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fever and body aches. The flu spreads easily from person to person (is contagious). The flu is most common from December through March. This is called flu season. You can catch the flu virus by: • Breathing in droplets from an infected person's cough or sneeze. • Touching something that was recently contaminated with the virus and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. WHAT CAN I DO TO LOWER MY RISK? There are two ways to make it less likely…

Therefore, a thorough history, physical examination, and manifestations must be considered for accurate diagnosis. Individuals with asthma may present with dyspnea, chest pain or chest tightness, wheezing and cough, insomnia due to shortness of breath, and a whistling or wheezing sound when exhaling. Coughing or wheezing attacks that are worsened by a respiratory virus, such as a cold or the flu Mayo Clinic, 2014. As the attack gets severe, the individual inhales…

The purpose of this literature review is to have a look at the various information available, regarding the relationship between stress and asthma. There is more to stress than a state of mind, it is a physical state of being that can affect the immune system and possibly airflow, and as a result may have an effect on asthma (Vig, Forsythe, and Vliagoftis, 2006). We are in search of the connection between stress and asthmatic symptoms as well as the emotional effects asthma has on the individual…

monitoring begin for symptoms • May 25, 2015: developed symptoms • May 25, 2015: transferred to nationally designated medical center • May 25, 2015: tested positive for MERS-CoV • Risk Factors: o Close contact with anyone who is experiencing a fever, cough or shortness of breath and has traveled from the Arabian Peninsula within the past fourteen days should monitor their health beginning with last day of exposure and seek medical attention if they become ill (U.S. Department of Health and…

grandfather, Andy Anderson. Mr. Anderson is 70 years old and was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease over 5 years ago. He is a 2 pack a day smoker and has been since the age of 16. In recent years, his symptoms have become worse. He has a cough that will not go away, as well as wheezing that is relatively constant. His sputum is yellow in color and sometimes can be white,…

was not offended by him. The verbal irony also takes place when they both are walking into the catacombs in search of Amontillado. When Fortunato begins to cough, and Montresor expresses, then suggests they turn back, to which Fortunato replies, “Enough," he said; “the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 110). Montresor gives Fortunato a false sense of security, on one hand, and the immolation awaiting for him, on the other hand. In the same aspect, it…

for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Measles is rarely seen in the United States because of universal vaccination. The condition is usually associated with a high fever, lethargy, sneezing, eyelid edema, tearing, copious coryza, harsh cough, and koplik spots can appear in the mouth. A discrete maculopapular rash begins when the respiratory symptoms are at its highest and can quickly spread over the face and trunk, appearing bright red (Hay et al.,…

Population growth of microorganisms. In the correct conditions (with warmth, moisture, nutrients) bacteria can multiply rapidly. The human body can provide these conditions for bacteria to multiply, for example in a cut. Each bacterium splits into two up to every 20 minutes. So, after one hour a single bacterium could have reproduced to give eight bacteria. 2.2 Explain the ways an infective agent might enter the body Contact: Some diseases spread through direct contact with infected skin,…

The Influenza virus has genetic material inside the nucleus in order for the the virus to duplicate and make more copies that can infect humans or animals. There are spikes of protein molecules on the outer shell of the envelope that attack other cells with the virus. The ‘H spikes’ are used to infect other cells whereas the ‘N spikes’ are used to break away from the infected cells once copies are made to infect more cells. These “spikes” are known as protein molecules, hemagglutinin and…

Unfortunately, its symptoms are very generic to many other illnesses. It can occur both in the nervous system and in the respiratory track. If you have a case of Cryptococcus gatti in the lugs, you may suffer from these symptoms: shortness of breath, fever, cough, and/or chest pain. If you have C.gattii in the brain,…