Immunity: protection against infectious disease conferred either by the immune response generated by immunization or previous infection or by other non-immunologic factors hence, Immunity is protection. Growing years: 1st year to 12th year. But in the 1st year, growth occurs more than at any other time. Infection: Invasion and multiplication of microbes not normally present …
Mental Disorder (MD, Mental or psychiatric illness) is a wide range of conditions affecting mood, thinking and behaviour. Mental Health (MH): cognitive, behavioural and emotional well-being MH often refers to the absence of mental disorder but WHO thinks differently: “the state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities can cope …
Against the background of reported increasing new cases of COVID-19 infections among members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, has urged the Federal Government to find another way to carry out camping activities for youth corps members or delay them till the third wave of the …
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… Continuation from How to Prevent and Curb New Cases of Cholera Pt 1 The public health physician said, “When it rains the water washes dirt, faecal matter or poop as well as materials from the waste bin of every community into available clean water. Consequently, food items which are consumed through the mouth get …
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PHYSIOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS Small stomach capacity Immature kidney function Lower digestive ability than adults Low HCL in stomach Low levels of digestive enzymes Low lipase and bile salts BREAST MILK COMPOSITION: Best Nutrition for Babies The role of protein in Paediatric Nutrition Protein is important for the growth and maintenance of our tissues and organs; however, …
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Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 1 Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 2 Stimulant: Cocaine Cocaine drugs made from the leavesof the coca plant Main forms: powder; an extract thatlook like crystals or rocks (freebase cocaine); crystal (crack cocaine) Commonly snorted but can be injected, rubbed into the …
Read DRUG ABUSE: A MENACE BEYOND ILLICIT DRUGS Pt 1 Effects of Drugs Depend on various factors: Size, weight and health of a person Whether the person is used to taking it (tolerance) Whether other drugs are taken around the same time(poly drug use) The amount taken The strength of the drug (varies with illegally …
Titilayo Olaitan, Ifeoma P. Okafor, Adebayo T. Onajole, Olayinka A. AbosedeDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria femiolaitan1@gmail.com (TO); ipokafor@cmul.edu.ng (IPO) Read Ending preventable maternal and child deaths in western Nigeria: Do women utilize the lifelines? Part 1 Discussion ANC saves the lives of mothers and babies …
Titilayo Olaitan, Ifeoma P. Okafor, Adebayo T. Onajole, Olayinka A. AbosedeDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria femiolaitan1@gmail.com (TO); ipokafor@cmul.edu.ng (IPO) AbstractIntroduction Nigeria which constitutes just one percent of the world population, accounts for 13% of the world maternal and under-five mortality. Utilization of health care services …
“A recent alert by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has become the wake-up call for Nigerians to take prompt measures to prevent more citizens from coming down with cholera infection caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. Going by the Situation Report the NCDC issued on June 21, in the last one month, …
