Some call it “horror” and some call it “the super germ”‚ but now‚ our always known “regular” bacteria‚ those one-celled creatures once considered under control with antibiotics‚ have invaded our hospitals and headlines with a vengeance. The vengeance used against us is caused by an existing organism called necrotizing fasciitis‚ the so-called flesh-eating bacteria‚ caused by Group A streptococcus. What this organism does is progressively destroy the human body
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A Report on Comprehensive Field Practice Dang District Submitted to: Department of Public Health CIST College New Baneshwor-Kathmandu Submitted by: Group 1 2009 Batch 2013 I CIST College New Baneshwor- Kathmandu‚ Nepal Approval Letter This is to certify that BPH-Batch 2009‚ Group 1 have successfully completed the Comprehensive Field Practice 2013‚ for the requirement of Partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor of Public Health. This report has been reviewed and accepted
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Appendix My Son By Natasha Campbell-McBride‚ M.D. Dr. Campbell-McBride‚ a neurologist who also holds a Master’s degree in nutrition‚ lives in Cambridge‚ UK‚ with her husband and her autistic son‚ who was born in the autumn of 1992. Her clinic treats autistic children from around the world‚ and she is currently working on a book on effective autism treatments. This story was written in February 2003. My son is 10 years old. He is in a mainstream school‚ doing well. His academic achievements are
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P4;explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting & M2; discuss‚ health‚ safety or security concerns arising from a specific incident or emergency in a health and social care setting&D2;Justify responses to a particular incident or emergency in a health or social care setting. My health and social care setting is an under 5’s nursery‚ within my setting there may be many incidents or emergencies. There could
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Streptococcus pyogenes Research paper MCB 2010C March 17‚ 2014 Nature of Causative Organism Streptococcus pyogenes‚ a group A streptococci‚ is a gram-positive‚ non-spore forming bacteria that can be seen as oval cocci chain forming shapes less than 2 micrometers in diameter under the microscope. It is a facultative anaerobe that can use fermentation for its metabolism. It needs a blood containing medium to grow and exhibits beta-hemolysis. It is a non-motile‚ nonspore forming bacterium. S. pyogenes
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Kidney Disease- The kidney is a very vital organ to a human’s healthy existence. The pair of bean shaped organs are responsible for many important functions‚ they aid in the Urinary system as was as the Endocrine system. Their main functions are to filter wastes from the blood and secrete hormones. Due to the fact that the kidneys are responsible for maintaining regulation of the body ’s salt‚ potassium and acid content‚ they also play an important role in maintaining a proper homeostasis. According
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The birth of a girl has never been a cause for celebration in China‚ and stories of peasant farmers drowning newborn girls in buckets of water have been commonplace for centuries. Now‚ however‚ as a direct result of the one-child policy‚ the number of baby girls being abandoned‚ aborted‚ or dumped on orphanage steps is unprecedented. Adopting Internationally Adoption is procedure by which people legally assume the role of parents for a person who is not their biological child
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Skeletal System Skeletal system is the biological system providing support in living organisms. Skin‚ muscle and bones allow movement. Skin - pliable covering. Muscles do actual moving. Bones give anchor to move against. The skeleton functions not only as the support for the body but also in haematopoiesis‚ the manufacture of blood cells that takes place in bone marrow. This is why people who have cancer of the bone marrow almost always die. It is also necessary for protection of vital organs
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423wewe3 Unit 616 – Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects. kh Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to the administration of medication 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication There are several legislations in place with protocols for the administration of medication which I have listed below. The main policy re admin of drugs and storing of drugs and medicines is the
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lo Background Acute glomerulonephritis refers to a specific set of renal diseases in which an immunologic mechanism triggers inflammation and proliferation of glomerular tissue that can result in damage to the basement membrane‚ mesangium‚ or capillary endothelium. Hippocrates originally described the manifestation of back pain and hematuria‚ which lead to oliguria or anuria. With the development of the microscope‚ Langhans was later able to describe these pathophysiologic glomerular changes
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