Philippine blood center PNRC- Philippine national red cross FWB(fresh whole blood)- P1‚500 PRBC – P1‚100 5 transmisible disease (serological test) Malaria HBsAg –hepatitis b surface antigen Syphilis –dies when refrigirated Anti HCV – hepatitis c virus Anti HIV – human immune virus Syphilis 1st stage 2nd stage Latent stage Chronic stage PROMOTION OF VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION Public education – pnrc‚ pbcc Pbcc- Philippine blood coordinating council (baka lumabas) Promotion
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justified trade-off in their eyes. Henrietta had six children‚ so it safe to say that it was hard just living off of her David’s salary. The book described that several things were wrong with Henrietta‚ besides the cervical cancer. Henrietta also had syphilis and gonorrhea. Henrietta wasn’t the only person in her household that had medical problems either. Henrietta’s daughter‚ Elsie‚ was simple and Henrietta also had a couple of very young children. Her medical problems and her children’s medical needs
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swung the patient around while he was in a harness to calm the nerves. Another early treatment consisted of branding a patient’s head with a red hot iron. This was supposed to bring him to his senses. Then in 1905‚ the discovery of the syphilis spirochete(Syphilis is a disease caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called a spirochete.) showed that there could be a physical cause for mental disorders. Soon Sigmund Freud came along and he and his followers showed that mental illness can be a function
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systems were not ready because before the Europeans they lived in an isolated environment‚ and the diseases that they did bring spread very easily. The Natives also had their common diseases such as polio‚ hepatitis‚ encephalitis‚ and syphilis. The worst being the syphilis‚ this disease was spread through sexual contact and managed to make its way back to Europe and became an epidemic
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Character List Candide - The protagonist of the novel‚ Candide is a good-hearted but hopelessly naïve young man. His mentor‚ Pangloss‚ teaches him that their world is “the best of all possible worlds.” After being banished from his adopted childhood home‚ Candide travels the world and meets with a wide variety of misfortunes‚ all the while pursuing security and following Cunégonde‚ the woman he loves. His faith in Pangloss’s undiluted optimism is repeatedly tested. Candide is less a realistic character
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event‚ there was a general consensus amongst researchers that Americans will not overstep the bounds of research‚ not like the Nazis did. However‚ the Tuskegee Syphilis studies made it apparent that unless there are core ethical principles to follow‚ America might head in the same direction as Nazi Germany. The researchers in the Syphilis studies did not receive informed consent from the participants‚ and withheld treatment that was available. As this event received publicity‚ the US government knew
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The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of time where cultural and biological exchanges took place between the New World and the Old World. These exchanges were primarily composed of plants‚ animals‚ technology and not so good things such as diseases. Following Columbus’s discovery in 1492 the exchange began to take place and continued to play along throughout the years. When the soon to be settlers arrived in the New World‚ America‚ they began to notice a lot of plants they had never seen before
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Diseases that Changed Our World‚ he explores 12 of the hundreds of diseases that have left their murderous mark on the world. The diseases that Sherman discusses are Porphyria and Hemophilia‚ Irish Potato Blight‚ Cholera‚ Smallpox‚ Bubonic Plague‚ Syphilis‚ Tuberculosis‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Great Influenza‚ and AIDS. Throughout each chapter‚ the history of each disease is discussed‚ how the medicine of the diseases came about
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Vasectomy 3 BPH – Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 4 ED – Erectile Dysfunction 6 Andropause 7 Gynecomastia 8 PSA Testing 9 Peyronie’s Disease 10 Diphallia 12 Cryptorchidism 13 Orchiopexy 14 Prostate Cancer 15 STD’s 17 a) Chlamydia 17 b) Gonorrhea 18 c) Syphilis 19 d) Herpes Genitalis 20 Paternity Test 21 Viagra (sildenafil) 22 Circumcision 23 Vasectomy A vasectomy is the surgical procedure performed on men in which the vas deferens (the tubes that carry the sperm from the testicles to the seminal vesicles)
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Informed Consent In the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” it starts off with the story of a women name Henrietta Lacks‚ she was an African American that was born in Roanoke‚ Virginia on August 1‚ 1920. She grew up in a time of segregation where laws were enforced to keep blacks and whites segregated in certain places‚ for example‚ seating areas‚ colleges‚ and hospitals. African Americans were treated below all races due to their skin color. At the age of thirty‚ Mrs. Lacks had developed
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