Encephalitis

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disruption of brain function." Causes of TBI are trauma (open, closed, crushed, penetration: gunshot or knife wound, severe shaking or from contact sports), stroke (bleeding or a blocked artery), Anoxia (absence of oxygen), severe infection (meningitis, encephalitis), tumor (compression on the tissues causing malfunction), surgery (the actual cutting into a brain to remove a tumor or piece of the brain).…

people infected with West Nile virus will never experience symptoms because the body’s immune system can fight off the virus and stop it from causing illness. However, serious complications, including neurological illnesses like meningitis and encephalitis, can occur. “Often we forget how we can reduce…

In addition to measles and mumps, the MMR vaccine contains another viral infection, rubella. Rubella can trace its roots back as far as 1814 when it was documented by physician George Maton. It was given its name by Henry Veale in 1866, and attracted little attention until 1942 when it was first noted to have caused serious birth defects (Cooper, 1985). Rubella, like the measles, is known for its distinctive rash and is also known as the German measles because of the similarities between the two…

The MMR or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination is one of the most controversial vaccines to date. Even though the advantages of being vaccinated with this vaccine extremely outweigh any problems, many still question whether the vaccine is beneficial for themselves, and their children. Originally measles, mumps and rubella were all treated with separate vaccines. However, in the 1980’s the vaccine was combined into a three-in-one shot (MClean 6). The producer for this spectrum of vaccines,…

Dr. Sayer was more of a researcher more so than someone who was just doing their job and collecting checks for a living. He did research in neurological lab. He kept trying to help the catatonic patients who were victims an epidemic of encephalitis lethargic. He wanted to find something that would help cure the patients, who were conscious but unable to do massive amount of movements. He wanted to understand how the patients were capable of catching things and noticing a change in their…

began an immunization program soon after. In 1912, the virus became a bigger problem in the U.S.. There were around 6,000 deaths each year, 48,000 people alone were hospitalized, and another 4,000 people contracted encephalitis in result of having the measles virus (Iannelli). Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain, which is very deadly. Almost all children had been diagnosed with the measles virus before the age of 15 years old. Finally, in 1963, John Enders created the first measles virus…

Doctor named Malcolm Sayer played by the late actor Robin Williams he is working in Bronx, one of the hospital in New York. He met the patient named Leonard Lowe who is suffering from the 1920’s epidemic “ encephalitis lethargica according to the wikipedia it is a typical form of encephalitis. Also known as "sleepy sickness" ", he study about the condition of Leonard and by using the drug L-DOPA he is able to wake Leonard up on Long sleep, together with the other patient in the garden and bring…

During the seven months period from 01/01/15 to 07/24/2015, there were 5 outbreaks of 183 measles cases reported in 24 states of America and the District of Columbia. Individuals who got measles in these cases were unvaccinated (3). In 2014, there were 23 measle outbreaks, including one large outbreak of 383 cases, occurring in the unvaccinated Amish communities in the state of Ohio (4). Three out of 11 outbreaks in 2013 had more than 20 cases and one outbreak had 58 cases (5). The symptoms of…

Examination of Molecular determinants of Yellow Fever Virus pathogenicity in Syrian Golden Hamsters: one mutation away from virulence Christian Lee West Coast University: Ontario Native and endemic to the tropical and subtropical locations of Africa and South America, these areas are where Yellow Fever is most prevalent. According to Klitting, Roth, Rey, and Lambellerie, “Yellow Fever Virus was named after the jaundice characteristic of the liver dysfunction caused by the…