infected with this disease. The way this type of tetanus affects body is by the contractions of the muscles often happen in a week or so. The other type of tetanus is cephalic tetanus. Cephalic is a rare form of this disease which occurs from an ear infection (otitis media). The last and most common type of tetanus is generalized tetanus. This disease is usually present with a descending pattern. The first sign of this disease is lockjaw, followed by the stiffness of the neck, swallowing is…
Mercer disease is a staph infection that is resistant to the penicillin family of antibiotics. Mercer is another name for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; or MRSA for short. The infection begins either in the skin or a mucus membrane. The longer it goes untreated the deeper the infection burrows. MRSA can even get into the blood and spread the infection to the entire body. MRSA is a man influenced bacteria. It gained the resistance to the penicillin family because of improper use of…
Canine influenza, or CIV for short, is an emerging pathogen that produces an acute respiratory infection in dogs. Originally, the hosts of the influenza virus were equine and avian animals who then passed the virus onto canines (Wang et al. 1). It is highly contagious and has two main causative strains. The H3N2 strain comes from avian animals, and the H3N8 strain comes from equine animals. The H3N2 strain of CIV first appeared in a limited capacity in 2007 in Asia until 2015, when it made…
Bee, Wasp, or Hornet Sting Your caregiver has diagnosed you as having an insect sting. An insect sting appears as a red lump in the skin that sometimes has a tiny hole in the center, or it may have a stinger in the center of the wound. The most common stings are from wasps, hornets and bees. Individuals have different reactions to insect stings. • A normal reaction may cause pain, swelling, and redness around the sting site. • A localized allergic reaction may cause swelling and redness…
Vulnificus is halophilic meaning in Greek “Salt-loving” which means the bacterium requires salt to live. The disease does not spread from person to person. What are the symptoms? Infections may start with redness, pain and swelling at the site of a wound or…
recently. This bacteria destroys and eats up fat, skin and the tissue covering the muscle of a particular part of the body, and can occur anywhere in the body. This infections spreads through the body, and is very deadly. If you are a healthy person and have a strong immune system, your chances on getting this is very low. To stop the infection you have a very short time because of how fast it spreads.…
inflammatory response (SIR) to infection. Children with septicemia diagnosed by fever, hard breathing, tachycardia, malaise, inability to eat or lethargy, but those with asymptomatic bacteraemia tend to appearance of no obvious signs of infection. Deaths happened as result of pediatric septicemia are likely to be greater in low-income settings. In hospital setting, the ratio of septic infections due to gram-negative bacteria (GNB) ranges between 30% and 80% where infections because of…
In 1920 the hookworm infection was problematic in many impoverished areas around the globe. This infection happens when the hookworm parasite tunnels up through a human’s foot. Over time it slowly makes its way to the small intestine where it matures. The symptoms of this infection can include but is not limited to nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, and vomiting. The Rockefeller Foundation was interested in increasing the education about the disease and slowly push towards eradication. The…
body part or area. Shingles are caused by a herpesvirus that also causes chickenpox. After chickenpox has occurred, shingles could occur in the body within years later. People who develop shingles could have vision loss, neurological problems, skin infections, and postherpetic neuralgia that is severe pain in the nerves where the area was affected. Shingles have existed since the Middle Ages. Shingles were mixed up with smallpox since it was similar at the time.Older adults could be…
This primary source document, written by Al-Razi, offers insight about the context of Smallpox. The source reflects a commentary on Galen’s influence and offers summaries composed in a book of additional input to the material discussed. Also, it appears that the source could have easily been encompassed in a medical encyclopedia. Likewise, the source resembles a treatise in a book. The primary source has two main purposes: to portray the causes of Smallpox and the method of spreading Smallpox.…