bedridden‚ use a wheelchair‚ or are unable to change their position. This type of lesion is most likely on areas of the body where the bone lies close to the skin such as hips‚ ankles‚ backs‚ elbows‚ and heels. Pressure ulcers can cause life-threatening infection and are common in individuals in nursing homes. Signs & Symptoms: Pressure sores can be distinguished by its four stages. In stage I‚ the infected area becomes red on people with a lighter skin color and discolored on those with a darker skin
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Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans
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serve as a pathway for the course of vascular &neural structure) or in another word a cleft. They may as well be compartments containing connective tissue that quickly separates when infection is visiting. The main problem this paper will be discussing is how dangerous this connected network would be since infections can accumulate throughout it and this is hazardous for that communication is present between many of these spaces. Involvement classification of the fascial
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for over 100 years. Despite its name‚ Salmonella has nothing to with salmon the bacteria is actually named after the scientist who first discovered it in 1885. This particular infection is one of the most common and broadly spread food-borne diseases. It is usually confused with a common case of the stomach flu. The infection can spread to the bloodstream; fortunately‚ salmonella can be prevented by taking a few simple measures. Salmonella is closely related to the bacteria Escherichia and can be found
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new-world humans were more prone to infection because their immune systems weren’t as resistant‚ this was due to their geographical isolation. And although it is noted by Spaniards “natives could explain the properties of medicinal plants by no other means” (Alchon 110) the native’s medical practices at the time were unaccustomed to Old-World pathogens; their medicine was nothing more than herbal remedies prescribed for “hot” or “cold”
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health? ‘The state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being’ To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs: •A balanced and varied diet Take exercise Proper shelter Enough sleep Good hygiene will reduce the likelihood of infection What is disease? Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body‚ which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria. May have many causes. Often referred
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has a rapid onset‚ rapid course‚ and can be accompanied by pain or discomfort 2) Circumscribed- abscess is localized 3) Pus- a collection of dead white blood cells that result from the body defense mechanisms involved in fighting the infection * 3 types of periodontal abscesses 4) Gingival- an abscess of the periodontium that is limited to the gingival margin area. Occurs in a healthy mouth when some foreign object is forced into a healthy gingival sulcus 5) Periodontal
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mammals [1].E. faecalis can cause life-threatening infections in humans. Moreover‚ the antibiotic resistance exhibited at high levels by E. faecalis contributes to its pathogenicity [2]. Several reports state that enterococcal species possess the property of causing a variety of diseases in humans [3‚ 4]. It is known from previous studies that Enterococcus faecalis can cause endocarditis‚ bacteremia‚ urinary tract infections‚ meningitis and other infections in humans [5‚ 6‚ and 7]. Enterococcus faecalis
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Nathan Riley SCB 260 Prof: Olga Calderon‚ PhD 20 January 2016 Syphilis Syphilis is a systemic infectious disease that is the result of sexual or congenital transmission of a bacterium known as Treponema pallidum (Sutton‚ 2013). This bacteria‚ in spite of creating a strong immune response‚ is able to thrive and spread in the human host for many decades. Syphilis has been called “the great pretender‚” as its symptoms can look much like those of other infectious diseases and in the past‚ has been
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and more aware that they can live a quite normal life with HIV-infection Less skepticism about the infection itself. More people infected: The fact that there are more and more people infected with HIV‚ make people more conscious that this is not restricted to some social groups. More awareness: Nowadays people are well informed about the behavior’ risks (not only sexual behaviors) they shouldn’t have in order to avoid infection with HIV and prevent the transmission. In this order‚ people are
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