WebQuests: Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Disease Causative Organism Common Cold rhinoviruse s Influenza (Flu) type A‚ B ‚ C‚&D Strep Throat Chickenpox Mumps streptoocu s herpesciru s or zoster virus parotits Symptoms Treatment Mode of Transmission runny or stuffy nose‚ itchy or sore throat‚ ough‚ congestion ‚ slight body aches or mild a 10 headaches degree ‚ferenheit sneezing‚ watery fever or eyes‚ feeling low-grade feverish‚ fever‚ aouh‚ mild a fatigue‚ sore throat‚ high fever
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financial benefits of vaccinating were considered‚ that would be enough reason to support vaccinations. “For example‚ the cost per hospitalization for an infection with hemophilic influenza type B (Hib)‚ a very serious bacteria illness‚ with resulting meningitis can cost over $43‚000. An estimated 19‚000 cases of Hib infection will be prevented over the lifetimes of children born in 2009 because of routine immunization‚ saving an estimated $1.8 billion in disease-treating costs” (Naprawa). Studies have
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Staphylococcus aureus is bacteria that can cause an extensive selection of illnesses from minor skin infections to life threatening diseases in numerous parts of the body‚ for example meningitis and septicaemia. Naturally many members of the society carry the bacteria in their throats and therefore it can also cause a mild infection in a healthy patient. MRSA is a strain of the S.aureus bacterium that has evolved over the years and therefore has now become resistant to a number of regularly used
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Pharmaceutical Companies and Ethics It would be a mistake to claim that the pharmaceutical industry has not contributed to a better way of life and a better standard of living. They have come up with treatments for cancer-in some types of cancer they have even come up with the cure. It would also be naïve however to pretend that there are not some issues that have come up throughout the years that lead us to question whether the pharmaceutical industry’s main concern is the well being of the patients
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antibiotics from cell before they can function) Morphology: Pleomorphic bicilli Motility: non-motile Gram reaction: gram negative Requirement growth: facultative anaerobe Fastidious (do not survive in surface very long) It was the first cause of meningitis before vaccine Requires X & V factors for growth (due to their inability to synthesize important parts of the cytochrome system needed for
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or erythema multiforme after 3-21 days. Abscess formation can also be found on PE and unifocal bone or joint lesions if MS involvement. It can involve several organs such as the spleen‚ liver‚ lymph nodes‚ and the CNS can be involved resulting in meningitis.
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Understanding autoimmune disease is the subject of intense study within the medical community and although there have been great strides in the direction of uncoiling the mystery of autoimmune responses‚ there is still much to be discovered. Cell-mediated autoimmune disease is defined as a disease in which one’s immune system attacks the healthy cells of their own body. Such diseases as Multiple Sclerosis‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Celiac Disease‚ and Lupus fall into this category. With Zika virus
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BIN ABD WAHAB ( 06 – 6 – 091 ) | | : | B : - MUHAMAD ARIFF BIN MOHD RANDZAN ( 06 – 6 – 109 ) | INTRODUCTION Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) is a bacterial infection that can cause a number of serious illnesses such as pneumonia or meningitis‚ especially in young children. Hib infections are preventable by vaccination. SEROTYPES In 1930‚ two major categories of H. influenzae were defined: the unencapsulated strains and the encapsulated strains. Encapsulated strains were classified
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E1 Health and safety at work act 1974 Child care act 2006 Data protection act 1998 Reporting of injuries‚ diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Children act 1989 E2 It is important to make sure when dealing with any accidents and injuries you follow the settings correct policies and procedures‚ this ensures that every staff member is aware of how to deal with incidences as well as ensuring that the health and safety of each child is maintained. Dealing with a bump
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regular risk assessments. Task 2 (2.1) (2.2) Task 3 (3.1) The symptom of meningitis is you will have a stiff neck‚ crying‚ vomiting and restlessness. Also children might not like light colours and lights. Children often have a faith which is related to meningitis. (3.2) The impact on the organisation the infection can be spreaded when people come up the school from one person to another person. Meningitis can cause problems throw out the organisation and it could spread quickly. The school
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