bacteria get into an area of the body that is normally sterile‚ such as the bladder‚ or when they crowd out the helpful bacteria in places such as the intestines. Harmful bacteria are called pathogenic and includeNeisseria meningitidis‚ which can cause meningitis‚Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ which can causepneumonia‚ and Staphylococcus aureus‚ which can cause a variety of infections. Other common pathogenic bacteria include Helicobacter pylori‚ which can cause gastric ulcers‚ and Escherichia coli andSalmonella
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BIN ABD WAHAB ( 06 – 6 – 091 ) | | : | B : - MUHAMAD ARIFF BIN MOHD RANDZAN ( 06 – 6 – 109 ) | INTRODUCTION Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) is a bacterial infection that can cause a number of serious illnesses such as pneumonia or meningitis‚ especially in young children. Hib infections are preventable by vaccination. SEROTYPES In 1930‚ two major categories of H. influenzae were defined: the unencapsulated strains and the encapsulated strains. Encapsulated strains were classified
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E1 Health and safety at work act 1974 Child care act 2006 Data protection act 1998 Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Children act 1989 E2 It is important to make sure when dealing with any accidents and injuries you follow the settings correct policies and procedures‚ this ensures that every staff member is aware of how to deal with incidences as well as ensuring that the health and safety of each child is maintained. Dealing with a bump
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regular risk assessments. Task 2 (2.1) (2.2) Task 3 (3.1) The symptom of meningitis is you will have a stiff neck‚ crying‚ vomiting and restlessness. Also children might not like light colours and lights. Children often have a faith which is related to meningitis. (3.2) The impact on the organisation the infection can be spreaded when people come up the school from one person to another person. Meningitis can cause problems throw out the organisation and it could spread quickly. The school
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Disease Control and Prevention. (November 15‚ 2012). The CDC and Public Health Response to the 2012 Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections Outbreak [2012 Testimony for HELP]. Available November 21‚ 2012‚ from U.S. Senate Web site: http://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Bell.pdf Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services. (October 31‚ 2012). CMCS Informational Bulletin (Version Unknown) [Meningitis Outbreak: Interim Treatment Guidance]. Available November 9‚ 2012‚ from Department of Health & Human Services
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neoformans causes Cryptococcal Meningitis in the brain. This is an infection caused after the fungus spreads from the lungs to the brain. Some of the symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis include: • Headache • Fever • Neck pain • Nausea and vomiting • Light Sensitivity • Confusion or changes in behavior LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF C. neoformans The procedure in
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variable‚ and can range from a mild flu-like illness to a severe disease with pulmonary hemorrhage‚ renal failure‚ and occasionally death. Consequently‚ leptospirosis is easily mistaken for other febrile illnesses including influenza‚ dengue fever‚ meningitis‚ or hepatitis. Therefore‚ rapid and appropriate laboratory diagnostic tests are needed to aid clinical case identification and to facilitate the implementation of rapid outbreak investigations for optimal treatment and patient management. Leptospirosis
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SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? Most Vaccinations protect people from certain diseases which can make them sick‚ disabled or can in some cases even kill them. The vaccination helps boosts people’s body’s defence system‚ also known as the immune system. Vaccines create immunity which protects people from infections without causing suffering of the disease itself. Vaccines can also be called shots‚ immunizations or needles. (Smith
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(2). The bacteria can cause diarrhea‚ septicemia‚ neonatal meningitis‚ and brain abscesses (3). Many of these infections and diseases lead to fatality (3). Depending on the infection developed from C. freundii‚ a variety of different symptoms can be developed. The first is diarrhea‚ in which toxins from C. freundii are found within the gastronomical tract (4). The most common symptoms of C. freundii are those related to neonatal meningitis (5). Fever‚ an altered sensorium‚ and rushed breathing are
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Johnson BIOL 115 Nervous System Case Study 12/04/2014 Meningitis Nancy‚ a 24-year-old nurse‚ took a day off work as she had a headache. Over the day her headache worsened‚ she became intolerant to light‚ and she developed a rash on her legs and chest. Nancy’s mother rushed her into hospital where a lumbar puncture was performed in order to gather a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. The lumbar puncture revealed that Nancy had meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid
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