1. Posting (5 pts) Find an article online or in a newspaper that covers a medica
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1. Posting (5 pts) Find an article online or in a newspaper that covers a medically related topic. Post the title of the article and a very brief paragraph about the content - use at least three medical terms in your explanation. Write the three words and their meanings at the end of your posting. Use the Discussion list under Communication above: "Newsworthy" or find it at this link:
Please inude soruce and the link (pelase don't copy and paste)
Example of the words you need to use to summarize your article you found about medical related topic:
•Epidermis
•Dermis
•Subcutaneous
Epidermis
Stratum basale
Stratum corneum
•Dermis (middle layer)
Subcutaneous •adip/o,lip/o,steat/ofat
•corne/ohorn, hard
•cutane/o,derm/o,dermat/oskin
•erythr/ored
•hidr/osweat •hist/o,histi/otissue
•kerat/o,scler/ohard
•leuk/owhite
•melan/oblack
•myc/ofungus
•onych/onail
•plas/oformation
•purpur/opurple
•seb/osebum (oil)
•squam/oscale
•trich/ohair
•xanth/oyellow
•xer/odry
Primary Lesions Secondary Lesions
cherry angioma telangiectasia (spider angioma)
•petechia –
ecchymosis
•cicatrix of the skin –
keloid
neoplasm–
•nevus –
verruca
•neoplasm
•nevus –
verruca
•AIDS–acquiredimmunodeficiency syndrome
•BCC–basalcell carcinoma
•Bx–biopsy
•C&S–cultureand sensitivity
•FS–frozensection
•HIV–humanimmunodeficiencyvirus
•HSV-1–herpessimplex virus type 1
•HSV-2–herpessimplex virus type 2
•I&D–incisionand drainage
•Rx–medicalprescription
•SCC–squamouscell carcinoma
•Sig–label; instruction to the patient
•SLE–systemiclupus erythematosus
•t.i.d.–threetimes a day
Explanation / Answer
SCRUB TYPHUS
The bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi is the main causative factor for scrub typhus. The disease occurs when chigger bites,a small insect bites someone. It spreads by bacteria causing arthropods. when medical intervention is not given, death occurs in 50 per cent of the people.
The main signs and symptoms are
The complications include organ damage and death. It can be prevented by using mosquito repellents with 20 to 30 percent DEET.
Terminologies
1. DEET- diethyltoluamide-an active ingredient in mosquito repellent.
2. arthropod - an invertebrate animal
3. hypotension - BLood pressure below 90/60 mm Hg
4. stupor - the state of dereased mental function
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Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65683744.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65683744.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65683744.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
NEWS WORTHY- FIND IT AT THIS LINK: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness
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