I. Cause: * RSV is caused by a virus. It can be spread through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or by contact with the nasal or oral secretions of an infected person‚ either directly (i.e.‚ kissing) or indirectly (i.e.‚ touching a doorknob). II. Signs/Symptoms: * Runny nose * Decreased appetite and activity level * Coughing * Sneezing * Fever * Wheezing/Difficulty breathing * Irritability III. Incidence: * Anyone
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A Review of Albuterol use in Infants with Respiratory Virus Kaitlyn Coulter Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia in pediatric patients [1]. RSV bronchiolitis affects infants between the ages of 0–3 months with greater severity [2]. The viral process impairs normal pulmonary gas exchange leading to ventilation-perfusion mismatch and subsequent hypoxemia. The care of infants
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creatures in it‚ not including the places he couldn’t see. He turned and said‚ “ You were the Keeper of Knowledge‚ right? Do you know what the essence does to demons?” Grende stopped dead still a moment‚ then turned and said‚ “Well‚ it is a little like a virus‚ it slowly goes and cleanses them of themselves then moves on to the next until it’s out of demons to cleanse in a far radius‚ then it disperses. Why would you want to…” Altor picked up a rock‚ dropped it into the jar‚
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via airborne viruses or bacteria‚ but may also be transmitted through bodily fluids or blood. Communicable diseases may also be referred to as contagious or infectious diseases. One communicable disease is Chickenpox‚ also known as Varicella-Zoster Virus. Chickenpox is extremely contagious. In fact‚ it had a 90 percent rate of transmission in close contact (CDC.gov). Before 1995‚ almost all persons acquired varicella by adulthood. There was an endemic in the United States. It was reported that 4 million
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The H1N1 virus (swine influenza) is a novel infection that has not earlier been known in North America. It has recently‚ however‚ infected a number of people in the United States and Mexico. Swine flu is actually a respiratory virus of pigs which was first identified in 1918 and although historic diffusion to human beings has been sporadic‚ the infection rate in humans is intensifying at present (Barnes‚ 2008). The H1N1 virus‚ just like seasonal influenza‚ is simply spread by the minute drops
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These tissues contain cells that are useful in fighting infection. Inflammation of the tonsils can be caused by many contagious bacteria or viruses‚ including strains of streptococcus bacteria‚ adenovirus‚ influenza virus‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ enterovirus‚ and the herpes simplex virus. One of the most frequent causes of tonsillitis is group A beta hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABHS)‚ which is also the cause of strep throat; it is responsible for 30% of childhood tonsillitis and 10% of adult cases
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from person to person through close physical contact or direct contact with infected bodily secretions. “Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family” ("Measles‚" 2013). Paramyxoviruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that infect respiratory cells. If an infected individual coughs or sneezes they expel mucous membrane cells within their secretions. The virus stays active and therefore contagious for up to 2 hours in the air and on surfaces. People can contract the illness by touching
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On the evening of May 15‚ 5065‚ an outbreak of a virus spread throughout the world. It reached from the site of the Virus to the other side of the world. Mandy‚ and her crew of people were in the middle of it all. Joe the team’s strong leader led Mandy‚ Phil (The Vampire)‚ and Tiff the model of the team‚ and Rufus the team’s pet dog went to a place known as Shalada also known as their camp. Their camp a small hut made of wood‚ and leaves protected them from the monsters that lurk outside in the
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protein coat called a capsid‚ a small amount of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) that is located within the capsid. Important characteristics include: not living and no respiration. They can only reproduce within a host through the lytic cycle where the virus attacks the host‚ injects it its nucleic acid into the host‚ and then spreads throughout the host. They systematically infect the person or animal. Widely known viruses include HIV and Hepatitis B. Bacteria falls under the Monera Kingdom. There are
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Metamorphosis As humans create antibiotics to fight against some virus or bacteria they also create super virus. Joe a small sick kid is dying. As he fights for his life he tries everything from radiation to all natural medicines. He was so desperate that he started signing paper for experimental drugs to see if there might of been an improvement in his state of health. He has no parents‚ he lives with his grandmother. Joe wanted to finish high school and go to college so maybe he could help his
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