80-proof distilled spirits. Should You Take Preventive Medicines? Aspirin. Ask your doctor about taking aspirin to prevent heart disease. Immunizations. You need a flu shot every year. You can prevent other serious diseases‚ such as pneumonia‚ whooping cough‚ and shingles‚ by being vaccinated. Talk with your doctor or nurse about the vaccines you need and when to get them. You can also find out which immunizations you need by going to http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/adultImmSched/. U.S. Department of Health
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Aug 17 2011 Introduction to Epidemiology Epidemiology is considered the basic science of public health‚ and with good reason. Epidemiology is: • • • A quantitative basic science built on a working knowledge of probability‚ statistics‚ and sound research methodology A method of causal reasoning based on developing and testing hypotheses pertaining to occurrence and prevention of morbidity and mortality A tool for public health action to promote and protect the public’s health based on science
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Unit 2 Assignment TaskThe provision of healthy‚ safe and secure environments for children | Describe why risk assessment approaches may differ at various stages of child development.Risk assessment is very important in a childcare setting‚ it is a way to ensure that any potential danger to a child has been noticed and all possible measures have been taken to minimise or remove that risk. The health and safety policy in the setting should have a section covering risk assessment and should cover
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The Columbian Exchange is know as “one of the more spectacular and significant ecological events of the past millenium” (Crosby). It had a wide impact on the Americas‚ Asia‚ Europe‚ and Africa. The dominant start to the Columbian Exchange was way before it truly started‚ millions of years ago‚ when pangaea began to drift apart and tear between the Americas‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. That caused major evolution. There were some animals‚ plants‚ foods‚ and substances that were only on one side of the
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Main image ©Muratseyit/istockphoto Pathogenesis and diagnosis of bronchiectasis Educational aims To describe the important factors involved in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. To define how a diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made. P.T. King1 E. Daviskas2 1 Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine/Dept of Medicine‚ Monash Medical Centre‚ Melbourne‚ and 2Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine‚ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital‚ Sydney‚ Australia. Summary Bronchiectasis is an important
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Communicable Diseases and Skin Disorders (13 questions) Common terms that are applied to skin lesions: Erythema – A reddened area caused by increased amounts of unoxygenated blood in the dermal vasculature. Ecchymoses (bruises) – Localized red or purple discolorations caused by extravasation of blood into the dermis and subcutaneous tissues Petechiae – Pinpoint‚ tiny‚ and sharp circumscribed spots in the superficial layers of the epidermis Primary lesions- Skin changes produced by a causative
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A person is lying sick in bed‚ but what is one sick from? The lack of a vaccination‚ or from the vaccinations itself? A vaccination is a microorganisms or toxins that have been weakened in order to help prevent disease. When given a vaccination‚ they inject some of germs of the disease into the person. A person’s immune system tries to fight off the disease by creating antibodies. The antibodies then work off to destroy the disease just like if the body was attacked by the actual disease. They
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Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla is an Indian entrepreneur who has a net worth of $4.9 billion. Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla has accumulated his fortune as the Chairman of Poonawalla‚ which is the world’s largest producer of vaccines. It produces more than one billion doses annually through an Indian bio-tech company called Serum Institute of India. The group saw an almost 50% jump in revenues last fiscal year on higher sales of specific vaccines that were used in Africa or were part of India’s immunization system
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NEEDS FOR CHILDHOOD Childhood needs balance diet which helps them in their growth. They need exercise to keep them their bodies healthy and happy. They also need vaccinations which prevents them from having diseases such as Tetanus‚ Polio and Whooping cough. They also need fresh air which helps them to have good health and normal development. They also need to have good hygiene which prevents the spreading of germs and it gives a person healthy and clean appearances. EMOTIONAL NEEDS FOR CHILDHOOD
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exposure to rusty (usually metal) objects. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that causes respiratory distress due to a membrane that covers the airways in the lungs. Pertussis is a disease similar to Diphtheria that comes from bacteria and causes whooping cough. HPV: This vaccine blocks infection from a virus through sexual contact. It makes its way into the mouth‚ throat or genitals and causes infections‚ sometimes cancer. Certain types can cause genital warts. It is important to have three doses
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