Prevalence of trematode parasites in oreochromis niloticus harvested at Ggaba landing site. (fishing communities are faced with a challenge of close proximity with snails especially at a landing site with swampy areas since these are breeding sites for snails basing on parasitology studies trematodes use snails as intermediate hosts in their life cycle fish feed on snails and can also act as accidental hosts henceforth infecting humans) Hypothesis There are no trematodes in fish handled at Ggaba
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(e.g.‚ clinical description of the illness‚ whether a physician was consulted‚ whether any tests were performed or any treatments were provided) Who was affected and their characteristics? (e.g.‚ age‚ sex‚ occupation)‚ and the nature of their illnesses (e.g.‚ symptoms‚ whether any persons were hospitalized or died)? When did the affected person or persons become ill? (Date‚ time and the onset of illness) Where are the affected persons located? (Names and telephone numbers) Why (or how)
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Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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Mental Illnesses are common issues that target young adults in todays society‚ however in our "effort" to comfort and assist them; we have begun to romanticize them. Contrary to the fiction us teenagers are shown to‚ mental illnesses are not pleasant‚ nor are they desirable; they are complete and utter misery. Around 80 years ago‚ someone suffering from a mental illness would be shunned from the public‚ and physically be "put away". So why has our society come to the point to assume that it is appropriate
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them as well. These hardships were Bad food‚ health‚ sleeping conditions‚ and hygiene. In the civil war‚ many harsh conditions were faced aside from the war. One of them are disease. There were many illnesses that spread throughout the military camps. More people actually died from illnesses and disease than in the actual war itself. The main causes were unsanitary conditions in hospitals‚ Lack of useful medicines and techniques‚ Unclean drinking water‚ Worm infested and moldy food. (stanchak
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Mental Illnesses in Women In the 19th century hysteria was a common illness among women‚ it was even considered to be “an excessively female disease” by Sigmund Freud‚ a neurologist in late 1800s and early 1900s. During this time period many women were considered to have mental illnesses‚ like hysteria‚ but were not treated properly by their doctors and families. The US National Library of Medicine even states that due to prejudice mental disorders in women were often misunderstood and misinterpreted
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Section 1: Infections in Healthcare Settings Essay. Nosocomial infections‚ hospital acquired infections‚ are an on-going concern to healthcare professionals. These infections are one of the major causes of death in hospitalised patients and are a significant burden on not only the patient’s and the public’s health (as organisms causing nosocomial infections can be transmitted to the community through discharged patients‚ staff and visitors) but also the economy. A nosocomial infection is an infection
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Causes and Spread of infection Q 1.1 - Identify the differences between: bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. * Bacteria are unicellular‚ prokaryotic microorganism found almost in all kinds of habits. Some bacteria are beneficial like those involved in nitrogen fixation and some pathogenic‚ which cause diseases. * Viruses are unicellular‚ tiny organisms which is mostly composed of DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid) and protein. Its body
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Parasites are organisms that live in another organism. They can cause infections and diseases. There are several group of parasites. People ask themselves questions are parasites dangerous or can they cause damage? The movie “Parasites: Eating us alive” answers and explains those questions. Some parasites can cause damage and may be very harmful. In 1993‚ a parasite called cryptosporidium spread through the state of Milwaukee. Unfortunately‚ some people of Milwaukee contracted this parasite through
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Parasites have evolved in a very specific and selective way throughout generations. Specific parasites have specific factors that influence their site selection process and that work in favor for the parasites. One important component that influences the parasite to become site specific is being host specific‚ which in turn affects the ability of extracting resources. The more efficient it is in extracting resources the better the chance of reproducing‚ which then increases the fitness of the parasite
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