causes pneumonia‚ OM‚bacteremia & meningigits. D. Erythema Infectiousum ____Whooping cough; paroxysmal cough‚ esp nocturnal. E. HIB ____Epstein-Barr virus; herpes group. Accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly‚ Fever‚ tonsillitis‚ lymphadenopathy. F. Lyme Disease ____Fifth’s Disease; slapped cheeks. Not contagious after the rash appears; Assoc. with fetal demise with exposure in first trimester. G. Rubeola ____Erythema Migrans; often in the groin‚ axilla
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Natural Healing Essential Oils Essential oils are mostly used for natural healing since they possess no side-effects to the health. Below is a list of some natural healing essential oils along with their health benefits. 1. Vetivert Oil Vertivert essential oil comes from the roots and is obtained through distillation. This essential oil is mostly used in the perfume industry due to its long-lasting woody fragrance. It is also known as the oil of tranquility in the east and is used for meditation
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– they are types of living plants and animals that derive benefit from the metabolism of other animals and plants. 2) Identify common illnesses and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria can cause things such as tonsillitis‚ ear infections‚ food poisoning and sexually transmitted infections. These are generally stopped by antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. Viruses can cause things such as common cold‚ warts‚ hepatitis and rabies these things can be caught from
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Among the diseases that cause lockjaw in first place are the tetanus and certain conditions affecting the trigeminal nerve. Other diseases that can cause lockjaw are: Peritonsillar abscess‚ gingivitis‚ malaria‚ meningitis‚ periodontitis‚ anger and tonsillitis. Lockjaw causes clenching of the jaw resulting in difficulty opening the mouth‚ in some cases can be completely blocked‚ so consequently you will also have considerable difficulty talking and eating. Other symptoms include: Difficulty eating or
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1.) Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest medical systems in the world and is based on the philosophy of the principles of holistic medicine. The goal of TCM and each of the treatments is to integrate the mind‚ body‚ and spirit in order to prevent illness and promote ultimate wellness. 2.) The roots of TCM extend back to antiquity‚ originating with the study of the healing properties of plants and flowers. Sheng Nung played a crucial role in the discovery and and recording of certain
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and animals. Parasites may be protozoa‚ yeasts or multi cellular organisms like fungi or worms‚ that live inside or on their host to obtain nourishment without providing any benefit to their host. 1.2 Bacterial infections - sore throats (tonsillitis‚ strep throat)‚ ear infections‚ pneumonia Viral infections - Chickenpox‚ Measles‚ Flu‚ HIV Fungal infections - Athletes foot‚ Thrush Parasitical infections - Scabies‚ Malaria‚ Legionnaires Disease‚ Dysentery‚ Ring Worm 1.3 Infection begins
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Elie Metchnikoff has discovered phagocytosis in a starfish. The inner space of starfish is a primitive version of human extravascular (extravasal) compartment. The first line of host defense in humans is extravascular compartment which is evolutionally older than intravascular compartment (cardiovascular and lymphatic systems) and includes external and internal covers (skin‚ conjunctiva‚ tympanum‚ upper and lower respiratory mucous membranes‚ digestive tract mucous membranes‚ etc.) and different
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Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism‚ and lung cancer
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plants and animals that derive benefit from the metabolism of other animals and plants. 2.2 Identify common illnesses and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – Food poisoning‚ bronchitis‚ ear infections‚ tonsillitis. Viruses – common cold‚ stomach flu‚ warts. Fungi – Athletes foot‚ ring worm‚ yeast infection. Parasites – worms‚ malaria‚ trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) 2.3 Describe what is meant by infection and colonisation. Infection
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became worse instead of better‚ I saw my doctor. She told me I had contracted an influenza virus - there was an epidemic spreading across Germany that I had not been aware of. I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis‚ pharyngitis‚ lymphadenitis and tonsillitis‚ along with chills with 39°C fever on average. I was given some prescriptions and told to rest. I felt conflicted since I knew I was losing important time for my dissertation. I had planned to do my writing during February and March. However‚
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