First Aid management of Anaphylactic shock
Severe anaphylactic reaction is a rare occurrence, usually triggered by drugs such as penicillin, insect stings, nuts such as peanuts and shellfish such as prawns, latex, dairy produce, etc.
First Aid Management of Stroke
Strokes must always be treated as a medical emergency, and an ambulance called immediately. Any delay in the treatment of a stroke can have a dramatic effect on the casualty’s recovery. If you suspect a stroke, CALL AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY.
First Aid: Wound and bleeding
A wound is a break in the continuity of the tissue of the body either internal or external. Wounds usually result from external physical forces. The most common accidents resulting in open wounds are accidental falls and handling of sharp objects, tools, machinery and weapons
Vitiligo pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Vitiligo is a skin disorder characterized by multiple patches of depigmentation causing significant social and psychological distress. Disease can appear at any age but more frequently seen in individuals less than 20years of age
Tularemia Deerfly/ Rabbit fever
Tularemia (also referred to as Deerfly Fever or Rabbit Fever) is a zoonosis caused by Francisella tularensis, a small gram negative, facultative, intracellular bacterium. The bacterium is first isolated by Mc Coy and Chapin in Tulare country, California in 1911
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a non-contagious infectious disease caused by an arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) belonging to the Flaviviridae family. The disease is endemic only in the tropical forests of the African continent and Latin America, with the possibility of determining urban cycles.