offering innovactive solutions and fostering long-term partnership. We are committed to the principles of professionalism and integrity instilled by our founder and we strive to positively impact our nation‚ communities‚ and stakeholders (1) The Tuberculosis case at Sprint PCS • During the last couple of weeks at Sprint PCS there has been an case
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Case Study: Tuberculosis 1) What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It mainly affects the respiratory system by mainly damaging and destroying lung tissue but can affect other parts of the body. It also suppresses the immune system making the body less able to fight any disease. 90% of people who are infected develop latent TB‚ which is were the bacteria are present in the body but are not active. This means the people
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Definition/ Description of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs. It is transmitted through the air‚ when an infected person coughs or sneezes What part of the respiratory system is affected? Tuberculosis (or TB) affects the lungs. TB can also be found in other parts of the body‚ causing different symptoms‚ like back pain if it is in your spine TB travels up into your lymph nodes‚ and can sit dormant for years. What happens to the body? Latent TB
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nearly 3 million people are killed by it each year. In Canada‚ there are about 1‚600 new cases of TB every year. The bacterium that causes TB is called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Someone can become infected and yet not have any symptoms of the active disease - this is called inactive TB. Because the bacteria that cause tuberculosis are transmitted through the air‚ the disease can be contagious. Infection is most likely to occur if you are exposed to someone with TB on a day-to-day basis‚ such as
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HEALTH HAZARDS OF THE DYE INDUSTRY . The first step in prevention of poisoning in the dye industry includes well-ventilated‚ properly equipped buildings. Selection of workmen is important and the use of the best methods in manufacturing. These investigations‚ which are based on 2‚500 employees‚ whose blood was tested periodically‚ yield some minor diagnostic material. The hazards of the dye industry are those connected with any industry plus the poisonous chemicals necessarily handled in the
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on April 9‚ 1910 and never made a complete recovery * On May 27‚ only three days after giving a lecture on his tuberculosis research at the berlin academy of sciences * Robert Koch died at baeden baeden at the age of 67 His contributions are as follows: * Anthrax * Koch’s four postulates * Isolating pure culture on solid media * Cholera * Tuberculosis ANTHRAX: Koch is widely known for his work on this disease. He discovered the causative agent for this disease as Bacillus
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nutritional deficits and malnourishment throughout their country. The key issues that burden women’s health includes Anemia‚ which is low levels of hemoglobin in the blood‚ violence due to a male dominated society‚ and the maternal mortality rate. Tuberculosis is a continuous concern relevant to all genders and ages in India. India has taken excessive measures in producing the DOTS program in order to effectively control this burden of disease. The health of the children is an ongoing battle that is
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Death. Towards the end of the story everyone dies because they were infected with the Red Death‚ Edgar Allan Poe made the ending of “The Masque of the Red Death” so gruesome because he went through something similar‚ he lost many family members to tuberculosis including his wife. The “Masque of the Red Death” was written in 1842 by Poe ‚ 1842 was a tough year for
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infarction 2: History of tuberculosis 3: Hemoptysis 4: Status post embolectomy Chief Complaint: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLINESS: Mr. Barua is a 42 year old gentleman from Bangladesh who presents with chest tightness‚ shortness of breath‚ and tachycardia. Dr. J.K McClean of cardiology is evaluating his heart condition. The patient has had the recent onset of hemoptysis. He was treated for tuberculosis in Bangladesh 15 years ago
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CAPÍTULO 2: BREVE HISTORIA DEL MANAGEMENT Así es como uno se imagina el ángel de la historia. Su cara está virada hacia el pasado. Dónde percibimos una cadena de eventos‚ él ve una sola catástrofe que se mantiene apilando restos y los arroja ante sus pies. El ángel quisiera quedarse‚ despertar a los muertos y hacer nuevo lo que ha sido hecho añicos‚ pero una tormenta está acercándose desde el paraíso. La tiene atrapada entre sus alas con una violencia tal que el ángel ya no puede cerrarlas
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