people with a bacterial infection will have a fever. Symptoms may affect almost any area of the body or body system and include chills‚headache‚ stiff neck‚ irritability‚ diarrhea‚ nausea and vomiting‚ rash‚ abdominal pain‚ sore throat‚ ear pain‚ cough‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ body aches‚ lesions‚ bloody urine‚ abscesses‚ muscle spasms‚ chest pain and joint pain. Primary Cause of Bacterial diseases The primary cause of Bacterial diseases is the result: * of transmission of an infectious disease
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Lab Report: Antibiotic Evaluation by the Kirby-Bauer Method Introduction Chemical antimicrobial agents are chemical compounds capable of either inhibiting the growth of microorganisms or killing them outright. Those which are taken internally to alleviate the symptoms of or promote healing from disease are called chemotherapeutic drugs‚ and among these is a class of compounds called antibiotics. In order for a chemotherapeutic drug to be classed as an antibiotic‚ it must be produced by
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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Potential Community Health HESI Topic Areas These are some additional areas you may want to considering being familiar with: Ancathosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark‚ thick‚ velvety skin in body folds and creases. Most often‚ acanthosis nigricans affects your armpits‚ groin and neck. There’s no specific treatment for acanthosis nigricans — but treating any underlying conditions‚ such as diabetes and obesity‚ may cause the changes in your skin changes to fade Characteristics
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Community-Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (CIMCI) For WHOM? Community Children: ❑ One week to 2 months ❑ Age 2 months to 5 years Main Concerns: • Cough or Difficult Breathing (ARI) • Diarrhea • Malaria • Measles • Ear Infections • Malnutrition • Breastfeeding • Preventive Activities: Vaccinations & Vitamin A Algorithm: Check for Danger Signs Assess Main Symptoms Assess Immunization‚ Nutrition and feeding problems
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Kids all around me whispered excitedly to each other about the party in the park that afternoon. All of us black kids‚ were going to get out of school and go down there. We are all so eager to see that signal that none of us were paying attention to the teacher. After a while‚ Mrs. Tiller just gave up on teaching us and started grading papers. We all are waiting by the windows anxious to see when we got to run and join our friends. We are sitting here contemplating what we are about to do. I don’t
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Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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with a prescription. Some OTC medicines relieve aches‚ pains and itches. Some prevent or cure diseases‚ like tooth decay and athlete’s foot. Others help manage recurring problems‚ like migraines. When it comes to treating such common ailments as coughs and colds‚ fever‚ heartburn‚ and aches and pains‚ people are using more types of non-prescription‚ over-the-counter medicines than ever before. Once consisting of a relatively small number of medications‚ OTC medicines now account for the majority
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EFFECT OF ETHNICITY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal
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infection (book). B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is the body’s was of elimination pathogens‚ particulate matter‚ liquid‚ and toxins from the body (Canning‚ 2006). In Cari’s case cilia lining the upper respiratory tract in charge of filtering inhaled air are paralyzes from smoking‚ so toxins are able to get into the lungs. When this happens‚ her body initiates the cough reflex to rid itself of these
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