Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. It can cause serious respiratory problems in young babies, especially those born prematurely, who have heart or lung disease, or who are immunocompromised. # ...

Millions of people around the world suffer from ulcers. An ulcer is a sore or hole in the lining of the stomach or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). People of any age can get an ulcer and women are affected just as often as men. With stomach ulcers, H. pylori infection is found...

Scarlet Fever A disease caused by an infection with group A B-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a small percentage of people with strep throat. When we hear the words "Scarlet Fever" we often tend to think of a deadly disease that doctors have no cure from. But it is quite t...

Equine Herpes Virus – 1 Nearly every animal carries at least one species of the herpes virus. Many carry up to four or five species of the virus. There are five species specific to horses. Diseases, and symptoms, associated with herpes viruses range from relatively mild to potentially d...

Mononucleosis Mononucleosis is an infectious disease found in humans, in which the blood and tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes. These are white blood cells with only one nucleus, either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can give you an infec...

Abstract "Total replacement of the hip joint or hip replacement, THR, indicates the replacement of the body's natural hip joint bones with artificial parts, also known as prostheses"(Simon, 1998). A number of diseases impair the hip joint bones so that THR becomes the most viable alternative to u...

Through the centuries, women and men have been searching for the ultimate contraceptive. Many different methods have been tried and many have failed. Some have been painful or comfortable and others ineffective and others effective. Either way different methods have been past down from generations. ...

More people are at risk of infectious diseases than at any other time on history. Infectious diseases are worldwide problem requiring worldwide attention. Infectious diseases can weaken the strength of a nation's resources. In developing nations this poses even a greater threat. Diseases are threat...

This paper is directed at the general public, and more specifically toward the nonscientific population. I feel that it is the type of paper that could be distributed in pharmacies and doctors offices in the form of a pamphlet. The scientific information is intended to be understandable for indivi...

A very important issue concerning the children of today is the excess prescribing of antibiotics and the dangers that are being created. Everyday, more and more children are being prescribed any easy solution to a very tough problem. There is a constant push from pharmaceutical companies, paren...

Hearing is a complex sense that is tantamount to the development of a child's cognitive, linguistic, and social traits. However, there are people in our society who have hearing impairment. Approximately 28 million Americans have a hearing impairment, while 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children b...

Early 20th century saw the outbreak of a deadly mysterious disease, pellagra that could cause anything from fever to dementia to death. The disease that had killed over 100,000 people by the end of 1914 was shrouded in deep mystery because of the fact that the epidemic was largely limited to the...

Decubitis Ulcers J. Caldwell P.N.S. 1. Decubitis Ulcers are also known as bed sores.(Marsh 1) They are mostly seen in Geriatrics patients. They occur in people who are put on bed rest, or long periods of wheelchair use. “A traumatic decubitis ulcer is precipitated by continuous...

Changes in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may result in warmer air and ocean temperatures. If these changes occur, they could have significant effects on death rates from increases in heat-related deaths and an increased incidence of infectious diseases. Global warming may have grave consequence...

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