Meningitis

“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship” -Louisa May Alcott. These words describe the adventure, struggles, growth, love, family, and lessons learned in many of Alcott’s books including Little Women. Based off of her own life and family, Alcott exhibits characters and morals that make the reader feel as if they are in the books themselves. Louisa May Alcott was born November 29,1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Alcott was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and…

Epilepsy And Pregnancy-Preparing For Pregnancy By Jackie De Burca May 27, 2012 Most people who go on to be diagnosed with epilepsy will experience their first seizure between the ages of five and twenty years old, though, in fact, a seizure can happen at any age. Many neurologists and neuroscientists are of the opinion that each person's brain has a threshold above which a fit will be triggered; for people who have epilepsy that threshold can be very low. Epileptic individuals can experience…

From an exceptionally young age, Salvador Dali understood that he was different from other people. An extremely shy young boy – insecure to a point – he went out of his way to draw attention to himself, and when the attention arose, he reveled in it. From his early years until his death, Dali at home when he pushed a friend off of a cliff, to his years in art school when he flung himself down a flight of stairs, to his obsession with thinking he remembered being in the womb and being birthed, to…

Antibiotics are substances that can destroy or prevent the growth of the bacteria and cure infections. In 1928, Alexander Fleming who was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist found the first antibiotic, penicillin, in the world. It was a significant discovery in the medical field. During the World War II, the penicillin had saved many lives. According to PBS, “400 million units of pure penicillin were manufactured” and “650 billion units a month” were produced by the end of 1945…

INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a multisystem chronic inflammatory disorder.1 The disease primarily affects the pulmonary system. It causes an increase in inflammatory markers which may develop into pulmonary granulomas. The disease may also affect the skin, eyes, kidneys and practically any system of the body.2 Patients require a thorough history and physical and systemic work-up with treatment focused on the most severely affected system.1 Sarcoidosis can affect any age group, ethnicity or race.…

This illness can cause grave conditions for some groups such as the elderly, children less than 6 months, patients who are immunosuppressed, or have chronic health conditions. Serious complications can arise from influenza to include pneumonia, meningitis or encephalitis (Hooper, Breathnach, & Iqbal, 2014, p. 95). Fortunately, there is a vaccination for influenza yearly with “60-75% effectiveness in reducing cases in those exposed to strains of viruses included in the vaccine” (Hooper et al.,…

Nephrogenic DI, Gestational DI and Primary Polydipsia DI. Central DI in adults is usually caused by damage to the hypothalamus or pituitary glands. Damage to these glands can result from a surgery, a tumor, a brain injury or an illness such as meningitis. In some cases the cause is unknown and for children it is usually a genetic condition passed on by the mother. Because of the lack of ADH, this type of DI is usually treated with desmopressin (Diabetes). Desmopressin is a synthetic hormone that…

I do not know much about my family, nor do I talk to most of my family simply for the fact that they live far away and no one has time and because we are not close. My family 's name involves with the Kims and Wicketts. They are both German names. The Wickett name is German, Polish, Swedish, and Irish. The Kim name I believe is fully German. I do in fact know more about the Wicketts than I do Kims. My mom 's side of the family is the Wickett family. I don 't know much about family on this side…

Although the subject of animal testing has long been a controversial topic due to its harmful nature over sentient beings, it has been proven many times to be a “necessary evil” in the biomedical industry. As animal testing is performed in many fields for varying purposes, the legitimacy of purpose for inflicting pain on animals and the ethics of the industry is often in question. The practice of animal testing in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields however, has long been a common practice…

An Overachiever Dreamers are born every day, but it is up to us to make our dreams come true. Some of us are born with talents that we have not discovered at the moment, due to the fact; we do not push ourselves to do our best. We, as people, cannot blame it on the lack of education or wealth. There is a story behind every novelist that helps them express themselves. Visualize the joy and pain of Mark Twain as I speak on his life and achievements. In Florida, Missouri, there was a starry…