Scabies

The Holocaust: 12 Years of History World War II was just half of the story. The other half of the story was a very tragic event called the Holocaust. The Holocaust consisted of over eleven million people killed, for nothing but their background. The time of the Holocaust was a very tragic and devastating experience for many people who were killed for no reason but their background, and were treated very poorly; by torture, starvation, laborious work, and other cruel treatments. World War I…

2.1 Introduction In this career episode, I shall describe major project performed during course of my employment in Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resource “RCRWR” which functions under Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Government of Pakistan. I was appointed as Assistant Director and I am going to describe the project KHUSHAL PAKISTAN PROGRAMME (Devolution Support Program) for the provision of safe drinking water. This career episode took place from March till October 2007…

an excessive proliferation of demodex canis within the hair follicles” (Hugnet). There are 2 common forms of mange found in dogs, they are most commonly known as sarcoptic mange and demodectic mange (Hines). Sarcoptic mange, also known as canine scabies, is an oval-shaped, light-colored, and microscopic mite (Foster). These mites are contagious and can be spread not only to other dogs but also to humans, causing red bumps that look similar to mosquito bites (“Mange” aspca.org). Sarcoptic mange…

However, other infectious diseases, such as respiratory tract infections, diarrhoea, ear infections and scabies, remains high (Kearns et al. 2013). In particular, the prevalence of giardia positive was up to 66.7% in remote Indigenous community due to contaminated water and poor living environment (Asher et al. 2014). Sexually transmitted diseases, such as…

hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis, it is a virus that can be spread from one location to another. HIV/ AIDS is a disease that breaks down the immune system, it can be spread from person to person through blood or through other bodily fluids. Scabies is caused by the itch mite, which burrows under the skin. Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp characterized by red papules, or spots, at the opening of the hair follicles. Tinea pedis is the most frequently encountered infection…

Why is overcrowding in prisons becoming such a huge problem? The overcrowding of prisons became problematic starting in the early 1980’s as the federal and state laws over sentencing policies shifted into having stricter punishments for criminal activities (BOOK, pg. #). The increase in the length of sentencing for prisoners are causing prisons to become dramatically overcrowded as prisoners are forced into remain in the prison system for a long period of time even though there are new…

abuse and survivors typically suffer from various forms of posttraumatic stress disorders. The victims don’t get any form of health care unless it is life threatening. They live in filth and have poor nutrition so certain health conditions such as scabies and tuberculosis are present. Many become addicted to drugs and either through coercion or willingness to escape the reality of their situations. They are physically tortured among many things like, “rape, gang rape, burning of breasts and…

titled, “Management of four common infections in the nursing home patient.”, Judith O’Donnell and Mary T. Hofmann state, “Common skin and soft tissue infections in nursing home patients include herpes zoster, cellulitis, pressure ulcer infections, and scabies. (1)” Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, are the most common type of infection in a nursing home. These can be caused by prolonged pressure on the skin from immobility in a bed or wheelchair. Pressure ulcers are extremely painful and…

Anne Frank Remembered was one book I was sure to never forget. It was an overwhelming story filled with sadness and injustice that had led to death of Anne Frank , and the existence of her diary. For the first time I really understood the power selfless acts could have on lives. In Anne Frank's diary one person stood out that was Hermine “Miep” Gies. Anne Franks Dairy not being lost can be contributed to Miep, a very brave woman who helped the Frank family hide from the Nazis. Gies risked…

The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak: Five Notebooks from the Lodz Ghetto, Chil Rajchman’s The Last Jew of Treblinka, and Olga Lengyel’s Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor’s True Story of Auschwitz are the accounts of three Jewish people who experienced the German’s answer to the Jewish problem from their particular time and place of the “Final Solution”. Sierakowiak’s diary was written while he was living in the Lodz Labor Ghetto with his family and died before he was deported. Rajchman’s and Lengyel’s…