Common Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse Overview
Common Infectious Diseases
Chickenpox
Agent: Varicella-zoster virus (herpesvirus family).
Symptoms: 14-18 day incubation period, mild fever, rash starting on the trunk, spreading to the face, neck, limbs, and scalp.
Contagion: Direct contact.
Measles
Agent: Paramyxovirus.
Symptoms: 10-12 day incubation period, pre-eruptive photophobia, mouth staining, followed by a skin rash.
Contagion: Direct contact.
Rubella
Agent: Rubella virus.
Symptoms: 1-2 week incubation period, swollen neck glands, cold-like symptoms,
Understanding Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Pandemic
A pandemic is a global outbreak of an infectious disease caused by bacteria or a little-known virus that crosses geographical barriers. Example: The Black Plague.
Epidemic
An epidemic is an infectious disease caused by a bacteria, virus, or other pathogen, usually affecting large, specific regions. Example: Influenza A.
Endemic
An endemic is an infectious disease caused by a virus or bacteria that is consistently present within a specific region. Example: Seasonal influenza.
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Antibiotics
Antibiotics: Chemical substances of biological or synthetic origin that kill bacteria or stop their multiplication. Antivirals stop viruses (or fungi or protozoa) from entering cells or, after their reproduction, prevent them from being released and infecting neighboring cells. Drug resistance arises through mutation, where information changes spontaneously and randomly, altering the ability to survive antibiotic action, or by the exchange of genes between bacterial species or variants.
Read MoreGlossary of Common Terms
C
Coat
A garment.
Cookie
Unleavened bread, baked twice for longer preservation.
D
Doodle
An irregular feature drawn with a pen, pencil, etc.
Drawer
A sliding compartment in a desk used to store items.
G
Gabardine
A robust diagonal fabric.
Gabela
Levies, taxes, or contributions paid to the State.
Galbana
Laziness, apathy, or low desire to do something.
Gallicism
Use of French words or phrases in another language.
Gallardo
Unfettered, graceful, and gallant. Also, brave.
Gallego
A native of Galicia.
Gallo
A bird of the Galliformes
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PRESENTATION: Forensic Traumatology
Lesion: Any damage to the body, organ, or mental health of an individual, internally or externally caused by physical, chemical, biological, or psychological mechanisms, used by an attacker without causing the victim’s death.
DAMAGE TO THE BODY:
All changes that compromise anatomical integrity, whether internal or external.
HEALTH DAMAGE:
Infringement of any bodily or mental functions, clinical signs or symptoms, and detectable alterations in paraclinical tests.
DEFORMITY:
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Have a happy and rewarding life is easier with a healthy body and mind. The pain, discomfort, and fatigue are obstacles to our wellbeing. However, to maintain good health is not enough to trust in doctors. We must know ourselves what we can do to maintain and improve our health.
It can analyze the issue of health from several perspectives. First, we consider the diet. Spiritual practitioners usually abandon, or at least reduce, intake of animal protein such as meat because this kind of food involves
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