ABORTION Description Any abortion associated with fever and signs of pelvic or generalized sepsis is considered septic abortion. The infection carries risk of spreading infection to other parts of the body and cause sepsis‚ a grave risk to the life of the woman. Causes A septic abortion can occur due to bacterial infection of the uterus. Also‚ sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia may cause septic abortion. Most septic abortions result from illegal abortions but sepsis may follow spontaneous
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2013 Clara Anne Lim DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 2013 Clara Anne Lim DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. What HFMD is 2 2.1. Definition 2 2.2. Victims 2 2.3. Symptoms 2 2.4. Impact 2 3. How it is spread 3 4. Treatment and Prevention 3 5. Conclusion 3 6. References 4 1. Introduction This report discusses what Hand‚ Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is‚ how it
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droplets B. What percentage of people exposed to this highly communicable disease become infected? It infects between 80 and 90% of people that are exposed. C. What is the most common age range in humans that are susceptible to this bacterial infection? Immunity to pertussis appears to wane during childhood. Peak susceptibility appears to be during early adolescence. Adults do not seem to be at greater risk than adolescents for developing the disease‚ but it seems unlikely that this is due to
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Pneumonia sets in when the infection moves from the upper respiratory tract into the lungs. Most types of viral pneumonia are short lived and are rarely fatal‚ excluding the influenza virus that can lead to death. Like bacterial pneumonia‚ the virus sets on and attacks the lung tissue
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Trichomoniasis vaginalis infection among reproductive-age women in the United States‚ 2001-2004. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 15;45(10):1319-26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance‚ 2009. Peterman TA‚ Tian LH‚ Metcalf CA‚ Satterwhite CL‚ Malotte CK‚ DeAugustine N‚ Paul SM‚ Cross H‚ Rietmeijer CA‚ Douglas JM Jr; RESPECT-2 Study Group. High incidence of new sexually transmitted infections in the year following a sexually transmitted infection: a case for rescreening
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and is the biggest contribution to biomedical science and human health(1). Lactobacillus- Bacteria Size- 0.9 um Lactobacillus bacteria can help prevent intestinal infections‚ bowel diseases‚ respiratory infections and help control allergic reactions(5). Another study shows that probiotics such as lactobacillus bacteria increase health and performance in the gut(6). Phytoplankton- Protista
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by definition a fluid buildup that occurs in the appendix that‚ if left untreated for a matter of time‚ can burst and disperse a lethal infection throughout your body. Although there are no recognized causes of Appendicitis‚ there are two possible answers that involve a gastrointestinal infection that
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prosthetic joint infection in the setting of a painful THA includes a complete blood count with differential‚ C-reactive protein level (normal‚ 4200 cells/µL and neutrophil differential of >80% is highly suggestive for chronic infection about a THA [16]. Additionally‚ the onset of symptoms in relation to the primary operation can help identify the causative organism. Early (12 months) infections are commonly due to staphylococcus aureus‚ while delayed (3 to 12 months) infections are commonly due
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antibiotics may aid greatly in destroying bacteria‚ they are completely ineffective when used against viruses. At this time doctors were unaware that taking antibiotics for viral infections actually did more harm than good. Viruses and bacteria’s molecular and protein structure as well as their mechanisms of infections are completely different‚ making antibiotics utterly useless when used to fight viruses. Little did Dr. William H. Stewart know‚ but the overuse of antibiotics would create
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s Disease can be divided in two main groups infections and non-infections. Infectious diseases are diseases that can be spread or transmitted from one organism to another. Non – infectious diseases cannot‚ be spread from one person to another. Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are generally caused by microbes known as pathogens. Pathogens invade the host and can cause changes in the body that stop parts‚ or all‚ of the body working correctly. Pathogens contain antigens that are made of
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