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Impetigo is the next skin disorder we will discuss. It is a highly contagious infection that creates red sores on the face area. It has more than 300,000 cases per year. Impetigo is mainly a skin infection in infants and children. How it spreads is by skin to skin contact. Some symptoms you want to look for is face sores around the nose or mouth. The only form of treatment is antibiotics which only shortens the time of infection. Ways to prevent impetigo is basic skin care to keep your skin…

antibiotic-resistant organisms. First, a MRSA infection is like any other bacterial infection. Because it is caused by a microorganism that invades the body. The name MRSA, is an acronym for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. If something sounds familiar it may be because Staphylococcus aureus is common on skin. While the microbe can cause infections, it is a normal part of human microbiota. Typical bacterial infections are treated with beta-lactam antibiotics. However, beta-lactam…

Imagine you have just received your very first session of liposuction. You are smiling, wearing belly shirts and prouder than ever of your new, slim figure. But suddenly you wake up one morning and far from looking like the cover of People magazine, your stomach seems red, swollen and is warm to the touch near the sites where your liposuction occurred. Remembering the doctor said something about side effects, you shrug it off and assume it will go away on its own. As the days…

ASSESMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF HOSPITAL SUPPORT STAFF ON INFECTION PREVENTION IN THIKA LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 STUDY BACKGROUND Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) also referred to as Nosocomial infections are those infections occurring in a patient during the process of care in a hospital or any other health care facility that was not manifesting or incubating at the time of admission (Nejad, Allegranzi, Syed, Ellis & Pittet, 2011). Nosocomial Infections are not limited to…

Francisella tularensis is an important microbial agent which causes the severe infection of tularemia. The intracellular life cycle of this bacterium is supported by a vast range of protective guards such as enzymes. Although several enzymes are recognized in different subspecies of the bacterium, acid phosphatase and superoxide dismutase are seen in all bacterial subspecies. On the other hand, the most important enzymatic system relating to host cells is NADPH oxidase. For this reason, the…

Invasive candidiasis is an infection caused through a candida ,unlike the rest of candidiasis (1). Invasive candidiasis is a dangerous infection that can influence the blood ,eyes ,heart and other parts of the body (1). It normally lives in the gastrointestinal tract and on the skin without caused any problems . Invasive candidiasis can be cured with antifungal medication that is often given to prohibit the infection from development in certain patients (1). Vaginal candidiasis (VVC)…

For this case study, it was important to note that the patient had been experiencing these reactions after receiving a bug bite. The fact that she was located in El Salvador is also useful information. It was interesting to find out that although her symptoms were somewhat mild, others could experience far worse symptoms such as enlarged liver, spleen, and heart. These bits of information, along with the fact that she experienced fever, red skin rash, and extreme swelling around her eye, led me…

Sarcoidosis was first mentioned by J. Hurtchinson in early 1869, and was thought to be a dermatological condition based on a patient he had seen. During that summer, he visted Christiania (now Oslo, Norway), and viewed a compilation of pathological drawings, including one of a healthy, Swedish sailor, a patient of C.W. Boeck. The sailor had skin lesions comparable to those of Hutchinson's original patient. However, unlike Hutchinson's original patient, this one did not suffer from gout. In…

Velocity of Bacteria and Cells Determine the Need of Antibiotics The first goal was to examine the motion of E. coli bacteria. Excel was used to analyze and record the position, velocity and acceleration of the bacteria. The second goal was to analyze and compare the cell motion of wound healing, neutrophils and E.coli bacteria using ImageJ to determine if a patient needs to take antibiotics to cure his injury based on the velocity of E. coli, neutrophils, and wound healing. Experimental…

The Athlete’s Foot: Let’s talk about it The medical term is tinea pedis or Athlete’s foot. It’s well-known fungal foot conditions and one of the most common. With its tendency to affect athletes who usually wear hot, sweaty shoes that can be the breeding ground for fungus that are the main cause of the condition, tinea pedis coined the athlete’s foot. This condition can affect anyone so it's not limited to athletes only. Symptoms of Athlete’s Foot – Tinea Pedis Including itchy or burning rash,…