fatal in between 5% and 40% of patients and is known to cause neurological sequelae in 30% of survivors (Leib & Tauber‚ 1999). Bacterial meningitis can be caused by a number of different bacteria‚ including the most common; meningococcal bacteria‚ Haemophilus influenza and streptococcal infection (Department of Health‚ 2010). Unlike viral meningitis‚ it can potentially kill an otherwise healthy young person within 1 day after the first symptoms appear. The illness and death that is associated with bacterial
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Pertussis‚ also known as whooping cough‚ is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection of humans that is caused by a gram-negative bacterial pathogen Bordetella pertussis. These bacteria bind to ciliated cells that line the respiratory tract by obstructing their ciliary movement and killing the cells. B. pertussis can be transmitted from one person to another through respiratory droplets such as coughing‚ sneezing‚ or sharing a breathing space. B.pertussis host range can be found only in humans
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Running head: FIVE ACCIDENTAL INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD 1 Science and Technology Five accidetal inventions that changed the world Raiymberdiev Sanzharbek University of International Business and Economics FIVE ACCIDENTAL INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD 2 Accidents happen every day. These accidents do not always lead to tragedy. These accidents can help become some people really rich and famous. If you’re wondering what I mean by this‚ let me explain. It happens that scientists
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University of Belize Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health NURS 3051- Nursing Care of Infants and Children Congenital Defects Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is one of a group of diseases collectively termed hemaglobinopathies‚ in which normal adult hemoglobin is partially or completely replaced by abnormal sickle hemoglobin(HgbS). Sickle Cell Anemia includes all of those hereditary disorder‚ the clinical‚ hematologic‚ and pathologic features of which are related to the
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Foundations in MicrobiologySeventh Edition 13.1 We Are Not Alone The human body exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium Many interactions between human body and microorganisms involve the development of biofilms Colonization of the body involves a constant “give and take” Contact‚ Colonization‚ Infection‚ Disease Microbes that engage in mutual or commensal associations – normal (resident) flora ‚ indigenous flora‚ microbiota Infection – a condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate
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cardiovascular disease and respiratory diseases. The company is the market leader in most of the therapeutic categories in which it operates. GSK also offers a range of vaccines‚ for the prevention of hepatitis A‚ hepatitis B‚ invasive disease caused by H‚ influenzae‚ chickenpox‚ diphtheria‚ pertussis‚ tetanus‚ rotavirus‚ cervical cancer and others. With opportunities in India opening up‚ GSK India is aligning itself with the parent company in areas such as clinical trials‚ clinical data management‚ global
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Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome Daniel G. Gibson et al. Science 329‚ 52 (2010); DOI: 10.1126/science.1190719 This copy is for your personal‚ non-commercial use only. Permission to republish or repurpose articles or portions of articles can be obtained by following the guidelines here. The following resources related to this article are available online at www.sciencemag.org (this information is current as of March 24‚ 2013 ): Updated information and
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CASE STUDY OF A PATIENT WITH BRONCHIECTASIS INTRODUCTION The respiratory system is divided into upper and lower respiratory system. The upper respiratory system refers to the nose‚ pharynx and associated structure while the lower respiratory system contains the larynx. Bronchiectasis is an uncommon type of chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease. Bronchiectasis can be categorized as a chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease manifested by airways that are inflamed and easily collapsible‚ resulting
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Currently‚ 14 routine vaccinations are required in all 50 states for children attending public schools ‚ 8 of which were developed by the same person (Huston). “A vaccine is a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases‚ prepared from the causative agent of a disease‚ its products‚ or a synthetic substitution‚ treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease” (Vaccine+definition - Google Search). In the United States‚ vaccines
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Diphtheria/Tetanus/ Whooping Cough /Hib/ Polio/ Hepatitis B (6in1)‚Pneumococcal (PCV)+Meningococcal (Men C) | 3 | 12months | MMR and PCV: Measles/Mumps/Rubella(MMR)+Pneumococcal (PCV) | 2 | 13months | Men C+Hib: Meningococcal C (Men C)+ Haemophilus Influenzae B(Hib) | 1-2 | 4-5years | 4in1 and MMR: Diphteria/Tetanus/Whooping Cough/IPV (4in1)‚ Measles/ Mumps/Rubella (MMR) | 2 | | | | | | | | Infection Chain A model used to understand the infection process is the chain of infection
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