Rheumatic Heart Disease Learning Team D University of Phoenix I. Introduction II. History a. Rheumatic heart disease is caused from contracting rheumatic fever. b. Anyone but especially children are at higher risk if they have strep throat that is left untreated. i. Common symptoms are breathlessness‚ fatigue‚ palpitations and fainting attacks. ii. Medication and possibly surgery are treatment options. c. Prevention is key by seeking immediate
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through breath attract the insects‚ while repellents make people less appealing. Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like dengue and malaria‚ according to the DOH. Certain repellents -- like those containing citronella oil‚ rosemary oil‚ and lemongrass oil -- are likely to repel these mosquitoes. Mosquitoes that carry the Dengue Virus are often active at dawn and dusk‚ which makes them less likely to be noticed. Applying repellent protects the wearer from being bitten
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Yellow Fever Extra Credit Virus Classification: Group: Group IV Family: Flaviviridae Genus: Flavivirus What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words ‘yellow fever’? People who alters to the color yellow? An incurable disease that can cause self-destruction? Yes and no. The keyword here is ‘mosquitoes’. That’s right‚ tiny mosquitoes that carry a virus around to their victims. Yellow fever is only found in parts of South America and Africa with two different sequences
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Moral Values of Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson states publicly in her book Fever 1793‚ that she does believe in universal moral truths. This is supported by many pieces of evidence from the text. The setting in her text is summer 1793 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania where Matilda works at her mother’s coffee shop. One morning her mother wakes her to get to work while they wait for their other worker‚ Polly‚ to come into work. On the way downstairs‚ her cat Silas had caught a mouse and left in
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INTRODUCTION A. Rationale The researchers chose this issue because of the increasing incidents of dengue fever cases in the region & in the country. They believe that this study will greatly contribute to the prevention of insect bites especially in younger children. The researchers are aiming that it will help minimize the cases of dengue which is considered as a year round disease & is fatal. Health care in the Philippines has been a dilemma of many Filipinos especially those families
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C H A P T E R I I N T R O D U C T I O N The alarming case of dengue in the country is spreading widely and their innocent victims are continued to rise. Many companies‚ NGO’S‚ even the DOH (Department of Health) were alarmed by the rapid increase of the dengue carrying mosquitoes. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues to develop possible solution in this critical situation. Filipinos are terrified with this. DOST and DOH continue to search any alternatives to solve this problem
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I. RESEARCH BACKGROUND Insect repellents help to prevent and control the outbreaks of insect-borne diseases such as malaria‚ Lyme disease‚ dengue fever‚ and bubonic plaque. Actions to reduce vector- borne diseases can result in major health gains and relieve an important constraint on development in poor regions. Insect repellents are important to the public health tools for the prevention of vector-borne infectious diseases. Technically‚ an insect repellent is any chemical or natural‚ that
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Scarlet Fever What is scarlet fever? Scarlet fever is an uncommon infection caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus progenies. The disease most commonly presents in children or adults with a ‘strep throat’ infection or tonsillitis‚ followed by the development of a skin rash. Most children will fully recover within a week or so. Deaths from scarlet fever are now extremely rare. How is scarlet fever spread? The bacterium is found in the nose and/or throat of an infected person and
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crops‚ they have also plagued humanity throughout history both as competitors in human nutrition and as vectors of diseases such as plague‚ malaria and dengue fever. These diseases have caused death to people living in Southeast Asia. In addition‚ malaria and dengue fever can cause death to people. According to the World Health Organization‚ dengue outbreaks are mostly reported in the Southeast Asian nations including West Africa and the United States of America.
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Scarlet fever is one of the predominantly a childhood disease occurring to children age of 2 until 10 years old. There are several factors that cause scarlet fever in children. Firstly‚ children who get scarlet fever because of an infection from a bacterium called exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)‚ notably Streptococcus pyogenic. This bacterium will release of a particular toxin that responsible for the characteristics scarlet-coloured rash seen with scarlet fever. In the
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