Viral meningitis

Laboratory Findings Bacterial meningitis is the most common suppurative infection of the central nervous system (Mitropoulos, Hermsen, Rotschafer, 2012). It is rapid progressing and can lead to death or debilitating effects if not diagnosed and treated quickly. In order to diagnose a patient with bacterial meningitis a cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) examination is necessary. To obtain the CSF from a patient a lumbar puncture is usually done. When the physician is performing the lumbar puncture…

Over the last decade, monumental advances in the medical field have taken place, resulting in prompt recognition and management of many diseases. Despite this, meningococcal disease remains one of the leading causes of death in children and young people worldwide (Dowson, 2014). With its rapid onset and serious nature, meningococcal septicaemia affects up to 0.95% of the western world’s population each year making it essential for health professionals to understand the pathophysiology,…

performing the series of test I was able to come to the conclusion that my unknown is Listeria Monocytogenes. This microorganism causes listeriosis when someone ingests contaminated foods, symptoms starts with diarrhea and can progress to septicemia and meningitis mostly in high risk in pregnant women,…

the Flu and meningitis for almost all the patients. So we decided to test for meningitis first. We first tested Sue for meningitis because she was our first patient. We found that Sue did infact have bacterial meningitis. So we needed to test the rest of the patients that might have come into contact with Sue in the last week. So we began to track the connection between each patient. We knew that Sue and Jill where roommate so next we tested Jill, and she came up positive for meningitis. Then…

of 2014, there have been 36,437 cases of WNV reported to the Center of Disease Control. Of these, 15,774 have resulted in meningitis/encephalitis and 1,538 were fatal. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 1.5 million infections (82% are asymptomatic) and over 350,000 cases of West Nile Fever. The disease is grossly under reported due to its similarity to other viral infections. There is currently no vaccine to prevent West Nile Virus. People with severe West Nile Disease have to be…

videos into viral, which means make millions of views in a short period of time via online sharing social websites. The TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, an American late-night talk show, truly understood the power of YouTube and, in 2013, produced a fake viral video called “Twerk Fail” that went viral with 18 million views. The “home-made” video consists of a girl “twerking”, falling down into a candle and ending up setting fire to her own pants. Weeks later, Kimmel exposed it as a fake viral…

When I was younger I had a fascination with dinosaurs. I would spend countless hours recreating the images and sketches found in the copious amount of dinosaur books I acquired. I remember distinctly deciding that I would be a paleontologist in kindergarten so I could breed dinosaurs. And I also remember distinctly going home and crying after learning that all the cool ones were dead. Nobody cares about birds, and my dinosaur phase soon wore off. Although my little life now had no purpose I…

Analysing characteristics of existing interactive videos in media In this essay I will attempt to understand the principals of video technology of two different types of interactive media, such as viral marketing videos and generated videos, I will be explaining the difference between the two while giving examples. With the knowledge that I will have after doing this essay, I will be able to create my own piece of work which will be a video. The term interactive media comes from the use of…

When a video goes viral on Youtube, the person who produced the video is bombarded by advertisers asking if they can sponsor them. Companies will send free stuff and hope kids will promote it in their videos. Marketers want to promote themselves on these viral videos because of the sheer volume of people who view them. Teenagers are making increasingly attention grabbing videos in order…

The focus on the importance of word-of-mouth advertising was a major strength as provided by Jonah Berger. Throughout his book, Berger constantly tied in how STEPPS tied into and is relevant to word-of-mouth advertising. Contagious Why Things Catch on written by Jonah Berger main argument is focused on introducing ideas that would make a product or idea flourish, or simply about “what makes things popular.” A product or idea is able to flourish because it is remarkable, something worth talking…