the cause of death. However‚ if the carcass decomposition rate is advanced‚ a post mortem is not essential (3). Through our actions we have caused cetaceans to be at severe threat‚ these include: by-catches‚ habitat destruction‚ chemical pollution‚ disease and many other factors (4). Conservation efforts are essential in ensuring that the harm caused does not drive them to extinction. 2. Threat
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• Diphtheria is very contagious bacterial disease which major audience is children. It causes inflammation of the mucous membranes. One of the visible factors is that is creates false membranes in the throat that delays breathing and swallowing and can result in fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in blood. • Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. It is also known as the Klebs-Loffler bacillus‚ because it was discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists
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humanity. Since ancient times‚ they have been known to cause infectious diseases to any form of creature that has life such as humans and animals. In the present-day‚ microbiologists and archeologists are discovering evidence of infectious diseases in ancient human skeletons. As the scientists and researchers were tracking those diseases in ancient human skeletons they had started to discover that microbes contribute too many chronic diseases and illnesses. Having scientific evidence‚ it firmly connects
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in 1796. Edward Jenner was the first to give a chance to those living with viral infectious diseases. He created the smallpox vaccine out of cowpox pustules. After extracting the pus inside the pustules‚ he injected it into a healthy 13-year old kid to give the body a little bit of the disease so it could build a resistance towards the
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infection in care homes - an information resource Author Department of Health and Health Protection Agency Publication Date 18 February 2013 Target Audience Care Trust CEs‚ GPs‚ Communications Leads‚ Consultants in Communicable Disease Control‚ Community Infection Control Nurses‚ Health Protection Nurses‚ Care Home Managers‚ Care Quality Commission Circulation List Local Authority CEs‚ Directors of Adult SSs Description An information resource to assist staff in taking
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Minamata disease (Japanese: 水俣病 Hepburn: Minamata-byō?)‚ sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease (チッソ水俣病 Chisso-Minamata-byō?)‚ is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia‚ numbness in the hands and feet‚ general muscle weakness‚ narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases‚ insanity‚ paralysis‚ coma‚ and deathfollow within weeks of the onset of symptoms. A congenital form of the disease can also affect foetuses
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Strong clinical judgment Phlebotomy Problem resolution ability Administering Vaccines and injections Enthusiastic caregiver Obtaining Vital signs Extensive medical terminology knowledge Patient triaging Familiarity with disease management programs Scheduling appointments Wound care expertise/wound cleaning/care ability Electronic medical Records Competency in procedure development Laboratory procedures Qualified in specimen collection/processing/DOT
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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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the severity of infectious diseases. “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it‚” George Santayana. The growing resistance to vaccinations is a well-known occurrence‚ due to the positive effects vaccinations have had worldwide. Studying history is necessary to continue to evolve and avoid repeating the mistakes of our past. “History never repeats itself‚ but man always does‚” Voltaire. Modern society (Millennials) do not understand the threat of infectious disease because they lack
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designs Contact: Pablo Antonio Jr. e-mail: pradci@pacific.net.ph Tropical Disease Foundation The Tropical Disease Foundation (Foundation) is a private‚ non-stock‚ non-profit organization founded in 1984 by a group of physicians. It is supported by research grants‚ donations and endowments. Its objective is to undertake researches and provide training and service in the control and management of tropical infectious diseases. Members: Pablo R. Antonio Jr. Architect‚ Founder of the Pablo R. Antonio
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