Infection control

Sepsis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Sepsis is known as the medical complication that is due to the acute immune response of the body against the infection. The biochemicals that are spread in the blood stream to remove the infection causes swelling in the body. This inflammation becomes the root cause for organ damage and even the blood clotting during sepsis results in obstructed blood flow to limbs and internal organs that block the flow of nutrients and oxygen. In severe conditions,…

In the Victorian era there was up to half a million children died caused by tuberculosis.This research is about diseases in Victorian britain during victorian era.The major disease in Victorian Britain was Tuberculosis because there was no cure and not easily detected. In Victorian britain there was one major disease, is Tuberculosis, also called TB.One-sixth of all deaths are caused by Tuberculosis during this time period.Another major disease In Victorian britain is chickenpox. some of the…

How to use diaper rash cream It is extremely important for all the parents to have a clear understanding on how to use diaper rash cream. First of all, it is important for you to purchase the right type of diaper cream. You must look for a cream that contains zinc oxide as an active ingredient as it can act as an excellent barrier against moisturizer. Before you apply diaper rash cream, you need to unfasten and pull back the top part of diaper. If you can see feces or urine in the diaper, you…

desirable. What is Pneumococcal Vaccine? Pneumococcal infections are caused by pneumococcus bacteria that are prevented by pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). This bacterium is highly contagious and spreads from a person-to-person contact. It gives rise to serious infections like pneumonia, blood infections and bacterial meningitis. These vaccines don’t only prevent but also stops the infection from spreading.…

direct experience of childhood diseases, it is easy to underestimate their effects and complications. Immunisation and the immune system Myth: The body’s immune system can cope with infection without the help of vaccines. Fact: The immune system is a collection of specialised cells and chemicals that fight infection. Each time an infectious bacterium, fungus or virus (germ) is overcome, the immune system ‘remembers’…

shows in a dramatic Hollywood way how the US would react to a deadly disease outbreak. Of course, being a Hollywood movie there are some facts and many fallacies in the finer, more scientific aspects of the disease. The biosecurity facilities used to control the spread of the disease are not accurately portrayed and the evolution of the disease is ridiculous and very inaccurate. Scientific Information Viruses In and Out of the Movie A virus is a non-living infectious agent that is too small…

Smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by the variola virus (variola major and variola minor). Smallpox gets its name from the pus-filled blisters (or pocks) that form during the illness. The variola virus, which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus, the family Poxviridae and subfamily chordopoxvirinae, is a double-strand DNA virus. After the virus has developed inside the host after around a week, symptoms such as high fever, chills, headache, back and abdominal pains and vomiting…

Ringworm Background Ringworm is not due to a worm like the name implies. It is a fungal skin infection that occurs in all ages, but is more common in children. The name “ringworm” comes from the distinctive ring pattern that red spots form on your skin. There is eight forms of ringworm; your body (tinea corporis), the scalp (tinea capitis), the feet (tinea pedis or athlete’s foot), the groin (tinea cruris or jock itch), the face (tinea faciei), the hand (tinea manus), the nails (tinea unguium),…

disease called Castleman Disease? Well i don't suppose that you really ever heard of it on no what it is. In this essay i'm going to explain what Castleman Disease is so here we go. What causes Castleman Disease? Castleman disease is just really an infection which is caused by a start of a very small Virus. The virus that really started the diseases is called HerpesVirus 8 or know as HHV-8. HHV-8 is know for a cancerous Tumor and that’s called Kaposi Sarcoma. Most commonly HHV-8 will show up…

Cystic Fibrosis About 75% of all children either carry the Cystic Fibrosis gene or are personally affected by the Cystic Fibrosis gene. Since Cystic Fibrosis is becoming more and more common in children, it is important to truly understand how this genetic disease affects the body and the lives of the people who suffer from it on a daily basis. The defective Cystic Fibrosis (CF) gene is inherited and affects a protein that regulates how much salt moves in and out of cells. The buildup of salt…