mucus lining of these airways can become irritated and swollen; the cells that make up the lining may leak fluids in response to the inflammation. Bronchitis most often occurs during the cold and flu season usually coupled with an upper respiratory infection. Bronchitis can be divided into two categories: acute or chronic each of which has distinct etiologies, pathologies, and therapies. I chose this condition because it seemed like an interesting topic to research on, and I am also interested in learning
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orthomyxoviridae and it’s considered a global virus. The Mayo Clinic clearly states, influenza (also known as the flu) is an infection of the respiratory system. The flu spreads by being in contact with someone who has the virus or by touching an object (less often). People are most contagious three to four days after being infected. Symptoms usually appear one to four days after the infection. The few
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raw tomatoes. Fresh cilantro is also under investigation. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention narrowed their investigation to certain farms in Mexico that they believed were responsible for the contaminated produce. Salmonella infections usually isn’t life-threating, but infants, young children, older adults, transplant recipients, pregnant women and people with low immune systems. It causes dehydration,
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Chickenpox Pamela Nauerth Grand Canyon University April 20, 2014 Chickenpox Varicella infection, commonly known as Chickenpox, is a member of the herpes virus group. Varicella has the capacity to stay latent in the human source. It stays in the sensory nerve ganglia and the recurrent infection is called Herpes Zoster or Shingles. This essay gives the description, causes, symptoms, mode of transmission and the treatment of varicella. It describes the mortality, morbidity, incidence
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Bacteria and viruses which are small organisms considered as the most common causes of the diseases and infections. They both have the incubation period inside the host which is neither symptoms nor signs appear. Viruses which is non living organisms have unique pathways that end up either with life or death. Measles as a type of the epidemic viruses has specific movement inside the body. The symptoms of the measles appear regularly depending on the activation of the virus. Indeed, “The majority
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the spread of this virus have been restaurants, schools, and nursing homes. You can catch this virus from eating infected foods or drinking infected water. Infection occurs when humans inadvertently ingest material contaminated with small amounts of fluids or feces from an infected person. It only takes a small number of viruses to cause infection, so even microscopic amounts of feces or fluids can be contagious. • What is an example of a real life outbreak of this foodborne illness in the
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ways some one can be screened for TB test. They are TB skin test or (TST) and TB blood test (TBT). These two tests can help us only to tell whether the patient is infected with TB bacteria or not. They can’t tell whether the patient has latent TB infection or not. Therefore; based on the results if the patient is a positive for TB further tests are important to know exactly for TB disease. These tests are such as medical history, physical examination but more chest x-ray and sample of sputum in laboratory
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Virol 73(4): 885-893. Abdulkadir, I. A. (1989). Infections diseases of livestock in Nigeria. An outline. University Press Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria. p. 262. Wright NG, Cornwell AJ, Thompson H and Lauder IM (1974). Canine distemper: current concepts in laboratory and clinical diagnosis. Vet. Rec. 94: 86– 92. Mortiz A, Frisk A and Baumgartner W (2000). The evaluation of diagnostic procedures for the detection of canine distemper virus infection. Eur. J. Comp. Anim. Pract. 10: 37–
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emasculator. One of the main concerns that lead to docking is to avoid incidences of urine and faeces accumulating under the tail of the sheep. The accumulation makes the sheep vulnerable to attacks by certain kinds of flies that cause bacterial infection, which in turn causes agony, uneasiness and even demise of the sheep. The other major reasons for docking are to ease the breeding processes in ewes and help in gaining weight (Association, 2000). Even though docking has it benefits, the shortcomings
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Genital Warts Genital warts are a common sexually transmitted disease (STD). They may appear as small bumps on the tissues of the genital area. They can sometimes become irritated and cause pain. Genital warts are easily passed to other people through sexual contact. Getting treatment is important because genital warts can lead to other problems. In females, the virus that causes genital warts may increase the risk of cervical cancer. CAUSES Genital warts are caused by a virus called human papillomavirus
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