ELISA

On October 4th, 2016 at approximately 12:10 pm; PA Keaira Howard was working the front desk at Miner Village when she received an incoming call from Resident Terresa Knowles from Tinaja 103 B. Resident Knowles asked PA Howard if AD Elisa Espinosa was in and if she could please talk to her if so. PA Howard informed Resident Knowles that AD Espinosa was out to lunch and if she would like to leave AD Espinosa a message. Resident Knowles then proceeds to ask if maybe PA Howard could help her with…

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent and inflammatory disease also known as atopic eczema. Although it most often starts in infancy and affects two of ten children, it is also highly prevalent in adults. Even when this is not a fatal condition, it is characterized by the reduction of the barrier function and shows susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus. AD is commonly associated with elevated levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and T-helper response to allergies. The purpose of this…

We suspected the Flu and meningitis for almost all the patients. So we decided to test for meningitis first. We first tested Sue for meningitis because she was our first patient. We found that Sue did infact have bacterial meningitis. So we needed to test the rest of the patients that might have come into contact with Sue in the last week. So we began to track the connection between each patient. We knew that Sue and Jill where roommate so next we tested Jill, and she came up positive for…

A disease for canines is Parvovirus, which is an oral, contagious disease of canines that strikes at the body’s reproducing cells. The blood carries the disease to the digestive tract where it sheds the virus in the feces. Canines at any age can contract this disease, especially unvaccinated adults or puppies. The infection can be transmitted between canines, or on any object that comes in contact with infected canine’s feces. In any area where the canine sleeps, eats, or plays can be an…

disease each year. To date, testing remains unreliable–causing another roadblock for patients trying to receive a proper diagnosis and prompt treatment. As stated on the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS) website, “The common Elisa test you receive at your doctor’s office misses 35% of culture proven Lyme disease. Some studies indicate up to 50% of the patients tested for Lyme disease receive false negative results.” With up to 50 percent of people infected receiving…

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question the actual prevalence of the disease within the community. It’s hard to determine, standard lab testing is needed and can still be difficult even with the right equipment. Confirmation is based on class M rubella-specific immunoglobulin (IgM ELISA) and must be obtained within twenty-eight days post rash. Incubation is generally anywhere from fourteen to seventeen days and can range over…

As kids or even now as adults we worry so little of contracting infectious disease, we do not realize that our environment is home to numerous of organisms that are harmful. For example, a single bite of a bug such as a tick can completely change your life. A tick bite can potentially lead to Lyme disease, which can become a severe illness. According to Sanjuna (et al 2018) “about 300,000 new cases per year are recorded world wide” (p.1) turning into the leading cause of tick borne diseases.…

homogenized and suspended in PBS containing protease inhibitors (sigma). Supernatants were collected after centrifugation (10,000 rpm for 5 min) and the levels of cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-17A were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; ebiosciences)21. Immunofluorescence The fixed colon sections were deparaffinized with xylene and rehydrated through a series of graded alcohols, and then incubated with FITC-conjugated anti-mouse F4/80 antibody (BD Biosciences, United…

As the new temporary editor of the June 1911 Mexican anarchist magazine Regeneracion, Rosa Mendez’s first order of business was to quickly state that “I am willing to help as far as my limited intelligence and duties as a woman with a family will allow me…” As she adopted this new role, Mendez felt the need to legitimize her new position by reassuring her readers that she identified herself primarily as a woman with a family. Mendez’s experience is similar to that of many anarchist women who…