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HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION

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Hospital-Acquired Infection  ( HAI ) Hospital acquired infection is an infection that is acquired in a hospital or healthcare facility it is also called as Nosocomial infection  .these infections are caught while hospitalised,most of the nosocomial infections are caused due to bacteria. since antibiotics are frequently administered inside hospital these bacteria become resistance to these antibiotics then bacteria outside of hospital. These infections can be serious and  difficult to treat as well. any infection can be considered as nosocomial infection if these infection are acquired at hospital within 48 hrs of hospitalisation.                      The most common wards where hospital acquired infections (HAI) occur is the intensive care unit (ICU) where doctors treat serious diseases about 1 in the 10 of the people admitted to a hospital will come in contact a HAI .As medical care become more complex and ant...

INDIAN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE CRISIS

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India is a union of twenty-eight state and seven union territories,with population of approximately 1.32 billion .India's central government and state governments are empowered to regulate health related issues.with such a big population we stand as world second biggest population we are 17.9% of the world's total population .Managing such a substantial populations healthcare is a burdensome task which has to be managed by the Govt of India with a constitutional division of legislative responsibility between the central government and the states. Both the central government are constitutionally empowered to legislate on matters of public health.The union law takes care of the law with port quarantine,which includes seamen's and marine hospitals.State law takes care for matters in connection with public health and sanitation,hospitals and dispensaries.             Healthcare is a pre-eminent requirement for the citizen of every nation,unfortunately whe...

Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer's disease is a condition where the person faces slow decline in  memory loss the state is called a state of DEMENTIA . This memory loss state of dementia happens to people after they cross age of 70 and it hits to 50% of the senior group after they cross 80 .The most common symptoms at its early stage is forgetting events soon(short term memory loss) at the advanced stage people face problems such as disorientation (getting lost easily),language,mood swings,loss of confidence,not able to manage self-care,behavioural issues as well.These are some of the early signs of Alzheimer's disease which should not be avoided consultation should be taken at the earliest in case some issues are being faced by any loved ones. Factors that are responsible for Alzheimer's Disease: Scientist are still trying to find the reason of this neuro degenerative disease which triggers the brain cells ,yet it is known as so many factors causing Alzheimer's are genetic or neuro...