The Common Cold Acute infectious rhinitis is a viral infection, with most being self-limiting. Coryza is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. The rhinovirus is the most causative agent to cause a cold, with most cases occurring in the winter. The rhinovirus is hardy and multiplies in the upper airway. Transmission occurs through airborne, droplet and direct contact (Arcangelo & Peterson, 2013). There are more than 200 known viruses that lead to colds, with the Rhinoviruses
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American population. The country was in a state of panic over the impact of the flu, that was killing millions of Americans. John M. Barry, an author who was known for his works of scientists and their research, published a novel called “The Great Influenza”. It was an account of the 1918 flu epidemic. Barry relates to scientists with an extended metaphor of pioneers and frontier and appeals to the fear of uncertainty in order to encourage the scientific community to uncover the unknown in their field
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To immune or not to immune? Alicia Thornton Excelsior College Vaccines have been widely used in the United States since the 1700’s. The use of vaccinations has deeply affected the occurrence of many types of infectious diseases. Without the use of vaccines, the death rate from viruses and diseases would be extremely high. Due to a new strain of avian flu has formulated in China, I suggest that a vaccine should become mandatory in this United States in order to stop this virus from becoming
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Respiratory Disease Paper Shonay Williams HCS/245 September 9, 2014 Susan Fahrney Respiratory Disease Paper Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by either a bacteria, a virus, or fungus. The alveoli or (air sacs) fill up with fluid and pus and then become solid. This disease would be considered a tertiary disease. It is classified as a tertiary disease because it is an end result of some other types of infections or illnesses. The flu is one of the main illnesses that
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When people are under the weather especially now because it is flu season, your best bet is to visit a medical professional so that they can diagnose you and put you on the road to recovery. You never expect the doctor to run unneeded tests on you or give you no medication at all. If you find this odd do not worry, it is. This dishonest act is called malpractice when a hospital, doctor and other in the medical field intentionally or unintentionally hurt people through a negligent act or pure laziness
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The signs and symptoms of this virus are usually mild and a person may not know they are sick. Common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis. It has been proven that we build immunities to this virus and if a woman had the vaccine before getting sick with this virus she would not have to worry about the defects that are caused. There is a relatively new approach to combatting Zika virus that is being used to look at cellular structures. It is called Cellular Analysis
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Week 3 Assignment To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation. Volume, Risk, and Price Variances Analyze the variances in the following scenario: You are the nursing administrator for a medical group that expects a severe outbreak of the flu this winter. You hire additional staff to treat the patients and administer shots. Your special project budget was for 1,000 hours of part-time nurses’ services at $40 per hour, for a total cost
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Variance Analysis To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation. Volume, Risk, and Price Variances Analyze the variances in the following scenario: You are the nursing administrator for a medical group that expects a severe outbreak of the flu this winter. You hire additional staff to treat the patients and administer shots. Your special project budget was for 1,000 hours of part-time nurses’ services at $40 per hour, for a total cost
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disease control, ¨Influenza (also known as the Spanish flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. It´s important to realize the symptoms of influenza, also known as the Spanish flu, came on all of a sudden to some people. The influenza was often difficult as physicians frequently confused the disease with another viral infection. In 1918 most physicians and scientists mistakenly believed that influenza was caused by
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The HPV vaccines, Cervarix and Gardasil, protect against these oncogenic genotypes (Godi, Bissett, Miller, & Beddows, 2015). Even though there are risks with taking this vaccine, the HPV vaccine is safe and saves thousands of women from getting cervical cancer and other types of cancers because there have been studies done to examine the safety of the vaccine around the world and there is a less chance of being diagnosed with some autoimmune diseases the influenza vaccine. The vaccines themselves
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