Scabies Essays

  • Scabies

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    Scabies While sitting around your house, watching television, you notice that you have been scratching your arm and in between your fingers for a little while. After taking a closer look you notice something that you assume is a rash and just ignore it. The next day however you notice that the rash has spread and that you think you see burrows in your skin. Then it hits you, the weekend that you spent away on vacation in that not so expensive hotel to save a couple of dollars has now cost you more

  • Disease Report on Scabies

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    Report on Scabies The causal agent of the scabies is sarcoptes scabiei var.hominis. The human itch mite is in the class arachnidan family Sarcoptidae, subclass Acari. The mites burrow under the epidermis of the skin, and never go below the stratum corneum. Other races of scabies may cause infestations in other animals of which humans may contact with a temporary itching due to dermatitis; but they do not multiply in the human host. (http://www.cdc.gov/scabies/) The history of scabies was written

  • Disease Report on Scabies

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    Disease Report on Scabies Scabies is a very unpleasant skin disease to acquire. This disease is also known as the human itch mite. In the medical field, it is known as Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis. Scabies have been around for centuries. Scabies was first documented in a letter written by Dr. Giovan Cosimo Bonomo on July, 18, 1687, to Francesco Redi2. This letter provided the first accurate presentation of the mite, with detailed drawings of its appearance. In this letter, Dr. Bonomo stated that

  • Hair Scabies

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    infestation known as scabies. Scabies are caused either from being spread from a contagious person, or from not taking care of dirty skin and hair. There are specific parts of the body in which scabies are most commonly found: the belt line, soles of feet, between webbed spaces between fingers and toes and even the elbows. In geriatric patients, scabies demonstrates a propensity for

  • Scabies: A Case Study

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    your final diagnosis? Scabies is a contagious skin infestation that is spread from individual to individual by close contact, coming in contact with the host’s clothes and sheets, or by sexual contact. The scabies burrows its eggs and fecal pellets into the stratum corneum (dermis) of the host. The larvae in the skin will hatch, mature, and the cycle repeats itself (Blosser, Brady, Burns, Dunn, Starr, 2013). The pruritic rash is from the skin being hypersensitive to scabies. In this case scenario

  • WORMS LICE & SCABIES, GROSSEST HEALTH ISSUES

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    WORMS LICE & SCABIES, GROSSEST HEALTH ISSUES Worms, lice and scabies are listed as infestation caused by large parasites which attack human body for food, shelter and reproduction. Poor hygiene and overcrowding are main causes for the infection. The best way to prevent parasitic infestation is taking care of body hygiene, precaution while consuming food and proper toileting procedures. Treatment consists of treating the affected individual and his or her family members who share the house hold. Let

  • Pubic Lice Essay

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    Patients can receive medicine without a prescription from many different drugstores. Reference: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/pubic-lice-4279.htm Name: Scabies Causative agent: Sarcoptes Scabiei Clinical Manifestation: Unlike pubic lice, the symptoms of scabies are not easily visible. If there so happens to be symptoms, they may include: severe itching that usually occurs at night, dirty looking small bumps or rashes that a... ... middle of paper ...

  • Personal Hygiene: The Role Of Personal Hygiene

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    diseases, and what the infectious diseases and the risk could be that caused the human life, which is caused by the weakness and lack of personal hygiene, and will learn about the type of infectious disease spread between individuals and society is a scabies. The role of health promotion and the curriculum followed in that it generates and to prevent people from infectious diseases. “Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites” (None, 2013). It

  • Protozoa Essay

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    Protozoa - Protozoa are single celled organisms. They come in many different shapes and sizes ranging from an Amoeba which can change its shape to Paramecium with its fixed shape and complex structure. They live in a wide variety of moist habitats including fresh water, marine environments and the soil. Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by organisms formerly classified in the Kingdom Protozoa. They include organisms classified in Amoebozoa, Excavata, and Chromalveolata. Examples

  • Anna Frank: The Holocaust

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    so they wouldn't have dead bodies laying around everywhere. People in the camps were killed by Nazi soliders shooting them, being burned to death, starving, or being killed by sickness. A lot of people would die from dieases like scabies. Most people would contract scabies or lice because the camps were very dirty and they were so cramped so sickness spread quickly. Another way of the undesirables being killed were gas chambers. The Nazi's would tell them they were going to take them to shower but

  • Personal Narrative: I Clean Cages

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    • When I came into the clinic in the afternoon I was asked to clean out a cage for a patient that had recently left home. I previously discuss how I clean cages in journal 12. I didn’t have to set up the cage since patient had already left. • I was able to do one room with Dr. Robins later in the afternoon. The appointment was on a Jack Russell named Cassie that came in for her last set of puppy vaccines. I ask the owner the usual questions, if she has been eating and drinking normally, any diarrhea

  • Finding Purpose through Personal Illness: My Journey to Becoming a PA

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    treated as a patient, with compassion: love, and care. It was on a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic that most recently confirmed my aspiration to become a PA. On this trip, I encountered a young girl, about ten years old, marked with scabies on her face, as well as her hands. I never made this girl feel uncomfortable,

  • Delusional Parasitosis

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    or inside body openings, in the stomach or bowels, and sometimes infesting the sufferer's home, surroundings, pets or clothing (Bohart, 2014). The false belief of delusional parasitosis stands in contrast to actual cases of parasitosis, such as scabies. Delusions of parasitosis has been referred ... ... middle of paper ... ...station" has the advantage of a broad range of pathogens (Freudenmann & Lepping, 2009). How common is delusional parasitosis? Though it is considered a rare disorder

  • How My Obstacles That Changed My Life

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    Obstacles usually come from a quiet period of time when everything seems to be going perfectly. That’s when obstacles of any shape or form come one after the other. Eventually when the obstacles have been faced you can find yourself as a better or worse or worse person. One of the hardest obstacles I faced happened when I was 8 years old. During my quiet period of time I was a healthy child who got along with everyone I met and never got into trouble. At the age of 8 I started to feel extremely

  • The Failure of Inter-agency Collaboration to Safeguard the Well-being of Children

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    The role of interagency is about evaluating and monitoring the needs of the vulnerable children and families, with a clear vision to ensure that mutual outcomes are attained to promote the safeguarding, well-being, learning and development of the vulnerable children ( Barnardos, 2007) Furthermore, this essay will discuss the serious case review of Victoria Climbie with the dilemma of how the interagency working to benefit to children’s learning and development has failed to safeguard a vulnerable

  • Creative Writing: A Hero's Voyage

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    January, 1607: It has to be at least 11:30pm this night of January 9th, and I remain awake. Ever since I discovered my skin caked with red speckles two mornings ago, I realized the awful truth. I have scabies. I sit up in my cold, damp bunk and my mind jumps to my legs, which are pringling immensely. I sit scratching my legs and biting my itching arms for minutes on end, until my fingers ache and I stand up. I put my shoes on, thinking some fresh air will help focus my thoughts on other matters

  • Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model

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    Sister Callista Roy: Adaptation Model Concern for the well-being of others is paramount to high-quality nursing care delivery. The philosophy of this writer revolves around the outward expression of this concern. A patient’s reassurance of being cared about is the purpose of this philosophy. If a patient senses that they are cared for, they are more prone to heal, instead of worry which detracts from healing. This is relevant, as, if a patient does not feel cared for they will often, if they are

  • stds

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    are curable, and some can be slowed down. But all of them can be prevented. The most common sexually transmitted diseases are: Chlamidia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes(Simplex II), NGU(Nongonicoccal Urethritis), Vaginitis, Genital Warts, Pubic Lice/Scabies, AIDS, and Hepatitis. Chlamidia is a disease, which is transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse. If you had this disease, you would experience bleeding between menstrual periods, abdominal pain, and painful urination. There is another term

  • Reflective Nursing Internship

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    incident exposure the hospital came in contact with and how to prevent the infectious disease from entering the facility again. A couple of examples of potential exposure I came across were: Tuberculosis, Meningitis, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Scabies, Chickenpox and lastly the most common, the Flu (Influenza). I found this specific role exciting because an illness moves so quickly. Within days, it starts from one person which is considered the infectious agent, then is transferred to the reservoir

  • Rome Identity Research Paper

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    Rome’s Identity You ever wondered what Rome’s identity is? Rome is a unique city to Italy because of its past, ruins and its current status. If one looked at Rome’s past they would see that the Roman Empire dominated the areas around them in the early AD. In formations of legion, it was said that the Romans had many different formations to counter their enemies’ armies to win wars plus conquer other cities. Rome also built some amazing buildings like their piazzas, chapels, Pantheon, Roman Forum