Encephalitis

for power, whereas others believe it was an encephalitis epidemic. In fact, Lyle Koehler believes that the women of Salem were unconsciously seeking power in the patriarch world that they lived in. There indeed was a pattern to those being convicted of witch craft in Salem. Three-fourths of the people accused were female, of the 56 men accused, half were related to the accused women (pg. 74). To Kholer this just seems too specific to be an encephalitis epidemic. The women of Salem used the accusations

The herpes virus is one of the most prevalent viral diseases known to man. As much as eighty percent of all people, worldwide, have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), and twenty percent have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2). This may sound like scary statistics, but most infected people suffer only mild discomfort. The more common form, HSV1, usually causes the occasional blister-like sores on or around the mouth. These blisters are called cold sores or fever blisters and, as most sufferers

This case study I debated between a couple of different diseases but ultimately decided to chose the topic of West Nile for the fact that we have seen this disease in our community and I want to learn more about it. West Nile is a virus that is spread through mosquitos. I will be discussing different topics in this case study including, the epidemiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, the prognosis, and some statistics of this disease. West Nile is something that we have all heard about

Americans are on fire over a hot topic controversy regarding vaccinations – “to vaccinate, or not to vaccinate?” More specifically, people are vividly debating whether or not children should receive the MMR vaccine. The injection itself was created in order to prevent infection of measles, mumps, and rubella - all of which are viruses that cause serious illnesses, and even death. Several thousand people in the United States, commonly referred to as “anti-vaxxers,” are choosing to defer the vaccination

2014). According to the textbook, diagnosis is based on health history and clinical presentation aided by CSF examination and culture, serologic examination, white blood cell count, CT scan, or MRI. Treatment for encephalitis vary depending on the virus that caused the encephalitis, these treatments include, HAART and neuroprotective agents, ribavirin, interferon-alpha, Isoprinosine, acyclovir, and ganciclovir (McCance,

Diffusion restriction in Fulminant Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Report of a new finding. Introduction: Subacute SclerosingPanencephalitis(SSPE) is a fatal form of progressive encephalitis caused by abnormal persistence of measles virus infection in central nervous system(ref).SSPE usually occurs in young children and adolescents; however it is also known to affect adults and pregnant women(ref). The clinical picture is characterized by behaviour abnormalities, cognitive decline, myoclonic

If the infection causes encephalitis, it can be fatal, and the disease is debilitating. The virus can sustain for weeks after it infects the central nervous system or arthritis, but it is then eliminated by the immune system (Sim et al. 2014). The symptoms of this infection include light fevers, chills, rashes, aches, or flu-like symptoms. If it progresses to inflammation of the brain, it can affect all parts of the brain and it is very difficult to prevent encephalitis (Atkins et al 2012). The

important diseases are BKVAN affecting renal transplant recipients, and BKVHC affecting allogenic haematological stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Other pathological processes associated with BKV infection include ureteric stenosis, encephalitis, meningo-encephalitis, pneumonia, vasculopathy and bladder cancer [35]. 2. Host immune response to BKV Intrinsic immunity Intrinsic immunity uses cell-based responses with antiviral properties, and is frequently expressed at a constitutive level [24]. For

emerged in recent years throughout the temporate zones of Europe and North America. Causing a variety of conditions in its hosts, the most serious manifestation of WN virus infection is fatal encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and horses, and many birds. History While many forms of encephalitis exist, West Nile Virus was first isolated and identified in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. The virus, which was seemingly isolated to North Eastern Africa, became recognized as a

ABOUT THE PATHOGEN The pathogen - West Nile virus belongs to the family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus and is part of an antigenic complex of Japanese encephalitis viruses. According to the classification of human-pathogenic microorganisms WNV belongs to II group of pathogenicity. Pathogen - flavivirus has an icosahedral shape, the approximate size is 40-50nm. Flavivirus has a single-stranded RNA, has a protein coat an enveloped capsid. Based on the differences of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences