While the causes of croup may vary. It is most commonly brought on by a viral infection. Other means of infection include bacteria, inhaled irritants, acid reflux, and allergies. There are two primary types of croup: spasmodic and viral. Recurrent and viral croup account for most cases. Another form of croup is acute epiglottis, which is considered a life threatening emergency. Acute epiglottis is a bacterial infection. It is caused by Haemophilus influenza type B and
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Hepatitis B: A Global Health Crisis Approximately one-third of the world’s population have been infected with the hepatitis b virus (HBV) and 240 million people are infected with chronic hepatitis b infection worldwide. This communicable disease is a potentially life threatening liver infection. It has become a global health problem that affects all areas of the world. Many organizations, health care providers, and governments around the world are working together to address the health concerns
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infected with H.I.V. and the infection rates in women ages 15-24 are twice as high as young men in the same age range. This statistic highlights the negative impact that H.I.V. has on women. Women need to be provided with better sex educational tools so they can be better informed. With increased information and better awareness, lives will definitely be saved from being infected with H.I.V. in the long run. With roughly 25 percent of people living with HIV infection in the United States being
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Transmission For infections to spread three elements are required. The first being a way to cause infection or source to cause infection. This can be from organisms in your body or by entering through a portal of entry like a cut or break in the skin. Organisms can also enter through your respiratory tract. Next there has to be a susceptible host. Meaning that a person or animal is not able to fight off the organism. The last element required is transmission of the infection to the susceptible
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with most other viral respiratory infections such as colds, influenza (flu), the infection can be compared to a serious illness, death rate from 0.1% of the virus that causes an infection. Influenza is transmitted when an infected person sneezes or coughs in the public places, like market, shopping mall, bus stops and in trains. The particles pass through the air, where they infect, with whom they come into contact. If an infected person uses a phone, the infection can be transmitted to the next person
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Epiglotittis-inflammation of epiglottis Cause: A bacterial infection is the most common cause of epiglottitis Prevention: * Wash your hands frequently or use alcohol sanitizer to prevent the spread of germs. * Avoid drinking after other individuals and sharing food or utensils. Treatment: * intravenous fluids for nutrition and hydration until you’re able to swallow again * antibiotics to get rid of a bacterial infection Erysipelas- is a bacterial infection in the upper layer of your skin. Cause:
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Coccioidiodal Mycosis According to Fauci et al., fungal infections are classified into categories based on anatomic location and epidemiology. The most frequent anatomic categories are mucocutaneous and deep organ infections. The most common epidemiologic categories are endemic and opportunistic. The endemic mycoses, such as coccidioidomycosis, are infections caused by fungal organisms that are not found in normal human flora and are instead acquired from
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blood, urine or throat swabs. Determination of antibody by any standard serologic test: ELISA, RIA. Because it is a viral infection, antibiotics should not be given, treatment is symptomatic, it is routed to control fever and cough. The best mode of prevention is through vaccination. Two nursing interventions for measles : maintain good body hygiene to prevent other infections to the lesions. Give antipyretics as order by medical doctor to reduce
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that causes a large variety of diseases” (Fieber & Kovarik 2014). Most GAS infections are mild such as Strep throat. Strep A is one of the most common pathogens that occur in humans. “Strep Throat is most common in children ages 5-15, although anyone can get it” (Strep Throat Medline Plus, n.d). Streptococcus Group A can primarily cause pharyngitis, Scarlet fever (red rash on the body), rheumatic fever, skin and wound infections (impetigo). Two of the most common but least invasive forms of GAS are pneumonia
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susceptible individuals, the value for I must also decrease.3 The only way people can leave the set of individuals in the susceptible (S) population is to become infected in the first place; as we can see on the right half of the equation, the rate of infection is multiplied by the susceptible and infected populations, providing a value for the number of individuals who will transfer over from S to I relative to the size of said populations. Being the derivative of the susceptible graph over time, this
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