environment that will encourage breeding of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are the primary means that humans get this serious disease. (New York State‚ Department of Health. Para5. (2011).In four to ten days of infection‚ one will begin to experience symptoms of the infection. Some of the symptoms can be serious or even fatal. If it affects your
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besides the virus. His name was withheld by the county Department of Public Health. First Death Confirmed It was also announced Tuesday that the city of Long Beach had its first human West Nile virus infection‚ names and identifying details also withheld. 2014 had a total count of 218 West Nile virus infections reported in LA County‚ and it is the second highest since 2004. Of the 218‚ 180 were hospitalized and 7 died. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser‚ LA County’s interim health officer‚ declares that
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Doxycycline is part of the tetracycline class of antibiotics that fights bacterial infections‚ like urinary tract infections. This drug is also known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic that treat all types of bacterial infections (Drugs.com‚ 2015). Malaria has a bacteria agent called Plasmodium falciparum that causes an individual to experience fevers and high chills. Doxycycline would be able to treat malaria
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Necrotizing fasciitis is a disease of the integumentary system that literally means “decaying infection of the fascia.” Also known as the flesh-eating bacteria‚ NF is very rare but very fast and deadly as well. It begins in existing infections; bacteria establishes itself inside an infection caused by injury‚ surgical complications‚ cuts‚ etc. and begins to attack the tissue. Specifically‚ the bacteria kills subcutaneous tissue and fascia‚ causing necrosis. The reason that necrotizing fasciitis is
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An acne scar can be deep or shallow‚ small or large‚ and dark or light in appearance. Even the best acne treatment in town cannot stop an acne scar from its development because the original structure has been compromised by the skin infection. The good news is that there are many effective ways to significantly lessen the appearance of an acne scar such that it becomes invisible to the naked eye. But not all acne scars are carved equal on the skin‚ pun not intended. Don’t expect an atrophic scar
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Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterial infection that is resistant to most antibiotics. MRSA is also referred to as the superbug or the flesh eating disease. It is common for patients to contract MRSA in hospital and nursing home facilities. In these particular settings‚ it is often life threatening. The University of Chicago Medicine reports more than 90‚000 Americans suffer each year from MRSA and approximately 20‚000 will die as a result of contracting the infection. Of these numbers‚ it has been reported
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that passes urine outside the body. Most women have few or no symptoms associated with genital tract gonorrhea. Rectal infection may cause a pus-like discharge from the anus‚ anal itching and soreness‚ rectal bleeding and pain with bowel movements. Neisseria gonorrhoeae throat infection may cause soreness. Antibiotics cure gonorrhea; both the person diagnosed with the infection and his sexual partners must be treated. Effects The effects of coming in contact with a communicable disease can be
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Measles: is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus‚ Symptoms: include fever‚ cough‚ runny nose‚ red eyes and a rash. Measles: is spread through respiration‚ the contact with any infected person in any way‚ including sex‚ saliva‚ or mucus‚ can cause infection making it highly contagious. It lasts from two to four days prior‚ until two to five days following the onset of the rash. Signs: and symptoms of measles include four-day fevers and the three Cs — cough‚ coryza (head cold)
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occurs in both epidemic and endemic forms. Epidemiological factors * Agent factor The causative agent of chickenpox is Varicella-Zoster (V-Z) virus which is also called as “human (alpha) herpes virus 3” * Source of infection The source or reservoir of infection is a case of chickenpox. The virus is present in the nose and throat secretions and lesions of the skin‚ mucous membrane and blood * Period of infectivity The case is infectious for a period of about 1 week‚ 1 to 2 days before
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is an interval between infection and occurrence of symptoms (the incubation period) in which the infectious agent is multiplying or developing. Some persons who are infected may never develop manifestations of the disease even though they may be capable of transmitting it (inapparent infection). Some persons may carry (and transmit) the agent over prolonged periods (carriers) whether or not they develop symptoms. Treatment during the incubation period may cure the infection‚ thereby preventing both
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