Meningitis

Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae BIO 150 Poliomyelitis Polio is a very contagious illness that is caused by a virus. Poliomyelitis is caused by a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family and caused by poliovirus. The polio virus can be transmitted from one person to another through oral contact with secretions or through fecal contact from an infected person. Polio can cause paralysis, difficulty in breathing and even death. Polio sometimes affects children most often. In spite of so many…

Hospital-Acquired Infections Ashley Bell, Ashley Jones, Penny Ruiz, Robin Pasco, Tameka White Introduction to Hospital-Acquired Infections: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as healthcare-acquired or nosocomial infections are infections acquired or obtained when receiving treatment or visiting a medical facility of any kind. Hospitals, clinics, and care homes host a vast variety of bacterium, viruses, and fungi. These pathogens can survive on almost any surface such as tables,…

During my residency, I learned diagnosis and basic management of common and uncommon pediatric diseases like birth asphyxia, hypoglycemia, respiratory distress, epilepsy, gastroenteritis, meningitis etc. It was also an ambrosial opportunity to see rare conditions such as Colliodion baby, ectodermal dysplasia, Lobster Claw deformity and bilateral elbow neurofibromatosis, few of the interesting cases that I later presented in the National Conferences…

Bill Gates is a very wealthy man; although he did not finish college, he still had a goal and did everything to obtain that goal. His family was very wealthy and paid for his schooling, so he had a lot of money to back him up. Gates and his wife are also very charitable people giving millions of dollars to organizations of their choosing. Bill Gates is one of the most influential men in many people’s lives today because of his achievements. Bill Gates was born in 1954 when no one in the world…

Cryptococcus gatti or C.gattii is a rare fungal disease that can infect many animals as well as humans. C.gattii lives in sub-tropical and tropical environments such as the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, here in Georgia, and in other United States owned islands. C.gattii, as previously stated, is a rare infection, and it will mainly occur in people who have weakened immune systems. C.gattii is a dangerous disease. Unfortunately, its symptoms are very generic to many other illnesses.…

Epilepsy is a disorder with numerous possible causes. Epilepsy is classified according to cause in three types: 1. Cryptogenic epilepsy 2. Symptomatic epilepsy 3. Idiopathic epilepsy Cryptogenic epilepsy is describe as those epilepsy whose causes are not found. Symptomatic epilepsy is when they are associated to identifiable disease or brain abnormalities and last type is idiopathic epilepsy. Idiopathic epilepsy is diagnosed when a genetic cause for the seizure is suspected (Semah et al., 2002).…

of the Rebellion. Laura C. Redden was born February 9, 1839 in Somerset County , Maryland. Searing lost her hearing in middle of her childhood which was age 11 but the doctors treated it with an ototoxic drug. Also caused by her illness spinal meningitis , wilhelmina waller Redden was her mother’s…

Do the Benefits of Vaccinations Outweigh the Risks? Vaccinations. It is a word that would make one cringe at the hearing of it. It is a word that would make a child dread going to the doctor. This word has become a hot debate of parents in the future of a child’s health. But now most states require it mandatory before a child can enter school in a public setting. Though some children have not been vaccinated due to religion beliefs, medical reasons, and parents’ concerns of side effects. But…

Ever since I was a child, I have always had a desire to help others. By the age of twelve, I had already witnessed my mother go through several health issues. From being diagnosed and recovering from meningitis to later finding out she has cirrhosis of the liver. Over the years, it started to affect me and who I wanted to live my life for, especially now since finding out that her medication is not working. In high school, I was able to earn my CNA and work with residents at a nursing home. I…

Immunization is the process of making an individual resistant to an infectious disease by the administration of a vaccine. It is regarded as one of the most significant achievement in public health because of its role in the prevention of over two million deaths annually and the control of communicable diseases like measles and polio (World Health Organisation, 2016). However, most people continue to avoid this form of primary prevention due to concerns over vaccine safety. In 1998, Andrew…