In San Diego, an eighteen year old student dies after being diagnosed
with meningitis on Friday. Days before her passing the student was going
out to different parties and even hanging out with her sister on her
twenty-first birthday. Since the virus is contagious school officials had
to notify 400 students who could have come in contact with this
student. Situations where they're sharing things like glasses, eating
utensils, cigarettes or pipes, water bottles and obviously oral contact with kissing
are just a couple of ways this virus could be spread. It can be treated
with antibiotics but receiving treatment quickly is key. The school is offering
free preventative antibiotic, which is a great way to make sure that no
one else, is infected with this fatal virus. Throughout history there have been
viruses that have caused deaths such as the swine flu, Ebola, and Enterovirus.
Some have been cured others haven't. The spread of disease can be
related to trading throughout history. There are pros and cons when it
comes to trading and one of the cons definitely has to be the spread
of disease.
Link: http://www.10news.com/news/san-diego-state-student-with-meningococcal-meningitis-may-have-exposed-others_
It seems like disease is getting the best of us these days. I'm not very well versed in the health/medical area but I wonder why doctors haven't been able to identify a cause or find a cure of many diseases/illnesses that affect us daily.
ReplyDeleteThis is the age for doctors to grow in their medical field. It's time they do some major research and try to figure out a cure for all these diseases. I know that they are researching hard right now, but they should learn from all of this and try to prevent it late on.
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