Haemophilus influenzae

Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses encountered in a primary care setting. It affects millions of individuals resulting in significant impact on health of patients and health care industry. Studies have shown that 90% of times acute bronchitis is caused by a virus, yet health care providers are failing to treat or manage these patients with appropriate therapies (Knutson & Braun, 2002). The focus of this paper is to review the guidelines for treatment of acute bronchitis after differentiating

A very high percentage of americans are vaccinated, including myself. My personal experience with vaccinations has included nothing abnormal. I have received all the vaccines that have been required in the United States and by the state of Washington. Including Tdap, Hepatitis B, Hib, MMR, PCV, OPV, and Varicella. “The CDC recommends getting 28 doses of 10 vaccines for kids ages 0 to 6.”(Center for Disease Control) Personally I have personally received these recommended 28 doses and additional vaccines

I. Introduction This is a case of a 74 year old woman who was diagnosed with Community Acquired Pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lungs most commonly caused by a bacteria or virus. Pneumonia can also be caused by inhaling vomit or other foreign substances. In all cases, the lungs' air sacs fill with pus , mucous, and other liquids and cannot function properly. This means oxygen cannot reach the blood and the cells of the body. Most pneumonias are caused by bacterial

immunizations health clinics. The one encounter that stood out for me during my practicum was a mother who brought in her 2 year old son to receive the second dose of Infanrix which consists of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Acellular Pertussis-Hepatitis-Polio-Haemophilus Influenzae Type b. This particular mother was described to me as being “one immunization at a time mom” by the Public Health nurses. The mother has three male children: 5-year-old, 2-year-old, and a 6-month infant. The mother and children appear to be

Weighing the Harm: A Logical Look at Vaccinations and the Consequences of Lapsed Herd Immunity on the American Public Over the last hundred years, medical knowledge has increased at an exponential rate. Understanding the cause of infections and the patterns of how they spread has given doctors the edge in prevention. New technologies allow for quicker diagnosis and definitive treatment plans. This has resulted in the near eradication of many infectious diseases as well as a substantial decrease in

opportunity for treatment. First observed in Europe, flu outbreaks swept through parts of Asia and South America, Africa, and North America. At first, scientists like Robert Koch, believed that the cause of influenza was a bacterium called Haemophilus influenzae, but eventually discovered it was viral. Nonetheless, there were no effective treatments that helped kill the viral strain or prevent its spread. At the time, people were ordered to wear masks, and public entities like schools were closed

Immunization occurs when a person is made resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. A vaccine stimulates the body’s own immune system to protect a person from an infection or a disease. The vaccines give a small amount of a virus or bacteria that has been weakened or killed. The immune system learns to recognize and attack that virus or bacteria if the person is later exposed to it. Everyone’s immune system is different and not all will generate an adequate

Speaking strictly of James Lobo 's argumentation, he provides a history of US court cases on Mandatory vaccination laws and a reflection of opposing views to support, defend, and challenge his argument. He points out that the measles outbreak of December 2014 in Disneyland, which had spread across the country there-afterwards, had been largely spread by unvaccinated children (Lobo 261). Orange County, where Disneyland lies, has a considerable population of parents who oppose vaccinating their children

Vaccinations have been extremely important in the United States of America for as long as they have been around. The first vaccination was in the year of 1796, when Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccination. A vaccine, also known as an immunization is a “biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease,” (American Academy of Pediatrics, 3). The American Academy of Pediatrics states that "most childhood vaccines are 90%-99% effective in preventing disease

As a child, everyone remembers having to get shots. My first memorable experience with shots came at age four. I didn’t understand why I needed shots. All I knew was this sharp thing was going to be stuck in my arm and it was going to hurt. Before I got my four year old shots I received my first set of vaccines, vaccines that people are now claiming are dangerous. Research shows that vaccination rates fell. MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella) vaccine rates dropped from 93.5% to 90.6%, tetanus, whooping