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    Pandas In Early Childhood

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    are desperate for an explanation that makes sense as to why this a child may be fine one day and a completely different child the next, and unfortunately do not find answers. Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, most commonly known as PANDAS, affects as many as 1 in every 200 children. This disorder occurs when the strep virus triggers a misdirected immune response that results in the child’s brain becoming inflamed. Inflammation on the brain can cause atypical…

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    things: during the black plague in Europe, people with more iron in their system were more likely to die because bacteria feeds on iron. Women, children, and the elderly were less targeted than men. But people with hemachromatosis also happen to have white immune system blood cells with considerably less iron than the normal person, and this counteracted the precise way that the bubonic plague killed its victims - through their own immune system. Therefore, their immune system was actually able…

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    Strangles Research Paper

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    But sadly in many cases, the time it takes to get a diagnosis to get approved for treatment takes to long and ends with the suffocation of the horse. Polymerase chain reaction or PCR is a faster test that detects bacterial DNA but cannot tell the difference between live and dead bacteria and is extremely expensive. Antibiotics may help prevent strangles infection but can also prevent the ability to develop immunity to the infection. sensitive to antibiotics like Penicillin and if treated with…

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    Group A Strep Disease

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    Group A Streptococcus is a bacterium that can cause a wide range of infections. People may also carry group A streptococci in the throat or on the skin and have no symptoms of illness. Most group A strep infections are relatively mild illnesses such as strep throat, or impetigo. Occasionally these bacteria can cause severe and even life-threatening diseases. These bacteria are spread through direct contact with mucus from the nose or throat of people who are sick with a group A strep infection…

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    Streplococcus Essay

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    serological types (Lancefield groups A through T), by hemolytic action (a, B, Y) when grown on blood agar, and by reaction to bacterial viruses (phage types 1 to 86). The various species occur in pairs, short chains, and chains. Some are facultative aerobes, and some are anaerobic. Some species also are hemolytic, and others are non-hemolytic. Many species cause disease in humans. Streptococcus faecalis, a penicillin-resistant group D Enterococcus and normal inhabitant of the GI tract may cause…

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    Acute pharyngitis is one of the most frequent illnesses for pediatric office and emergency room visits. It is defined as inflammation of the pharynx and or tonsils and is usually caused by viruses or bacteria (Burns, Dunn, Brady, Barber Starr, Blosser, and Garzon, 2017). Among children and adolescents, the majority of cases are caused by viral infections. The bacterial infections especially Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infections (GABHS) account for about 15-30% of infection in children…

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    Strep throat is a contagious disease also known as streptococcal pharyngitis. It causes inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes or the lining of the back of the throat and the tonsils. The symptoms of strep throat include sudden pain in the throat without cold symptoms such as coughing or sneezing. Also white or yellow spots on your throat or tonsils, plus a bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of your mouth or near the back of your mouth towards the throat. This bacterial…

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    This article is about the hypothesized neurological disorder. For other uses, see Panda (disambiguation). PANDAS Streptococcus pyogenes 01.jpg Streptococcus pyogenes (stained red), a common group A streptococcal bacterium. PANDAS is hypothesized to be an autoimmune condition in which the body's own antibodies to streptococci attack the basal ganglion cells of the brain, by a concept known as molecular mimicry. Classification and external resources Specialty Neurology ICD-9-CM 279.49 Patient UK…

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    Synopsis: Acute Post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is the consequence of an antigen-antibody reaction where insoluble immune complexes develop and become trapped in glomerular tissue producing swelling and death of capillary cells. APSGN can happen at any age, yet, it is most common in children between the ages of three and seven; and affects more boys. than girls. The most likely cause of the throat infection in the six-year old child is due by a group A beta hemolytic streptococcal…

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    Impetigo Research Paper

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    Impetigo is the most common bacterial infection in children. This is a highly contagious infection of the superficial layers of the epidermis and is primarily caused by Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus (1). Sometimes Streptococcus or strep bacteria can cause impetigo. It is most common in children between the ages of two and six, although anyone can become infected. The most common form of impetigo is called Impetigo contagiosa. This type usually starts as a red sore on your…

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