life threatening problems. "Most people who get a C. diff infection are getting medical care. The biggest risk factor is taking antibiotics. While antibiotics may cure the bacteria that are making you sick‚ the drugs can also knock out the healthy bacteria in your digestive tract. Then C. diff takes over." says webmd.com. As of 2011 C. diff was the cause of half a million infections in the United States.There are other bacterial infections that have a serious threat such as Multidrug-Resistant
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our nasal cavity are little hairs known as cilia which block dust and dirt from entering the nose and getting into the lungs. Sinusitis is the most common disease in America. CAUSES: * Sinusitis is usually associated with viral and bacterial infections * Can also be caused by allergies * Sinuses produce mucous which is moved out the sinuses into the nasal cavity through the help of the tiny hairs in our nose * These hair act like a conveyor belt while moving the mucous into the nasal
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treatable‚ but still accounts for a sizable percentage of childhood deaths‚ many countries and organizations have attempted to develop programs over the past decade in an attempt to eliminate this deadly infection. Unfortunately these programs were to little avail. In order to effectively eradicate this infection‚ the people need to be informed in all matters surrounding infectious diarrhea‚ including its causes and how to prevent it. Communities affected by infectious diarrhea also need
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Modes of transmission and reservoirs of diseases Portals of entry and exit Nosocomial infections and emerging diseases Epidemiology Course Mentor: Kim Shahi‚ PhD Vocabulary • Pathology: Study of disease • Pathogenesis: Development of disease • Pathogen: Pathogenic agents have special properties that allow them to invade the human body or produce toxins. • Etiology: the study of the cause of a disease • Infection: invasion and growth of pathogens in the body • Disease: Abnormal state in which the
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diseases. Although a number of diseases fit neatly and entirely into one category‚ some seem to belong to more than one group and nevertheless some even combine elements of all types. Having all this in mind‚ six categories are frequently recognized: infections‚ inherited‚ degenerative‚ mental‚ human inflicted‚ and deficiency. From these six categories‚ “any disease may be acute…or chronic” (Susan 627). When a disease is acute‚ it means that it may appear suddenly and have a short time period while a disease
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viruses share some similarities. For instance‚ both bacterial and viral infections are caused by a microbe. Bacterial or viral infections occur when microbes enter a body and reproduce. Once the microbes reproduce they can cause mild‚ moderate‚ or severe disease. They can cause acute infections which are very brief‚ chronic infections which can last anywhere from a week to a lifetime‚ or latent infections‚ which may not have symptoms at first‚ but symptoms can arise over a period
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Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that can easily spread and passed from one person to another through droplets in the air. It is usually spread through contact with an infected person who is actively coughing or talking. An infection is caused by the bacteria multiplying inside the body‚ causing the tissues and organs to be damaged. Without any treatment‚ half of those people living with active TB infection will die. (Geiter‚ 2000) According to World Health Organization
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agents of infection may give determinations to the nervous system. Usually these are secondary locations of other infections in the body: infectious diseases‚ endocarditis‚ pulmonary and urinary infections‚ regional inflammations etc. The pathways by which pathogens reach the bodies nervous system are: through blood pressure‚ arteries or veins‚ dissemination of nearby (eg the sinuses‚ internal ear‚ etc..) or through neuronal extensions (rabies). There is the possibility of direct infection when we
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How to prevent the spread of infection as a health care provider I. Infection control in health care is a very important detail in health care provider’s duties. A. Two of the simplest ways to prevent infection control is to wear gloves and wash hands. B. There are correct and incorrect ways to wash your hands and remove gloves. II. Being prepared is the first step to correctly wash your hands. A. You will need to have soap available. B. Paper towels need to be within
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bacteria can enter without difficulty and produce a life-threatening situation called sepsis. Infection is the most important reason of morbidity and mortality in burns. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most frequently colonizing bacteria whereas group-a beta-hemolytic streptococci are the most virulent bacteria and anaerobic bacteria as well as fungi are also common‚ viral infection is less prevalent (3‚ 4).
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