She was afebrile but had a subjective fever earlier. Her left knee was swollen and warm with no palpable effusion. There was limited extension and flexion. Examination of the right knee was normal. Her lower left leg and left arm had healed abscess sites. She had bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy
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overcrowding occur in combination with other environmental health factors such as poor water quality and sanitation‚ which are associated with increased risk of infectious diseases such acute rheumatic fever‚ tuberculosis‚ and skin and respiratory infections (Department of Health‚ 2012). High rates of rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians are largely due to an increased exposure to Streptococcus pyogenes‚ related to overcrowding and poor living conditions (Hickie et al.‚ 2011). Socio
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Amadeus Mozart died at 1 a.m. on 5th December 1791 at the age of 35. For the past two hundred years‚ Mozart’s death has been shrouded in mystery. The cause of Mozart’s death cannot be known with certainty. The official record say that he died of Rheumatic fever‚ he is known to have had three or even four attacks of it since his childhood‚ and this disease has a tendency to recur‚ with increasingly serious consequences each time‚ such as rampant infection and damage to the heart valves. A 2009 paper suggested
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before I graduated I told the nun there I was sick but she didn’t believe me. So for the treatment I had to take aspirin around the clock to where my ears were ringing. That’s how they knew I had enough aspirin in my system. I ended up having Rheumatic fever and then after I graduated I had to stay in bed for three months and back then there was no penicillin. After I finished my training I continued to work for Mercy Hospital as a nurse. Being a nurse I was always very busy. Every day I had to sweep
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moist storage containers‚ rather than relying on the seasonal patterns of rainfall. Another species‚ Aedes albopictus (the "Tiger mosquito")‚ is widespread throughout Asia. Both mosquitoes are now well established in urban centers. Accordingly‚ dengue fever is now a disease of urbanized‚ developed areas‚ rather than rural‚ unpopulated regions. The dengue virus is passed to humans exclusively by the bite of mosquito in search of a blood meal. This mode of transmission makes the dengue virus an arbovirus
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Comparing yellow fever and scarlet fever |Yellow Fever (viral infection) |Scarlet fever (streptococcal infection) | |Causative factors: |Causative factors: | |Yellow fever virus (flavivirus group) |Streptococcus bacteria | |
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Scarlet Fever By: Rachael Zabkar In Frankentstein‚ a gothic novel written my Mary Shelley‚ scarlet fever was a huge part in the main plot line. Scarlet fever was a common disease during the time Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. Scarlet fever was particularly common in children and was fatal and deadly. It was a disease that affected many children and hat many sympotms‚ causes and stages (Bunch 54). In the modern world we live in with modern medicine it’s not as common‚ however‚ back then if you
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Fractured right pinky. All resolved without sequelae. Illnesses: Childhood - Had common childhood diseases‚ rare Pityriasis Rosea‚ age 11. Chicken pox‚ age 8. Denies diphtheria‚ rheumatic fever‚ etc. mumps‚ measles‚ rubella‚ whooping cough‚ heart murmur‚ seizures‚ joint problems‚ glomerulonephritis‚ scarlet fever‚ congenital defect‚ renal disease‚ other. Adult - Heart murmur‚ age 20. Seizure‚ age 20. Anemia‚ age 19. Low Ferritin levels‚ age 18. Given Iron supplements by Dr. Mattai @ UCLA Medical
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Title: Yellow Fever Organizational Pattern: Chronological General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: Teach the audience general facts about yellow fever throughout the years Introduction: When most of you hear Yellow Fever‚ you probably think of a type of cold or flu‚ however what you may not consider is that it can be a very serious illness which can even lead to death. Transition: Let’s start with the basics… I. The Basics http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002341/ A. What
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INTRODUCTION Dengue fever Dengue fever (UK /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ or US /ˈdɛŋɡiː/)‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is an infectious tropical diseasecaused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever‚headache‚ muscle and joint pains‚ and a characteristicskin rash that is similar to measles. In a small proportion of cases the disease develops into the life-threateningdengue hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue shock syndrome‚ where
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