Its Prevention Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache‚ fever‚ exhaustion‚ severe muscle and joint pain‚ swollen glands (lymphadenopathy)‚ and rash. The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever‚ rash‚ and headache (and other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums‚ severe pain
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TYPHOID FEVER BY: CATHERINE E. JOAQUIN REPORT CONTENT INTRODUCTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS PATHOGENS AND VIRULENCE FACTORS PATHOGENESIS/TRANSMISSION EPIDEMIOLOGY DIAGNOSIS‚ TREATMENT AND PREVENTION INTRODUCTION What are Food & Waterborne Diseases? Diseases that are supported‚ carried or transmitted by food & water. Examples are: Cholera‚ Hepatitis A‚ Amoebic Dysentery‚ & Typhoid Fever INTRODUCTION What is a Typhoid Fever?
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Changed During the Yellow Fever Epidemic When Mattie Cook survived the Yellow Fever Epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793‚ her whole life was changed. Both her character & the circumstances of her life changed a lot. Also‚ her relationships and responsibilities have changed too. Before the epidemic‚ Mattie was just an average teenager with the same problems most teens had. But after the epidemic‚ Mattie’s life became very different. Before the yellow fever‚ Mattie lived with her
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: 1 – 2 ‚ side : Chest GENERAL APPEARENCE : Received lying on bed‚ conscious and coherent. Pale and has general flushing with rashes. Reason for admission : complaint cough ++ Admitting diagnosis : Viral fever / acute bronchitis 26 / 12 / 2012 – confirmed diagnosis : Dengue Fever HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT Area Assessed | Normal Findings | Actual Findings | Remarks | Head | * Round and symmetrical * Smooth‚ without masses or depressions‚ nontender. | Round and symmetrical. Smooth
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever should
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Dengue fever‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness. There are four different viruses that can cause denguefever‚ all of which spread by a certain type of mosquito. Dengue can vary from mild to severe; the more severe forms include dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients who develop the more serious forms of dengue fever usually need to be hospitalized. There are currently no vaccines for Dengue fever. The best
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DENGUE Dengue is an acute fever caused by a virus. It occurs in two forms: (a) Dengue Fever (b) Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever The high fever continues for five to six days. It comes down on the third or the fourth day but rises again. The patient feels much discomfort and is very weak after the illness. Dengue spreads rapidly and may affect large number of people during an epidemic resulting in reduced work productivity‚ but most importantly causing the loss of lives. Causes Dengue is spread
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Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever | RLE 7.2 Batch 2012 | | DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Philippine Hemorrhagic Fever was first reported in 1953. In 1958‚ it was renamed as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever as it became a notifiable disease in the country. Recently‚ dengue has indeed become a major health concern. All persons are susceptible to dengue infection‚ with both sexes equally affected. The age groups that are most dominantly affected are preschoolers and school age children. Adults and infants are
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Dengue fever Spring 2009 Abstract Dengue Fever: is an infectious disease‚ which it is caused by tiny pathogenic (harmful) organisms that can be contagious by spreading among people upon contact with an infected person. (Tirtha Chakraborty‚ 2008) “Dengue is the most common and widespread arthropod-borne viral infection in the world.” (World Health Organization‚ 2008) The mosquito Aedes aegypti‚ who feed during the day are the transmitters of the virus. They are found in the tropic
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Fever 1793 Literary Analysis In 1793‚ about 40‚000 people lived in Philadelphia‚ until yellow fever spread through the city. Then‚ it was almost completely soulless. Thousands died over half fled to safer land/areas‚ almost all the rest sick‚ and few well. Fever 1793‚ is a very powerful book because of the intense action‚ the interactions between the characters‚ and the author’s style. The action in this book is very suspenseful. For example‚ in one chapter the main character is alone in her
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