Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial disease‚ often killing victims with in a week. The early symptoms to diphtheria include‚ sore throat‚ fever and rapid pulse and is often transmitted by close contact with respiratory droplets. If the symptoms begin to worsen it will cause the lining of the throat to self destruct and cause for a leathery membrane to from across the throat. Diphtheria could harm vital organs such as the heart and leave one with sever nerve and heart problems or worse‚
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heart‚ kidneys or nervous system where it can cause severe damage. What causes Diphteria and what are the symptoms? Diphtheria is spread in fine droplets of moisture‚ which contain the virus. The droplets are produced when the infected person coughs or sneezes. Another person then inhales these droplets and may become infected. You may also contact diphtheria from clothes‚ toys or sharing drinking glasses with an infected person. The symptoms are runny nose‚ swelling of the larynx‚ sore throat
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The booster is given between 11 and 18 years‚ and then one every 10 years. While traveling to an area where tetanus is common one should check with their doctor regarding their vaccinations. Usually whooping cough vaccine is added to the tetanus vaccine. Minor cuts from rusted or contaminated edges must not be ignored and must be treated immediately or taken up with a doctor to avoid any confusion and further
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In an effort to assimilate with white American culture‚ Indians were encouraged to "convert to Christianity; learn to speak and read English; and adopt European-style economic practices such as the individual ownership of land and other property. However‚ in 1802 Georgia and Federal Government had started talking about passing a law to remove the indians and move them west of the Mississippi. The indian removal act was put in place to give the southern states the land that the indians had originally
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cane. Diseases also had a major impact in America along with weapons which were superior to those in the native populations. Europe transferred these diseases to America small pox (was the most severe‚ caused most death)‚ measles‚ diphtheria‚ whooping cough‚ and influenza. The Columbian Exchange helped Europe increase in population while it decreased the population in America because of the diseases. Because the population increased in Europe‚ it helped with colonization and the building of empires
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Infection Control What causes people to get sick? How is disease spread from one person to another person? What can be done to stop the spread of infection and disease? As a health care worker‚ it is important to know the answers to these questions. When you understand what causes infection‚ you can learn how to prevent it. Infection control is a set of practices and procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
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No one desires going to the doctor to be pricked with a sharp painful needle. Sometimes it can be just as difficult to convince adults to receive vaccinations as it can be convincing children. Recently the refusal of receiving vaccinations has shifted from the initial pain of receiving a shot to the vaccinations in general. People have become skeptical of the effects and potential dangers that come along with receiving a vaccination. Vaccinations make it possible for people to build immunity before
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There is a large group called eukaryotes that parasites are a part of‚ which Fungi is too. Parasites are different from bacteria or viruses because their cells share many features with human cells. 2. Bacteria: Food poisoning. (Salmonella). Whooping cough. Tuberculosis. Tonsillitis. Ear infections. MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Meningitis. Viruses: Chicken pox. AIDS/HIV. Mumps Common cold. Herpes. Fungi: Athlete foot. Yeast infections. Ringworm Thrush
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interaction and communication abilities. The article led to many parents choosing not to have their children vaccinated. Not soon after Wakefield’s publication‚ there were dramatic increases in the outbreaks of the illnesses‚ such as Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Measles‚ that the boycotted vaccines were created to prevent. These outbreaks led to over 25 studies exploring the potential link between vaccines and autism‚ none
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Td/Tdap vaccine: Pregnant women are recommended to get Tdap vaccine with each pregnancy in the third trimester to increase protection for infants who are too young for vaccination‚ but at highest risk for severe illness and death from pertussis (whooping cough). People who have not had Tdap vaccine since age 11 should get a dose of Tdap followed by Td booster doses every 10 years. 3. Varicella‚ HPV‚ MMR‚ Hepatitis A‚ Hepatitis B vaccine: These vaccines are needed for adults who didn’t get these vaccines
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