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    Assignment 005 Child and young person development Task A Table 1 Physical Development Age Range Description of the stage Impact on other development 0-3 months Head and eyes move together Kicks legs and waves arms As the babies begin to recognise people around them this has an impact on their emotional development as they can become distressed when people are not around. 3-6 months Sits with support Rolls over Uses arms for support when lying At this stage any activities will have an impact

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    | Essay on Immunizations | | | | Immunization is a procedure routinely used to improve the body’s ability to overcome infection and protect against diseases caused by infectious agents. It works against a specific disease by training the immune system to rapidly recognize and eliminate the infectious agent that causes that disease‚ thus resulting in immunity. Protection can be acquired either by passive or by active immunization.Passive immunization involves transfer of antibodies obtained

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    SPED 2: Introduction to Special Education Mental Retardation(intellectual disability) Complex developmental disability It refers to substantial limitation in present functioning. It is characterized by significantly sub-average intellectual functioning‚ existing concurrently with related limitations in two or more of the following adaptive skills area. Substantial limitation in present functioning * Means that the person has difficulty in performing everyday activities. Significantly

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    Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit 9 Assignment 1 A&PII ITT Tech - Breckinridge School of Nursing Ashley Wigglesworth Genital herpes is a viral infection that causes lesions or sores in the genital area and is spread through sexual intercourse or by touching a sore and then touching another part of your body; it is a highly contagious virus. Often it does not present with symptoms‚ or produces very mild symptoms such that the infected individual is unaware they have it. When symptoms are present

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    STUDY GUIDE: EXAM 4

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    Chapter 29‚ pp. 1091-1141; Chapter 30‚ pp. 1142-1208; Chapter 31‚ pp. 1209-1241; Chapter 32‚ pp. 1242-1265; Chapter 33‚ pp. 1266-1309; Chapter 34‚ pp. 1310-1343 Chapter 26: Altetations of Erythrocyte Function‚ pp. 989 1. Anemia‚ pp. 989. Anemia is a areduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin. Anemias commonly result from (1) impaired erythrocyte production‚ (2) blood loss (acute or chronic)‚ (3)increase erythrocyte

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    various bacteria. These drugs should not be used and are not effective against viruses‚ which are the main agents of community infections (colds‚ flu). It is however necessary antibiotics in the case of bacterial infections such as pneumonia and meningitis. In these situations their use is essential. What problems are associated with antibiotics? While control bacterial infection‚ antibiotics may have other undesirable effects: - Side effects such as allergy‚ diarrhea‚ nausea. Most side effects

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    Some people with HIV will suffer in the first four weeks some symptoms‚ as fever‚ pimples‚ headache‚ sickness and pains‚ sore throat‚ mouth ulcers‚ sweating during night‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ swollen glands‚ and other neurological symptoms like meningitis. Seroconversion is antibodies that recognize HIV. Before that‚ the antibody of HIV will show a negative result. However‚ as studies suggest‚ there is no treatment for this disease. Moreover‚ the second stage is clinically asymptomatic stage;

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    Now and days‚ STD’s are becoming more common so you have to be more careful and aware. There are many types of STD’s out there and today I’m going to tell you about one of them called gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria Nesseria gonorrhoeae. Anyone who has any type of sex can catch it. This bacterium grows in warm‚ moist areas of the body‚ including the tube that carries urine out the body. In women the bacteria may be found in the reproductive tract. These bacteria can even grow in the

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    Vaccinations have served as an essential component in our medical system for years. Why now are parents refusing to vaccinate their children in the mindset that this decision is actually protecting their child? Based on Susan Ellenberg and Robert T Chen’s article‚ “The Complicated Task of Monitoring Vaccine Safety‚” published by Public Health Reports in 1997 this refusal is due to the scientific evidence that links harmful and life threatening side effects with vaccines. Although‚ controversially

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    pneumonia in the American Army totalled 18%. In World War II‚ it fell to less than 1%. In addition to pneumonia and blood poisoning‚ the major causes of death‚ in hospitals‚ during the war‚ strep throat‚ scarlet fever‚ diphtheria‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhea‚ meningitis‚ tonsillitis‚ rheumatic fever‚ and many other diseases were successfully treated with penicillin. Fleming would‚ unfortunately‚ make a prediction that would come true. That the use of penicillin would‚ in time‚ be of limited value because bacteria

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