period 14-21 days;tear drop on a rose petal; contagious until crusted over. K. Pneumococcus ____Characteristic membraneous lesion covers posterior pharynx and tonsils; resp. distress. L. Poliomyelitis ____Parasitic infection transmitted during nocturnal blood meal; non-specific symptoms. Associated with cyclic fevers Q 48-72 hrs. M. Rabies ____Prodromal phase with fever‚ cough‚ coryza‚ Koplik spots and maculopapular rash. N. Rocky Mtn.
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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease of secretory glands‚ including the glands that make mucus and sweat. "Inherited" means that the disease is passed through the genes from parents to children1‚ 2. People who have cystic fibrosis inherit two faulty cystic fibrosis genes one from each parent. The parents likely don’t have the disease themselves. Cystic fibrosis mostly affects the lungs‚ pancreas‚ liver‚ intestines‚ sinuses‚ and sex organs. Mucus is a substance made by the lining of some body tissues
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Health and Safety commission (1992) places a general duty on employers to ensure the health and safety of employees. Infection Control. Role of the nurse to prevent the spread of infection. Some which can not be treated by antibiotics. (MRSA: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.) Reasons related to the overuse of antibiotics have contributed to this problem. Infection is caused when the body is invaded by pathogenic (disease producing) organism‚ either bacteria or virus. Usually accompanied
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This paper will explore a case scenario of a 64year old John who has developed an infection due to a total hip replacement surgery. He was given a broad-spectrum antibiotic but experienced an anaphylactic reaction after the second dose. The paper will examine the factors that affect the pathogen’s ability to cause infection in John’s case‚ possible reasons why John suffered the infection despite a normal immune system and John’s anaphylactic reaction to the second dose of the antibiotic A pathogen
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This misleads people to immediately use antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections. Sufferers should be diagnosed first and if the diagnosis is a bacterial infection‚ then antibiotics may be used. - Some people do not use the form of medication appropriate to the affected area. For instance‚ an individual with the swimmer’s ear should treat the condition using antibiotic
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some methods should be taken to mitigate this phenomenon. The study has shown that the global warming has various negative effects on human health including infectious diseases. Keywords: global warming‚ infectious disease‚ waterborne infection‚ vector borne infection 1. Introduction As Khasnis & Nettleman’s (2005) study stated the following: The concept of global warming requires a basic understanding of the greenhouse effect. Solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and is absorbed at the Earth’s
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Stinging‚ biting and wounding in the nature are the equivalents of subcutaneous‚ intradermal‚ or intramuscular injections of venoms‚ poisons‚ bioactive substances and infection materials. Insects (mosquitos‚ flies‚ fleas‚ chiggers‚ ticks‚ lice‚ etc.) have always been the vectors of infections: plague‚ malaria‚ filariasis‚ leishmaniasis‚ trypanosomiasis‚ spotted fever‚ borreliosis‚ tularemia‚ babesiosis‚ viral encephalitis and many others. They introduce the bacterial‚ viral and
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inflammation. There are three major types of inflammation‚ which may have been caused infection by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi‚ however‚ there are some can be a result of certain medication‚ physical trauma or disorders. Over the 300 deaths every year‚ in the United States alone is the consequence of this very critical infection. The earlier meningitis is diagnosed is good and should be treated as soon as possible.This infection was discovered by William Osler. Meningitis can be fatal due to the inflammation
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of the time‚ tonsillitis is caused by an infection with a common virus but is can also be caused by bacterial infections. If your tonsillitis becomes serious enough or you have it enough times‚ you may end up having a surgery called a tonsillectomy. A tonsillectomy is a surgery that removes a person ’s tonsils. There is however a minimum requirement a person must meet in order to to have a tonsillectomy. A person must have repeated incidents of infections‚ with the use of antibiotics or have the
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Trachoma is a bacterial infection that affects one eyes. This infection is very contagious‚ which can be passed along by contact with infected eyelids‚ throat‚ and nose of infected people. If this infection is left untreated‚ it may lead to eye blindness. This disease is the leading cause of preventable cause of blindness around the world. The majority of blindness comes from areas of lower class‚ such as Africa. Earlt treatment can help prevent trachoma complications. The first signs of trachoma
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