Respiratory diseases tuberculosis

Florfenicol (2) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of pseudo-tuberculosis caused by Pasteurellapiscicida and streptococcosis m. yeUowtail fish. The recommended dose is 10 mg/kg for up to one week and the drug withdrawal time is five days after cessation of treatment. Florfenicol is active in bovine respiratory disease caused by Pasteurella species and mastitis caused by Staphylococci and Streptococci. It is also effective in neonatal cohbacillosis caused by E. coli. The drug is being developed worldwide by Schering-Plough Animal Health for the treatment of aquatic and bovine diseases. 

Several studies have attempted to correlate increased numbers of hospital admissions with variations in photochemical-oxidant pollution. The California Department of Public Health study of excess mortalhy also investigated hospital admissions as a possible health indicator of oxidant pollution. Admissions to Los Angeles County General Hospital in September through December 1954 for childhood asthma, tuberculosis, other respiratory diseases, and all other causes were examined. No significant association with oxidant concentrations was found. 

Respiratory diseases Symptomatic sarcoidosis Loeffler syndrome not manageable by other means berylliosis fulminating or disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy aspiration pneumonitis. 

Silicosis, a form of pulmonary fibrosis, is the primary health problem resulting from inhalation exposure to particles of crystalline silica (SSDC, 1988 NIOSH, 2002 Castranova, 2000 Castranova and VaUyathan, 2000). Other diseases associated with occupational inhalation exposure to crystalline silica include lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nonmalignant respiratory disease, auto-immune related diseases (such as rheumatioid arthritis), renal diseases, and (as a complication of silicosis) increased risk of bacterial or fungal infections such as tuberculosis. Skin granulomas or obstructive lymphopathies may result from dermal exposure and uptake of silica particles (NIOSH, 2002). 

Serious infectious diseases including HIV-related diseases and tuberculosis Serious neurological and muscular diseases Serious renal diseases Serious respiratory diseases Serious skin disorders Sexually transmitted diseases... 

They are used to treat respiratory diseases, scrofula, scurvy, scabies, bacterial and fungal skin diseases, poor digestion, toothaches, blood diseases (including anemia), arteriosclerosis, anthrax, and tuberculosis, and also to regulate the metabolism (Maznev 2004). 

Traditional use Fruits and leaves are used to treat anemia and edema, and as a light laxative. Fresh fruits are used to decrease blood pressure, to treat heart and liver diseases and atherosclerosis. A decocotion of the young branches is drunk to treat children s diabetes and skin tuberculosis (Poludenny and Zhuravlev 2000). A decoction of the fruits is used as a diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic. The fresh juice is used to treat stomach and duodenum ulcers and gastritis with low stomach acidity mixed with honey it is used to treat respiratory diseases. Leaves are used in a tea to treat skin and bladder diseases, kidney stones, rheumatism, common colds, and also as a diuretic (Khahnatov et al. 1984). 

OSHA considers skin diseases as illnesses caused by exposure to chemicals, plants, or other hazardous substances. OSHA dehnes respiratory conditions or illnesses as breathing-related problems associated with pneumonitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, farmer s lung, beryllium disease, tuberculosis, occupational asthma, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hypersensitivity. Examples can include heatstroke, hypothermia, decompression sickness, effects of ionizing radiation, exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, anthrax, and bloodbome pathogen diseases. 

The disease profile in nineteenth-century cities was dominated by infectious and epidemic diseases that affected the young disproportionately. Before 1880, probably more than half of all deaths in large American cities occurred among children less than five years old, and the leading causes of death were diarrheal diseases—such as typhoid fever, cholera infantum, and dysentery—and respiratory diseases—such as tuberculosis, influenza, bronchitis, and pneumonia. In contrast to the lead poisoning observed in Norman Porritt, these diseases typically killed swiftly and in unmistakable ways." i... 

American co net lower, black susans) angustifolia shortens symptoms and duration of upper respiratory Infections (URIs) including colds mild gastrointestinal (Gl) upsets individuals with autoimmune diseases such as tuberculosis, collagenosis, multiple sclerosis, AIDS and HIV infection. 

Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 80% of lung cancer cases. Other risk factors include exposure to respiratory carcinogens (e.g., asbestos, benzene), genetic risk factors, and history of other lung diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, pulmonary fibrosis). 

BSL 3 Biosafety Level 3 is for work with indigenous or exotic microorganisms, which may cause serious or potentially lethal disease if inhaled. Safety equipment Class I or II biosafety cabinets or other physical containment devices protective laboratory clothing, gloves, respiratory protection as needed. Microorganisms include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bacillus anthracis, and Coxiella burnetii. 

Some studies of survivors of massive chlorine exposures have shown either persistent obstructive or restrictive deficits, but pre-exposure data on these patients were not available. Persistent respiratory symptoms, bronchial obstruction, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness were observed in 82%, 23%, and 41 % of chronically exposed pulp mill workers, respectively, 18-24 months after cessation of exposure." In most cases it is not known whether prolonged symptoms after chlorine exposure are due to aggravation of preexisting conditions such as tuberculosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or heart disease." "... 

Health consequences of chronic heroin abuse include scarred and collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, boils, a variety of soft-tissue infections, kidney problems, and liver disease. Pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other lung diseases are also common among long-term users, which can be attributed to either poor nutrition and depressed respiratory function or both. Many of the additives heroin is cut with do not dissolve in the body and can block blood vessels, translating into higher risk of sudden death from stroke or heart attack. 

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