Unit 20 Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1 See worksheet. 1.2 Identify common illnesses and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria - sore throat‚ tuberculosis‚ bubonic plague‚ whooping cough‚ anthrax.Viruses – flu‚ AIDS‚ HIV‚ hepatitis b‚ common cold‚ Fungi – thrush‚ ringworm‚ anthrax‚ madurella mycetoma‚ athlete’s foot. Parasites – worms‚ malaria‚ sleeping sickness‚ river blindness‚ elephantiasis‚ katamaya fever‚ body / head lice‚ amoebiasis. 1.3 Describe
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lactose. Proteus has the ability to stretch itself out and secrete a polysaccharide when in contact with solid surfaces‚ in result making it extremely motile on items like medical equipment such as an indwelling urinary catheter. Proteus is part of the normal flora in the gastrointestinal tract and can also be found
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Electronic mosquito repellents for preventing mosquito bites and malaria infection (Review) Enayati A‚ Hemingway J‚ Garner P This is a reprint of a Cochrane review‚ prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2010‚ Issue 3 http://www.thecochranelibrary.com Electronic mosquito repellents for preventing mosquito bites and malaria infection (Review) Copyright © 2010 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Abstract for Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal Nanncie Constantin NUR 598 July 9‚ 2012 Dr. Colucceillo Abstract The issue of controlling and preventing hospital-acquired infections is a major problem in the Healthcare system. Most patients admitted to hospitals are at some risk of contracting a hospital-acquired infection (Paterson‚ 2012). Some patients are more vulnerable than others; these include the elderly‚ patients with defective immune systems‚ and premature babies. Hospital-acquired
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CASE STUDY #2: Preventing HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Thailand Miami Dade College Abstract Our second team project answers five questions about Case Study #2‚ Preventing HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Thailand and Chapter 10‚ Introduction to Global Health. This project will talk about the characteristics of the high-risk population that permitted this intervention to work and the implications of this for replication in other settings. It will
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There‚ they can sometimes become infected leading to serious kidney infection called pyelonephritis. When kidney stone passes from the urine collecting system within the kidney into the ureter‚ it can act like a dam. preventing easy flow of urine from the kidney into the bladder. This causes urine to back up‚ increasing pressure
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autoimmune condition‚ that is life-long with no known-cure. It is a reoccurring inflammation of the mucus lining within the Gastrointestinal Tract. Crohn’s Disease may be found anywhere along the GI Tract‚ from the mouth to the anus. Most frequently CD is sited where the small intestine (Terminal Ileum) and the Colon (Cecum) meet. All layers of the of the GI tract may be involved‚ in which affected areas may appear continuously or disrupted (CDC‚ 2011). While the primary etiology is still unknown‚ much
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) also referred to as Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and Venereal Diseases (VD) are illnesses that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behaviour including vaginal intercourse‚ oral sex‚ and anal sex. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections passed on from one person to another through unprotected sex (sex without a condom) or sometimes through
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beliefs. Benefits of circumcision include: The head of the penis is easier to wash when the foreskin is removed. This makes odor‚ swelling‚ and infection less likely. Some studies show that circumcised men are less likely to: Carry the virus that causes genital warts. Contract HIV. Develop cancer of the penis. Get urinary infections. Develop inflammation of the penis.
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• Ureterocele • Ureterocele • A ureterocele is a cystic out-pouching of the distal ureter into the urinary bladder. • Affects the kidney‚ ureter‚ and bladder • An abnormality that develops during embryo development • It is present at birth but may not be discovered until later in life. • There is no known prevention for this condition • Ureterocele Background • The clinical rate of ureteroceles has been found to be approximately 1 in 4000 pediatric admissions • Occurring almost entirely
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