• Infection: Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is commonly caused by a strain of bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It is neither gram-positive nor gram-negative‚ but instead has a waxy coating on the outside of the cell that enables acid-fast techniques to be used when staining the bug. The bacterium was first discovered by Robert Koch and earned him a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Mycobacterium prevents the acidification of the phagolysosome‚ thus disabling the antigen from being presented
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OUTLINE OF TOPICS IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY Dec 14‚ 2014 8:00 am – 12:00 nn Part 1: IMMUNOLOGY UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Historical Development 2. Definition of Terms UNIT II: IMMUNITY 1. Natural/Innate Immunity First line of Defense Anatomical/ Physical Barriers of Infections Second Line of Defense Physiological Barriers Biochemical Factors Cellular Factors Phagocytosis Third Line of Defense Immune response 2. Acquired/Adaptive Immunity Active Acquired Immunity Passive Acquired Immunity Humoral Immunity
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Running head: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases More than 12 million Americans‚ 3 million of whom are teenagers‚ are affected with STDs each year. In 1995 STDs accounted for 87 percent of all cases reported among the top ten most frequently reported diseases in the United States. Since 1980‚ eight new sexually transmitted pathogens have been recognized in the United States. STDs may cause serious‚ life threatening complications including cancers
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Nature – Nurture debate. Nature – genetic and biological influences. Nurture – social economic and environmental influences. The nature nurture debate is where philosophers and theorist argue that we are born to be the way we are. Other theorist argues that it is the way we are brought up and influenced by the areas surrounding us (environment). Biological programming Genetics plays a vital role in the development of the human life as some disorders cannot be prevented as they are genetically
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cause diarrhea. Common culprits includeCampylobacter‚ Salmonella‚ Shigella‚ and Escherichia coli. * Viral infections. Bacterial infections. Several types of bacteria‚ consumed Many viruses cause diarrhea‚ including rotavirus‚ Norwalk virus‚ cytomegalovirus‚ herpes simplex virus‚ and viral hepatitis. * Food intolerance. Some people are unable to digest some component of food‚ such as lactose‚ the sugar found in milk. symptoms * Diarrhea is not an
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Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology Instructor: Rosemary O’Brien‚ MSN‚ RN Pennsylvania Institute of Health and Technology INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Diseases/Disorders BCC Basil Cell Carcinoma CMV Cytomegalovirus HSV-1 Herpes Simplex Virus 1 HSV-2 Herpes Simplex Virus 2 SqCCa Squamous Cell Carcinoma SLE System Lupus Erythematosus Staph Staphylococcus Strep Streptococcus Diagnostic Tests/Procedures Bx Biopsy C&S Culture and sensitivity
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Islam Attalla Dr. Held BL 126.01 11 November 2010 Toxicology Environmental Toxicology is a young (1965) and interdisciplinary science that uses both basic and applied scientific knowledge to understand natural and human caused pollutants‚ life cycle and their impacts upon structure and functions of biological and ecological systems. Research in Environmental Toxicology includes both laboratory experiments and field studies. The main purpose of Environmental Toxicology wants to answer two main
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bone. Sickness Drowsiness Problems with bowels Biological People can have problems with their health because of biological matters. For example‚ infections during pregnancy can be an issue. Rubella which is a type of measles and cytomegalovirus which is a herpes-type virus can attack the foetus if the mother becomes infected. These infections can affect an individual in their life stages. Baby Impaired hearing Impaired eyesight Damage to the heart Low birth weight
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Rosdahl and Kowalski TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING PART C – Nursing Throughout the Life Cycle CHAPTERS: Unit 10 The High-Risk Newborn New Terminology ABO incompatibility anencephaly choanal atresia cleft lip cleft palate congenital endotracheal tube epispadias erythroblastosis fetalis esophageal atresia exstrophy galactosemia high-risk newborn hydrocephalus hyperbilirubinemia hypospadias New
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developing CP. Certain infections during pregnancy such as: 1.) German measles (rubella)‚ this is a viral infection that can be prevented with a vaccine 2.) Chickenpox (varicella)‚ another viral infection that can be prevented by a vaccine 3.) Cytomegalovirus‚ is a common virus that can cause flu-like symptoms and can lead to birth defects if a mother contracts her first infection during pregnancy 4.) Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite found in soil and feces of infected cats 5.)
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