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    Microorganisms as Pathogens To be considered a pathogen it must:     Gain entry Colonise the tissues Resist the defences Cause damage to the tissues Pathogens include bacteria‚ viruses and fungi How do microorganisms enter the body   Many pathogens enter through the gas exchange system (including ones that cause flu and TB) Food and water can carry pathogens into the stomach and intestines via the mouth and into the digestive system (including ones that cause cholera) Preventing

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    These Kendal Ingraham BUSA 3145 -01 Dr. Inessa Korovyakovskaya There are six different ways to enter a foreign market – exporting‚ turnkey projects‚ licensing‚ franchising‚ establishing joint ventures with host country firms‚ or setting up a new wholly owned subsidiary in the host country. Please discuss each method and both its advantages and disadvantages. Exporting - Exporting is the process of sending goods to another country for sale. It is the spread of goods to another country.

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    :::25 WAYS TO ENTER JANNAH::: 1. Whoever meets Allah without ascribing anything to Him will enter Jannah.[Bukhari] 2. Whoever believes (has Imaan) in Allah and His Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam)‚ and establishes the prayer and fasts the month of Ramadan‚ it is incumbent upon Allah that He enters him in Jannah. [Bukhari] 3. Whoever builds a masjid seeking by it the Pleasure of Allah‚ Allah will build for him a similar place in Jannah. [Bukhari] 4. Whoever prays the two cool prayers

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    Rhinovirus Sierra Smith Pd: 2 1/17/13 “Human Rhinoviruses are the most common viral infective agents against humans and are the predominant cause of the worldly known common cold. Rhinovirus infection proliferates in temperatures between thirty to thirty-five degrees Celsius. This may also be why the Rhinovirus occurs mostly in the nose.” “It is a species in the genus enterovirus of the picorativiridae family of viruses.” Shockingly‚ there are ninety-nine recognized types of

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    How does infection enter the body? Infection control is about controlling the spread of communicable diseases between people. Some of the individuals we support will be particularly vulnerable to infection and this means you need to be extra vigilant! In order to spread infection‚ there needs to be a source‚ a host‚ a means of transmission and a point of entry. The source could be a person or the surroundings; the host is the person at risk. Transmission could be through contact with another

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    ANTI-INFECTIVES Anti-infective agents are drugs that are designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that have invaded and infected the body of a human host. Ideally‚ these drugs would be toxic to the infecting organisms only and would have no effect on the host (or human) cells. OVERVIEW • Antimicrobial therapy (often termed “antibiotic therapy”) is the use of medications to treat infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi. • Antimicrobial must use selective toxicity to kill

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    Infective endocarditis is a type of endocarditis which is classified as a cardiac disorder. It affects the endocardium which is the inner most layer of the heart‚ targeting mainly the valves but may also affect the heart chambers (Kumar‚ Abbas‚ Aster‚ 2015). This disease has an infective component which means pathogens have entered the area and disrupted the normal tissue (Cotran‚ Kumar‚ & Collins‚ 1999). Infective endocarditis may lead to severe valvular insufficiency‚ which inturn could possible

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    Agents of Socialization: An agent of socialization is an individual or institution tasked with the replication of the Social Order. An agent of socialization is responsible for transferring the rules‚ expectations‚ norms‚ values‚ and folkways of a given social order. In advanced capitalist society‚ the principle agents of socialization include the family‚ the media‚ the school system‚ religious and spiritual institutions‚ and peer groups. Specific sites or groups carry out socialization. We call

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    Information about infective endocarditis is important for all nurses to have a basic understanding. Although rare‚ it can affect anyone at any time and health care personnel should be educated about the manifestations and outcomes it can have on people. Without knowing about the disease process‚ it can be hard to communicate with a family about what their loved one may be going through. Patients and family members will ask questions‚ and nurses need to be prepared and educated to answer truthfully

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    who is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Ariane had her tongue and nose pierced 6 weeks ago. The drug screen is negative. She presents with tricuspid insufficiency murmur grade II‚ and a temperature of 104°F. The patient complains of extreme fatigue‚ and anorexia. The echocardiogram reveals vegetations on the tricuspid valve. What risk factors predisposed Ms. Waters to develop infective endocarditis? Body piercings can be major risk factors for infected endocarditis

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