first story was about a young boy Tyler from Colorado‚ who got meningococcal meningitis. The symptoms were flu-like at first: high-temperature‚ weakness in the body‚ dehydration‚ etc. But then he got a shortness of breath‚ very low blood pressure‚ rush and eventually blisters on his limbs. Only after running multiple tests for five days that a boy spent on life control doctors finally got the answer. Meningococcal meningitis is an inflammation of the brain and infection of the bloodstream caused by
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organism. B. Viral Structure 1. The virus protein coat‚ or capsid‚ may contain either RNA or DNA‚ but not both. 2. Many viruses‚ such as the influenza virus‚ have a membrane‚ or envelope‚ surrounding the capsid. 3. The envelope consists of proteins‚ lipids‚ and glycoproteins‚ which are proteins with attached carbohydrate molecules. 4. Viruses exist in a variety of shapes‚ from rods‚ spheres‚ polyhedral figures‚ etc. 5. Viruses that infect bacteria are called bacteriophages. C. Viral Reproduction
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Disease in Digestive System Viral Gastroenteritis -is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach‚ small intestine‚ and the large intestine. Several different viruses can cause viral gastroenteritis‚ which is highly contagious and extremely common. It causes millions of cases of diarrhea each year. Anyone can get it and most people recover without any complications‚ unless they become dehydrated. Causes of Viral Gastroenteritis There are four viruses that cause Viral Gastronenteritis namely:
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I [felt] like I’m on a tight schedule and [had] lost a lot of years. Amy Purdy in Woman of Action also developed her confidence in pursuing her goal as a snowboarder from her obsession of snowboarding again. After surviving from a bacterial meningitis disease that nearly took her life on the summer night of July 1999‚ Amy realized that she was not going to snowboard again due to her two legs being amputated and did not want to waste her life at the hospital doing anything without helping other
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Germs‚ such as bacteria and viruses sometimes enter the body. When this happens‚ the bacteria or virus attack the body’s cells and begin to multiply. When this happens‚ it is known as an infection which in turn make people ill. Our body uses its immune system to fight of the infection that has began spreading in the body. Vaccines are used to help our immune system develop an immunity by imitating the infection. This means that there is a small amount of the bacteria or virus introduced to the body
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Chapter 18 The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria Lecture Outline Overview: Microbial Model Systems Viruses and bacteria are the simplest biological systems—microbial models in which scientists find life’s fundamental molecular mechanisms in their most basic‚ accessible forms. Molecular biology was born in the laboratories of microbiologists studying viruses and bacteria. Microbes such as E. coli and its viruses are called model systems because of their use in studies that reveal broad biological
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asthmatic and wheezing. For many children this means losing sleep‚ restricted physical activity‚ and missing school. Effects of overcrowding include meningitis‚ tuberculosis‚ heart disease‚ stomach cancer‚ respiratory disease. Children in overcrowded housing are up to 10 times more likely to contract meningitis than children in general. Meningitis can be life threatening. Long-term effects of the disease include deafness‚ blindness and behavioural problems. Children in unfit and overcrowded homes
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Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task 1 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety All staff within a school environment are responsible for the welfare of children‚ and to ensure that they are kept safe from harm. It is the right of every child to have a safe and secure environment to learn in and to develop essential skills for adulthood. Safeguarding which replaced the
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TD2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1. 1.1 legislation‚ guidelines and policies place duty on all those working in schools to ensure health‚ safety and security of children in their care. The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people starts with all agencies working together. The UN convention on the rights of the child (1989) has set out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles included in those rights are
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Vaccinations that act through different mechanisms provide methods of best containing viral spread. The significance that comes with vaccinations is understanding the herd mentality that medicine follows. In order to best protect a large population‚ it is not necessary‚ and is nearly impossible‚ to vaccinate all members of that community. However‚ vaccinations still prove to be effective methods of preventing diseases. This occurs by ensuring that an infected person is most likely to come into contact
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