NEW MICROBIOLOGICA‚ 36‚ 211-227‚ 2013 Chikungunya virus infection: an overview Claudia Caglioti‚ Eleonora Lalle‚ Concetta Castilletti‚ Fabrizio Carletti‚ Maria Rosaria Capobianchi‚ Licia Bordi Laboratory of Virology‚ “L. Spallanzani” National Institute for Infectious Diseases‚ Rome‚ Italy SUMMARY Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus belonging to the Togaviridae family‚ first isolated in Tanzania in 1952. The main vectors are mosquitoes from the Aedes species. Recently
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CU 254 Causes and spread of infections 1.1Identify the difference between bacteria‚viruses‚fungi and parasites. Bacteria are organisims made up of one cell.They multiply by themselves. Bacteria is everywhere inside and outside our bodies.Some are mostly harmless and some can be useful. Viruses. They are too small to see even by the eye. Cannot not muliply on their own so there fore need an host. They are capable of latching on to cells. We are often open to attack by them. Fungi Comes
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CU254 Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria – bacteria are extremely small singular organisms which are found almost everywhere. Viruses – it is a coated genetic material that invades cells and use’s the cells apparatus for reproduction. Fungi – it is a multi-celled living organism Parasites – they are types of living plants and animals that derive benefit from the metabolism of other animals and plants. 1.2 Identify
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importance of both infection control and communication are vital skills when relating them to practice. Throughout this assignment there will be links to different experiences in acute care as well as past health care experiences which are suitable. During any health care placement‚ there are many important skills needed communication being one. This being significant as you need to learn to work within different boundaries as well as understanding different ways to communicate. Infection control is a
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Executive Summary: Compliance Status Infection Control for Nightingale Community Hospital Nightingale Community Hospital is currently not up to standards on its infection control standards. As a top community hospital it is crucial to be providing a safe environment for patients and staff. The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) 7: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections number 2: Hand Hygiene is the standard that we need to bring up to par for the Joint Commission. From the safety
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Many of the bacteria that cause common bacterial infection are mutating and therefore gaining resistance. This means that the original antibiotics that were once used to treat these common illnesses are becoming increasing ineffective. This resistance delays treatment as the original antibiotics are ineffective. This can lead to the disease worsening and even death. This means that common illnesses that were once easily treated by antibiotics are no longer so easy to treat. This results in increased
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3. The MSN prepared nurse will have barriers no matter which clinical setting they practice. As the infection control practitioner at my facility‚ I will always face barriers in preventing the spread of infection. I work with many disciplines which include physicians‚ nursing‚ environmental services‚ facilities‚ dietary and the list is infinite for everyone participates in infection prevention. One of the biggest barriers faced is the “sacred cow” as described in the article Putting Evidence into
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1. understand the causes of infection 1.1 bacteria - neither plant/animal. are a group of there own. very small‚ normally millions of them. multiply ++. single cell with NO nucleus Virus - small infectious agent‚ can only replicate inside living cells of organism‚ have genes of DNA or RNA Fungi - multicellular micro organisms including yeasts & moulds. used for making ABx. essential in decomposition Parasite- is an organism that lives on or in another organism to the detremenet of the host
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genetic Symptoms Common symptoms of hemophilia are: bleeding into joints (knees‚ elbows‚ ankles‚ shoulders‚ hips‚ wrists in descending order of frequency) bleeding into soft tissues and muscles (the ileopsoas muscle around the hip‚ calf‚ forearm‚ upper arm‚ Achilles tendon‚ buttocks) bleeding in the mouth from a cut‚ bitten tongue or loss of a tooth (especially in children) blood in the urine (hematuria) surface bruising. Treatment he main treatment for hemophilia is called replacement therapy
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Mr. Smith was admitted for surgery on his left knee. However‚ a surgery of the right knee was performed‚ resulting in a wrong site surgery. The patient is awake and aware of the current situation. Hospital administration has spoken with the patient and ensured him a team will be formed to do a full analyze in order to identify where the mistake was made. The wrong site surgery analyzes team will consist of several key professionals present at the time of surgery. The team will include the
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