NEW MICROBIOLOGICA‚ 36‚ 211-227‚ 2013 Chikungunya virus infection: an overview Claudia Caglioti‚ Eleonora Lalle‚ Concetta Castilletti‚ Fabrizio Carletti‚ Maria Rosaria Capobianchi‚ Licia Bordi Laboratory of Virology‚ “L. Spallanzani” National Institute for Infectious Diseases‚ Rome‚ Italy SUMMARY Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus belonging to the Togaviridae family‚ first isolated in Tanzania in 1952. The main vectors are mosquitoes from the Aedes species. Recently
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ICO1: The principles of infection prevention and control. Oct 2014 Written by Laura Shaw Q: 1.1 Explain employee’s roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. Employees roles and responsibilities in the care industry are all different but the one thing they all have a responsibility to do is they must always be aware of and report any individuals health changes and they also have a responsibility to keep all work areas and equipment clean
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in for surgery‚ people trust that their surgeons will make them better‚ not worse. All too often‚ however‚ surgical mistakes occur and result in worsened medical conditions or death for patients. In many cases‚ these potentially life-threatening errors are preventable. LiveScience reports that unintentional foreign objects‚ such as sponges‚ being left inside patients occur in about one out of every 10‚000 surgeries. Furthermore‚ surgeries are performed on the wrong site in approximately one out of
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I.E.4. Am I Likely to Become an Entrepreneur? Respond to each of the 17 statements using the following rating scale: 1 = Strongly disagree 2 = Moderately disagree 3 = Slightly disagree 4 = Neither agree or disagree 5 = Slightly agree 6 = Moderately agree 7 = Strongly agree 1. I am constantly on the lookout for new ways to improve my life. 2. I feel driven to make a difference in my community‚ and maybe the world. 3. I tend to let others take the initiative to start new projects
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Running Head: REDUCING SPREAD OF INFECTION Reducing Spread of Infection with Use of Alcohol-Based Products vs. Hand Washing: An Evidence Based Practice Megan K. Furnish Thomas Jefferson University Introduction Have you ever ate something without washing your hands or been next to someone who sneezed? If you have then you’ve been exposed to millions of germs. The world is full of microorganisms‚ such as bacteria and viruses which can make people sick. Simple activities‚ like breathing
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Quality as the Key Success Factor In Winning the Global Car War Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT) conducted an extensive study of the global car industry that compared operations at General Motors‚ Toyota‚ and the joint venture between GM and Toyota‚ the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plaint in Fremont‚ California. The result of the study should raise some very disturbing questions about the quality and productivity of American operations‚ namely: • Why did GM’s Framingham
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There are many reasons why Confederation happened but amongst them there are three that I think are the most important: The Chesapeake Incident‚ The Reciprocity Treaty‚ and The Civil War. Confederation is the uniting of all colonies that were in British North America (Ontario‚ Quebec‚ Nova Scotia‚ and New Brunswick). My first reason is The Reciprocity Treaty. The Treaty is made to eliminate all tariffs for bringing American goods into Canada. The treaty was signed on June 5th 1854 and ended in
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through many domains‚ where infection controls is one of them. Infection control can be defined as the standards that intend to implement the most appropriate control and prevention for the infection in the clinical setting. Infection is caused by microorganisms like bacteria and viruses which can be spread or transmitted from individual to another. To improve the infection control‚ it is essential for the occur in a chain model which starts from the presents of the infection agents as the bacteria‚
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made to Europe during the 17-18th century. It was started by philosophers such as Francis Bacon‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and Sir Isaac Newton. Each philosopher compiled different ideas and knowledge in order for this movement to occur. They all were able to influence each other to learn more and govern themselves rather than by traditional authority. What is the Scientific Revolution? The Scientific Revolution was a time in Europe when modern science began to transform societies views on nature and the world
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Whenever we talk about where’s coffee is the best‚ the first image flash into our mind would be the name "Starbucks." For the key environmental factors that affect the success of its products in Macau: Demographic Years ago‚ Starbucks started up in Macau. It had been a trend to try the Starbucks coffee. Almost everyday a queue of students was lined up in front of the shop at that period of time. However‚ after a while‚ the tide was quenched. So we can see that the Starbucks does not really focus
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