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Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is an opportunistic pathogen that causes damage to the cells of the intestinal tract. The C. diff pathogen seizes its opportunity when a person’s own natural flora in the gut is diminished. This decrease in natural flora can be...
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Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Approximately 29,000 patients died within 30 days...
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Mass trauma and disasters such as explosions and fires can cause a variety of serious injuries, including burns. These can include thermal burns, which are caused by contact with flames, hot liquids, hot surfaces, and other sources of high heat as well as chemical...
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General Information After a chemical mass casualty incident, trauma with or without burns is expected to be common. Burn therapy adds significant logistical requirements and complexity to the medical response in a chemical mass casualty incident. Burns complicating...
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Definition A burn is any injury to body tissue that can be caused by: heat steam sunlight electricity nuclear radiaton chemicals History For centuries people have been trying to understand burns and how to heal them. The Egyptians first recorded a method...
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What is bulimia? Bulimia nervosa, often called bulimia, is a type of eating disorder. Eating disorders are mental health problems that cause extreme and dangerous eating behaviors. These extreme eating behaviors cause other serious health problems and sometimes death....
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