Wanted PHYLUM NEMATODA ;COMMON NAME: ROUNDWORM What causes this disease: contaminated soil‚ contaminated food and water‚ and insects. Genus: Toxocara Species: Toxocara canis How they’re spread: Roundworms are quite common in animals‚ who easily spread the infection when the worm eggs develop into larvae and are in the animals feces. Pets get the infection by eating infected soil‚ licking contaminated fur or paws‚ or drinking contaminated water. If the pet is a female and had babies‚ the babies
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Bronchitis bronchitis is an inflammation of the large bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs that is usually caused by viruses or bacteria and may last several days or weeks. Causes Acute bronchitis can be caused by contagious pathogens‚ most commonly viruses. Typical viruses include respiratory syncytial virus‚ rhinovirus‚ influenza‚ and others. Bacteria are uncommon pathogens but may include Mycoplasma pneumoniae‚ Chlamydophila pneumoniae‚ Bordetella pertussis‚ streptococcus pneumoniae‚
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Reactive airway disease‚ also known as asthma‚ is characterized by a constricting of the airway that carries oxygen to our lungs. This is caused by the air passages inflaming. Although‚ there are many treatments for asthma‚ it is still a very severe and hazardous disease that causes almost 2 million emergencies a year and affects nearly 26 million Americans (What 1). There are many aspects to this disease that are very important including; the 3 main features‚ the types of asthmas along with the
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Student Laboratory Guide Write-up: Comprehensive History With your “patient” assuming the role of a client‚ conduct a comprehensive history. History Biographic Data Date: 10/04/2013 Initials only: L.C. Gender: M Race: H Date of Birth: 04/15/1972 Age: 42 Marital Status: married Historian quality : Good Occupation: Aircraft mechanic Source of Data: Patient Reason for Seeking Care/Presenting Problem: Present Health Status Anemia Asthma Artery Disease Osteoarthritis
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Step 1: Gather Information and Identify Preliminary Issues The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute defines asthma as being a chronic disease centered in the lungs of the individual that harms by agitating and contracting the airways leading to the lungs in that person (The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute‚ 2014). Being a chronic disease‚ that is‚ persisting for a long periods of times which makes asthma an impediment disease to fully cure. Well-known to affect children the most
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Unit 202 Element 2.1 Identify the signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses Chickenpox: The child starts feeling unwell‚ has a rash and a slight temperature. Spots develop‚ which are red and become fluid-filled blisters in a day or two. They eventually dry into scabs‚ which drop off. The spots appear first on the chest‚ back‚ head or neck‚ then spread. They don’t leave scars unless they’re badly infected. Children can return
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Within Clinical settings the prevalence of nosocomial Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections is rising which is placing more patients at risk of acquiring an infection and placing more strain on the health care system‚ as patients receiving these infections are occupying hospital beds for extended periods of time (Chaberny et al 2008‚ p 526). With this knowledge‚ the author has identified that there is a lacking of screening measures that‚ if implemented‚ may help to reduce
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Asthma is a respitory inflammatory disease prevalent in the lives of many Australians‚ this condition has been though to be brought on through a client’s genetics or environmental factors such as air pollution. Asthma can often be categorized through a patients noticable and long-term symptoms which will be detailed through out this case. This case study for the patient depicted dislosures the pathophysiology and management of an asthmatic process. Though there is no cure for asthma‚ there are a
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Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a medical condition in which a thrombus obstructs a pulmonary artery leading to downstream symptoms.¬1 The most common cause of a PE‚ is deep vein thrombosis (DVT).2 It is a serious condition that can lead to a medical emergency. Although the exact number of people affected by PE is unknown‚ it is estimated to affect 900‚000 new Americans each year.3 About 10-30% of newly diagnosed individuals will die within the first month; adding to a total death
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DOI: 2/26/2016. Patient is a 47-year-old male truck driver who sustained a work-related injury when he was driving an 18-wheeler‚ another person driving a pickup truck pulled out across the intersection‚ he attempted to swerve away from the vehicle and the other driver was killed on the scene. As per OMNI notes‚ he was initially diagnosed with herniated lumbar disc‚ post-traumatic stress disorder and post-concussion. Based on the medical report dated 07/ 12/16 by Dr. Muldowny‚ the patient returns
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