According to VanMeter and Hubert (2014)‚ meningitis is a bacterial infection caused in the meninges of the central nervous system. The pathophysiology of this infection‚ as the authors decribes‚ begins with microorganisms makes their way to the brain through blood‚ extension of tissues that are in proximity‚ or access directly from wounds. Microbes would then bind to nasopharyneal cells in order to cross the mucosal barrier‚ then entering into cerebrospinal fluid from being attached to the choroid
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contaminates water and food usually seafood. It can cause diarrhea and water loss. This disease spreads through the contaminated water and food that we consume. 2. Meningitis Meningitis can be caused either by a virus or bacteria. Many different types of bacteria can cause meningitis but the majority of cases of bacterial meningitis are the meningococcal or the pneumococcal. The bacteria cannot live outside the human body. It thrives on the back of the nose and throat‚ or in the upper respiratory
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Asia‚ the Pacific Islands‚ the Caribbean‚ and Africa. The infection does not pass from person to person. If you get infected with the parasite‚ you can develop a type of brain inflammation called eosinophilic meningitis. Eosinophils are white blood cells that fight parasitic infections. Meningitis means inflammation of the outer lining of the brain or spinal cord or both. What are the causes? This condition is caused
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Diagnosis : Central Nervous system Infection secondary to TB meningitis‚Bacterial Admitting VS: T-37.4 P-74 Beats/min R-25 Breaths/min BP-130/90 Weight 56kgHeight:145 cm Arrived on unit by: N/AAccompanied by: her niece Allergies N/A Medications: Brief description of the diagnosis / surgery performed: Tuberculous meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges). Tuberculous meningitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ the bacteria that cause
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Meningococcal Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis is rare but deadly bacterial infection that causes the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord to swell. Patients can go from healthy to extremely ill within minutes. A bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis‚ also known as meningococcus‚ causes meningococcal meningitis. THe bacteria often lives in the throat but sometimes it can break through the throat walls and move into the bloodstream‚ which is when it becomes menocal meningitis Neisseria
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become not normal. Around the world‚ every year‚ about 450 million people are affected by brain diseases. (9) Furthermore‚ they have a lot of diseases occur in the brain. For example‚ encephalitis and meningitis are brain diseases. This essay will define encephalitis and compare and contrast it with meningitis. Encephalitis is a disease that causes the inflammation of the brain tissues by infection. The general symptoms of encephalitis are a headache‚ fever‚ and lethargy. Encephalitis is caused by viral
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Bacterial Meningitis is a horribly life shacking disease. Bacterial Meningitis can be a very destructive disease it can leave people with horrible and lasting aftermath if survived but if not it could destroy the brain leaving it black and rotting. Bacterial Meningitis has many symptoms‚ ways of spreading‚ treatments and prevention for this horrible disease‚ and it’s very interesting history and how things about it changed. The History of Bacterial meningitis is full of breakthroughs and outbreaks
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The definition of meningitis is any inflammation of the meninges or membranes of the central nervous system. This inflammation can be caused by any number of pathogens such as fungi‚ viruses‚ and bacteria. Bacteria is most commonly associated with the disease even though causative viruses can be more prevalent‚ but never discovered because the mildness of the symptoms. The study of meningitis dates back to the 1960’s when the causative organisms were discovered and treatments were developed.
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the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission to treat is sought from the child’s parents. The child’s non-biological mother‚ who possesses primary custody‚ is refusing any medical treatment due to religious beliefs. However‚ the biological father insists that the little girl
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Associate Level Material Appendix F Review the following two case studies. Each patient is being referred to a specialist for further evaluation of a nervous system disorder. Outline characteristics of the disease each patient is suffering from by answering the questions associated with each case study. Answer in your own words. Case Study 1 |Name |Myelin S. Heath | |Patient # |12312312 |DOB: |03/05/1986
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