Influenza

syndrome (Bauman, 2014). Reye’s syndrome is an occasional severe complication of chickenpox, influenza, and some other viral diseases. A few days after the initial infection has receded, the patient persistently vomits and exhibits signs of brain dysfunction, such as extreme drowsiness or combative behavior. The chance of acquiring Reye’s syndrome is the use of aspirin for fever of chicken pox and influenza (Tortora, 2012). For further treatment of chickenpox involves the management of the…

attending the school, to be immunized with certain vaccines. These certain vaccines protect against: tetanus, measles, rubella, diphtheria, and polio. I can understand if the people against vaccines were just talking about the influenza, but they aren’t. With the influenza virus the producers only pick a few strands that they feel will have a great impact on the population. If we look back to last year,…

the person’s weak defense system. It can especially affect the elderly if it was triggered by a respiratory infection or influenza. Pneumonia can affect the lungs in different ways such as: Lobar pneumonia and bronchial pneumonia. Lobar affects a part of the lung, which bronchial affects parts of both the lungs. According to the American Lung Association, “Pneumonia and influenza together are ranked the eighth most cause of death in America. In 2006, 55,477 people died from pneumonia… Another…

Although healthcare organizations often indicate that it is a simple request to have healthcare professionals such as family physicians, midwives, obstetricians and nurses, work together, it cannot be assumed that these professionals have been prepared with the competencies (knowledge, skills and judgement) to collaborate and the necessary attributes to effectively work together (Pfaff, Baxter, Jack & Ploeg, 2014). The identification of healthcare providers who will work effectively in an…

public health response in regards to contagious disease. Since the initial smallpox variolation by Dr. Edward Jenner in 1796, the science of vaccination against pathogens has expanded to include a multitude of endemic diseases including measles, influenza, polio, diphtheria, and smallpox as well as more specialized health concerns (often bioterrorism) such as anthrax and typhoid fever. Further, immunization science has also allowed researchers to deal with and study various deadly strains…

Abraham Lincoln was running for President with Anti- Slavery Campaign at this time. The republican candidate then became president on the 4th of March, 1861. Civil War began between the Union and the Confederacy over the abolition of slavery Throughout the four years, proclamation was passed, freeing the slaves in confederate states. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while viewing a play in Ford 's Theater. Andrew Johnson then took over. Then in Dec, slavery was prohibited through the…

blood pressure was 96/50 mm Hg. He was weaned of off 50% oxygen through a face mask to a 2 liters of oxygen by a nasal cannula. His electrolyte levels were unremarkable, but his white blood cell count increased to 26.0 x 109/L. The cultures for influenza A and B viruses were negative as well as the blood cultures for bacteria and fungus. The urine test for Legionella antigen was positive. The infectious disease team recommended that levofloxacin 500 mg be administered orally once a day and to be…

have anything close to the domesticated animals of the Old World, and they didn't have as big a population. They did have chickens, chickens, cattle, and black rats. There were multiple diseases that occurred such as smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, malaria, and yellow fever. With the meeting of two worlds, animals, insects, and plants were exchanged, deliberately and by chance, in what is called the Columbian Exchange. The crops and animals that the Colombians exchanged, effected both…

can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example, the influenza vaccine, the HPV vaccine, and the chicken pox vaccine. Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases; widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the…

Aubrey Rattray-Wood (1894-1969) enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) in February 1916, at age 21. , He spent more than three years overseas with the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company (ATC), seeing active service in Belgium and France at Hill 63 and Hill 60. Although his health was greatly affected, Aubrey survived and thrived post-war, always maintaining that his army years were a highlight of his life. Why Aubrey chose the Queensland city of Rockhampton to enlist, rather than his…