Mesilla
Mine was an M. D., but he was an infectious disease doctor.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
My dad has this infectious disease called msra?
Colon
my dad had surgery on his back, well, it became so infected that he has MSRA now and hes dying from it....... a nurse has to come over everyday for 3 hours to change his IV and to change his bandages. me or my brother cant hug, touch, or even go within 5 feet without having a major scrub down in the shower when we r done. im scared though that me or my brother might get it. its especially contaguos to children and young adults. what r some signs and symptoms of MSRA? how do u get it exactly? how many people of others live after MSRA? (example: 1 out of 4 people)
Sonoma
If you don't have any open wounds, grazes etc. you will be fine. I am very sorry to hear about your Dad. He may yet recover so I will keep hoping for you. You don't mention your Mum, is there any other adult in the family who can help you through this time? Speak to the nurse about it as she can help to reasure you. Please don't give up hope, they have learnt a lot more about MRSA in recent years. God bless.
Erhard
this is a staph infection. Don't touch any of his "wounds" if you can see them, wash your hands frequently, or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer. You should be OK, as long as you don't touch him or anything that he has used like a towel, or razor.
Walstonburg
You can help avoid it by using hand antiseptic, there's one called something like 'matron' which has alcohol in it. I think you can only get MRSA through open cuts, so if you have any cover them up but otherwise you should but be careful anyway.
Lower Grand Lagoon
MRSA is a staph infection. It's a bacteria that is super resistant to treatment with antibiotics."MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. MRSA can be fatal. Most MRSA infections occur in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. It's known as health care-associated MRSA, or HA-MRSA. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are at most risk of HA-MRSA. More recently, another type of MRSA has occurred among otherwise healthy people in the wider community. This form, community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA, is responsible for serious skin and soft tissue infections and for a serious form of pneumonia. Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also penetrate into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs."
my dad had surgery on his back, well, it became so infected that he has MSRA now and hes dying from it....... a nurse has to come over everyday for 3 hours to change his IV and to change his bandages. me or my brother cant hug, touch, or even go within 5 feet without having a major scrub down in the shower when we r done. im scared though that me or my brother might get it. its especially contaguos to children and young adults. what r some signs and symptoms of MSRA? how do u get it exactly? how many people of others live after MSRA? (example: 1 out of 4 people)
Sonoma
If you don't have any open wounds, grazes etc. you will be fine. I am very sorry to hear about your Dad. He may yet recover so I will keep hoping for you. You don't mention your Mum, is there any other adult in the family who can help you through this time? Speak to the nurse about it as she can help to reasure you. Please don't give up hope, they have learnt a lot more about MRSA in recent years. God bless.
Erhard
this is a staph infection. Don't touch any of his "wounds" if you can see them, wash your hands frequently, or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer. You should be OK, as long as you don't touch him or anything that he has used like a towel, or razor.
Walstonburg
You can help avoid it by using hand antiseptic, there's one called something like 'matron' which has alcohol in it. I think you can only get MRSA through open cuts, so if you have any cover them up but otherwise you should but be careful anyway.
Lower Grand Lagoon
MRSA is a staph infection. It's a bacteria that is super resistant to treatment with antibiotics."MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. MRSA can be fatal. Most MRSA infections occur in hospitals or other health care settings, such as nursing homes and dialysis centers. It's known as health care-associated MRSA, or HA-MRSA. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems are at most risk of HA-MRSA. More recently, another type of MRSA has occurred among otherwise healthy people in the wider community. This form, community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA, is responsible for serious skin and soft tissue infections and for a serious form of pneumonia. Staph skin infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also penetrate into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves and lungs."
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Malta Infectious means contagious and is usually VIRAL
Malta
Infectious means contagious and is usually VIRAL. Other people can catch and pass it on by being around but not necessarily touching the infected person. EG: Cold virus, Travels in the air. Non-Infectious means only you contract it and is usually BACTERIAL. EG: Food poisoning, You have the bacteria in your system and bodily fluids but nobody will catch it from you.
Eleanor
flu and cold are transmitted by viruses and bacteria. dementia, depression are related to brain fucntioning and cannot be based from person to person. Multiple Sclerosis cannot be passed from one person to another, its genetice. Dibetes is not infectious.
Infectious means contagious and is usually VIRAL. Other people can catch and pass it on by being around but not necessarily touching the infected person. EG: Cold virus, Travels in the air. Non-Infectious means only you contract it and is usually BACTERIAL. EG: Food poisoning, You have the bacteria in your system and bodily fluids but nobody will catch it from you.
Eleanor
flu and cold are transmitted by viruses and bacteria. dementia, depression are related to brain fucntioning and cannot be based from person to person. Multiple Sclerosis cannot be passed from one person to another, its genetice. Dibetes is not infectious.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Is all infectious disease communicable? 10 points?
Monticello
This is a simple True or False question, but I'd appreciate an explanation. It just seems too simple and obvious, so I'm looking for the exception to the rule. 10 points to the correct answer!
Leith-Hatfield
I suggest you to see ----> http://www. all-home-remedies. comI found this link here on answers. yahoo. com few days before. It contains lots of helpful information to maintain a healthy lifestyle
This is a simple True or False question, but I'd appreciate an explanation. It just seems too simple and obvious, so I'm looking for the exception to the rule. 10 points to the correct answer!
Leith-Hatfield
I suggest you to see ----> http://www. all-home-remedies. comI found this link here on answers. yahoo. com few days before. It contains lots of helpful information to maintain a healthy lifestyle
Are children more likely to contract an infectious disease in children services?
Boothbay Harbor
No more likely than at daycare or the grocery store... there are germs everywhere - they don't congregate at particular places more than others. Children who are in children's services have the same chance as other children to have vaccinations (and probably have had all theirs, since it is free, compared with other children who may not have insurance). However, if you work with children, you should protect yourself with Universal OSHA precautions (wear gloves, know how to change diapers correctly) and always assume that ALL children are infectious. Certain health histories (such as whether or not a child has HEP B or AIDS) is confidential, and you will probably not know if the child has something infectious or not. Protect yourself and assume the worst.
Summersville
I wouldn't think so. I can't think or find any reason why they would. Possibly in the past when children taken into care were likely to be placed in a residential setting with many other children and so would be exposed to more germs. Today children are probably exposed to more viruses and germs in the school setting than anywhere else.
Berlin Heights
Unless you put a child in a plastic bubble, there is no way to guarantee them not contracting an infectious disease. In fact, you should find that the more contact they have with as many children, adults as possible, the better their immune system should cope. This is also why they have inoculations, which is a scientific method of introducing people to a mild form of the discease in order to build up their immunity.
Greenbrier
I doubt it as long as the foster home they are placed in is clean and the children are kept clean and taken to the doctor when they are ill and for general check ups. A child can catch a disease anywhere from attending a play group, going to a pre-school or day care and even from attending regular school. Germs are all over the place and the best place to keep a sick child is at home.
San Felipe
Children are going to get sick, it is just a question of timing. The children who have gone to daycare are less likely to be absent from school later on. The key is to teach children to wash their hands well, not to put things in their mouth and not to drink after others.
No more likely than at daycare or the grocery store... there are germs everywhere - they don't congregate at particular places more than others. Children who are in children's services have the same chance as other children to have vaccinations (and probably have had all theirs, since it is free, compared with other children who may not have insurance). However, if you work with children, you should protect yourself with Universal OSHA precautions (wear gloves, know how to change diapers correctly) and always assume that ALL children are infectious. Certain health histories (such as whether or not a child has HEP B or AIDS) is confidential, and you will probably not know if the child has something infectious or not. Protect yourself and assume the worst.
Summersville
I wouldn't think so. I can't think or find any reason why they would. Possibly in the past when children taken into care were likely to be placed in a residential setting with many other children and so would be exposed to more germs. Today children are probably exposed to more viruses and germs in the school setting than anywhere else.
Berlin Heights
Unless you put a child in a plastic bubble, there is no way to guarantee them not contracting an infectious disease. In fact, you should find that the more contact they have with as many children, adults as possible, the better their immune system should cope. This is also why they have inoculations, which is a scientific method of introducing people to a mild form of the discease in order to build up their immunity.
Greenbrier
I doubt it as long as the foster home they are placed in is clean and the children are kept clean and taken to the doctor when they are ill and for general check ups. A child can catch a disease anywhere from attending a play group, going to a pre-school or day care and even from attending regular school. Germs are all over the place and the best place to keep a sick child is at home.
San Felipe
Children are going to get sick, it is just a question of timing. The children who have gone to daycare are less likely to be absent from school later on. The key is to teach children to wash their hands well, not to put things in their mouth and not to drink after others.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
How does one go about earning a top contributors badge in the quotinfectious diseasesquot section?
West Livingston
Should they have first hand knowledge and should they be avoided at all costs?
Lincoln Park
You gotta read up on the various STD's (maybe even catch a couple to REALLY know your info). :)
Goodland
You can't get one in polls and surveys.
Tuxedo Park
No, they are probably an epidemiologist and have extensive knowledge on the subject.
Batesville
Share needles and always go in through the backdoor. If you hurry you'll get your badge before you are sent to the terminal ward and placed in a bubble.
Bay Shore
Like, Yeah should be the easiest!!!
Star City
If you jump naked into a dumpster and rub around in that for a few hours, I bet you will be the JEDI MASTER of that category. Give it a shot.
Joiner
rack up all the std's then talk about them
Greenville
practice, practice, practice...........
Seminole
Probably a hypochondriac, avoid em like the plague
Metter
Pondering........oh, yes. I think so.
Bear Creek
Maybe they have a seafood diet and have a lot of crabs.
Should they have first hand knowledge and should they be avoided at all costs?
Lincoln Park
You gotta read up on the various STD's (maybe even catch a couple to REALLY know your info). :)
Goodland
You can't get one in polls and surveys.
Tuxedo Park
No, they are probably an epidemiologist and have extensive knowledge on the subject.
Batesville
Share needles and always go in through the backdoor. If you hurry you'll get your badge before you are sent to the terminal ward and placed in a bubble.
Bay Shore
Like, Yeah should be the easiest!!!
Star City
If you jump naked into a dumpster and rub around in that for a few hours, I bet you will be the JEDI MASTER of that category. Give it a shot.
Joiner
rack up all the std's then talk about them
Greenville
practice, practice, practice...........
Seminole
Probably a hypochondriac, avoid em like the plague
Metter
Pondering........oh, yes. I think so.
Bear Creek
Maybe they have a seafood diet and have a lot of crabs.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
I want to become an infectious disease nurse practitioner idnp what colleges offer that masters degree?
Watervliet
Having a certification that specifies ID as a specialty is not nearly as important as having actual work experience in infection control. Get a masters (MSN) and NP license. Do an internship in hospital epidemiology and infection control. Or get a job in those departments. That will be just as good for leading you to your career goal. Also, having public health certification would be good, too, as PH departments often need nurses experienced in infection control and ID.
Salem
You can get the nurse practitioner degree at most any school that offers the master's degree in nursing (that's really what it is, the master's degree). After that, if you don't want to do regular office visit type stuff, it's the specialty training that isn't offered everywhere - I can only find the WA school you must be talking about. Also, since different states have different definitions of what a nurse practitioner is and what they are allowed to do, you probably want to look really closely at those definitions based on where you live and where you want to live and work.
Maple Plain
use google
Having a certification that specifies ID as a specialty is not nearly as important as having actual work experience in infection control. Get a masters (MSN) and NP license. Do an internship in hospital epidemiology and infection control. Or get a job in those departments. That will be just as good for leading you to your career goal. Also, having public health certification would be good, too, as PH departments often need nurses experienced in infection control and ID.
Salem
You can get the nurse practitioner degree at most any school that offers the master's degree in nursing (that's really what it is, the master's degree). After that, if you don't want to do regular office visit type stuff, it's the specialty training that isn't offered everywhere - I can only find the WA school you must be talking about. Also, since different states have different definitions of what a nurse practitioner is and what they are allowed to do, you probably want to look really closely at those definitions based on where you live and where you want to live and work.
Maple Plain
use google
Monday, January 17, 2011
How can a nonliving chemical or virus cause infectious disease?
Barrington Hills
They can't. Pathogens are microorganisms - such as bacteria and viruses - that cause disease. Dead viruses can be used to protect us from an infectious disease. Even "killed" viruses are recognized by our immune system. Our immune system memorizes (using antibody memory cells) these dead viruses and plans an attack incase we are ever infected with the living version. Unlike human cells or bacteria, viruses do not contain the chemical machinery (enzymes) needed to carry out the chemical reactions for life. Instead, viruses carry only one or two enzymes that decode their genetic instructions. So, a virus must have a host cell (bacteria, plant or animal) in which to live and make more viruses. Outside of a host cell, viruses cannot function. For this reason, viruses tread the fine line that separates living things from nonliving things. There are two levels whereby chemicals cause disease, particularly cancer. The first is by direct irritation, causing change at the cellular and DNA level. A chemical that is a potential carcinogen [cancer causing agent] may actually bind to the DNA in the cell nucleus and/or in the mitochondria, thereby altering its structure and potential for normal duplication. It may also make the DNA more vulnerable to the same or other carcinogens. Cancer is not an infectious disease
They can't. Pathogens are microorganisms - such as bacteria and viruses - that cause disease. Dead viruses can be used to protect us from an infectious disease. Even "killed" viruses are recognized by our immune system. Our immune system memorizes (using antibody memory cells) these dead viruses and plans an attack incase we are ever infected with the living version. Unlike human cells or bacteria, viruses do not contain the chemical machinery (enzymes) needed to carry out the chemical reactions for life. Instead, viruses carry only one or two enzymes that decode their genetic instructions. So, a virus must have a host cell (bacteria, plant or animal) in which to live and make more viruses. Outside of a host cell, viruses cannot function. For this reason, viruses tread the fine line that separates living things from nonliving things. There are two levels whereby chemicals cause disease, particularly cancer. The first is by direct irritation, causing change at the cellular and DNA level. A chemical that is a potential carcinogen [cancer causing agent] may actually bind to the DNA in the cell nucleus and/or in the mitochondria, thereby altering its structure and potential for normal duplication. It may also make the DNA more vulnerable to the same or other carcinogens. Cancer is not an infectious disease
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Need help on my infectious disease work sheet?
Landa
Okay heres the question, What is the difference between a common source infection and a propagated infection?
St. Peter
Common source infection:Common source outbreaks are not propagated from individual-to-individual (e. g., person-to-person). Instead, sick individuals typically are propagation dead ends. Meaning that if I am sick with a disease/illness, you cannot contract it from me. Propagated Infection: infections, Contrasting with common source outbreaks are propagated infections, which are diseases spread not from some common, geographically well defined disease reservoir, but instead by individual-to-individual (e. g., person-to-person) contact.
Okay heres the question, What is the difference between a common source infection and a propagated infection?
St. Peter
Common source infection:Common source outbreaks are not propagated from individual-to-individual (e. g., person-to-person). Instead, sick individuals typically are propagation dead ends. Meaning that if I am sick with a disease/illness, you cannot contract it from me. Propagated Infection: infections, Contrasting with common source outbreaks are propagated infections, which are diseases spread not from some common, geographically well defined disease reservoir, but instead by individual-to-individual (e. g., person-to-person) contact.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Arcata If I wanted to use/construct a graph of the incidence...
Arcata
If I wanted to use/construct a graph of the incidence or mortality of Diphtheria either globally or in UK where would I find the statistical information? Can someone point me in the right direction? Kind regards x
Huey
http://www. who. int/immunization_monitori…
If I wanted to use/construct a graph of the incidence or mortality of Diphtheria either globally or in UK where would I find the statistical information? Can someone point me in the right direction? Kind regards x
Huey
http://www. who. int/immunization_monitori…
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Can you join the air force reserves to become a doctor in infectious diseases?
Lake View
can you join the air force reserves to become a doctor in infectious diseases?
Corunna
I believe you have to have some training before you join then they will put you in this field 1-800-621-3725
Chiniak
littleramon@ymail. com, You do not specify if you are a qualified doctor with the hope of specialising in infectious diseases after joining, or if you hope to join the reserve with the possibility of becoming qualified as a doctor and then specialising in infectious diseases. The reserve is normally part time and would not be likely to train you as a doctor. Should you be already qualified, you will likely find that there are restrictions on qualifying in a specialised field as a period of time as an intern would normally keep you away from your reserve duties. To be sure, you would be advised to enquire from your nearest recruiting office, or search on line for the answers to your question from the authority who will have the answers to all your questions. Hope this helpsmatador 89
can you join the air force reserves to become a doctor in infectious diseases?
Corunna
I believe you have to have some training before you join then they will put you in this field 1-800-621-3725
Chiniak
littleramon@ymail. com, You do not specify if you are a qualified doctor with the hope of specialising in infectious diseases after joining, or if you hope to join the reserve with the possibility of becoming qualified as a doctor and then specialising in infectious diseases. The reserve is normally part time and would not be likely to train you as a doctor. Should you be already qualified, you will likely find that there are restrictions on qualifying in a specialised field as a period of time as an intern would normally keep you away from your reserve duties. To be sure, you would be advised to enquire from your nearest recruiting office, or search on line for the answers to your question from the authority who will have the answers to all your questions. Hope this helpsmatador 89
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