This is when the first mild symptoms of poliomyelitis occur. These symptoms include fever‚ fatigue‚ vomiting‚ stiffness in the neck‚ and pain in the limbs. Paralysis occurs when poliovirus enters the central nervous system through the peripheral nerves or during viremia. The paralysis is usually in the legs‚ but poliovirus can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. Poliovirus has a protein capsid which is 28 to 30nm thick and contains 12 capsomeres. It has a single strand of RNA. There are no
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typhoid and tuberculosis‚ Polio reached epidemic potential. This epidemic became one of the most devastating in the world. Poliovirus is a viral infection that attacks the nerves in the spinal cord which may cause paralysis. Many times‚ patients with polio are asymptomatic besides paralysis which can easily become fatal. However‚ this virus is easily preventable by vaccine. Unfortunately‚ despite the preventive measures available‚ once polio is contracted‚
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paralyzed. Polio affects motor nerves‚ making muscles weak‚ and sometimes causing paralysis (UXL). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the people that become paralyzed (Bardhan-Quallen 33). There are many different symptoms of polio; these symptoms can range from mild to very serious. Only about one percent of polio patients experience very serious symptoms (UXL). Some serious symptoms include muscle spasms‚ paralysis of limbs or breathing muscles‚ and difficulty swallowing. If a patient contracts
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Cerebral vascular accident or a stroke is the destruction of brain substance‚ resulting from thrombosis‚ intracranial hemorrhage‚ or embolism‚ which causes vascular insufficiency. In addition‚ it is an area of the brain denied blood and oxygen that is required and damage is done to a part of the cells. The effect of the patient depends upon where the damage occurs and the severity of the stroke. Each year alone about 150‚000 people in America die from a stroke or are seriously disabled. Stroke
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locomotive? Does anyone know who I am referring to? B. Central Idea: History remembers Christopher Reeve As" the man of steel"‚ he is also the man who founded the "Christopher Reeve Paralysis foundation" Now‚ As Superman he acted as a superhero who served the people‚ But in real life he served as chairman of the American paralysis association‚ and while his foundation raised funds for biomedical research‚ he acts as a champion for the disabled today... C. Credibility: 1. I have researched this topic
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Spina Bifida Definition: Spina bifida‚ means “cleft spine”. It is characterized by the partial development of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and/or meninges (the protective covering around the brain and spinal cord). Spina bifida comes from Latin and literally means "split" or "open" spine. Spina bifida occurs at the end of the first month of pregnancy when the two sides of the embryo’s spine fail to join together‚ leaving an open area. In some cases‚ the spinal cord or other membranes may push through
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Instructor: Dr. Daniel Kifle June 16‚ 2014 A Case of Spinal Cord Injury 1. Describe the functional anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter‚ gray matter‚ tracts‚ roots and spinal nerves. The spinal cord consists of a superficial White matter and a deep Gray matter. The white matter consists of myelinated axons‚ which form nerve tracts and the Gray matter consists of neuron cell bodies‚ dendrites and axons. The white matter in each half of the spinal
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eventually conquered in the United States. Polio is a deadly disease. There are many symptoms of polio. The first symptoms one encounters are muscle weakness and muscle quiver. The most common ones are headaches and nausea‚ slow growth and paralysis. Paralysis is what makes polio so deadly. This is a symptom that is always present. Polio is a virus and not a bacterium. Polio is a viral infectious
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Chapter 8 Vocabulary in the power point slides. Starting on page 240: Afferent nerves-transmitters of nerve impulses toward the CNS; sensory nerves Analgesia-without sensitivity to pain Anesthesia-without feeling or sensation Aphasia-inability to communicate through speech‚ writing‚ or signs because of injury or disease to certain areas of the brain Arachnoid membrane-weblike middle layer of the three membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord Ataxia-without muscular coordination
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lowest homework grades can be dropped ** Homework #8 (Personality and Psychological Disorders) 1. During a heated argument with his father‚ 17-year old Carlos developed a paralysis of his right arm. Medical examinations can find no physical cause for the paralysis. Use the psychoanalytic perspective to explain how the paralysis may be Carlos’ attempt to deal with an unconscious conflict between his id and superego. 2. a) Describe the function of defense mechanisms. b) Name six of them and c) explain
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