Infectious+Diseases

=**__INFECTIOUS DISEASES__**=

=**MRSA (**Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) = = What is a staph infection? =

=What is MRSA? =

=Cause of MRSA=

= Symptoms of MRSA =



Prevention


Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7hrtxBWmA



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__//**HIV/AIDS **//__ by: Melanie Jones

 -HIV causes AIDS and interferes with the body's ability to fight infections
 * Description: **

 -Flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat, and fatigue can occur. Then the disease is usually asymptomatic until it progresses to AIDS
 * Symptoms of HIV: **



 -Weight loss, fever or night sweats, fatigue, and recurrent infections
 * Symptoms of AIDS: **

 -Transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen, and vaginal fluids.
 * How it's spread: **

 -There's no cure, but you must keep up with Anti-Retroviral Regiments (ARVs), which can dramatically slow the disease's progress as well as prevent secondary infections
 * Cure: **

-HIV/AIDS is one of the world's most significant public health challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries  -As a result of recent advances in access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). HIV-positive people now live longer and healthier lives
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Facts: **

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_6lSh70J8


 * ==**__ Infectious Diseases __**==


 * __ INSTRUCTIONS __**

Each student in the group is responsible for one of the topics below. * ** MRSA must be covered. ** As a group you are responsible for creating your own Wiki covering the topics assigned. You may attach files, articles, videos, pictures and/or word documents

Be prepared to give your reports orally to the class using your Wiki. Included in your report should be a description of the infectious disease, who it affects, treatment and prognosis.
 * __examples:__** **monoucleosis** **mrsa** **tuberculosis** **strep throat** **conjunctivitis** **H1N1** **SARS**

__**How to use the wiki page**__# To enter content on this page, click the **EDIT**tab located on the top, right side of the page. You can __upload__ or create links to external website or to a page in the wiki.# To upload a file or an image, click the **File**icon on the tool bar, upload the file.
 * 1) Enter the information and click **Save** to save changes.
 * 1) Click the **Link** icon to enter a link to a url or link to a page in the wiki.

__**Resourses**__
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