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    Immunization

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    We need Immunization In the past we have had several different types of deadly diseases‚ such as: Hepatitis‚ Influenza‚ and Tetanus. Many people have died because of this. Luckily humans have figured out ways to defeat these epidemics and prevent them from happening again. In order to completely get rid of these diseases everyone needs to take these vaccinations. The thing is it cost money to produce and receive the vaccine. According to the “Report of the Joyce Foundation Special Project on immunization”

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    * 4. Describe a situation that illustrates why it is a good idea to complete the ELISA assay in triplicate. * * * * * * 5. Why do you think college students living in dorms are often populations who see meningitis outbreaks? * * * * * 6. How did ELISA data allow you to track the path of infection at the college? * * * * * * 7. Discuss the limitations of using antigen concentration to deduce the

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    Circulatory Diseases

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    disease entails. Circulatory Disease Disease Description • Behcet’s Disease: A type of vasculitis in which there is chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the body. This can lead to aneurysms in the lungs‚ blindness‚ and meningitis. • Moyamoya Disease: A brain blood vessel disorder. Symptoms include stroke‚ seizures‚ speech deficits‚ vision problems‚ and more. • Meningococcal Disease: A serious infectious disease that can be life threatening and can result

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    http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/anthrax/faq/ Mayo Clinical. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anthrax/DS00422/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis. Medical Dictionary. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Anthrax+meningitis Warrick‚ J. (February 20‚ 2010). FBI investigation of 2001 anthrax attacks concluded; U.S. releases details. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021902369.html World Health Organization. (n.d.) Retrieved

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    TDA2.2 – 1.1 Task 1A (Legislation) The legislation and guidelines for the following safeguarding practices are: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people under the age of 18 years a set of comprehensive rights. The UK signed to this legally binding act in 1990 and rectified it in 1991‚ this means the UK is required to implement legislation to support each of the 54 articles. These

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    transferring Celia to a bigger hospital an hour and a half away‚ he was called to the police station to give a medical statement which evidently put the boyfriend behind bars. Six weeks later he found out that Celia actually died great despair from meningitis. When he realized that he could have saved her with a single shot of penicillin‚ he tried unsuccessfully to withdraw his police statement to save the innocent boyfriend too. When he returned from Africa‚ he retrained as a psychiatrist with the

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    itchy. They can be anywhere on the body. Several crops may develop over several days. Loss of appetite or feeding problems. Stay off work/ school until the last blister has burst and scabbed over. Meningitis Fever Vomiting Headache and feeling unwell Red ticks show symptoms more specific to meningitis and septicaemia and less common in milder illnesses. Limb pain Pale skin Cold hands and feet often appear earlier than the rash Neck stiffness Dislike of bright lights and confusion. Soon as you

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    Proper Hand Washing Teachers and parents have been trying to instill the importance of hand washing in children for years. Do you remember being in elementary school and your teacher would take the whole class to the restroom before every meal to wash your hands‚ and you’d get angry because all you wanted to do was hurry down to the cafeteria and eat‚ you didn’t want to waist time washing your hands. Well washing your hands is one of the leading ways to prevent germs from spreading and making

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    Ampicillin and Sulbactam

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    enzymes produced by bacteria that may inactivate ampicillin. | * Treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of Shigella‚ Salmonella‚ E.Coli‚ Haemophilus influenza‚ S. typhosa‚ N.Gonorrhea‚ enterococci‚ gram-positive organisms  * Meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitides | * Contraindicated with allergies to penicillins‚ cephalosporins‚ or other allergens. * Use cautiously with renal disorders. | * CNS: Lethargy‚hallucinations‚ seizures * CV: Heart failure * GI: Glossitis

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    the knowledge he/she had before and have to start learning all over again. Developmental – can be caused be a pregnant woman having difficulty in the womb or during birth. A child can develop disability while growing up for example contracting Meningitis. Possible complications that can be caused are hearing loss‚ learning disability or problem with co-ordination and balance. This category can be sensory‚ physical or cognitive. Environmental – can be caused by working in a place where there is

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