dysenteriae. The bacteria S. dysenteriae was discovered by Japanese bacteriologist Kiyoshi Shiga in 1898. Shiga studied 36 patients at the Institute for Infectious Diseases (Tokyo‚ Japan) and isolated a bacterium from the intestinal tissue of dysentery patient. Bacterial isolates were cultured and fed to dogs; that resulted in dysenteric disease (Shiga‚ 1898). Shigella belongs to enterobacteriaceae bacterial family and occur into four species: S. dysenteriae (group A)‚ S. flexneri (group B)‚ S. boydii
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How can societies help protect their citizens against serious infectious diseases? (Your choice to focus on Vaccines‚ Alternative Medicine or Antibiotics) To protect ourselves against serious infectious diseases‚ we have several choices‚ for (Perlstein)example vaccines‚ alternative medicine and antibiotics. There are however‚ positives and negatives to all of these choices. Citizens have a responsibility to be informed about medical choices and the consequences of their decisions. TASK –
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into the mental asylum for the modern day. The American Association urges prisons to develop procedures for properly handling inmates with special needs. These inmates suffer from a wide variety of illness such as mental illnesses‚ communicable diseases‚ and chemical dependency. These illnesses require a different form of treatment in order to be considered rehabilitated. Mentally ill inmates are a rising problem within the correctional system that cannot be ignored. The correctional system
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Vaccines Are Necessary For Controlling Preventable Diseases The topic of laws mandating vaccinations is a much debated issue. A large number of parents argue they should not be forced to vaccinate their children in order for them to attend public school and daycare. One reason for the controversy of their use is the increased number of children with autism‚ which some reports have indicated is a possible side effect of vaccines. Information regarding potential negative side effects of vaccines
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Huntington disease Name Institute Huntington Disease Introduction Shortage of information about Huntington disease (HD) and its non-clinical management inveigled me into a quest for journal articles about this comparatively rare illness. Having pored over scores of Journal of Clinical Nursing Issues‚ I stumbled across the article entitled “Exploring supportive care for individuals affected by Huntington disease and
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What is the infectious agent for Bubonic Plague? Bacterium Yersinia Pestis 4. By how much was the world population reduced during the Plague pandemic? Estimate of 450 million 5. What year (within the past 100 years) did the world experience a flu pandemic? 1918 6. What are 3 symptoms of chikungunya fever? Fever‚ Vomiting‚ nausea‚ head ache and joint pain 7. What bacterium causes Lyme’s disease? Borrelia 8. What is ‘erythema migrans?’ A rash seen in early stage of Lyme disease. 9. Find a
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INSERT INTRO Although contrary to popular belief Lyme disease is very easily prevented. The easiest way to do this is when outside where long clothing that covers up almost all of your skin. This makes it harder for ticks or any other insects carrying the disease to burrow into your skin and use it as a shelter. Another very easy prevention for Lyme Disease is to avoid areas that are known to have insects that carry this disease. The most common places to find these insects is rural or suburban
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CU311 Aims The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control To introduce the learner to national and local policies in relation to infection control; to explain employer and employee responsibilities in this area; to understand how procedures and risk assessment can help minimise the risk of an outbreak of infection. Learners will also gain an understanding of how to use PPE correctly and gain an understanding of the importance of good personal hygiene. Credit Level 3 2 Assessment criteria
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Polio‚ poliomyelitis‚ is a deadly infectious paralytic disease caused by the poliovirus. Transmission of this disease is from person to person and very contagious with the ability to infect the brain and spinal cord causing paralysis. Most common routes of transmission are direct person to person contact‚ contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth such as droplets from a sneeze or cough or contact with infected feces. The individual is contagious immediately before symptoms present
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that healthcare workers in hospital settings sustain 384‚325 percutaneous injuries involving contaminated sharps annually (Ex. 5-4). When non-hospital healthcare workers are included‚ the best estimate of the number of percutaneous injuries involving contaminated sharps is 590‚164 per year (Ex. 3- 172V). When these injuries involve exposure to infectious agents‚ the affected workers are at risk of contracting disease. Workers may also
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