the hepatology section‚ and Herman Lopata chair in hepatitis research at the University of Connecticut Medical Center in Farmington. b. Steroids also can cause cancer and tumors in rare cases of over usage. In these
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Can you imagine being on a gluten diet? Well if you have Celiac disease you will no longer be able to eat anything like pizza‚ wings‚ candy and burgers. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications. Gluten is a protein found in wheat
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Unusual features of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O104: H4 outbreak‚ Germany 2011 The Escherichia coli O104: H4 outbreak of 2011 originated in northern Germany and lasted from May through to June of the same year. “The outbreak was characterized by several unusual features: a high incidence in adults (especially women)‚ a greatly increased incidence of the haemolytic–Uraemic syndrome (in approximately 25% of patients‚ as compared with 1 to 15% in previous outbreaks of Shiga-toxin–producing
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References: Geppert‚ C.‚ Arora‚ S. 2005. Ethical issues in the treatment of hepatitis C. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology: the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association: 3‚ 937-44. Hepatitis B story. (2003). Retrieved May 8‚ 2009 from Beyond Discovery. http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=265 Hepatitis‚
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Page 1 of 6 Life Cycle of Malaria Page 2 of 6 Malaria is an ancient disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito that predates recorded history. Historically it was common in the swampy areas around Rome‚ and was believed that the tainted air in those locations made people very sick‚ the disease was therefore named malaria for the Latin root words bad air. Malaria is caused by small parasitic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium which infects both humans and mosquitoes in a cyclical process.
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“OTC” The Ideal Choice Abstract: This paper will focus on comparing the positives and negatives of taking 3 OTC painkillers‚ Motrin‚ Tylenol‚ and Bayer‚ and will determine which of these is the safest‚ most beneficial‚ OTC painkiller. Sources include FDA Reports‚ a research study‚ manufacturer’s information and other medical documentation. Nikkos Jackson GE117 Composition 1 It’s 3:15a.m.‚ and you just woke up with a pounding headache. You are running a slight fever‚ and
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