TYPHOID FEVER BY: CATHERINE E. JOAQUIN REPORT CONTENT INTRODUCTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS PATHOGENS AND VIRULENCE FACTORS PATHOGENESIS/TRANSMISSION EPIDEMIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS‚ TREATMENT AND PREVENTION INTRODUCTION What are Food & Waterborne Diseases? Diseases that are supported‚ carried or transmitted by food & water. Examples are: Cholera‚ Hepatitis A‚ Amoebic Dysentery‚ & Typhoid Fever INTRODUCTION What is a Typhoid Fever?
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Changed During the Yellow Fever Epidemic When Mattie Cook survived the Yellow Fever Epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793‚ her whole life was changed. Both her character & the circumstances of her life changed a lot. Also‚ her relationships and responsibilities have changed too. Before the epidemic‚ Mattie was just an average teenager with the same problems most teens had. But after the epidemic‚ Mattie’s life became very different. Before the yellow fever‚ Mattie lived with her
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Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever should
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Dengue fever‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness. There are four different viruses that can cause denguefever‚ all of which spread by a certain type of mosquito. Dengue can vary from mild to severe; the more severe forms include dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients who develop the more serious forms of dengue fever usually need to be hospitalized. There are currently no vaccines for Dengue fever. The best
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The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair can be considered one of the most influential novels written at the beginning of the 20th century. Though largely known as the book that resulted in the creation of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ The Jungle illustrated the harsh working conditions and ruthless competition that plagued the meat-packing plants in Chicago. Sinclair’s original intention for writing the book was to point out the flaws of capitalism‚ the greed that plagued society
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The historical fiction book‚ The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair‚ is about the fictional character Jurgis Rudkus. Jurgis lives in Chicago in the early 1900’s. He had moved to America from Lithonia in search of a better life. “Jurgis could see all the truth now-could see himself through the whole long course of events‚ the victim of ravenous vultures that had torn into his vitals and devoured him; of fiends that had racked and tortured him‚ mocking him‚ meantime jeering in his face” (Sinclair 177). Since
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: 1 – 2 ‚ side : Chest GENERAL APPEARENCE : Received lying on bed‚ conscious and coherent. Pale and has general flushing with rashes. Reason for admission : complaint cough ++ Admitting diagnosis : Viral fever / acute bronchitis 26 / 12 / 2012 – confirmed diagnosis : Dengue Fever HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT Area Assessed | Normal Findings | Actual Findings | Remarks | Head | * Round and symmetrical * Smooth‚ without masses or depressions‚ nontender. | Round and symmetrical. Smooth
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The Jungle Novel by Sinclair and Condition of the American Class and Society Introduction The novel written by Sinclair is basically providing the views that how the American class and society was facing the different kinds of the problems. The main arguments in this research paper are revolving around the points of racism and viewing the people of different caste from a distinct point of view. In this regard‚ the concept of being socialists is being described in the novel. An effective idea has
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The answer came via an enterprising young writer named Upton Sinclair. Sinclair’s publication‚ The Jungle‚ shined a light into the dark and dreary life of a meat packer in Chicago. The Jungle horrified and disgusted readers. The book even had implications on the federal level. President Theodore Roosevelt‚
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