An Epidemiological approach in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the award of OD (Doctor of Optometry). By Nwogwugwu Chioma Peace Mat. No.: 04/8131 Department of Optometry‚ Imo state University‚ Owerri. Supervised by: Dr. Onome Okereke December‚ 2009 Table Of content Page 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 About The study 4 3.0 The Owerri municipal waste dumping site 6 4.0 Environmental pollution and impact of exposure 7 5.0 The study findings 9 6.0 Conclusion
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Antihistamines‚ Decongestants‚ Antitussive‚ and Expectorants Antihistamines: Substances capable of reducing the physiologic and pharmacologic effects of histamine‚ including a wide variety of drugs that block histamine receptors. Indications: Management of: nasal allergies‚ seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis (hay fever)‚ allergic reactions‚ motion sickness‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ sleep disorders. Also used to relieve symptoms associated with the common cold‚ Sneezing‚ runny nose‚ Palliative
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Animal testing can be dated back to the ancient times of the Greeks and Romans. Physicians would dissect animals with the pure interest to obtain knowledge. But even then‚ one such physician stated that he would rather use a pig as his subject because he wanted to‚ “ avoid seeing the unpleasant expression of an ape” (Monamy 9). The ethics of animal testing has always been questioned. Humans do not want to think of animals as on the same level of us. The similarity is terrifying and makes the cruelty
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ANTIGENS (Synonyms: non-self molecules‚ immunogen‚ foreign bodies.) Definition: Antigens are simple or complex foreign substances‚ which may be organic‚ inorganic or biological agents and they enhances/ provokes/ elicits the immune response against that when they are enters the body pareneterally. Immunogen is a molecule that stimulate the immune response in the system When a foreign bodies or substances enter the system or body‚ it mediates immediate or delayed type
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(Nobel Prize‚ 1939) was a research scientist at I. G. Farbenindustrie‚ a German manufacturer of dyes and other chemicals. He carried out studies that showed Prontosil to be an effective antibacterial agent. When Domagk’s daughter developed a streptococcal infection (having cut her finger)‚ and was in danger of having an arm amputated (or worse)‚ she was the first patient to receive prontosil and be cured by it (1935). Prontosil received wider fame when it was used to save the life of Franklin
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Effects and Diseases of the Bacterium Streptococcus Pyogenes The bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes has been infecting people for more than a century. Once a deadly bacterium‚ now only an antibiotic from curing the diseases it causes. Streptococcus pyogenes has been responsible for excruciating throat pains and even in some cases a horrendous rash included. This paper will talk about the history of this organism‚ how it acts as a pathogen‚ how people attract it‚ the symptoms that come with the disease
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The Comparative Analysis of Simple Staining and Gram Staining Techniques by observing E. Coli and S. Pyogenes under the Compound Light Microscope INTRODUCTION: A German bacteriologist‚ Dr. Theodore von Escherich‚ was the first man in 1885 who discovered the bacterium named Escherichia coli‚ which are gram negative and appears in rod shaped. Most kind of bacteria E. Coli does not cause diseases and some strains indeed are beneficial in helping the process of food breaking down in the intestines
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fowleri. T/F 3. Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the _______ via the _______ nerve. (A) mouth (B) Nose (C) Skin (D) olfactory (E) vagus (F) Optic 4. Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) is often mistaken for________. (A) pharyngitis (B) sinusitis (C) otitis media (D) meningitis Probiotics 1. In terms of cell numbers‚ we are about 10% human and 90%bacterial. true 2. There is a direct correlation between types of food consumed regularly and the bacteria that inhabit
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Mononucleosis: The Kissing Disease Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V Concepts in Community and Public Health September 25‚ 2014 Since the 1800’s‚ Infectious Mononucleosis(IM) has been recognized as a clinical syndrome of pharyngitis‚ fever‚ and adenopathy. (Boe‚ 26) It wasn’t until the 1960’s that the association was discovered between infectious mononucleosis and the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). Infectious Mononucleosis is also named for the two researches who described the syndrome as infectious:
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AZITHROMYCINE Generic name: Azithromycin Trade (Brand) names: Zithromax • Canadian trade name: Apo-Azithromycin Available forms: • Injection: 500 mg • Powder for oral suspension: 100mg/5 ml‚ 200mg/5ml; 1‚000 mg/Packet • Tablets: 250 mg‚ 500 mg‚ 600 mg Drug classification: • Pharmacoterapeutic: Macrolide • Clinical: Antibiotic Action: Azithromycin prevents bacteria from growing by interfering with their protein synthesis. Azithromycin binds to the
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