of spread of infection‚ and management. One of the viruses that benefits greatly from swift and effective infection control is the Influenza virus. Due to its extensive symptoms and the fact that it is not treatable with an antibiotic‚ it remains a priority with healthcare professionals. Prevention can be used as a very important way to control the flu virus. One of the easiest ways is by exercising proper hand hygiene and hand-washing techniques. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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life cycle 6813727-24819 Dengue 00 Dengue 346405627174 Symptoms of Dengue Symptoms of Dengue 1140811408What is dengue? Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito. Estimated 100 million cases of dengue fever occurring throughout the world annually. Virulence factors Dengue fever (Fever Dengue) Dengue haemorrhagic fever ((Fever Hemorrhagic The virus that causes dengue fever has four different serotypes DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3
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than 40‚000 deaths in the United States every year‚ according to the American Journal of Epidemiology. BODY: I (Problem) The flu virus can be spread when the virus is sneezed or coughed into the air. Although simply being in a room with someone who has the flu is not a major risk factor. Infection occurs when a person has direct contact with the virus A. There are several factors that influence the risk of being infected: Level of immunity against a particular strain of
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Taylor Butler Young Children and the Elderly: High Importance in Receiving Influenza Vaccine The flu‚ or influenza‚ is a virus that hits the United States every year in the late fall and winter‚ and we can’t seem to break away from it. I will be discussing the controversy of parents not knowing what types of vaccine to give their children‚ what age to do it at‚ if they should even get the shot‚ and the side effects that go along with it. All my life I got the flu vaccine because my parents believed
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Signs and symptoms Women with herpes virus might have no outbreaks or signs of infection. Most do not know they have the virus. When you are infected‚ the virus lives in your nerve cells for life. When the virus is inactive‚ there is no sign of infection. When the virus becomes active‚ a herpes occurrence happens. Some women may not have any occurrences or can have only one occurrence‚ though some might have numerous occurrences. First Outbreak The first herpes occurrence usually happens within the
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Symptoms Rubella symptoms do not typically present until day 7 to 14 of the infection2. At first‚ the infected person will exhibit no symptoms but they are still contagious. Typically‚ the first perceptible symptom is inflamed lymph nodes behind the ears. Before symptoms appear‚ the virus incubates in the host for approximately one week before becoming outwardly apparent. The first sign is a rash that appears after a week of incubation and only lasts for about three days. This rash will start
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function loss)‚ sometimes partial‚ or even complete. How is Polio Spread (Mode of Transmission)? Polio is a virus that spreads by the following: contact with infected feces‚ direct human-to-human contact‚ and contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the mouth or nose. What are the symptoms? The symptoms of Paralytic Poliomyelitis include: Fever (5-7 days before other symptoms)‚ abnormal sensations in an area‚ difficulty in breathing‚ constipation‚ drooling‚ headache‚ poor temper control
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Microorganisms Chloe Frederick Lauren Smith Keiser University Abstract Microorganisms can be highly dangerous. Some microorganisms include Varicella Zoster‚ or chicken pox. Corona Virus‚ SARS and Lister or food poisoning. There are many viruses and microorganisms out there and these are just a grain of sand on a beach compared to the amount of dangerous microorganisms there is out there. The microorganisms I have written about should
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Web. 28 May 2011. . Carter‚ Richard. "Evolutionary and Historical Aspects of the Burden of Malaria -- Carter and Mendis 15 (4): 564." Clinical Microbiology Reviews. American Society For Microbiology‚ Oct. 2002. Web. 30 May 2011. . "CDC: West Nile Virus - What You Need To Know." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC‚ 12 Sept. 2006. Web. 29 May 2011. . "Fact Sheet | CDC Yellow Fever." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC‚ 11 June 2007. Web. 30 May 2011. . Fèvre EM‚ Coleman
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population February 2003‚ Asia reported an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome‚ commonly known as SARS. SARS is a viral respiratory illness caused by the virus SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Within a few months the virus spread to over two dozen countries‚ causing SARS to be considered a global infection. The virus spread to North America‚ Europe‚ South America and Asia before it was contained in 2003. A total of 8‚098 people were infected by SARS worldwide during the 2003 outbreak
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