Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by the bite of infected Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It causes fever‚ severe joint pain and rash on the body. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus i.e. it is an arthropod borne virus and is a member of the genus Alphavirus‚ in the family Togaviridae. The first outbreak of the disease was seen in the year 1952‚ in the Makonde plateau‚ along the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The disease occurs predominantly in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian
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Shingles‚ also known as herpes zoster‚ is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus‚ causing a painful rash. Shingles can occur anywhere on your body. They most often appear on your torso. They look like a small strip of blisters. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox‚ the virus is already in your spinal cord and brain‚ but inactive. The virus may reactivate as shingles years later. Shingles can be very painful. Vaccines can help lower the risk of shingles
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10-20% of people can get eczema in their lives. Eczema is inflammation of the skin caused by dry‚ red‚ itchy‚ and oozing lesions that become scaly‚ crusty‚ or hardened. I know it sounds gross and that it could be contagious‚ but it’s not. Eczema can happen to anyone‚ whether they are 25 or 85; but commonly it’s found in children under five. 1 in 10 babies in the United States progress eczema. Time and again eczema is linked to a form of allergy‚ including allergies to foods or inhalants. The areas
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driving by [would think the house was vacant.]” [197] is evidence that Lori’s family is impoverished. Dena’s life is not any more prominent than Lori’s. Dena has been through a lot which is evident by all of the scars‚ marks and bruises on her body Rash depicts in his statements “[Leonard] could see the pink splotches where her skin had peeled [‚]” and “He saw again the [unexplained] pink centipede-shaped welt [… and] she’d never explained her missing front teeth [either].” [69] Unlike Dena‚ Lori
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qualities Oedipus thought he possessed – and that is why he was the perfect example of the inadequacy of human knowledge‚ certainty‚ and justice.” In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’s untimely fall is caused by his false certainty of knowledge‚ his rash actions done without that certainty‚ and his injustice toward those trying to warn him. Oedipus’s false certainty of knowledge causes him to act without thought and wisdom. When he
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“Nothing will medicine thee to that sweet sleep which you owe to yesterday.” This is an adaptation from a scene in Shakespeare’s “Othello” where Iago speaks to Othello about his ‘unfaithful’ wife. Iago says this to Othello to explain to him that he will never sleep as comfortably‚ and soundly as he did the night before. Neither drugs nor sleeping pills will provide Othello the comfort he will seek at night. Now though this may seem to be an exaggerated statement‚ it doesn’t come with some truth.
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Oedipus had numerous flaws but there were a few flaws which really stuck out to me. Oedipus possessed a violent temper filled with rash anger and rage. Oedipus had fled from home‚ and on the way to Thebes‚ Oedipus was
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Romeo and Juliet: Haste Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ said to be one of the most famous tragedies of all time‚ is a play filled with haste. Although the haste plays as a dominant role in the tragedy‚ the revealing character of Romeo‚ Tybalt‚ and many other individuals are displayed through the numerous amount of haste shown in the play. As the play progresses‚ each of the characters are developed further more through their impetuous actions at specific events and times.
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A journey is a physical movement from one place to another and the emotional outcome that comes with it. Obstacles and challenges are faced by both George and Lennie in “of Mice and Men” and the persona of “I was only 19” In “of Mice and Men” Curley is a huge obstacle for Lennie as he doesn’t like little big buys and likes to pick fights with them. Dialogue and colloquial language show that Curley doesn’t like Lennie‚ which is shown when Candy is talking to George and says; “Curley’s like a lot
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vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ abdominal pain‚ bloody diarrhea‚ enterocolitis‚ pseudo membranous colitis‚ nonspecific hepatitis * GU: Nephritis * Hematology: Anemia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ leukopenia‚ neutropenia‚ prolonged bleeding time * Hypersensitivity: Rash‚ fever‚ wheezing‚ anaphylaxis * Local: Pain‚ phlebitis‚ thrombosis * Other:Superinfection | * Assess patient for infection (vital signs‚ wound appearance‚ sputum‚ urine‚ stool‚ and WBCs) at beginning and through out therapy. * Obtain a history
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