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    regular risk assessments. Task 2 (2.1) (2.2) Task 3 (3.1) The symptom of meningitis is you will have a stiff neck‚ crying‚ vomiting and restlessness. Also children might not like light colours and lights. Children often have a faith which is related to meningitis. (3.2) The impact on the organisation the infection can be spreaded when people come up the school from one person to another person. Meningitis can cause problems throw out the organisation and it could spread quickly. The school

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    Disease Control and Prevention. (November 15‚ 2012). The CDC and Public Health Response to the 2012 Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections Outbreak [2012 Testimony for HELP]. Available November 21‚ 2012‚ from U.S. Senate Web site: http:/​/​www.help.senate.gov/​imo/​media/​doc/​Bell.pdf Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services. (October 31‚ 2012). CMCS Informational Bulletin (Version Unknown) [Meningitis Outbreak: Interim Treatment Guidance]. Available November 9‚ 2012‚ from Department of Health & Human Services

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    SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? Most Vaccinations protect people from certain diseases which can make them sick‚ disabled or can in some cases even kill them. The vaccination helps boosts people’s body’s defence system‚ also known as the immune system. Vaccines create immunity which protects people from infections without causing suffering of the disease itself. Vaccines can also be called shots‚ immunizations or needles. (Smith

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    neoformans causes Cryptococcal Meningitis in the brain. This is an infection caused after the fungus spreads from the lungs to the brain. Some of the symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis include: • Headache • Fever • Neck pain • Nausea and vomiting • Light Sensitivity • Confusion or changes in behavior LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF C. neoformans The procedure in

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    variable‚ and can range from a mild flu-like illness to a severe disease with pulmonary hemorrhage‚ renal failure‚ and occasionally death. Consequently‚ leptospirosis is easily mistaken for other febrile illnesses including influenza‚ dengue fever‚ meningitis‚ or hepatitis. Therefore‚ rapid and appropriate laboratory diagnostic tests are needed to aid clinical case identification and to facilitate the implementation of rapid outbreak investigations for optimal treatment and patient management. Leptospirosis

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    (2). The bacteria can cause diarrhea‚ septicemia‚ neonatal meningitis‚ and brain abscesses (3). Many of these infections and diseases lead to fatality (3). Depending on the infection developed from C. freundii‚ a variety of different symptoms can be developed. The first is diarrhea‚ in which toxins from C. freundii are found within the gastronomical tract (4). The most common symptoms of C. freundii are those related to neonatal meningitis (5). Fever‚ an altered sensorium‚ and rushed breathing are

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    Johnson BIOL 115 Nervous System Case Study 12/04/2014 Meningitis Nancy‚ a 24-year-old nurse‚ took a day off work as she had a headache. Over the day her headache worsened‚ she became intolerant to light‚ and she developed a rash on her legs and chest. Nancy’s mother rushed her into hospital where a lumbar puncture was performed in order to gather a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. The lumbar puncture revealed that Nancy had meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid

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    Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice: Empirical Knowledge vs Personal Belief Phuong T. Tran Grand Canyon University Author Note A Week # 3 Assignment for “Ethical Decision Making In Health Care.” Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice: Empirical Knowledge vs Personal Belief Nurses encounter ethical dilemmas in the workplace quite often‚ and though the author for one dislikes ethical dilemmas‚ the author is driven to resolve the dilemma due to their desire to achieve a favorable outcome for their

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    obstacles while in schooland away from their parents.2. Meningococcal Meningitis : Meningococcal meningitis is a rare but often deadly bacterial infection that isspread through air droplets and direct contact with infected persons. When the disease attacks‚ it will shutdown major organs and prevent blood flow to the limbs‚ often causing tissue to die and extremities to beamputated. From a national perspective‚ meningococcal meningitis is a rare disease that strikes fewer than 3‚000 people every year

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    Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 2.1 The signs and symptoms of common childhood illness For information and a list‚ the following is taken from http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions Illness | Symptoms | Causes | Incubation period | Chicken poxChickenpox  is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point. | Rash of red‚ itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs‚ which eventually drop off.It takes seven to 21 days

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