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    Disease Etiology Transmission Landmark Signs/Symptoms Special Characteristics/Interesting Information Impetigo Staphlococcus aureusDirect Contact Itching; crusty‚ honey-colored‚ & flaky scabs typically around mouth Affects children 2-5 years Can heal with no treatment needed Scaled Skin Syndrome StaphlococcusSystemic Infection of normal microbiotaDesquamation (peeling of the skin) Treatment: Antibiotics Frequent in hospital nurseries Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus Pyogenes“Flesh eating”

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    Task 1 Summary of legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act

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    SECTION ONE INTRODUCTION AND NOTIFICATION 1. INTRODUCTION AND NOTIFICATION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The guidance is divided into sections as follows: Section 1 Introduces infection control and explains notification; Section 2 deals with general infection control procedures; Section 3 gives guidance on the management of outbreaks; Section 4 describes specific infectious diseases; Section 5 contact numbers and sources of information; Section

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    visitor and snobby individual‚ ridicule Pip by comparing him to a pig‚ but then the tables turn on Mr. Pumblechook when he’s given watered-down brandy. In this comic incident‚ Dickens mocks Pumblechook in the way he describes his absurd leap‚ "whooping-cough dance‚" and apparent insanity. Dickens creates humor by making "a large hard-breathing middle-aged slow man" run wildly around the house to show how this undesirable man compensates for his verbal abuse with a young child like Pip. Likewise

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    question II. Protecting against sickness III. Reducing the spread of common ailments IV. Protecting individuals who can’t be vaccinated V. Conclusion a. Strategy: Recommendation Did you know that some childhood diseases‚ such as polio‚ whooping cough‚ and especially the measles‚ have nearly been eliminated in the United States due to the implementation of vaccination (“Lode Tot‚ Other Cases Prompt Call for Vaccinations” 1)? Unfortunately‚ these diseases and others like them are now making

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    The Columbian Exchange transferred numerous European aspects to the Americas that would radically alter all of the undeveloped countries that were to be affected. This exchange introduced new plants‚ animals‚ culture‚ people‚ technology‚ ideas‚ diseases‚ and religions to these newly found countries. Although the countries that engaged in the Columbian Exchange found a profit‚ they also brought devastation to the native people. The Columbian Exchange adversely affected the New World as with the gross

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    for buffalo. Meanwhile‚ disease silently moved along with the Europeans‚ and festered in the Americas. The natives had no immunity against diseases the colonizers had acclimated to including: smallpox‚ malaria‚ influenza‚ diphtheria‚ typhus‚ whooping cough‚ and measles. This coupled with the Europeans’ far and wide conquests decimated their population from an estimated 25 million to less than 1 million by 1620. As the natives disappeared‚ slaves from Africa and settlers from across the

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    said to be the color of life‚ the sun and fire. Therapists have said it will raise blood pressure and increase the rate of breathing. It is also the color of desire and passion. Red has been used for asthma‚ anemia‚ and other throat diseases‚ and coughs. If you have too much red in your chakra then it could symbolize domination‚ cruelty‚ anger‚ and sometimes vulgarity. The second chakra is orange and it is located in the pelvic area. It stands for kind and warm heartedness. Orange is a perfect combination

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    Vaccine Information‚ Teen A vaccine is a small amount of germs that is used to improve the body’s disease-fighting system (immune system). Vaccines are often given as a shot (vaccination). When you get a vaccine‚ your body forms proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs. A vaccine can lower your risk of getting a disease and help you avoid getting sick. WHAT IS INVOLVED IN GETTING A VACCINE? Most vaccines are given as a shot‚ usually in your arm. Vaccines are quick and usually do not hurt. If

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    During the Industrial Revolution‚ many children regardless of age were used for their labor. “Although children had been servants and apprentices throughout most of human history‚ child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution” . This worsened as more groups began to migrate to America. Children faced unfair and unhealthy working conditions‚ often having to neglect their education to make money with their families and being paid less than adults. With the turn of the 20th century

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