As a single mother of two boys, five and thirteen, I have seen and heard a lot about a virus called the enterovirus. Not really quite understanding what I was hearing on the news and reading in the newspaper I wanted to learn more. I am the type of person who worries over everything and with every little cough or running nose my child has I couldn’t help but wonder if I should be calling the doctor to get them in to double check their symptoms. Of course my oldest son thinks I am over reacting and proceeds to give me the “oh mom look” along with the rolling of the eyes and all, anytime I bring up the fact that I am worried about them developing something then the common cold. Being a parent, one of my biggest concerns, is that I will misjudge …show more content…
If you come into contact with someone who sneezes or coughs on you that is infected or you touch an infected surface. Most people will be sick for about a week but the virus can stay in the body for several weeks, meaning that they could be getting other people sick even if they are feeling better. When going to see your physician for symptoms described above, you may wonder how the enterovirus is determined. Generally enterovirus infections are most often diagnosed by clinical symptoms. Blood tests are done infrequently; the best test is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that is available from specialized laboratories and used most often during outbreaks of viral infections. In addition, it is useful to distinguish between enterovirus infections and other viral infections like rotavirus and influenza viruses. Infrequently, the infecting enterovirus will be isolated by cell cultures taken from the blood, feces, or cerebrospinal fluid and then identified by further immunologic tests. Other tests such as chest X-rays, echocardiography, lumbar puncture, and ECGs may help determine the extent of infection (medicinenet). There is no specific medications that will treat the enterovirus D68. The best bet is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. Over-the-counter pain reliever is a good thing to take to help relieve the body aches and help with
Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform my audience on the importance of vaccinating their children. My central idea is that current education is too lax, we need to better educate our new parents on the importance of vaccinations.
During this time and period, vaccination has become an emotionally charged health issue among many families. Anti-vaccination groups believe that vaccines cause birth-defects and autism in young children, and many families are scared to get their children vaccinated. Studies have shown to disprove these side-effects to vaccination, however, parents are still not convinced and refuse to get their children vaccinated. Therefore, the Center for Disease Control organized an advertisement campaign to promote positive messages such as "Spread music. Not Flu.", "Shots aren't just for kids.", and "The FLU ends with U" to encourage vaccination.
It’s your final year of high school and the year is about a third of the way through. Your grades have been great so far and holding strong but, lately you’ve been feeling tired of school, are ready to get it over with and just want to graduate now. These are your first symptoms of senioritis. Senioritis is a crippling disease that strikes most high school students early in their senior year and sometimes, on more rare occasions, it even hits them earlier on at the end of their junior year. The disease takes control of their brains and causes them to lose all motivation to do any school work. Senioritis is a serious problem that could possibly cause grades to drop, college essays to be put off until right before the deadline and for some, receiving detentions from skipping class. Does this sound like you? All of these things that come with having
Have you ever wondered why smallpox is so deadly? Or why the disease spreads so wildly on the skin of a person? In today’s society most people don’t know what the lethal virus that has taken a great toll on their ancestor’s lives was. Smallpox has ruined human beings throughout the years. The disease has taken lives from all different age groups. Today I will be talking about how the disease affects a person, the biology of the organism, and the economic costs.
In this speech I want to introduce to you my friend, Stefani Ruiz. Starting with her favorite childhood memory, talk about her present self, and finally look into her aspiring future and goals she wishes to achieve.
In this health time’s article today, I will be explaining 3 topics. You will learn about staying up to date in vaccinations, managing stress, staying healthy by getting physical activity regularly, practicing vehicle safety and, last but not least wearing protection gear while playing sports.
Jonathan Bowden age 8 came in August 13, with slight respiratory problems. After taking a Multiplex PCR test (a way to amplify DNA in samples using primers and temperature-mediated DNA polymerase in a thermal cylinder), results came back high in a certain class of viruses: rhinovirus and enterovirus. The test doesnt tell us which is which, but knowing rhinovirus was more of a late fall/ winter problem. We were right in the midst of the enterovirus season. Although PEM is rare, its been on the rise, at least 500 children in 42 states contracted the virus in the past three months.
Children are one of the most at risk groups. With constantly being around other kids, the virus can easily spread from child to child. Their immune systems aren’t the strongest, which is why it is so easy to spread. No parent can completely keep
Don’t you always wonder what the flu really is? Yeah, you go to the doctor and they say you have it, but they don’t really explain it. The flu also known as Influenza is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus. There are three types of the flu, there is Type A,B, and C. Type C is the least severe and Type A is deadly. The flu always has a yearly outbreak and has about 250,000 to 500,000 deaths.
B. These symptoms occur two – 21 days after the infection. C. The symptoms progress to vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and liver function, and sometimes internal and external bleeding. D. There are currently no treatments for
Hi Sarah your post was very informative. I agree with you that a century ago syphilis was not required by law to be reported. In todays times, syphilis is not only required to be reported, but support systems are available to the public. As we know syphilis is a red alert disease that physicians need to report to the local health department (NYC Health, 2016). Today, New York State has a service that is called “Partner Services”, which did not exist a century ago (NYC Health, 2016). This is a free service that is provided by the “New York Department of Health”, that offers assistance to people that have been diagnosed with at sexually transmitted disease (STD) and or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This service will assist those individuals
Specific purpose: To persuade my audience why they should give their pre-teen the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine.
I went to the doctors today after having what I thought was the stomach flu that started yesterday morning and the doctor advised that I actually have food poisoning. She said that it should be resolved in two to three days. Due to a really painful stomach ach and constant being sick, I have also been feeling really dizzy. I have vertigo and dizzy spells can start from not being able to get enough sleep. I am aware that I have two assignments due in class today but I don’t think I will feel well enough to attend. I was able to finish my second summary reflection a few days ago but have been unable to fully complete my annotated bibliography. I read the syllabus and I know it states that if you want an extension
Thesis: Influenza is a common virus that is present in almost every part of the world. Studies show that influenza causes people to be prevalent to
ATTENTION GRABBER: Imagine being isolated from your own family and feeling unsure as to whether or not you will ever see them again. They do not want to come anywhere near you, for you are a threat to their health. The only visitors who come with in 10 feet of you are strangers in full on protective gear. They do not want to expose the slightest bit of skin to you and you can not see anything besides their eyes. The world fears what you are and no one wants to come close to you. You know death is near, and you are all alone.