Writing Assignment 2: The Mumps Glen was a normal guy. He was a handsome young man with his whole life ahead of him. Glen loved to party all night on the weekends. However, one unfortunate night would change his life for the next few days. After a few drinks in, he met this girl named Beth. Beth was known for being with numerous guys, but that didn 't bother Glen. That night, Glen and Beth engaged in an intense makeout session. Little did Glen know, that Beth had the mumps. Glen was unaware that the mumps can be contracted by personal contact with an infected individual (Roth, Sullivan, 2015). Glen had the time of his life that night, for he was soon to regret it the next morning. Glen woke up hungover that morning and went straight to the
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Shame fills his soul as he feels the stares of the other patients in the room. Luckily, he was admitted right away. “Holy hell,” says Dr. Strangelove. Glen replies, “I don’t know what happened. I went to a party and drank and made out with a chick.” “By the looks of this, you seem to have a disease, the mumps to be exact. It’s caused by a virus that can be transmitted by swapping spit with loose women,” say Dr. Strangelove (Roth, Sullivan, 2015). After taking a look at his medical record, it seems that Glen had already had his MMR vaccinations for the mumps years ago. He had the first dose between 15-18 months old and the second dose between 4-6 months old (CDC, 2015). “The only thing you can do is sit it it out,” says Dr. Strangelove. “You see, because mumps is a virus, it doesn’t respond to antibiotics or other medications, but you can treat the symptoms to make living with yourself a bit more comfortable”(Roth, Sullivan, 2015). Glen replies, “What do you suggest doctor?” “Well Glen, I suggest you switch to a soft diet to reduce pain in your salivary glands, avoid acidic foods and beverages because those can cause them pain, take ibuprofen for your fever, ice your jaw for the swelling, and drink a lot of fluids to avoid dehydration resulting from the fever.”(Roth, Sullivan, 2015). “That and stop messing around with booze and loose women,” explains Dr. Strangelove. He also mentioned to tell him that
Shame fills his soul as he feels the stares of the other patients in the room. Luckily, he was admitted right away. “Holy hell,” says Dr. Strangelove. Glen replies, “I don’t know what happened. I went to a party and drank and made out with a chick.” “By the looks of this, you seem to have a disease, the mumps to be exact. It’s caused by a virus that can be transmitted by swapping spit with loose women,” say Dr. Strangelove (Roth, Sullivan, 2015). After taking a look at his medical record, it seems that Glen had already had his MMR vaccinations for the mumps years ago. He had the first dose between 15-18 months old and the second dose between 4-6 months old (CDC, 2015). “The only thing you can do is sit it it out,” says Dr. Strangelove. “You see, because mumps is a virus, it doesn’t respond to antibiotics or other medications, but you can treat the symptoms to make living with yourself a bit more comfortable”(Roth, Sullivan, 2015). Glen replies, “What do you suggest doctor?” “Well Glen, I suggest you switch to a soft diet to reduce pain in your salivary glands, avoid acidic foods and beverages because those can cause them pain, take ibuprofen for your fever, ice your jaw for the swelling, and drink a lot of fluids to avoid dehydration resulting from the fever.”(Roth, Sullivan, 2015). “That and stop messing around with booze and loose women,” explains Dr. Strangelove. He also mentioned to tell him that