Treatment is when a disease or a medical crisis occurs‚ and one has to have medicine‚ vaccines‚ etc to get well. Such as treatment for strep throat; in order for a person to get over strep throats one has to get a steroid shot‚ or they have to take an antibiotic. An antibiotic is part of treatment. There are some diseases and illnesses that are not treated because they have not found a cure. Such as the flu‚ the flu
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Jessie Morschauser Professor Hallstrom English 100 September 9‚ 2014 981 words Summary/Strong Response Essay Losing someone close to you can feel like losing a part of yourself. A piece of you goes missing. Imagine living your life with them there and then having them ripped away from you. It really is as horrible as it sounds. In “The Unmothered” Ruth Margalit explains her experience of losing her mother to cancer. She tells about what it’s like on certain days of the year such as‚ her mother’s
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Lo! in that hour of misery A lady with a lamp I see Pass through the glimmering gloom‚ And flit from room to room. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1857 poem "Santa Filomena" Florence Nightingale more affectionately known as “The Lady with the Lamp” was the founder of educated and scientific nursing. She was born on May 12‚ 1820 (now celebrated as International Nurses Day) and died on August 13‚ 1910. In this long illustrious career she worked as a pioneer
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right being from someone with OCD. As you can see‚ there’s far more brain activity in the frontal lobe of a person with OCD. Scientists also believe there may be a link between childhood episodes of strep throat and the development of OCD. This occurs because the antibodies that fight strep throat may act on the brain in ways that cause problems with the way neurons communicate. It should be noted‚ however‚ that this particular cause is highly debated and is still undergoing
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MinuteClinic opened its first location in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This was the debut of the walk-in clinic approach. The clinic center offered treatment for 7 common medical conditions at that time. The conditions they offered treatment for was strep throat‚ mono‚ flu‚ pregnancy testing‚ and bladder‚ ear‚ and sinus infections. Patients would only have the option of cash pay however; the clinics did give a more affordable alternative to ERs and urgent care centers. This led to a demand for walk-in
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Definition: Airways leading to the lungs inflame and become narrow. Causes: Can be inherited or this occurs if your airways are sensitive to allergens like dust‚ pollen‚ smoking‚ or perfume. Symptoms: Wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightens‚ and coughing. Treatment: Using an inhaler to calm the airways. Prevention: Stay away from stimuli that trigger these symptoms‚ do not smoke‚ and always carry an inhaler. Definition: Swelling of the pleura that cover the lungs and chest wall. Causes:
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community. Understanding the difference between viral and bacterial infections is a priority that needs attention-grabbing awareness on preventing the spread of resistant bacteria. Most colds‚ sore throats and ear or sinus infections are viral infections. Bacterial infections include strep throat‚ urinary tract infections and some wound and skin infections. Knowing what causes an illness is important because antibiotics do not kill viruses‚ and should not be prescribed or taken to treat viruses
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contamination‚ irritation‚ or growth. Contaminations that bring about lymphadenopathy incorporate bacterial diseases‚ for example‚ strep throat‚ privately tainted skin wounds‚ or viral contaminations‚ for example‚ mononucleosis or HIV disease‚ Hamrick expressed. "The amplification of the lymph hubs might be restricted to the zone of contamination‚ as in strep throat‚ or more summed up as in HIV disease. In a few territories of the body the amplified lymph hubs are obvious‚ while others are to profound
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That didn’t work out so well because I ended up puking that right back up. I lost about 20 pounds in two weeks because I couldn’t keep stuff down. After I went home a couple days my throat was killing me. We went to the doctor and they said I had strep throat. They said I got it from the hospital with all the germs. I was really upset because I had to miss even more school. I ended up missing 3 weeks of school. I surprisingly didn’t have a lot of homework to make
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and animals. Parasites may be protozoa‚ yeasts or multi cellular organisms like fungi or worms‚ that live inside or on their host to obtain nourishment without providing any benefit to their host. 1.2 Bacterial infections - sore throats (tonsillitis‚ strep throat)‚ ear infections‚ pneumonia Viral infections - Chickenpox‚ Measles‚ Flu‚ HIV Fungal infections - Athletes foot‚ Thrush Parasitical infections - Scabies‚ Malaria‚ Legionnaires Disease‚ Dysentery‚ Ring Worm 1.3 Infection begins
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