Infections Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/infections/ PrimaryMed.com Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:04:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png Infections Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/infections/ 32 32 Blood and Plasma Donations Needed in the War Against COVID-19 https://primarymed.com/blood-and-plasma-donations-needed-in-the-war-against-covid-19/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:04:02 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4113 Since 1970, the month of January has been observed as, National Blood Donor Month. The American Red Cross (ARC) sponsored campaign, “recognizes the lifesaving contribution of blood and platelet donors.” According to the ARC, more than 13,000 donations are needed daily to meet the demands of the 2,600 hospitals, clinics, and cancer clinics nationwide that […]

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]]> What You Should Know About Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance https://primarymed.com/what-you-should-know-about-antibiotics-and-antibiotic-resistance-2/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 06:32:16 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3990 According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Each year in the United States, more than 2.8 million infections from bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics occur and more than 35,000 people die as a […]

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]]> Awareness Helps: Early Recognition & Treatment Can Reduce Mortality in Sepsis Cases https://primarymed.com/awareness-helps-early-recognition-treatment-can-reduce-mortality-in-sepsis-cases-2/ Wed, 20 May 2020 06:41:44 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3933 Sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide. The Sepsis Alliance defines sepsis as “the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection.” The Global Sepsis Alliance explains that sepsis is a global […]

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]]> Diabetes and COVID-19: Diabetics are at Higher Risk for Coronavirus Infection Complications https://primarymed.com/diabetes-and-covid-19-diabetics-are-at-higher-risk-for-coronavirus-infection-complications/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:02:44 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3787 “The problem people with diabetes face is primarily a problem of worse outcomes, not greater chance of contracting the virus,” states the American Diabetes Association (ADA). These worse outcomes are in the form of serious complications which people with diabetes are at a higher chance of experiencing. The ADA also shares that, “Your risk of […]

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