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Miasma theory the belief that smelly gases

from decaying matter gave rise to illness, and

explained the epidemics ( the

sudden widespread occurrence of something as a disease) that flared up in the filthy, stinking places inhabited by the poor.

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723 )developed

microscopes, he introduced the world to micro-organism and their role in disease, and prepared the way for the modern Germ theory

Alexander Fleming warned that the misuse of antibiotics could lead to a situation in which modern medicine would be unable to treat common infectious diseases.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium with antibiotic

resistance

MRSA

SEPTICAEMIA blood poisoning

SYNDROMEGroup Of Symptoms That Consistently

Occur Together Or A Condition Characterized

By A Set Of Associated Symptoms

impetigoImpetigo

a very contagious infection of the skin;

common in children; localized redness

develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode

VALVE

PNEUMONIALung infection

TENDERNESS

Abscesses

Boils

Staphylococcus

penicillin

Cefazolin

•methicillinA semisynthetic form of penicillin used against

staphylococci that produce penicillinase

Erythromycin   /iˌriTHrəˈmīsin/ Noun

It is similar in its effects to penicillin

clindamycinused to treat

infections with anaerobic bacteria

but can also be used to treat some

protozoal diseases, such as malaria

Tetracycline

Mupirocin

Vancomycin

Oxacyllin

Pets

VRSAvancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus

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Antimicrobialdisinfectant: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry diseasecatering

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Immune systems

infection.The presence of a virus in, or its

introduction into, a computer system

SpillageThe action of causing or allowing a liquid to spill

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Susceptible

Likely to be affected by something