Edward Jenner's Work on antibiotics

In the eighteenth century over forty million people died of small pox. It was noticed that the people who worked in the dairy business were getting a similiar strand called cow pox and were immune to small pox. Mr. Jenner, a doctor, went to the village were it was becoming more noticed that the dairymen and milk maids werent getting sick and extracted some puss from one of the sores on their skin. He then studied the two diseases and decided to do a study. Jenner's innoculated an eight year old bold who was in perfect health with the cow pox puss. He left to conitinue his research elsewhere but returned 6 weeks later. When he came back he again innoculated the then sick boy with small pox. A few days later he returned to find the boy alive and well, and most importantly uneffected by the small pox.

1.3 wrap up blog

1.3.1
 In this section we studied sound waves and the different parts of them. Frequency which is the pitch of sound and amplitude which is how loud a sound is were the main two points. We also studied conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones of the middle ear. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when there is damage to the inner ear, or to the nerve pathways from the inner ear to the brain. We also studied the anatomy of the ear and made models.
1.3.2
 In this section we studied the two most important tests used to diagnose hearing loss.  The Rhine Test is used to diagnose conductive hearing loss. One of the ways to conduct this test is to take a tuning fork and strike it on the sole of your shoe and hold it beside your ear, using a stop watch you see how long you hear the sound given off. The second part of this test is to again strike the sole of your shoe but this time to press it to the mastoid process and time how long you hear it again. The speech in noise test is used to test for sensorineural hearing loss and is conducted online at  http://press.hear-it.org/page.dsp?forside=yes&area=1189 . It uses a persons ability to understand speech in a noisy environment.
1.3.3
In this section we researched Cochlear Implants and the pro's and con's of getting the surgery done. I was on the against team for the debate. It was neat to learn about the way the deaf community felt about the surgery. The key points for the against side were that the person with a CI couldn't swim, play on a playground, Play any contact sport that could possibly do damage to the unit. It costs 45,000 to 70,000 dollars for the surgery which lasts up to 6 hours. There is a higher risk after a patient has this surgery to develop pneumonia meningitis and the CI implant typically destroys any hearing that was left in the ear. There is a risk of infection, recall, shock, and emotional trauma caused by isolation and having ones choice taken away if they are young. Most people still do sign language after they have the CI implanted.

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It is making the point that if you hate public speaking you deal with nervousness, stuttering, empty mindedness, shaking knees and hands, and sweating. It allows us to identify with the fact that many of us are SCARED of getting up in front of a group of people whether it is peers or strangers and talking about a subject. 

 It message in my mind is that you are not alone in being scared of talking in front of people. It also brings the message of all the things that someone who hates public speaking is thinking and or experiencing. Often most people won’t admit what it is that it is bothering them when it comes to public speaking. 

We can learn that if you know you are not alone in your fear than you can do it even if it is a group of complete strangers. Just have faith in yourself and know that everyone else is just as nervous as you. 

Wrap Up 1.1 M.I.

1.1.1.
In this section we brain stormed in pairs of 3's about what we though were medical  interventions, we then wrote them down on sticky notes and shared with the rest of the class our ideas. I learned that apparently alcohol and condoms are medical interventions.

1.1.2.
At the beginning of this section we met the Smith family and began studying Sue Smith (the oldest daughter). We also learned about the outbreak on the college campus where Sue is attending. We began making the connections between the different students who were sick and thinking of a diagnosis.

1.1.3.
During this section we learned more about Sue and the outbreak while also meeting new patients that have fallen ill. We learned through a DNA sequencing test that Sue has meningitis and has passed it to friends but we do not know who all she has infected.

1.1.5.
In this section we learned about and performed an ELISA test. We also learned about how to do a serial dilution. The ELISA was ran to see how long Sue has had it and if any of the other patients have it. We learned that Sue contracted it first then passed it to Jill and Marco. Jill then passed it to Maria.

1.1.6.
Finally during this section we learned the final facts about Anthony, Wanda, Maggie, Arnie, and possibly Alvin. We diagnosed them and thought of treatments for everyone and how to stop the outbreak. We also learned that Alvin didn't want any samples taken but met up with Wanda after he left the clinic and they had coffee.

Bacterial Meningitis (M.I. Blog #2)

Bacterial Meningitis physically affects a patients body through the inflammation of the membranes

(meninges) around the brain or spinal cord. Major symptoms may include fever, headache and a

stiff neck, sometimes with aching muscles, nausea, and vomiting. This is considered a serious

infection because it is rare and can cause brain damage and even death. 

Bacterial meningitis is treated with antibiotics in a hospital. They may also give the patient

dexamethasone. Most likely the patient would be watched carefully to try and prevent serious 

problems such as hearing loss, seizures, or brain damage. In my opinion it would be in the best 

interest of the patients that are affected to be admitted to the hospital and begin the antibiotics 

and observation immediately. If the infection is isolated and treated immediately and those know 

to have come into contact with the carrier are immediately brought into the hospital then the risk 

of it spreading will be greatly decreased.

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These white and black Calla Lilies and Yellow Rose describe me because they make up my bridal bouquet that I will carry with me when I get married. I was going to use a picture of an engagement ring that is similar to the one I have on my ring finger but because they picture wouldn't go through I used this picture. The white Calla Lilies symbolize for me the purity of me and my fiance's love. The black Calla Lilies symbolize the past that we are leaving behind us as we start fresh as husband and wife. Lastly the Yellow Rose symbolizes the flower that my grandpa who died when I was 5 used to bring home for my grandma.

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Books describe me because I am always reading and normally have at least two to three books on me at all times. I read just about any kind of book I can get my hands on. I have several series that I have read more than ten times. I love having my own library at home because then I can just grab one or two of my favorites and read them whenever I want. I probably own over two hundred and fifty books and that is not including my cook books and research books or my educational books. I love getting new books and have a section of my shelves for new books only, another for hard backs, one section is for series and one is for soft backs, one of the sections is for paper backs and I am working on a section for my cook books and my old books that I have from around the eighteen to nineteen hundreds.