Name: Tenesha Lewis Class: 501 Date: 18th January‚ 2013 H.S.B Project: DISEASES Teacher: ………………………………….. INTRODUCTION The difference between good health and disease is that health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans‚ it is the general condition of a person’s mind‚ body and spirit‚ usually meaning to be free from illness‚ injury or pain (as in “good health” or “healthy”) whiles
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your skin because they live of keratin. The different fungi infections are:- athletes foot which is itchy flaky red skin‚ nail infections which can discolour or make the nail crumbly and the thin thicker‚ ringworm of the groin which can be passed person to person by direct contact and ringworm of the body which is like a red ring rash shape which is a contagious and caught by direct contact. There are also other fungi’s like thrush‚ yeast infection. Fungi infections can also be caused by antibiotics
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Micro-organisms Micro-organisms Micro-organisms (or microbes) are literally microscopic organisms‚ which can only be seen properly with the aid of a microscope. These include bacteria‚ microscopic fungi (moulds) and protoctists. Although viruses‚ which are even smaller than bacteria‚ are generally considered to be non- living entities‚ they might also be included here as they are important disease-causing agents. Micro-organisms are the most numerous organisms in any ecosystem. There are about 159
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TDA 2.2 Task 1 1.1 * Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety. These are as follows Children’s act 1989/2004 Education act 2002 ECM/EYFS E safety 2008 Human rights act Equal opportunities act Safeguarding Health and safety Disability Discrimination act/ SENDA 1.2 * Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. Social services-
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worse. These rural areas had long been poor and undeveloped. Black people worked for low wages in the fields. White farmers were more likely to own land‚ but they were cash poor. It was common for children to go to school barefoot‚ and to suffer from ringworm and other diseases. Although automobiles had been around for some years‚ most farm families still depended on horses for transportation and to plow their fields. Scout’s family‚ the Finches‚ belong to the elite of local society. Atticus Finch
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low-fat‚ protein-rich insects‚ this leads to common problems of obesity. Fatty liver disease is one sign‚ heart disease is another. Hedgehogs uncommonly transmit a characteristic fungal skin infection to human handlers as well as other hedgehogs. This ringworm or dermatophytosis infection is caused by Trichophyton erinacei‚ which
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Program" to offer as alternative to conventioanl medicines. Below is the list of these medicinal plants: 1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) Common names include "bayabas-bayabasan" in tagalog‚ "ringworm bush or schrub" and "acapulco" in English‚ this Philippine herbal medicine is used to treat tinea infections‚ insect bites‚ ringworms‚ eczema‚ scabies and itchiness. 2. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia) Common names include "bitter melon " or "bitter gourd " in English. This Philippine herbal medicine has been
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Understanding the Causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria are a living cell organism that can survive inside our body and other non living objects as well. There are both good and bad bacteria’s and the good bacteria is known to helps fight against the bad bacteria that makes its way into our bodies. According to www.righthealth.com‚ less than 1% of bacteria are actually harmful to us. In fact‚ we couldn’t survive without
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condition. Alopecia Alopecia means sudden hair loss. There are many different causes and patterns of hair loss. Any area can be involved including eyebrows and eyelashes. Athletes foot A fungus infection of the foot sometimes known as tinea pedis or ringworm of the foot. The fungus is contracted from public places and then grows in the warm and moist environment of your footwear. Birthmarks (Naevus) Birthmarks are darker or coloured patches on the skin that are either present at birth‚ or develop very
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natural food color. In Nigeria‚ use for fertility enhancement in women. - In Nepal‚ leaf juice is used to treat dysentery‚ catarrh‚ and applied externally to boils. - In Thai traditional medicine‚ the mucilage is used as application for bruises‚ ringworm‚ and laboring. Stem and leaves used as mild laxative‚ diuretic and antipyretic. - In Antilles leaves considered good maturative as cataplasm Basella alba
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