Nienhaus et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2014‚ 9:9 http://www.occup-med.com/content/9/1/9 REVIEW Open Access Tuberculosis in healthcare workers – a narrative review from a German perspective Albert Nienhaus1‚2*‚ Anja Schablon1‚ Alexandra M Preisser3‚ Felix C Ringshausen4 and Roland Diel5‚6 Abstract Introduction: Despite the decline of tuberculosis in the population at large‚ healthcare workers (HCW) are still at risk of infection. Methods: In a narrative review the TB risk in
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The SA (sinoatrial node) is a pacemaker that is in the right atrium of the heart. SA node control the heart rate using the electrical impulses that sends to the heart muscles and this is how the heart pumping blood out to the entire body and how the heart contract. The stages of the pathway of action potential: 1) The Action Potential is in the Sinoatrial node (SA). Action potential then travels from the SA node to the AV (atrioventricular node) by crossing to the wall of the atrium. 2) Then the
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Pistahan sa MdeO By: Paola Angelika D. Agpawa and Nie Coleen S. Ebajay It has been Montessori De Oro’s tradition to celebrate Buwan ng Wika annually. Last August‚ we once again celebrate it with the theme “Tatag ng Wikang Filipino‚ Lakas ng Pagka-Pilipino.” Students worked hand in hand with the faculty and staff in coming up with an exciting event. Hence‚ Poster Making and Essay Writing Contests were held. Students from different year levels were encouraged to showcase their artistic views and
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Avery Smith Anatomy A Mr.Tutolo 10/24/14 Why is Tuberculosis so Dangerous 1. What is Tuberculosis and what are the symptoms Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease can affect the lungs and can cause other problems in some parts of the body such as the brain‚ the kidney‚ and the spine. In 2013 Tuberculosis killed 9 million people The symptoms of Tuberculosis: Bad cough that can last to three days Pain in chest Coughing up blood Chills Fevers Weight
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Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that triggers the formation of small swellings on mucous membranes. The disease itself is caused a bacillus called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mainly affects the lungs‚ however the central nervous system‚ the lymphatic system‚ the circulatory system‚ the genitourinary system‚ bones‚ joints and even the skin also has a chance of being affected. Our body’s immune system responds to this infectious disease by having a group of white blood cells to try to identify
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Tuberculosis (TB): A Worldwide Epidemic Iliana Roller Gateway Community College DMI 222 – Advanced Radiographic Pathology One third of the world’s population is infected with Tuberculosis (TB) making this disease one of the most serious global health problems existing today. TB is especially dangerous for people that have weaken immune systems and is one of the top leading causes of death worldwide; ranking alongside the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tuberculosis: and the trials for the development of a new vaccine Elena Charalambous BHS014-6 Applied Microbiology University of Bedfordshire Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious disease and it mostly attracts the fields of immunology‚ pathology‚ radiology‚ respiratory physiology‚ and neonatology (Lawn and Zumla 2011). Tuberculosis is a very old disease it first affected the mammoths and Egyptian mummies and after that it infected a large amount of the mankind (Migliori et al.‚ 2010)
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TUBERCULOSIS DISEASE Tuberculosis is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacteria tuberculosis. One third of the world’s population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis with new infections occurring at a rate of about one per second. In 2007‚ there were an estimated 13.7 million chronic active cases globally‚ while in 2010‚ there were an estimated 8.8 million new cases and 1.5 million associated
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Exploring the Personality Structure in the 11 Languages of South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel‚1 Velichko H. Valchev‚2 Sebastiaan Rothmann‚1 Fons J. R. van de Vijver‚1‚2 Deon Meiring‚3 and Gideon P. de Bruin4 1 2 North-West University‚ South Africa Tilburg University‚ The Netherlands 3 University of Pretoria‚ South Africa 4 University of Johannesburg‚ South Africa ABSTRACT The present study‚ part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI)‚ explores the
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think Uncle Lou was a bit crazy the other day‚ but I want to clarify and educate you on what Tuberculosis really is. First‚ let us start off by defining tuberculosis and what it does to the body. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that mostly affects the lungs but can also attack other parts of the body; there are however two types of tuberculosis: latent tuberculosis infection and regular tuberculosis disease (CDC‚ 2014). People with latent TB are people who are infected but show no symptoms
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