possible for the mother to pass the lice or their eggs to the hair on their baby’s if the mother is infested at the time of birth‚ or anytime in the postpartum period Pubic lice do not transmit disease; however‚ secondary bacterial infection can occur from scratching of the skin. Some medications used to treat pubic lice are not safe during pregnancy and
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Unit 4 Case Study 1: Overcoming the Perils of Canoe Lake Identify Threats: Threats of overheating: Lipids released by lamellar granules inhibit evaporation of water from the skin surface‚ thus guarding against dehydration. The skin regulates the body temperature by sweating at its surface and adjusting the flow of blood in the dermis. The body has an internal temperature control mechanism that under normal circumstances regulate the body’s temperature within normal limits. When the body is
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consequences and excessive expenses involved. Community prevention of pressure ulcers Pressure ulcers are injuries usually caused by unrelieved pressure that damages the skin and the underlining tissue. Pressure ulcers often develop when direct pressure slows or stops blood flow to the skin. Friction can also cause pressure ulcers and may form over bony areas. Most common pressure ulcers are formed in the back‚ hips‚ heels‚ buttocks‚ elbows‚ and ankles. Severity of the ulcers vary
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spread the infection when the worm eggs develop into larvae and are in the animals feces. Pets get the infection by eating infected soil‚ licking contaminated fur or paws‚ or drinking contaminated water. If the pet is a female and had babies‚ the babies can get it before birth or after through nursing. Roundworms are zoonotic which means they’re an animal disease that can be spread to humans. Most infections come from accidentally eating the worm larvae or the larvae entering the skin. Children are
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D17C 10/14/11 Infectious Disease (Extra credit paper) Infectious Disease - A disease caused by a microorganism or other agent‚ such as a bacterium‚ fungus‚ or virus‚ which enters the body of an organism. Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster infection) The cause of chickenpox is caused by a virus called Varicella Zoster. Varicella Zoster is one of 8 herpes viruses knows to infect people it’s common for kids but more dangerous for adults. It is known to spread mostly to kids at the age of 3-10
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disease focused on today is called the West Nile encephalitis. The West Nile encephalitis is an infection caused by the disease known as the West Nile virus. The West Nile virus is transmitted by birds to humans with the help of mosquitoes. There is no vaccine or specific treatment to prevent the virus. Some of the symptoms of a mild infection include fever‚ headache‚ and body aches. More severe infections include symptoms such as high fever‚ coma‚ tremors‚ paralysis‚ and rarely death (Medicine.net)
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higher gauge piercing when scar tissue or the tissue is too thin to stretch (“Stretching (body piercing)”). The scalpel and taper method takes place after a piercing or a scalpelling. A large taper is inserted directly after the two allowing the skin to be stretched to large diameters instantly (“Stretching (body piercing)”). This method can be extremely painful. It is discouraged because it can cause the formation of scar tissue (“Stretching (body piercing)”). The dermal punch method is the
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fields and are being used increasingly for beef production. Dr. Stephen Bennett developed a new breed of cattle whose name matches the land of his birth‚ the land of the calypso – the Buffalypso. Through selective breeding he set out to reduce infections in water buffalo which were prone to tuberculosis. He found that the Indian water buffalo‚ which was introduced to Trinidad as a “beast of burden” to work on the sugar estates‚ was a tougher animal. It was less infected with this disease and so
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ancient text by Ancient Greek and Roman scholars. They noted the similarities between the enlarged limbs and cracked skin of infected individuals to that of elephants. Elephantiasis translates to “a disease caused by elephants” which absolutly not the case. Wuchereria bancrofti was named after physician Otto Wucherer and parasitologist Joseph Bancroft who studied filarial infections in the late 1800’s. Bancroft was one of the first to suggest it was transmitted by mosquitoes. Mode of Transmission
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disease is transmitted‚ environmental factors‚ treatments‚ methods used to control spreading of the disease‚ and how to promote prevention. HIV is an infection‚ an inflammatory disease and contributes to chronic inflammation. Over a period of time‚ HIV will weaken the immune system causing old infections to reoccur and new infections to occur which will cause more inflammation. Chronic inflammation causes scarring and tissue damage. Chronic inflammation contributes to allergies‚ autoimmune
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