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The Differences And Similarities Of Pneumonia And Tuberculosis

Pneumonia and tuberculosis have been plaguing the citizens of the world for centuries causing millions of deaths. This occurred until the creation and use of antibiotics become more widely available. These two respiratory infections have many differences, which include their etiology, incidence ...

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Pathophysiology on COPD and Pneumonia

Amanda Moore SN Pathophysiology on COPD and pneumonia ITT- Canton Instructor: Linda John RN 03/25/2015 According to Ignatavicius and workman in Medical Surgical ...

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Influence Of Influenza

Case Study: "The InFLUence of the Influenza" The patient Terry B. (Case no.19), has acquired the microbial agent Pneumonia Influenza. The patient is a three year old white male with a headache, lethargy and was running a high fever of 39.7 degrees Celsius. He has suffered from a previous illness ...

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Plagues And Diseases

Plague. A word that has struck fear in the hearts of man since the earliest of times. It has also lead to some of the greatest historical events and stories of our time. The ancient cities of Rome and Athens, in their downfall, were finished off by pestilence. The Bubonic Plague, also known ...

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The Battle Against AIDS

AIDS is the final, life-threatening stage of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The name refers to the fact that HIV severely damages the patient's disease-fighting immune system. Cases of AIDS were first identified in 1981 in ...

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AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (), suppresses the immune system related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A person infected with HIV gradually loses immune function along with certain immune cells called CD4 T-lymphocytes or CD4 T-cells, causing the infected person to ...

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Chlamydia 2

Chlamydia is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, hence the name; Chlamydia The word chlamys is Greek for "cloak draped around the shoulder.” This describes how the intracytoplasmic inclusions caused by the bacterium are "draped" around the infected cell's nucleus. Scientists ...

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Infant Immortality

Infant Mortality in the United States Trends in infant mortality are considered to be a barometer of technology and an accurate indicator of the health of a society. Despite technological excellence and numerous social programs offered throughout the country, the infant mortality rate (IMR) ...

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Cystic Fibrosis

Imagine having a child that had to have his chest "gently pounded" on everyday in order to survive. Imagine having to do this through the cries and pleads from your child "please mommy not today". Yes this may sound terrible and even painful, but it is required to keep the child alive. ...

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The Last Leaf

"The Last Leaf" by O. Henry is an interesting short story about a sick girl who is deeply affected by a bare ivy vine. Johnsy thinks that she will die as soon as the last leaf on that vine falls. She becomes close to death, but a neighbor called Mr. Behrman, an artist, saves her life and dies. This ...

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Unit 5 Case Study: Cari's Story

Unit 5 Case Study: Cari’s Story A. How can an infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? The infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx was able to spread into her sinuses due to the fact of how close the passages and sinuses are to each other, and the ...

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Cari's Story

Cari's Story Unit 5 Case Study 1 AP2630 Rhonda Carter July 27, 2015 How could an infection in Cari's nasal passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? Mucous membranes of the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx and middle ear are connected by ducts in the throat. What is a cough ...

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Critical Analysis Cari's Story

Unit 5 Case Study: Cari's Story A. How can an infection in Cari's nasal passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? The infection in Cari's nasal passages and pharynx was able to spread into her sinuses due to the fact of how close the passages and sinuses are to each other, and the ...

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The History, Use, And Effectiveness Of Medicinal Drugs

I. A. Introduction (Pg's 1-2) II. Aspirin (Pg's 3-6) A. Its Origin B. Dosages C. Relative Effectiveness D. Side Effects E. Alternate Treatment III. Sulfa Drugs (Pg's 7-10) A. Its Origin B. Dosages C. Relative Effectiveness D. Side Effects E. Alternate Treatment IV. Antibiotics (Pg's ...

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Gun Control - A Firing Issue

Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11,832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United ...

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Marijuana

as Medicine: More Harm Than Help Wade Cleland AP English Language and Composition Mrs. Czupryk 18 April 1998 Cleland 1 as Medicine: More Harm Than Help Joan Daly smokes . She is also a former member of the San Francisco Police Department. When Joan was diagnosed with cancer she began a rigorous ...

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Alphonse Capone

Born in Brooklyn on January 17, 1899, to Gabriel and Teresa Capone. He lived in a tough neighborhood the first ten years of his life. His schooling began not far from the Sands street "stews" at P.S. 7 on Adams St. with a 16year old teacher. There he became good-friends with one of the ...

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Gun Control- A Firing Issue

Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11,832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United ...

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Aids 2

For an epidemic that would explode to claim hundreds of thousands of lives, AIDS surfaced very quietly in the United States, with a small notice on June 4, 1981 in a weekly newsletter published by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, alerting doctors to five unusual cases of pneumonia that ...

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The Flu

Introduction: This report will suggest ways to educate the public about and shot. The purpose of this report is to research and state the reasons people think getting shot is not important. In addition, to suggest ways to educate the public about the benefits of getting the flu shot and the ...

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