A case report from May 24‚ 2001 involves a 62-year-old passenger who traveled by air on May 20‚ for a flight of greater than 8 hours in length. This passenger traveled from Sidney‚ Australia through Los Angeles International airport to JFK International Airport. This passenger began to feel ill and required assistance at the JKF airport. This passenger was hospitalized and diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis. From 1999 through 2001 the CDC received 21 reports of air-travel associated meningococcal
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Cellulitis Cellulitis is a common‚ potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Cellulitis appears as a swollen‚ red area of skin that feels hot and tender‚ and it may spread rapidly. Skin on lower legs is most commonly affected‚ though cellulitis can occur anywhere on your body or face. Cellulitis may affect only your skin’s surface‚ or cellulitis may also affect tissues underlying your skin and can spread to your lymph nodes and bloodstream. Left untreated‚ the spreading infection may rapidly
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The different types of force characteristics such as heavy versus light forces and continuous versus intermittent force and the type of tooth movement influence the rate and force of orthodontic tooth movement. Heavy forces generally results in pain development‚ necrosis of cellular components within the PDL and undermining resorption of alveolar bone adjacent to the affected tooth (Proffit‚ Fields‚ & Saver‚ 2013). A study carried out by Alikhani et al.‚ observed a linear relationship between the
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Ringworm is one of the most widely recognised skin contamination that is available in a great many people‚ particularly in a late spring season. The central indication of ringworm is a red‚ irritated rash. Once in a while‚ it appears as a raised ring‚ which gives the disease its name. Skin influenced by the rash can turn out to be flaky‚ soggy or sloppy. Ringworm can bring about uncovering fixes on a man’s scalp. On the off chance that ringworm is left untreated‚ the bothersome rash can spread‚ and
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Dr. Marder Scalp Therapy for Total Relief from Scalp Itching Winter weather‚ and the subsequent use of indoor heat to stay warm‚ often dries the skin. For those who already suffer from sensitive scalps‚ this can result in dry‚ itchy skin on the scalp. Whether you suffer from extremely dry skin‚ psoriasis‚ or some other scalp condition‚ the itching is enough to drive you crazy. Not to mention all that scratching often loosens dead skin and results in unsightly flaking that can get on your furniture
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A polymer‚ metal‚ or ceramic could be potentially used for a knee implant. Each has its own benefits and disadvantages‚ because of this each material is utilized for a different part of the knee replacement. The three parts of the knee replacement are depicted in Figure 1 and are the femoral component‚ the plastic surface‚ and the tibial plate. The material that is the best fit to use for a biodegradable friendly knee replacement wouldn’t be a metal‚ though currently most common used‚ because when
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Burn injuries cause several physiological changes within in the body. A burn can come from thermal‚ chemical or electrical environments. The location and severity of the burn will determine the morbidity and mortality outcome. The risk of death increases with age‚ inhalation injury and burn area. Burns can cause tissue damage‚ electrolyte imbalance and organ system failure. There are several different depths of burns: First degree‚ Second degree‚ and Third degree. First degree burns (partial
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Pertussis is a disease caused by Bordetella pertussis is a gram-negative‚ aerobic‚ pathogenic‚ encapsulated coccobacillus of the genus Bordetella that produces endotoxins and exotoxins. This bacterial infection is found in the lower respiratory tract and is commonly referred to as Whooping Cough. Whooping cough is highly contagious. Classic symptoms include fever and cold like symptoms followed by paroxysmal coughing episodes that leave the infected person gasping for breath with a characteristic
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1. The key features of the disease in the scenario are as follows. The symptoms have been noted to consist of chills‚ fever‚ headaches‚ myalgia or muscle aches and stiffness (Khayznikov et al.‚ 2015)‚ vomiting‚ bleeding from the nose‚ mouth and gastrointestinal tract‚ disorientation‚ and photophobia or sensitivity to light (Digre and Brennan‚ 2013). The incubation period was most likely a few days to a week‚ as individuals developed symptoms after returning from the forest. This disease occurred
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Blue Rubber Syndrome is a rare condition initially discovered by Gascoyen in 1860. In 1985 William Bennett Bean made the disease more popular for which the disease was termed Bean Syndrome. Later referenced Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome‚ this disease causes patients blood vessels to develop improperly in an area of the skin or visceral organs‚ particularly the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The malformed blood vessels form blood clots and appear on the skin as deep blue‚ soft‚ and rubbery blebs
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