Essays Tagged: "skin infections"

Antibiotics

ons.People have been using antibiotics for more than 2,500 years. They used molds to help cure some skin infections and rashes. It was in the late 1800's that the real study of medicine began. Louis P ...

(4 pages) 89 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Staphylococcus studies.

he carry Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that is a normal element of the skin and inside the nose. Some people can carry Staphylococcus and not be infected by it. The two ma ... ylococcus epidermidis does not. Sometimes, Staphylococcus may cause infection the most common being skin infections. Most of these infections are minor and can be treated without antibiotics. Such min ...

(6 pages) 59 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Antibiotics

ape our own immune systems. Fatigue, Colds, Sinus Infections, Sore Throats, Respiratory Infections, Skin Infections, Ear Infections, Gastrointestinal Disorders and Food Poisoning are all ailments caus ...

(4 pages) 70 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The use and abuse of anti-biotics

sinus infections, bronchitis, ear infections, urinary tract infections, gynaecological infections, skin infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. Because many bio terrorism agents ...

(5 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Why

dence.Why do we need to end peoples addiction to Heroin? Because it kills people, causes dry, itchy skin and skin infections, constricted pupils, nausea, loss of appetite, collapsed veins from repeate ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Vocational Schools for International Development

e research… Reported ailments included tuberculosis, gastric problems, respiratory problems, skin infections and boils… (US$0.8-1.6) per day per family… Most are uneducated and do ... attention of environmentalists and bothering local residents… complaining of respiratory and skin problems which they attribute to the pollution, and also fear that their ground water is being ...

(11 pages) 12 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Preventing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (MRSA)

eral years, there has been a renewed interest in MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) skin infections not only in the United States, but world-wide. MRSA has existed since the 1960s, but ... ecoming infected. (MRSAresources.com)Colonization of MRSA can normally exist in the nose and on the skin, but there are no signs of illness until infected. Conversely, when infected, there are signs a ...

(5 pages) 51 0 5.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Fungal Infections

se very mild to life-threatening disease.The most common types of fungal infections are superficial skin infections caused by a variety of fungal species known as dermatophytes. While most fungal infe ... which can usually be easily controlled with topical medications. Pytiriasis versicolor is a fungal skin infection most often found around puberty and causes hyper- or hypo-pigmentation of the skin. O ...

(4 pages) 14 0 4.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases