Viral meningitis

Vaccines are necessary for both the prevention and elimination of disease both in the community and worldwide. Parents make decisions every day to keep their children safe and healthy. From choosing the right car seat to selecting the right diet, parents consult experts, family, and friends to make the right decisions for their child. The choice to immunize is no different. The disease-prevention benefits of vaccinating are much greater than the risks and possible side effects for almost all…

infectious diseases in the world, making it necessary to have children vaccinated for it. “Before Hib vaccine became available, Hib was the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in U.S. infants and children” (Merino). In the pre-vaccine era, there was about 20,000 cases of Hib each year, two-thirds of which were meningitis. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is another disease we have to protect ourselves from. “In the U.S., prior to pertussis immunization, between 150,000 and 260,000 cases of…

Antibiotics are very useful and powerful drugs that help kill many different infections. In the 1940’s, before antibiotics were invented, many people died from bacterial infections (Goldsmith 7). “In the past twenty five-years, the widespread misuse of antibiotics has turned many formerly curable bacterial diseases into nearly untreatable ones” (Goldsmith 9). “Bacteria have shown the ability to become resistant to every antibiotic that has been developed” (CDC 41). According to the Centers…

process, and concluded that the following diagnoses were the most likely: 1) Guillain-Barre syndrome 2) Multiple Sclerosis 3) Lyme Disease 4) Conversion Disorder Diagnosis Rules-In Rules-Out Guillain-Barre Syndrome Recent febrile illness, likely viral. Positive for bilateral weakness, numbness, paresthesia, finger dysesthesia. Severe hyporeflexia or areflexia. Lack of well demarcated sensory level (Andari, 2016). No evidence of damage to cranial nerves, particularly cranial nerve 7. Relatively…

of any remaining fluid in the inner ear (McCance & Huether, 2014). Priorities of care The priorities of care include management of symptoms and prevention of complications due to otitis media such as cholesteatoma, mastoiditis, brain abscess, meningitis, and speech delay due to hearing loss during the effusion. Treatment with antibiotics when appropriate and then surgical intervention with tympanostomy when ear infections become recurrent to prevent further adverse effects from medications,…

transmitted infection that was once completely curable with antibiotics. Now, since the antibiotics used to treat gonorrhea have been classified as resistant, those individuals with gonorrhea are at a much higher risk of developing infertility, meningitis, and septicemia (“STD Statistics Worldwide”, para 9-11). This poses a serious threat for the millions of men and women worldwide that have contracted gonorrhea because the antibiotics that were once used to eradicate the disease have been…

A critical dilemma in current healthcare lies in the dispute to receive vaccinations for the flu. This debate has existed for years and shows no signs of ceasing. Many proponents of flu vaccines claim the vaccines are crucial to maintain a healthy state. Opponents of flu vaccines claim the vaccines propose an even greater hazard to one’s health. As the National Vaccine Information Center stated, “Battle lines are drawn,” between those in favor and against vaccinations. Even Japan has taken a…

Activity 1: A) http://www.entusa.com/ear_pictures.htm Outer ear section has place for “Click here for Photos” Eardrum and Middle Ear has place for “Click here for Photos” Mastoid section has pictures of mastoiditis (click on “mastoid disease”) This website shows common problems in the outer ear (auricle), ear canal (external auditory canal), the eardrum, and the middle ear (air space behind the eardrum which allows the eardrum to vibrate). It also shows the mastoid disease. The website…

haemoglobin in four of the children (Wakefield, Murch, et al, 1998). The MRI and EEG tests were normal, showing no signs of neurological abnormalities (Wakefield, Murch, et al, 1998). Traits of autism were shown in nine children, while the rest had viral and disintegrative psychosis diagnosis (Wakefield, Murch, et al,…

in others the infection simply lays dormant ("Genital Herpes - CDC Fact Sheet," 2016). Genital herpes is generally not a serious condition, but in rare cases can cause; meningitis, an infection of the fluid and tissues that surround the brain and spinal cord; encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, usually the result of a viral infection; and, inflammation of the lower spinal cord and surrounding nerves ("Other Health Problems Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus," n.d.). Which may lead to an…