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    it’s in a way that can’t be treated. This common virus is over 200 known viruses strands. The Flu Virus is known as Influenza A and B. Influenza A is the flu that is an infection to the nose, throat, and lungs. It is also spreaded easily. Influenza B outbreaks are usually are more limited. Both Influenza A and B is an infection by the two types are clinically indistinguishable; occasionally associated with Reye syndrome. Both of Influenza A and B have immunizations that are available each…

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    Reye's Syndrome

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    in 1963. After his discovery the number of deaths from it decreased. Reye’s Syndrome is a rare condition that causes confusion, swelling in the brain, and liver damage. Children recovering from a viral infection such as chickenpox, the flu or children…

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    Vulval Abscess Formation

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    Hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands of the vulval skin are common sites of infection and abscess formation. The contiguity of vulval fascial spaces with other anatomic compartments permits spread of infection from the vulva to the inner thigh, abdominal wall, or ischiorectal fossa.[1] The differential diagnosis of a vulval abscess includes infectious and non-infectious vulval lesions. Among the infectious causes, vulvovaginitis presents mostly as erythema and less likely as asuppurative…

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    The Hendra virus when infected within a horse can hold the symptoms in an incubation period without even showing any signs that the horse is infected. The period of incubation, can be from 5-21 days before showing symptoms of the virus. Some horses will show immediate physical signs, such as a sudden fever. Other horses can react with neurological illness and even respiratory illness before a rapid death. The Hendra virus is a deadly virus with many symptoms and/or illnesses. Short paragraph…

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    Hepatitis A Virus

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    helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The progress to fibrosis (scanning), cirrhosis or liver cancer. Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the world but out infection, toxic substances (alcohol, certain drugs) and auto immune diseases can also cause hepatitis. There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as type A, B, C, D, and E. These 5 are of greatest concern because of the burden of illness and…

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    Tapeworm Research Paper

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    tapeworm. This type of infection can be found in Japan ,China, North and South America. It can easily grow up to 25 feet in intestine. It can cause pernicious anemia. It is due to vitamin B-12 deficiency. Symptoms: • Weakness • Headache • Chest pain • Spasticity(stiffness of muscle) Hymenolepis nana: It is also called a rodent/rat/dwarf tapeworm. This can infect a human by a intermediate host fleas, beetles and cockroaches .It can grow up to 12 inch in intestine. This type of infection can…

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    The Ebola Virus

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    help when a patient shows side effects that meet the case depiction of Ebola infection illness. On the off chance that examples are gathered under 3 days after onset of manifestations, more examples will be required if the test result on the first example is negative. The second example ought to be gathered at no under 48 hours after the first example. Research center biosafety suggestions are next of the conclusion. Infection segregation ought to be done in an amazing regulation BSL4 research…

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    alveolar of the lungs can grow in large numbers then infect and grow pneumocytes. Pneumocytes could be either type I, thin squamous cells or type II, larger cuboidal cells both stopping the exchange of air by forming a barrier. In the early stages of infection…

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    Transmission can occur through direct or indirect contact (Lawton, 2014). Treatment may involve topic or oral antibiotics if skin cleansing alone does not resolve the disease (Watkins, 2013). Impetigo Pathophysiology Impetigo is superficial skin infection “caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) or group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes), or a combination of the two” (Hartman-Adams et al., 2014, p. 229). Healthy skin is…

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    Background Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth that penetrates the skin as a method of infection. This parasitic worm gains nutrients and shelter from its host, while causing malnourishment or harm to the diseased. The infective filariform penetrates the skin from infected soil and migrates to the lungs through the blood stream. In order to mature the filariform larvae are coughed up and swallowed to develop into adults in the intestines. The diagnostic stage is the…

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