Headache - Could it Be Meningitis?

Meningitis refers to the inflammation of the protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord, known as the meninges. This inflammation is most commonly caused by infections (by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms).

What are the Symptoms of Meningitis?
Someone with meningitis of infective origin (which is by far the most common cause of meningitis), generally presents with a headache and fever. There is often stiffness of the neck muscles (nuchal rigidity) and associated intolerance to bright light (photophobia) and intolerance to loud sounds (phonophobia).
In more severe cases, there may be confusion, altered level of consciousness and coma.
In meningitis caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, there may be an associated rapidly spreading skin rash. Meningitis caused by other microbes, responsible for Hand, foot and mouth disease and genital herpes, may also be associated with other skin signs.

How is Meningitis Diagnosed?
Your doctor will review your symptoms and conduct a physical examination, including a thorough examination of your neurological system. To aid in the diagnosis of meningitis, the following may be done:
Lumbar puncture:
This is the most important test for the diagnosis of meningitis. Basically, a small needle is inserted into the lumbar region of the back, under local anaesthesia, and a sample of spinal fluid is withdrawn for laboratory testing. This sample of spinal fluid will help doctors make the diagnosis of meningitis, identify the cause of meningitis and, if the cause is found to be of bacterial origin, identify what antibiotics may be used to treat it.
Other tests such as blood tests, a CT scan or MRI scan of the brain, may also be performed.
How is Meningitis Treated?
All patients with meningitis will require supportive therapy to ensure adequate hydration, pain relieve and monitoring for complications which may arise.
Bacterial meningitis will require urgent treatment with antibiotics as meningitis is potentially life-threatening with a high mortality rate if left untreated. Delay in treatment is also associated with a poorer outcome. As such, empirical antibiotics must be started immediately, even before the results of the lumbar puncture are known.
Can Meningitis be Prevented?
The best way to prevent meningitis, is to ensure that your child follows your country's National Immunization Schedule and receives all his or her vaccinations. There also also some vaccinations which will help prevent meningitis, which may not be part of the National Immunization Schedule. These may include vaccinations against:
• Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) infection
• Peumococcal infection
• Meningococcal infection
• Chickenpox infection

Asthma

     Asthma is a disease that had reacted upon the body has been unusually its entrails to passengers, the chronic inflammation lining the respiratory tract.

 

 

 

The reason for asthma is caused many a joint venture, which the main factors 

- the genetic factors 

- the cause of terrorist acts, including direct its entrails in the air (RAIMON dust, a cockroach, dogs, cats, molds or grass pollen, etc. ) 

- factors that cause the patient to promote the asthma is shown symptoms, or have symptoms.

 

 

These factors are promoting the cause?

1. Infectious diseases in the respiratory system include throat inflammation, sinusitis, or middle ear infection etc. 2. Substances irritate the nasal lining, including dust, smoke, smoke, exhaust smoke, odor, fragrance, color or odor, etc. 3. The change of temperature or pressure. 4. Exercise 5. State of mind

 

Patients with asthma have symptoms how
- Cough, many patients will I last night, after exercise, after exposure to cold air or tobacco smoke. - Respiratory hear audio Rs. Especially during the exhalation - Fast breathing disorders. - Breathing with chest sink. Clearly observed in the location of the box in front of the ribs or neck.
How disease is treated.
 1. Allergen control.
 2. Treatments and procedures with other 

Diabetes .....Do you know?

Diabetes 

Diabetes caused by disorders of the body with hormones, insulin production is insufficient. Make the resulting high blood sugar levels over Diabetes symptoms can occur as a result of the body can not properly use the sugar glucose, which usually enters the body cells for energy under control. Of the hormone insulin. That people with diabetes, the body will not be able to use the sugar efficiently result the blood sugar levels rise. Long-term effect of vascular damage. If not treated properly. Conditions may lead to serious complications of diabetes, this simple comparison. We compared the body to pump water And water in our blood is usually a water pump will run as normal. But when the water in the system, the viscosity (it is the sugar into the water) water system is also more viscous. Pump (heart) will have to work harder. Water pipes (blood vessels), it must get more pressure. Therefore, people with diabetes will have potential complications with organs has increased. 2550 cases of diabetes and then to 246 million people worldwide with diabetes is four in five Asians. Light sweet is a disease that is the rise every year until the date set for Friday, 14 November of each year is World Diabetes Day campaign to have the protection to be more broadly. 

Insulin and diabetes. Insulin is a hormone created by a group of cells within the pancreas. Is responsible to bring blood sugar into tissues throughout the body to use. To generate energy and building cells. Normally when the glucose into the bloodstream would be stimulating the pancreas to secrete insulin and insulin to handle glucose would be party to various parts of the body. However, in patients with diabetes The body is not enough insulin will result in higher blood sugar. 

Types of diabetes Diabetes can be divided into two types.
Type 1 diabetes, caused by the body's immune cells. This creates insulin in the body of the pancreas stop creating insulin Or a lot less. As called. Disease resistance or self Import Auto Moon (autoimmune), so patients with type 1 diabetes need injections insulin To long-term blood sugar control. If a severe Retention of the compounds are ketones (ketones) This substance is toxic to the nervous system to cause senseless death. Diabetes type 2 diabetics found that a majority together. The exact cause is not known clearly. However, the filial also correlated with the condition. Much weight. And lack of exercise are more prolific and increasing age. Cells of patients still have to create insulin, but not work properly. Due to insulin resistance. The cells that create insulin gradually destroyed. Some people start with complications unconsciously The drug may be used for eating. And some need insulin injection. To control blood sugar.
In addition, diabetes is caused by drug use as a Steroid diuretic pills.

New type of flu strain A/H1N1

his disease is spread contact between person to person . Found in Mexico  and  America

 "Swine flu" influenza type A can be found in pig rearing and boar with various strains of the H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 swine flu most prevalent in autumn and winter. But bacteria can be found throughout the year. For swine flu that is epidemic in Mexico and the United States. Caused by type A strains of influenza H 1 N 1 (H1N1) influenza, a new breed of people. Has never met before. Due to a combination of genetic material in human influenza, avian flu found in North America. And swine flu found in Asia and Europe, the World Health Organization to monitor the spread of swine flu closely because of fear that H1N1 could mutate infection is more dangerous strain

Infection risk.

          Risk groups are infected with swine flu pig farmers. People killed or carve pork pork Pork butcher. As well as corporate professionals. And consumers of pork cooked unripe
 
Contact swine flu, or Flu Max Mexico.

          Swine flu infection. Contact with the same flu in people. And infection are changing all the time. Normal people are not infected with swine flu. Except that the close contact with pork. It may be infected with the swine flu. But this case rarely found. Also rare cases of swine flu epidemic with person to person. But if the flu epidemic in Mexico is now It is clear that The contact from person to person. Because some patients have no exposure to any pig.

          The bacteria are in saliva of patients with mucous sputum. And can spread to others by coughing. Jamorn block or within close And can be reached by hand. Or anything of the contamination. The germ enters the body through the nose and eyes like nose picking and rubbing his eyes, but no contact from eating pork.

          While scholars of the World Health Organization stated that the swine flu. The rate of spread over SARS and bird flu, but the death rate was less than Is at 5-7 percent, while bird flu death rate as high as 60 percent.

The symptoms of swine flu, or Flu Max Mexico.

          When swine flu infection in the body is incubating approximately one week before symptoms appear similar to ordinary flu patients. But more severe. Faster and there is a high fever, body aches as I have mucous sputum pneumococcal infection, nausea, vomiting, and then infused into the blood. Can cause meningitis. Patients are flat wrong. End to end to walk like a drunk. In addition, hearing loss may step up to the deaf. And may be fatal if not treated promptly.

Swine flu, or treatment. Flu Max Mexico.

          The United States indicated that swine flu can be treated with antibiotics, anti-virus vaccine is "Ta Min Fluid" (Tamiflu) and "Sa Re lane" (Relenza), but not as evident as well that These vaccines will perform any Because the swine flu epidemic is now A new strain of virus occurs. Education must be the development of new vaccines. For use in the treatment of the more efficient next 

Swine flu prevention or Flu Max Mexico.

          Swine flu. Although the pig strains. But not directly related to pork. Because the flu from person to person contact. You can eat pork, so if you are not sure to cook pork until done before the heat at 75 degrees Celsius or more. Or cooked in boiling water. Infection that can destroy all possible.

          The prevention of the disease to contact the best treatment is to keep body healthy. The exercise Eating useful. Enough sleep. Also avoid in the community. Or crowded places. And wash hands frequently.

          Section of people who have a need to travel to Mexico Including California and Texas. United States And neighboring countries. Should monitor the situation and instructions from the Ministry of Health closely If the fever does not decrease within 2 days, immediately see a doctor immediately.