skin. The peak incidence is during autumn and winter. The disease is highly infectious and patient remains infected with ability to transmit the germ for two weeks or more. Infective Dose: Toxin Incubation Time: The incubation period (the time it takes for a person to become infected after being exposed) for diphtheria is 2 to 4 days‚ although it can range from 1 to 6 days. Symptoms of Illness: Diphtheria disease has many sign and symptoms‚ however in some cases there may
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De La Salle University - Manila An Introduction to the IM Profession and Ethics Paper Presented to The Faculty of the College of Computer Studies De La University – Manila In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science of Information Systems By: Changcoco‚ Amos Dimla‚ Ysabel Nicole Ramchand‚ Pavan Tanchuling‚ Bianca Denise Tibayan‚ Jan Michael 1.0 COMPUTER AND INTERNET CRIME 1.1 Types of Exploits 1.1.1 Virus It is a malicious code
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Alzheimer’s disease Senile dementia - Alzheimer’s type (SDAT); SDAT Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer’s disease (AD)‚ is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory‚ thinking‚ and behavior. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors You are more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease (AD) if you: * Are older. However‚ developing AD is not a part of normal aging. * Have a close blood relative‚ such as a brother‚ sister
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and Health Care of Japanese-American Elders‚ Tanabe). Individuals at high risk for this disease would include those who are overweight and/or obesity‚ smokers‚ and those who are physically inactive (Gelber‚ Petrovitch‚ Masaki‚ Abbott‚ Webster Ross‚ Launer‚ White‚ 2011). Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and healthy behaviors at a young age has shown to be of great importance in prevention of this degenerative disease. The Japanese religion of Shintoism emphasizes purity and cleanliness (Gelber et al
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Running head: Community Health News Community Health: A Case of Measles Kimberly K. Turner University of Phoenix NUR 471 Park Balevre‚ MSN‚ RC‚ BC May 12‚ 2008 A Case of Measles Earlier this year in January‚ San Diego County encountered the first case of measles since the 1990s. Many citizens of the United States were not concerned‚ but given the highly contagious nature of this viral infection and the fact that many parents are opting not to vaccinate
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FISH DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL Lecture Prepared by: Prof. G.N.O. Ezeri Aquaculture and Fisheries Management University of Agriculture‚ Abeokuta‚ NIGERIA. ADVANCES IN FISH DISEASES FIS 710 (3 Units) Core Course Outline • Types of fish diseases‚ (parasitic‚ bacterial‚ fungal‚ nutritional etc.) • Laboratory methods for fish disease diagnosis‚ • Prevention‚ control and therapy of fish disease Introduction • Higher stocking densities call for the introduction of large quantities
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RELAPSE PREVENTION AND CLIENT’S SOBRIETY Relapse Prevention and Client’s Sobriety Connie Sutton Grand Canyon University PCN 511/Intro into Chemical Dependence Counseling Meagan Foxx‚ LSAC January 25‚ 2011 Introduction Therapists plan treatment with clients in efforts to establish meaningful goals and a strategy to reach them. Treatment planning continues as long as the client keeps returning for therapy sessions. Ideally‚ a treatment plan emerges from negotiations between the
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Addrisa Ankrah 10/16/13 English 109 Informative Speech Chronic Kidney Failure occurs when a disease or disorder damages the kidneys so that they no longer adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain proper levels of kidney-regulated chemicals in the bloodstream. Chronic Kidney Failure affects over 250‚000 Americans annually. The rate for CKD is three times higher in African Americans than Caucasians. Some people do not know they are at risk. Kidney Failure it
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Parts of a prescription 1. Prescriber information: The doctor’s name‚ address and phone number should be clearly written (or preprinted) on the top of the prescription form. Some states require the doctor’s state license number to be on the form. It is not recommended that you preprint your Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number on the prescription pad. It becomes too easy for drug abusers to lift a few prescription forms for illicit use if that number is easily available. The DEA number is
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Duration 4. Outcome Evaluation 5. Boundaries and Potential Limitations 6. Reference 7. Appendix Individual Project plan of Prevention of Cyber Bullying 1. Introduction This is a project plan of health education and promotion school programme. It is designed by the students of Bachelor of Health Education (Hons) in Hong Kong institute of Education. The topic is prevention of Cyber Bullying. This programme is designed for the target group of secondary four students. The programme is adapted into
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