Community Health Care Issues Local Community Health Care Issues The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection‚ prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC). As of November 19‚ 2012 a total of 490 cases‚ including 34 deaths have been reported in 19 states. The predominant fungus
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Pneumococcal meningitis is an infection that causes swelling and inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused when the bacteria flows through the blood and affects the membranes that are around the brain and spinal cord. The bacteria multiplies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) the bacteria releases poison in to the CSF which causes swelling in the meninges and the brain tissue. Which in turns causes swelling of the brain causing increased pressure on the brain. This produces
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Canker Citrus canker is a highly contagious bacterial infection of citrus trees causing yellow halo-like lesions or scabs on the fruit‚ leaves and twigs of citrus trees. Severe infections can cause leaf loss‚ blemished fruit‚ fruit drop and die back. The canker bacterium spreads easily and quickly on air currents‚ insects‚ birds and on humans by means of clothing and infected implements. There are a variety of sprays designed to protect against infection including using Liquid Copper Fungicide as a preventative
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Miriam Galvan September 7‚ 2014 BIO 205 – 21042 Disease Information Draft Diphtheria is a severe pharyngeal or cutaneous infection that may cause serious life threating consequences if left untreated. The causative agents of Diphtheria are toxigenic strains of Corynebaterium diphtheria; this agent is classified as Actinobacteria. The bacteria’s scientific name is Corynebacterium diphtheriae‚ Corynebacterium is the genus and diphtheriae is the species. The minor bacteria are non-sporulated‚ gram-positive
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Recommended reading: Antibiotics for people with sore throats Sore throats are infections caused by bacteria or viruses. People usually recover quickly (usually after three or four days)‚ although some develop complications. A serious but rare complication is rheumatic fever‚ which affects the heart and joints. Antibiotics reduce bacterial infections but they can cause diarrhoea‚ rash and other adverse effects and communities build resistance to them. A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. Pharyngitis
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have are fever‚ chills‚ cough‚ pains‚ aches‚ sweating‚ headaches‚ there are many more. These symptoms can really cause people problems trying to complete their everyday jobs. Influenza can involve complications involving life-threating secondary infections. These complications lead to over 35‚000 deaths each year. Treatments for this disease is normally rest and hydration. Another thing you can add is anti-inflammatory pain relievers to help with some of the symptoms and signs. The prognosis of this
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includes that the patient has been coughing for 4 days. This is a primary red flag because of the length of time the cough has persisted. The nurse reports that the resident has a fever. This implies that the patient’s body is fighting against an infection. Yellow flags include that the patient has a headache and chest discomfort and reports she is achy and has nasal congestion. Information Patient is a 78- year-old female‚ that lives in a nursing home. Her grandchildren and children have been asked
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live for so long‚ each mosquito season can lead to a growing number of worms in the infected dog. Heartworms infection is a life-threatening disease. It begins by affecting the blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs. This is called pulmonary vascular disease. It then
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Since smallpox disease was eradicated many human pox viruses have emerged .Monkeypox received most of the attention. Monkeypox is an infection zoonotic disease caused by the Monkeypox virus which it is a member of the family ’Poxviridiea. The disease is located mostly in Central and West Africa. The reason of why is the disease named as "Monkeypox" is because scientists discovered it first in a type of monkey in a laboratory in Copenhagen‚ Denmark in 1958. The scientists found that the clinical symptoms
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Pertussis is a contagious infection of the respiratory tract. It is commonly known as “whooping cough”because of the whooping sound the person makes after coughing. Pertussis causes bad coughing that can last up to ten weeks or more‚ this is why some people call it the “100 day cough”. Pertussis or “whooping cough” is caused by an infection by a bacterium known as Bordetella Pertussis. The bacteria attaches itself to the lining of the airway‚ release toxins‚ and lead to inflammation. Whooping cough
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