doNothing is more heartbreaking than a young life that has been taken by the infection of a killer disease. It’s a painful thought to know that person never got to live to see their full potential. Diseases kill children every year. Many diseases are bacteria‚ inhaled by the victim‚ infecting several areas of the body. The bacteria lives and grows while its victim dies. Other diseases are caused by viruses; a non-living infection that attacks the disease-fighting system and other living cells. Children
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Streptococcus Infection‚ Newborn Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacteria that can cause an infection in a newborn. This bacteria is often found in the vagina and rectum of healthy women‚ but this does not mean that the woman has an infection. Most newborns who are exposed to GBS from their mother do not get infected. In some cases‚ however‚ GBS can cause serious infections in pregnant women and newborns. If the newborn is infected in the first 7 days of his or her life‚ the infection is considered
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caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The symptoms of HBV infection vary from person to person. Many people with HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms‚ especially when they are young‚ and most patients with chronic HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms until late stage. However‚ HBV can damage the hepatocyte (liver cell) and cause liver damage and cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). HBV can cause both acute and chronic infection (infections that can’t be resolved after six months). When patients
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mould which causes infections in humans is Trichophtyion rubrum which is one cause of ringworm and it may also infect nails. A common yeast infection is thrush caused by Candida albicans. D: Parasites: Are organisms such as fungi or worms that live in or on a host to obtain nourishment without providing any benefit to the host. Worms are not always microscopic in size but pathogenic worms do cause infection and some can spread from person to person. 1.2 Common illnesses and infection caused by bacteria
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Term: Impetigo Definition: A contagious skin infection that is caused by either staphylococcal or streptococcal bacteria and is distinguished by superficial pustules and thick yellow crusts‚ most commonly occurring in children.1 Overview: Impetigo is a common and highly contagious infection of the skin‚ which generally occurs in infants and children between the ages of two and five. 2 Impetigo can also affect older children and adult‚ but is less common in these populations. Impetigo can be classified
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limited access to economic resources‚ or personal characteristics such as age and gender" (De Chesnay & Anderson‚ 2008). Infants and young children are vulnerable to a host of healthcare problems‚ they are susceptible to viral infection especially respiratory infection such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In this paper‚ the author will define and describe epidemiological triangle as it relates to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‚ types of epidemiology‚ and levels of prevention of RSV. Epidemiology
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every individual exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis that gets infected with the infection. Susceptibility to disease after infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host factors (nature and nurture) A primary infection may heal‚ the host acquiring immunity in the process while in other cases‚ the primary infection may progress to produce extensive disease locally‚ or infection may be promulgated or disseminated to produce metastatic or miliary tuberculosis. In
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central venous infection Research Article Critique Paper Suja Mathew University of Phoenix Research Article Critique Paper ‘Use of Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Practices’ The nursing profession continually strives for the evidence-based practice‚ which includes research studies‚ critiquing and synthesizing studies‚ and applying scientific evidence into the nursing practice. Thus critiquing research is an essential step toward basing the practice on
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both in plants and animals. It is often found in bird excrement. People can get infected with C. neoformans through breathing in the microscopic fungus‚ although most people who get exposed to the fungus never get sick from it. Most cases of this infection occur in people who have weakened immune system‚ mainly those who have HIV/AIDS. In 1894‚ Busse‚ a pathologist‚ first described the yeast in a paper he presented to the Greifswald Medical Society. Busse isolated the yeast from the tibia of a 31 year
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Swine flu infection (SIV) which is normal all through pig populace around the world. This infection is a reassortant which contains the genes of swine‚ avian and human flu infection. The flu infection is a negative sense RNA infection of the family Orthomyxoviridae with 3 genera – Influenza A‚ B and C Influenza A is further sub-typed into 16 particular H sorts and 9 N sorts based in the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase antigens on the surface of the virus. Every year new strains of the infection rise
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