American Army totalled 18%. In World War II‚ it fell to less than 1%. In addition to pneumonia and blood poisoning‚ the major causes of death‚ in hospitals‚ during the war‚ strep throat‚ scarlet fever‚ diphtheria‚ syphilis‚ gonorrhea‚ meningitis‚ tonsillitis‚ rheumatic fever‚ and many other diseases were successfully treated with penicillin. Fleming would‚ unfortunately‚ make a prediction that would come true. That the use of penicillin would‚ in time‚ be of limited value because bacteria would eventually
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Introduction Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures done in Otorhinolaryngologic department. Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure that is often performed to remove the tonsils from either side of the throat. According to Eisele & Smith (2009)‚ roughly about 500000 cases of tonsillectomy are done annually nonetheless‚ tonsillectomy have seen a tremendous evolution during the last two decades where patient selection and pre-operative evaluation have improved‚ various new
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George Harold Harrison‚ the youngest Beatle‚ was born February 25‚ 1943. He had two brothers‚ Harold Jr. and Peter‚ and a sister‚ Louise. His mother‚ Louise‚ was a housewife‚ and his father‚ Harold‚ was a bus driver.George’s initial interest in the guitar came about slowly. His mother remembers that she started finding paper covered in drawings of guitars among his school things. So‚ she bought George an old second hang guitar from one of his class mates for three pounds. George tried to teach himself
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M-45‚ Batch: C‚ Roll no.: 69-74 SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC Boundary Road‚ Mymensingh Date of visit: 27/03/2011 Briefed by: Dr. Sahin Sultana‚ Medical Officer. PREFACE The school health program encompasses comprehensive health care (promotive‚ preventive‚ curative and rehabilitative) to school students in order to prepare them physically‚ mentally socially for entry into adulthood as a step towards achieving the goal of ‘Health for All’. The school health program dates
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chronic ear infections to allergies. Of all specially trained medical degrees‚ this is the type that most common people will visit in their lifetime. These physicians can help to reduce the painful symptoms of many chronic conditions including tonsillitis and inner ear infections. Many of these conditions necessitate an outpatient surgical procedure. The advantages to the patient undergoing these procedures are phenomenal. Without these surgeries many people would continue to live their life having
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COMMON AILMENTS/DEFECTS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DENTAL CARIES * Dental caries is an infectious‚ communicable disease‚ which causes destruction of teeth by acid-forming bacteria found in dental plaque. * Early childhood caries (ECC) is a “virulent” form of dental caries that can destroy the teeth of preschool children and toddlers. Early childhood caries can also be defined as the occurrence of any sign of dental caries on any tooth surface during the first 3 years of a child’s life. Economically
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commonly seen in a dental setting. Upper respiratory diseases are typically caused by infections to the sinuses‚ nasal passages‚ pharynx‚ and larynx. Named specifically by their location‚ the most common are sinusitis‚ rhinitis‚ pharyngitis‚ tonsillitis‚ and influenza. They can be transmitted airborne or contact with infected persons or objects that have been newly infected by the discharge of the infected person. Therefore‚ hygienist should know the signs and symptoms in case a patient should
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and are often excreted in faeces. 1.2 Name some common illness caused by bacteria: * Salmonellosis‚ * tuberculosis‚ * MRSA‚ * food poisoning‚ dysentery‚ * bronchitis‚ * ear infections‚ * strep throat/tonsillitis‚ * gonorrhoea‚ *
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parasite and host they will usually weaken their host but not kill them. 2. Identify common illnesses and infections caused by Bacteria‚ Viruses‚ Fungi and Parasites A. Bacteria Tuberculosis (TB)‚ MRSA‚ food poisoning‚ bronchitis‚ ear infections‚ tonsillitis‚ pneumonia‚ gonorrhea‚ syphilis‚ chlamydia. All of this normality ends up with the person getting a fever and other symptoms. B. Viruses Flu‚ common cold‚ stomach flu‚ pneumonia‚ ear infections‚ HIV/AIDS‚ herpes‚ warts. C. Fungi Valley fever‚ athlete’s
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A. History of Mozart’s Childhood and Adulthood Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria on January 27‚ 1756. His father‚ a skilled violinist and music teacher himself‚ encouraged his young son to play many instruments from the tender age of three; instruments ranging from the violin to the organ and beyond. By the age of five‚ Mozart had started composing music for himself. As a young man‚ Mozart travelled extensively throughout Europe‚ with his time spent in Vienna in the early 1770s being particularly
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