2013. The global market for incontinence and ostomy care products is expected to reach USD 17‚184.2 million by 2020‚ according to a new research report by Grand View Research‚ Inc. The presence of high prevalence rates of incontinence‚ inflammatory bowel diseases and ulcerative colitis and the rising patient awareness levels are two of the highest impact rendering drivers of this market. Some of the other market drivers include rising demand for home healthcare and institutional care. Rising global
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 June 4‚ 2012 Communicable Disease A communicable disease is a bacteria or virus that can is transferred from person to person‚ or from animals or the physical environment to individuals by a variety of ways. For example air and water‚ to contaminated articles or fomites‚ insect and animal bites (Reigelman‚ p. 210‚ 2011). The spreading of a communicable disease is easily transferred and can range from a common cold to anthrax making the disease contagious. I
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Specific Purpose Statement: The audience will better understand three different types of STD?s and be more aware of the damage STD?s can cause to a person. Introduction Attention getter: I was doing some research on the internet and come across a really interesting statistic on the web site‚ www.kidshealth.org . This statistic said that ?1 in every 5 americans will be treated for an STD by the age of 21? (Statistic‚ Teen Health) Central Idea: Today I would like you to understand the signs and risks
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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE DESCRIPTION Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is one of the most serious complications of a sexually transmitted disease in women. This disease can lead to irreversible damage to the uterus‚ ovaries‚ fallopian tubes or other parts of the female reproductive system‚ and it is consider the primary preventable cause of infertility in women. CAUSES PID is a complication often caused by some STDs
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Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication of insufficient treatment of strep throat or scarlet fever. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria. Rheumatic fever is most prevalent in children ages 5- to 15-year-old‚ although it can develop in younger children and adults. Although strep throat is common‚ rheumatic fever is rare in the United States and other developed countries. Nevertheless‚ rheumatic
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above 2. Symptoms of genital herpes include: weak nails painful sores flu-like symptoms B and C 3. Some people are infected with the herpes virus‚ but have no symptoms of the disease. True False 4. Since there are sometimes no symptoms of genital herpes‚ someone can have the disease and not know it. True False 5. Gonorrhea can be passed from the mother to her baby resulting in blindness and life-threatening blood infection in the baby? True False 6. In
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Endometriosis Endometriosis is a complicated‚ debilitating disease that is poorly understood and all too frequently misdiagnosed. Most patients have experienced excruciating pain for years. More than 5.5 million women in North America‚ and 176 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis. Many of these women receive inadequate treatment. Endometriosis is a condition where the cells that line the uterus grows outside the uterus in other areas. Endometriosis is considered to be a common gynecological
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Describe the inflammatory response initiated by an infection. The body is designed to defend itself against invading bacteria‚ and infection. The skin and mucous membranes are the first line of defence‚ the invasion of foreign bacteria can pass this first line of defence and immediately triggers the second line of defence. The second line of defence is the inflammatory response (McCance & Huether‚ 2009). The mechanism of the inflammatory response is to protect the injured site by killing the
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APPENDICITIS INTRODUCTION Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix‚ a three and a half inch long tube of tissue that extends from the large intestine. No one is absolutely certain what the function of the appendix is. Appendicitis is a medical emergency that requires prompt surgery to remove the appendix. Left untreated‚ an inflamed appendix will eventually burst or perforate‚ spilling infectious materials into the abdominal cavity. This can lead to peritonitis that can be fatal unless
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college student‚ has been experiencing some pain for the last couple of days during urination. On one occasion‚ he observed a small amount of yellowish discharge from the tip of his penis. He realized his symptoms could indicate a sexually transmitted disease and figured that he must have contracted it from his girlfriend Julie. Cory and Julie had been seeing each other for about 3 months and had just recently become sexually intimate. Julie assured Cory that she had been faithful to him for the entire
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