true to symptoms that are commonly associated with those infected which include jaundice‚ otherwise known as yellowing‚ of the skin and sclera due to liver damage. Severe cases result in shock‚ internal bleeding‚ jaundice and organ failure. The infection is currently endemic‚ meaning always present‚ in forty seven countries including Africa (34) and Central and South America (13). In 2013 alone‚ 127‚000
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Advantage Plans may also provide you with benefits that are not covered under the Original Medicare Plans. These benefits may include: Dental Vision Prescription drug Coverage Pneumonia symptoms and treatment Pneumonia is a lung infection that can
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often they have an influenza-like illness with fever‚ cough‚ headaches‚ rash‚ and myalgias. Usually‚ those people with symptoms‚ 8% have severe lung disease requiring hospitalization and about 7% develop disseminated infection throughout the body. Valley fever is a lung infection. A fungus becomes airborne when dust around construction areas and agricultural areas is transported by the wind. When spores are inhaled‚ Valley Fever can result. Valley Fever is
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used. An example of Res ispa loquitur is causing an infection by the use of an unsterilized instrument. In this article they are trying to say that over 100‚000 people die each year from hospital-acquired infections spread by hospital workers failing to wash their hands in between patient contact. They are trying to use res ispa loquitur because they think it is appropriate because of the unique problems of proof associated with such infections and that it would provide and effusive incentive for
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Innovation and technological advancement are two reasons why humanity has come so far from its origins. However‚ could one of mankind’s breakthroughs lead to its downfall? Sickness has its place in history as one of the most prolific killers of people. The Black Plague in the Middle Ages wiped out significant human populations. In the present‚ research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that
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Antibiotics in Ear Infections The over use of antibiotics is a serious public health threat. Children are becoming desensitized to the effects of antibiotics due to being unnecessarily overmedicated. Over use of antibiotics for acute otitis media (AOM) can lead to future antibiotic resistant infections. Otitis media is usually a result of a poorly functioning Eustachian tube‚ a canal that links the middle ear with the throat area. Of the three basic types of ear infections‚ acute otitis media
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treatable‚ but still accounts for a sizable percentage of childhood deaths‚ many countries and organizations have attempted to develop programs over the past decade in an attempt to eliminate this deadly infection. Unfortunately these programs were to little avail. In order to effectively eradicate this infection‚ the people need to be informed in all matters surrounding infectious diarrhea‚ including its causes and how to prevent it. Communities affected by infectious diarrhea also need
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Steven-Johnson Syndrome: Pathogenesis‚ Diagnosis‚ and Management Traci Segar Winona State University Steven-Johnson Syndrome: Pathogenesis‚ Diagnosis‚ and Management In 1976 I was diagnosed with Steven-Johnson Syndrome. I was two weeks shy of my third birthday. I developed a sore throat and was given my first penicillin injection. My parents tell me that‚ several days later‚ I spiked a fever and complained that my arms and legs hurt. I was refusing to move and didn’t want to eat anything
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How to prevent the spread of infection as a health care provider I. Infection control in health care is a very important detail in health care provider’s duties. A. Two of the simplest ways to prevent infection control is to wear gloves and wash hands. B. There are correct and incorrect ways to wash your hands and remove gloves. II. Being prepared is the first step to correctly wash your hands. A. You will need to have soap available. B. Paper towels need to be within
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percent mortality rate (Hirsch‚ 2014). Staphylococcus infections is a form of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) that is caused by the microorganism called Staphylococcus aureus that may be present in the person’s body‚ but never cause infection simply because it is featured in the body’s normal biota or “good” bacteria. Therefore‚ most people but not all develop an immune complex and antibodies to avoid this infection. This strain of infection to cause Toxic Shock
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