Necrotizing Fasciitis is a bacterial skin infection that is caused by one or more bacteria that enters one’s skin through a cut or wound. It can be fatal if not treated in time. Necrotizing Fasciitis is commonly known as the ‘flesh eating infection’ that occurs suddenly and spreads extremely fast. It corrodes the skin and the tissue beneath it. It can be caused by one or more bacteria‚ for example Streptococcus pyogenes‚ Kebsiella‚ Bacteroides and more. Approximately 700 hundred cases are recorded
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By Jonas Wilson Skin tags Skin tags are practically harmless cutaneous growths on the skin that are predominantly composed of loose collagen fibers and blood vessels in the epidermis. They are known medically as acrochorda‚ fibroepithelial polyps‚ papillomas or soft fibromas and are typically flesh-colored or in some cases darkly pigmented. Being benign in nature‚ skin tags usually do not undergo any transformations in terms of size‚ shape or color over time and are generally painless unless
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significant damage to skin cells in the long run. Any exposure to sun‚ without sun protection can increase the risk of developing skin cancer. Evidence suggests that it is the regular exposure to UV radiation year after year which leads to skin
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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF SKIN AND HAIR 1. Draw and label a diagram of the Epidermis. 2. Draw and label a diagram of the dermal and subcutaneous layer Of the skin Please make sure that you include all the things from the table below. 3. Fill in the following table: STRUCTURE POSITION FUNCTION Papillary layer Upper layer of dermis Provides nutrients for the living cells of epidermis Reticular layer Second layer of dermis Collagen‚ elastic
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factors for skin tears and details prevention strategies. Adults aged 65 years and older experience skin tears‚ the most common wound type for this age group. The article identified risk factors that cause skin trauma. The purpose of the article is to discuss the relevance‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment methods of skin tears. Many factors contribute to the healing rates of skins tears. The article focuses on different treatment methods. These methods include saline washes‚ use of strips to hold skin flaps
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The autobiography The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass illustrates a constant theme of skin color determining a person’s treatment socially all throughout his life. The autobiography takes place in Maryland around the early to mid 1800s and is about a slave‚ Frederick Douglass‚ who tries to free himself from slavery physically and mentally. Frederick Douglass’s narrative is still read today because there is still mistreatment between different races. In the Huffington Post‚ Stan Chu Ilo
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In James Baldwin’s essay “Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation” in The Fire Next Time‚ Baldwin advises his black‚ adolescent nephew living in the 1960’s during the African-American Civil Rights Movement on what living a free life means based on Baldwin’s own experience as an adult. As an existential thinker‚ Baldwin attributes a person’s identity to the collection of accomplishments and failures in his or her entire lifetime‚ as opposed to accepting a person as determinately
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Rhetorical Analysis of Split Skins The essay titled "Split Skins: Female Agency and Bodily Mutilation in The Little Mermaid‚" was written by Susan White‚ an English professor whose research is mainly on film criticism. Her essay was originally published in Film Theory Goes to the Movies‚ an anthology of film criticism in 1993 and again published in the Third Edition of the University Book‚ an anthology of writings‚ in 2003. In "Split Skins‚" White uses rhetorical strategies such as style‚ diction
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the body and leads to darkening of the exposed skin. This causes the skin to tan which may even lead to other serious skin problems like acne‚ pimples‚ fine lines‚ wrinkles‚ skin burn‚ premature aging‚ and hyper-pigmentation and dark spots. Tanning usually makes the skin look dull and lifeless. There are several chemical cosmetic products that can be used to get rid of skin tan. However‚ the chemicals may not be good for the skin and may harm the skin in different ways and so it is better to use natural
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of non-melanoma skin cancer are treated in more than 3.3 million people. Despite these staggering statistics‚ skin cancer does receive nearly as much attention as other more talked-about forms of cancer. Skin cancer is just as serious as any other type cancer and should be taken seriously by the people of the United States. Many people die from skin cancer‚ and it attacks people of all ages‚ therefore people should be more aware of skin cancer and realize how serious it is. Skin cancer occurs when
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