Introduction Herpetic whitlow is an infection that affects the skin. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). This condition commonly affects the fingers. The infection can recur‚ but the first occurrence is usually the most severe. HSV commonly affects the mouth and genitals‚ but it can affect many other parts of the body. Most people who get herpetic whitlow have an HSV infection in another part of the body that spreads to the fingers through a cut. What are the causes? This condition is caused
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Naegleria Fowleri Causing Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) Naegleria Fowleri is a fresh water killer that is never seen coming. Its dangerous and contact can be fatal‚ and 100% of the polled student population had never heard of it. “Some organisms can live either as parasites or as free-living forms; they are called facultative parasites.”(Britannica) Naegleria Fowleri is a amoeba that lives in fresh water. “It can live from pools without enough chlorine‚ to rivers. This amoeba
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wound case study 1. What condition did this patient have? She had a Group A Streptococcal infection- to be more specific since the bacteria was a gram positive cocci that grows in chains it was caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The symptoms she had that matched were discolored skin‚ swelling‚ hot sensation‚ and pain. With group a streptococcal infection amputation may sometimes be needed. It was a flesh eating disease called Necrotizing fasciitis. 2.What features suggest that it is not Clostridium
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(Nazarko‚ L.‚ 2013‚ World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2009). Gastroenteritis is associated when the norovirus enters the human it rapidly replicates and spreads all over which causes severe infection (Friesema .M et al..‚ 2009). Recent studies suggest that genotype GII.4.It takes around 12 to 48 hours to identify the infection. Norovirus strain has been identified in residencial care facilities this can occur in all ages but older population especially living in care homes or long term care are more vulnerable
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obstruction include infections with parasites‚ injuries and radiation therapy and many other ones. Lymphadenopathy is a disease that is characterized by the inflammation of the lymph nodes. Most times inflammation of lymph nodes is due to an infection‚ foreign particles and other diseases of organs. Lymph nodes inflamed due to an infection tend to be painful. However the ones that are inflamed from cancers are painless. Your Auxiliary lymph nodes can get affected by infection or cancer of the breast
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brought on through bacteria that affect the dog’s upper respiratory system. After exposure‚ clinical signs of Bordetella bronchiseptica can been seen within 2-14 days with the virus lasting normally from 14-20 days. The most common symptoms of a mild infection can include a dry hacking cough sometimes followed by a retching type of cough. A watery discharge from the nose can also accompany the
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infectious disease caused by the bacterium “Chlamydia trachomatis”. The infection causes the inner surface of the eyelids to become rough leading to pain in the eye‚ breakdown of the cornea and possible blindness. Untreated‚ repeated trachoma infections result in entropion - a painful form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward‚ causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea. Children are the most susceptible to infection due to their tendency to easily get dirty‚ but the blinding effects or
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encounter 106 – 107 bacterial/ml. 29 Virulence of the Bacterial Contaminant A second determinant contributing to SSIs is the virulence of the bacterial contaminant. The more virulent the bacterial contaminant‚ the greater the probability of infection. Coagulase-positive staphylococci require smaller inoculums than the coagulase-negative species. Uncommon but virulent strains of clostridium perfringens or group A streptococci require a small inoculums to cause
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likely to get the infection. During the next two to four days after the infection penetrates the body‚ the measles virus replicates in the respiratory cells and then spreads to the draining lymph nodes‚ where it reproduces again. Then it moves into the blood stream‚ carried by the white blood cells. This results in the virus being carried all over the body‚ which leads to infecting other places inside the body. During this time‚ the infected person feels fine and the measles infection and incubation
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