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Discuss the prevalence of asthma in certain patient populations that you might see in primary care. Asthma is chronic airway inflammation disorder that is characterized by persistent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and non-productive cough, mainly at night and in the early morning. The inflammation of the airway results from physical, chemical, and pharmacologic stimulus, which causes bronchial hyper-responsiveness, constriction of the airways, edema of airway wall, and chronic

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Moraxella catarrhalis are some of the gram-negative bacteria that cause pneumonia. If vomit is inhaled, these bacteria may enter the lungs because it often lives in the stomach or intestines. Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila are “atypical" bacteria, which cause pneumonia. [1] Fungal pneumonia is infrequent. However, individuals with immune system problems due to AIDS, immunosuppresive drugs, or other medical problems are vulnerable

Running Head: PNEUMONIA: THE SILENT KILLER Exploring Pneumonia: A Silent Killer Abstract This paper explores Pneumonia and the respiratory disease process associated with bacterial and viral pathogens most commonly located in the lung. The paper examines the process, symptoms and treatments most commonly viewed in patient cases of Pneumonia. My goal is to educate the reader and to warn of the Exploring Pneumonia: A Silent Killer Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Many

themselves in a line, whereas, staphylococcus divide in clusters that are not linear. Automated PCR. 8. Through the strength of most bacteria’s cell wall, they can avoid lysis even though they are living in a hypotonic type environment. Since mycoplasmas don’t have cell walls, the membranes that they do have needs to be very strong in order to maintain itself and to protect them from what is coming through. 9. Fungi reproduce by producing cells that are called spores. The can result from asexual

Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory infection caused commonly by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first two years of life. Nearly every child in the United States will be infected with RSV before its second birthday. The condition is a leading cause of hospital admissions among children under the age of two. The populations most frequently and severely affected by bronchiolitis include; infants less than 12 months of age, children born at a low gestational age (less than 32 weeks), and

There were multiple conditions on the differential, but ultimately a skin biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS). SSSS is a syndrome of acute exfoliation of the skin typically following an erythematous cellulitis. The severity varies from a few blisters localized to the site of infection to a severe exfoliation affecting almost the entire body. SSSS is caused by epidermolytic toxins produced by certain strains (5%) of Staphylococci and is usually seen in neonates

What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that makes the individual whom has it very sick and weak. The infection is caused by bacteria or by a viral infection, which is a disease that is caused by different types of viruses. Any viral infection can occur in different places in the body. Some viral infections affect the intestinal tract, while others infect the airways and respiratory system. Pneumonia can be caused by fungi, bacteria, or a virus. The infection causes the lungs

I. Introduction Perhaps one of the first lessons one is taught about bacteria is that they constitute the prokaryotic domain of life, while humans and most other readily visible life forms are firmly rooted in the eukaryotic domain. These domains diverged many millions of years ago from a common ancestor and, while the eukaryotic branch later split into eukaryotic and archaeal domains, it maintained its separation from the prokaryotic domain (Woese et al., 1990). Prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes

In our daily lives, at work, home or school, we are exposed to bacteria. Some of these harmful bacteria can cause diseases. Bacteria-germ diseases have for years been known to cause severe illness in humans. People with weak or immature immune systems are the most affected by these. Old people, patients with chronic disease and very young children are particularly vulnerable to these illnesses. Pneumonia is a germ-caused disease and varies in severity with the most severe form affecting the weak

Microbiology Homework Assignment – Microbial/Bacteria/Viral Diseases Directions: Answer each question. Be sure to answer the ENTIRE question. See numbers in parentheses ( ) for point values. You must handwrite your answers in the space provided. In addition to answering the questions, you will be graded 5 points based on the neatness of your submitted work (including your handwriting). If I cannot read the answer, you will get 0 points for the question. If you use another source (website, journal