Meningitis

To refuse vaccines is to not fear death and disease. A growing number of people have been refusing immunization for their children and themselves because they are afraid of possible harm. They do not realize that vaccines has prevented disease worldwide. Vaccines have more benefits than risks because they eliminate and significantly prevent disease and their risks are often exaggerated or false. Due to vaccines, the amount of cases and deaths caused by disease have drastically decreased. In…

“The Myth of the Robber Barons” by Burton W. Folsom, Jr sheds a different perspective about early entrepreneurs in early America. The book portrays some key entrepreneurs as the reason for economic growth of the United States and America’s greatness. It also argues the misconception and mislabeling of “Robber Barons” of the 19th century. People named “Robber Barons” had a negative connotation attached to their name but Folsom argues that Robber Barons tremendously helped America and have been…

2.2.3. Azoles. Its mode of action, therapeutic properties, and resistance mechanisms developed by fungi and also by pharmaceutical companies, who get involve in enhancing its efficacy studied more. Hence it is mostly used antifungal agent in clinical practice. Azoles are two types i.e. imidazoles contain two nitrogen atoms, and the triazoles contain three nitrogen atoms which was classified according to number of nitrogen atoms presents in this cyclic organic molecules. Azole drugs target the…

Savant Syndrome is something many people seem to be uninformed about. Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with a developmental disability or central nervous system injury have genius like traits. This condition can present itself at the time of birth, or it can be acquired later on in life due to some type of injury or disease that affects the central nervous system. It tends to affect males more frequently than women, and it is also known to appear in individuals with autism.…

James, S. J., Cutler, P., Melnyk, S., Jernigan, S., Janak, L., Gaylor, D. W., & Neubrander, J. A. (2004). Metabolic biomarkers of increased oxidative stress and impaired methylation capacity in children with autism. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 80(6), 1611-1617. Article Summary Introduction Autism covers complex neurodevelopmental disorder usually evident in the early stages of childhood and is believed to be influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Abnormal metabolism…

Listeria Monocytogene is a gram positive rod shaped organism which can cause serious infections like meningitis, invasive gastroenteritis and endocarditis. Every year 1600 people in United States get affected, with significant mortality of 260 people annually. Listeria gastroenteritis has the third highest mortality rate among all the food born infection. Invasive listeriosis most commonly affect Pregnant women, extreme of ages, people with co morbid disease and weakened immune response. We here…

He was in love with Olivia, one of Grace’s best friends, and couldn't live without her so he bites her, turning her into a wolf. Sam, Jack, and Olivia wanted to become human again, so they came up with a plan to inject themselves with meningitis so they get a high fever which may burn the wolf gene out of the body. Jack ends up dying because of the fever while Sam is cured and before Oliva was injected she turned into a wolf and ran away. At the end of Shiver, Beck, the leader of the wolf…

Nic Sheff’s memoir Tweak discusses his story of meth and heroin addiction. He narrates between the a time of his life that leads to a violent relapse, before addiction, and life with addiction prior to the violent relapse in California. The book starts with Nic finding a drug dealer after eighteen months of being sober. He encounters Lauren, whom was finding an excuse to relapse, and both embarked on a relationship that consisted heavily of drugs and sex. Shortly after, they meet Gack who Nic…

told me I could go home. I was so exited. The annual McEndree family reunion was a couple of weeks away. I could not wait. But then I started to get sick again so I had to go back to the hospital. Now on top of the cancer and West- Nile I also have Meningitis. I thought that for sure I was going to die, but I wasn 't ready. I kept with my treatment. I lost about 30 pounds and I could hardly walk. But somehow I got through it and here I am today. Life was rocky but I wanted to live and I…

Bacteria are microscopic prokaryotic cells, they are very common and are found in every habitat on earth (Introducing Microbes, n.d.). There are many harmless bacteria however bacteria are the cause of many diseases including salmonella, pneumonia and meningitis (Cynthia Haines,2013). To combat these diseases caused by bacteria in 1928 Alexander Discovered the first antibiotic, it was used to treat soldiers in ww2 with infections which could previously lead to their death (American Chemical…