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    obstruction include infections with parasites‚ injuries and radiation therapy and many other ones. Lymphadenopathy is a disease that is characterized by the inflammation of the lymph nodes. Most times inflammation of lymph nodes is due to an infection‚ foreign particles and other diseases of organs. Lymph nodes inflamed due to an infection tend to be painful. However the ones that are inflamed from cancers are painless. Your Auxiliary lymph nodes can get affected by infection or cancer of the breast

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    brought on through bacteria that affect the dog’s upper respiratory system. After exposure‚ clinical signs of Bordetella bronchiseptica can been seen within 2-14 days with the virus lasting normally from 14-20 days. The most common symptoms of a mild infection can include a dry hacking cough sometimes followed by a retching type of cough. A watery discharge from the nose can also accompany the

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    policies in the focus of Infection control To begin such an assignment the easiest and most practical way seemed to me is‚ to pick up a current problem. This also would have the benefit‚ if there are any changes indicated that such an assignment might help to improve quality and standards of nursing practice. The hospital wing currently faces multiple Staphylococcus infections of various severity and location. I tried now to investigate not so much how these infections occurred‚ rather more which

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    infectious disease caused by the bacterium “Chlamydia trachomatis”. The infection causes the inner surface of the eyelids to become rough leading to pain in the eye‚ breakdown of the cornea and possible blindness. Untreated‚ repeated trachoma infections result in entropion - a painful form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward‚ causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea. Children are the most susceptible to infection due to their tendency to easily get dirty‚ but the blinding effects or

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    encounter 106 – 107 bacterial/ml. 29 Virulence of the Bacterial Contaminant A second determinant contributing to SSIs is the virulence of the bacterial contaminant. The more virulent the bacterial contaminant‚ the greater the probability of infection. Coagulase-positive staphylococci require smaller inoculums than the coagulase-negative species. Uncommon but virulent strains of clostridium perfringens or group A streptococci require a small inoculums to cause

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    Neem Leaf Extract Title: NEEM Category: Herb SYNONYMS/COMMON NAMES/RELATED SUBSTANCES 6-desacetyllnimbinene‚ Azadirachta indica‚ Azadirachta indica ADR‚ Azadirachta indica A. juss‚ azadirachtin‚ azadirachtin A‚ bead tree‚ beta-sitosterol‚ Bioneem™‚ dogonyaro‚ holy tree‚ immobile‚ Indian lilac‚ isomeldenin‚ limonoids‚ margosa‚ margosa oil‚ Meliaceae (family)‚ Neemix™‚ neem flowers‚ neem-based pesticide‚ neem kernel powder (NP)‚ neem leaf alcoholic extract (NLE)‚ neem oil‚ neem seed kernel‚ neem

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    likely to get the infection. During the next two to four days after the infection penetrates the body‚ the measles virus replicates in the respiratory cells and then spreads to the draining lymph nodes‚ where it reproduces again. Then it moves into the blood stream‚ carried by the white blood cells. This results in the virus being carried all over the body‚ which leads to infecting other places inside the body. During this time‚ the infected person feels fine and the measles infection and incubation

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    Tonsillitis Tonsillitis is an infection or inflammation of the tonsils. The main reason for your tonsils is to help stop bacteria and infection from entering any further into the body. In tonsillitis‚ the tonsils are enlarged‚ red‚ and often coat almost or all the way by a substance that is yellow‚ gray‚ or white. Tonsillitis usually occurs as part of pharyngitis (throat infection). Tonsillitis usually begins with sudden sore throat and painful swallowing. Sometimes‚ tonsillitis reoccurs‚ and

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    SEPTICEMIA Septicemia‚ sometimes referred to as bacteremia is a medical term for an infection of the blood‚ or blood poisoning. Septicemia is a serious medical condition characterized by inflammation of the whole body. It is caused by bacteria which enter the bloodstream‚ triggering an immune response which results in inflammation and a slow shutdown of the body’s systems for handling infection. It develops very quickly and frequently results in death if not caught and treated immediately.

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    It is often thought that whooping cough is an outdated disease‚ due to the many ways we now have to combat the pathogen‚ but every year almost 400‚000 people die due to infection with Bordetella pertussis (1‚ 41). Bordetella pertussis is a gram-negative coccobacillus bacterium‚ which causes whooping cough in humans (1‚ 41). The bacterium is spread by air borne particles or mucus droplets and is highly contagious. Although there is no known reservoir for the pathogen humans can often be asymptomatic

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