Case note on Carmel Collins v Mid-western health Board and O’ Connor This case concerns the death of a man in his early 40’s from a subarachnoid haemorrhage. In the HC the learned trial judge found there to be no action in negligence. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The deceased first fell ill on the 20th February 1991 while at work on a building site. He visited the second named defendant in his surgery later that day, after his wife had made an appointment over the phone. She
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• What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus, or parasite. The infectious agent I choose is the Norovirus. The Norovirus is a small virus that is highly contagious. The Norovirus is also the most common cause of gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is often referred to as the stomach flu. Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of gastrointestinal tract. This includes the stomach and intestines. The inflammation usually
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Epidemiology Paper Name: Course: Date: Epidemiology Paper Influenza or simply flu is one of the most devastating communicable diseases. This is because it is transmitted through the air we breathe. This simply means that being in the company of a mammal or bird that is infected is more than good enough reason for one to get infected (Naff, 2011). Influenza is caused by an influenza virus which can be of one of three types. Type A and B results to a high degree of infections
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FOOD-BORNE OUTBREAK Fresno County has recently experienced a major outbreak in food-borne illnesses. Most of the county residents have been hospitalized with severe flu like symptoms. These residents have been complaining about severe stomach pains, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, blurred vision, difficulty swallowing, and muscle weakness. Some had a very high fever that caused them to become hospitalized. The hospital is advising everyone to take the proper food safety, handling, and purchasing
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One of Men’s Health’s top experts, T.E. Holt, M.D., a physician in North Carolina, tells this story about one of his patients: A man came in, dragged by his daughter because, she explained, he had been steadily losing weight and was covered in big lumps. The lumps had been growing for 2 years, maybe more, she said. I had no doubt, from the moment I saw him, that this man was dying. He had lumps as big as my fist on his forehead and his back, and as I came closer and moved around him, more
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“An Important Decision that I Made in My Life” One day I decided to move back to Chicago from Georgia. I moved back to help my mother because she had the flu and needed assistance throughout the day. When I moved back to Chicago I was unemployed and so was my mother. Since neither one of us were employed we needed some excitement and someone to keep us on our toes. So if my niece were to come stay with us that would be awesome for me and the family. Besides, my sister stayed back in Georgia
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Ainsley Stewart Health and Wellness Prof. Michael Wagstaff Hepatitis A What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? Hepatitis A virus HAV is an RNA virus classified as a picornavirus. How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? There are a number of ways that one can get the HAV and there are; person-to-person contact; through exposure to contaminated water, ice, or shellfish harvested from sewage-contaminated water; or from fruits
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immune system take its course. If you were wondering who I am, I actually go by two names and I also was first found in pigs before humans. Some people even gave me the nickname swine flu but I prefer my real name. Best regards to you all, H1N1 (Influenza A) I am the carrier of this disease so be careful with anything related to me. I am the carrier of this disease so be careful with anything related to me. I don’t feel so good. I think I have my disease called uh… I don’t remember do you
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are fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes. Other common symptoms include muscle pain and headache. The time from exposure to symptoms is not yet known. The symptoms usually last for a few days to a week. Deaths are rare from this virus. There are no vaccines yet to treat or prevent this virus. A person can only treat the symptoms, which can be done by sleeping, drinking lots of water, and taking acetaminophen if needed (CDC, 2016). In order to prevent getting the Zika virus, a person should wear
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Symptoms Symptoms start to emerge one year after the worm enters the body, days or hours before the worm starts to exit the body. Some symptoms include, fever nausea exhaustion swelling (in the area of the worm) rash (in the area of the worm) blister (in the area of the worm) pain (in the area of the worm) Method of Transmission The only way of contracting guinea worm is through drinking stagnant, unfiltered water, contaminated with guinea worm larvae and eggs. Treatment and Prevention There
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