Healthcare-associated infections are infections affecting the patients while they are receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions in the healthcare setting such as hospitals‚ community clinics‚ long-term care facilities‚ dialysis centers or outpatient surgical centers‚ and others. They are the most common complication of clinical setting‚ they affect 4% of patients. There are many types of healthcare-associated infections such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‚ Vancomycin-resistant
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Cases And Spread of Infections 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Viruses are coated genetic material that invade cells and use the cell’s apparatus for reproduction. 1.2 Identify common illness and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. Bacteria Food poisoning‚ Bubonic plague‚ Bacterial meningitis‚ Cholera‚ Diphtheria‚ Rheumatic fever‚ Scarlet
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Our body is prone to many fungal infections. Some cause internal issues while the symptoms of some are visible in our body‚ from outside. Ringworm is one such fungal infection that happens on different parts of our body‚ from outside. This Ringworm‚ or tinea‚ alludes to a few sorts of infectious contagious contaminations of the top layer of the skin‚ scalp‚ and nails. There is a typical misconception identified with Ringworm. Because of its name numerous trusts that it is some sort of illness that
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Candidiasis Commonly known as the Yeast Infection Candidiasis is an infection caused by Candida fungi‚ especially Candida Albicans. These fungi are found almost everywhere in the environment. Some may live harmlessly along with the abundant "native" species of bacteria that normally grow the mouth‚ gastrointestinal tract and vagina. Usually‚ Candida is kept under control by the native bacteria and by the body’s immune defenses. If the native bacteria are decreased by antibiotics or if the person’s
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Name UNIT 22 CAUSES AND SPREAD OF INFECTION 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites What is a Bacteria? A bacteria is a living things that are neither plants nor animals‚ but belong to a group all by themselves. They are very small--individually not more than one single cell--however there are normally millions of them together‚ for they can multiply really fast. Bacteria are prokaryotes (single cells that do not
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Alice Walker’s essay‚ “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self‚” has more than one great theme. The theme that seems to stand out above all is that beauty does not define a person. Throughout the essay‚ the phrase‚ “You did not change” was repeated. By repeating this statement‚ the author stresses that looks are not what defines people‚ but their character and personality do. The most important part of a theme is translating it to the real world. Walker‚ does an outstanding job of speaking to
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Unit 264: Principles of infection prevention & control answers. 1.1 As a health care support worker I have a responsibility to make sure my own actions don’t affect the health and safety of others.I need to think‚ prevent and control infection. The health and safety at work act 1974 states we must take care of our own safety and others‚ follow employers instructions regarding health and safety‚ not damage health and safety equipment and materials‚ attend regular training. I do this by disposing
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Dengue Virus Infection I. What is the name of the disease? What is the name of the pathogen that causes this disease? A. Dengue fever 1. Four related viruses 2. DENV 1‚ DENV 2‚ DENV 3 or DENV 4 B. Dengue Virus Infection II. What are some characteristics of the pathogen? How is the pathogen grown in the lab? A. Single stranded RNA virus 1.Positive strand virus of the family Flaviviridae 2. Virus enveloped with a lipid membrane. B. Replication grown in serum
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numerous of different risks people are faced with throughout their life. In some cases risks are what help define who we are‚ or are simply just obstacles that conquer us or we conquer. In our lives‚ it is important to exercise self-command. However‚ we should not be so concerned with the future that we stifle the present. Some people have found that by taking risks it has left them either dead‚ with nothing at all‚ and others have found it has only brought them great things. A risk that I have taken
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and open for self improvement • Average English communication skills • Multi-tasking‚ pro-active‚ with good interpersonal relations • Computer literate On-Job-Training Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. CISOM Division Sampaloc‚ Manila April-June 2011 Eligibility • Board Passer‚ ECE Licensure Examination License no. 0052110 Other Qualification
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