Desaray Ramirez Equine Breeding Instructor Vern Dooley Term Paper April 15 2014 Strongyles Strongyle’s are the largest and most significant family of worms in horses‚ they’re also the most dangerous. In fact‚ they’re considered responsible for the vast majority of serious parasite-related health problems in adult horses‚ and they have the capacity to kill. Strongyles are nematodes‚ with rough cylindrical bodies that are round in cross-section. ----- range from a half-inch to two inches in
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imaging (will help to show if the head is experience swelling or inflammation)‚ or spinal tap (to collect cerebrospinal fluid to see if the person has meningitis. The treatment options that are available for individuals with meningitis‚ expressed by VanMeter and Hubert (2014) includes going through aggressive antimicrobial therapy (to control the intracranial pressure and seizures)‚ glucocortisteroids (to reduce cerebral inflammation or swelling)‚ vaccines available for some‚ particular types of meningoccal
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more important in acute inflammation and have both local and distant effects. IL-12 active NK cells and drives the differentiation of CD4 T cell to TH1cells. TNF-α‚ which is secreted by active macrophages‚ increases vascular permeability‚ which leads to entry of IgG and complement components to the infected tissues. It also induces necessary adhesion molecules on endothelial cells‚ which leads recruitment of leukocytes especially neutrophils into the site of inflammation. It is done by externalization
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Celebrex is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is used to reduce ormones which cause inflammation and pain in the body. Including "arthritis‚ ankylosing spondylitis‚ hereditary polyps in the colon‚ and menstrual pain. It is also used to treat juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in children who are at least 2 years old." (Drugs) Classification: Celebrex is classified as both a therapeutic and pharmacologic drug. Therapeutic: Anti Rheumatics -(Non steroidal ’Anti Inflammatory agent Pharmacologic
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This disease diary will be about the disease “Tendonitis”. Tendonitis is a disease that affects your tendons and the way that they operate. Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon. It causes pain or tenderness outside of a joint. You will mostly see this disease affected in your shoulders‚ elbows‚ knees‚ wrist‚ or your heels. This disease has common names such as golfers elbow‚ tennis elbow‚ Pitchers’ Shoulder‚ Swimmer’s Shoulder‚ and Jumpers knee. It can lead to rupture of a tendon
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follicles on the tarsal conjunctiva‚ and sometimes a punctate keratitis. Some other viruses that can infect the eye include Herpes simplex virus and Varicella zoster. Allergic An eye with allergic conjunctivitisAllergic conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the membrane covering the white part of the eye) due to allergy. Allergens differ among patients. If this is combined with rhinitis‚ the condition is termed "allergic rhinoconjunctivitis". The symptoms are due to release of
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Encephalitis; Nervous System Homeostatic Imbalance Megan Patterson SC 122 004 Husson University Professor Frankland Abstract For this paper I will be discussing a homeostatic imbalance of the nervous system called Encephalitis. Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain mostly caused by viral infections and some bacterial. (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ 2012) It occurs in approximately 0.5 per 100‚000 individuals with it most commonly occurring in people with weakened immune systems‚ the elderly‚ and children
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2]. Subsequent studies have supported the concept that interactions between dendritic cells‚ T cells‚ keratinocytes‚ neutrophils‚ and the cytokines released from immune cells likely contribute to the initiation and perpetuation of the cutaneous inflammation that is characteristic of psoriasis [3]. A basic sequence of the immunologic events that are theorized to occur in psoriasis is described below [3]: * Antigenic stimuli contribute to the activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and other
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their ability to drain the affected area. This disease can be very painful and will most likely impact the individual’s ability to lead a normal life. A severe case can block blood vessels‚ which will limit the blood flow to the skin causing inflammation and possible gangrenous. Elephantiasis is recognized as the second leading cause of disability worldwide because of its physical and psychological impact to the affected individual. An economic burden is also a huge issue‚ although treatments
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Truth About Steroids Why steroids are so powerful and so dangerous if abused Steroids are natural substances with many different effects in the human body‚ which begin over several days. The primary use of steroids in health care is to reduce inflammation and other disease symptoms. Steroid inhalers have an important role in reducing deaths from asthma‚ local steroid injections are useful in treating painful joints and ligaments. Steroid creams are used extensively to treat eczema and other inflammatory
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