trachomotisDirect contact (fomites‚ flies) Conjunctivitis #1 cause of blindness in world Bacterial Meningitis Haemophilus influenza type B Direct Contact Endogenous infection: aerosols Fever‚ headache‚ stiff neck‚ nausea‚ vomiting Rare in U.S. Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis Neisseria meningitidisDirect Contact Droplet Transmission (Aerosols) Petechial rash Global problem Bacterial Pneumococcal Meningitis Streptococcus PneumoniaeDirect Contact Droplet Transmission Aerosols Headache‚ stiff neck
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an incurable disease or just going thru a tough time in their life‚ to give that person some hope and strength. I Can relate to this poem because growing up i’ve been threw lots of illnesses it all started when i was diagnosed with Meningococcal Meningitis when i was just a baby. Than at the age of 16 i was diagnosed with Hereditary Breast Cancer.Going thru this i felt so alone and like my
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virus will usually be back to normal in no time. While having extreme symptoms is very rare‚ it is not impossible. Less than 1% of people endure serious- life threatening symptoms. These symptoms include illnesses‚ for example‚ encephalitis or meningitis. Other severe symptoms are high fever‚ neck stiffness‚ disorientation‚ coma‚ and seizures. Around 10% of people who develop serious cases will die. There are a few ways a doctor can diagnose you for West Nile Virus. The most prevalent being Laboratory
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white beard. His smile could light up any room‚ and his frown could have the opposite affect! Before I can actually remember Papa was still one of the most important people in my life. The story goes that when I was two‚ I was diagnosed with spinal meningitis. This called for an extended stay in the hospital. A couple of days into the stay I was not a happy camper and not only refused to eat‚ but insisted on doing nothing but emit blood curdling screams. My parents tried rocking‚ patting‚ singing‚ every
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in pedriatic pretreat with steroid ( board exam) Destroying outer membrane will first release Lipid A causing pt to get worse before getting better -Severe shock Gram negative sepsis. pediatrics- give steroids before antibiotics for bacterial meningitis (dexamethasone BEFORE antibiotics) to keep inflammation down and prevent hearing loss and neuropathies. Acid Fast Stain: For Mycolic Acid Mycobacteria Nocardia is partially acid fast and Gram + Cryptosporidium is protozoa that is partially
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yellow discharge. Measles Signs of measles are: a high temperature‚ dry cough‚ diarrhoea and vomiting‚ red blotchy rash which starts on face and spreads downwards‚ lack of energy and appetite‚ sore eyes and possible sensitivity to light. Meningitis Early symptoms are painful joints and muscles‚ pale or blotchy skin‚ possible shivering and extremely cold to touch hands and feet‚ fever and headache. Later symptoms
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to the bacteria Brucella that causes rising and falling fevers‚ sweats‚ weakness‚ headache‚ muscle pain and back pain. Involvement of Central Nervous System causes Neurobrucellosis resulting in serious complications of brucellosis infection like meningitis‚ stroke‚ cranial nerve lesions‚ or mycotic aneurysms. This condition usually requires treatment with antibiotics that cross the blood-brain barrier. Neurobrucellosis is very rare and is present in only 2% of the children with Brucellosis. Case
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What causes viral diseases? Viral infections occur when a virus enters the body and invades the inside of the body’s cells in order to reproduce. If the body’s immune system is unable to fight off the virus‚ it multiplies and spreads to other cells‚ repeating the process and leading to a widespread infection. Signs & Symptoms of rabies One of the most distinctive signs of a rabies infection is a tingling or twitching sensation around the area of the animal bite. In people‚ symptoms of rabies include
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Unknown Experiment Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to distinguish and indentify an unknown bacterium. There are several tests that can help one eliminate and narrow down the options. The most useful test‚ and the very first one done‚ is a gram stain. This test will tell whether the bacterium is gram-positive or gram-negative. After the type of gram stain is identified‚ the tester has a wide array of differentiating tests at their disposal. Based on the results from these
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Have you ever eaten something that make your stomach and body not feel quite right? Thought you had just a bad case of the flu‚ but did you ever think it could be something more serious‚ which may lead to your own death or leave you paralyzed? A bacterium called Listeria Monocytogenes may be what you have ingested either from produce‚ liquid‚ or meat products. A gram-positive bacilli‚ which stains purple when tested in laboratory. The bacterium is normally found in a small chains linked together
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