Mononucleosis Essay

What is cat scratch disease? By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Cat scratch disease (CSD), also known as subacute regional lymphadenitis or cat scratch fever, is a common bacterial infection caused by Bartonella henselae. As one may deduce, infected cats are disease vectors and transmit the bacteria, which is found in their saliva via bites or scratches. It is estimated that up to 50 percent of cats may be carriers of the microorganism responsible for CSD and these cats may show no signs of infection

MS[1] Family history. If one of your parents or siblings has had MS, you are at higher risk of developing the disease.[1] [Certain infections. A variety of viruses have been linked to MS, including Epstein-Barr, the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis. [1] Race. White people, particularly those of Northern European descent, are at highest risk of developing MS. People of Asian, African or Native American descent have the lowest risk. [1] Climate. MS is far more common in countries with temperate

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a rare cancer of the lymphatic system. With it being cancer, it is not discriminative, it can affect any age, race, and gender. It is more common to occur in early adult hood from ages 15 to 40 years old. This disease is a type of lymphoma where the antibody producing cells of the lymphatic system begin to develop abnormally when you change the structure of any cell, you change its function. This condition usually originates in the lymph node and very slowly progresses, it typically

Lethargy 1. A lowered level of consciousness, with drowsiness, listlessness, and apathy. Lethargy is a fairly imprecise description of the feeling or slowness, sluggishness, tiredness, or lack of energy. Lethargy in common usage may mean many things, including fatigue, drowsiness (sleepiness), lethargy, tiredness, malaise, listlessness, or weakness (including muscular weakness). The causes of these other similar symptoms also need to be investigated in researching a symptom of lethargy. Nevertheless

addition, there is the (HHV4) which is known as the Epstein-Barr virus. It is the major cause of infectious mononucleosis, or "mono" - the "kissing disease." It is a contagious infection and is passed on through saliva. Coughing, sneezing, or sharing utensils with an infected individual. Also, the (HHV5) it is the official name of cytomegalovirus (CMV) which is also the cause of mononucleosis. People that has a healthy immune system this virus at times does not show any symptom It can be sexually transmitted

diagnosis will be long term survivors. Prognosis continues to improve for people with Hodgkin’s. Although the exact cause of Hodgkin’s disease is not known, there has been a connection to The Epstein-Barr, this is a virus that causes infectious mononucleosis (Mono). The presence of this virus can be found in 20%-80% of these tumors. Same sex siblings or an identical twin of someone who has Hodgkin’s are at high risk of developing the disease. Also children of a parent who has had Hodgkin’s are also

feeling of home where ever they were they would always listen to music. “On Sunday we’d have pancakes and opera,” “My dad would be conducting in the living room. We’d turn it way up and rock,” (Nancy Wilson) In the spring of 1963 Ann fell sick with mononucleosis and had to miss three months of school. To keep Ann entertained, her mother bought her a guitar. Ann never took to the guitar, but it was Nancy who took over the instrument. Even though Nancy became the guitar player in the family, Ann showed great

Multiple Sclerosis is a multifocal demyelinating disease with progressive neurodegeneration caused by an autoimmune response to self-antigens in a genetically susceptible individual (Nylander, 2012). Or, as Brigid Brophy said it, “…the chief curse of the illness...I must ask constant services of people I love most closely...it is an illness accompanied by frustration...it is an illness that inflicts awareness of loss...sporadically it is, in its manifestations, a disgusting disease” (Compston, 2008)

time of harvest. Oral transmission presents with a variety of symptoms that must be ruled out through differential diagnosis. A few of those symptoms include: fever, headache, myalgia, jaundice, digestive bleeding, heart failure, and infectious mononucleosis. If performing an oral inspection or a dental cleaning, this form of transmission often shows no external signs orally, so it often goes undiscovered. Treatment for Chagas disease should begin immediately in order to improve survival or cure

go on” (pg. 162). Another example of vivid imagery is “His arms have always protected me and my family, knowing they caught my mother whenever she fainted across the room and that they carried me, full grown, up and down the stairs when I had mononucleosis” (pg. 162). This quote is very descriptive in giving us primary examples of what it was like for his father’s arms to protect him and his mother from any harm, knowing that they were safe in his arm’s. Tone throughout this essay was optimistic