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Old 04-28-2009, 10:34 PM   #17
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A new mutation of the Flu has broken out in the Mexico city area. According to experts it is becoming a pandemic and a dangerous one, so far 60 people dead. I call it Captain's Trip cause that's what Stephen King called something similar in his book "The Stand".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8018356.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/0...flu/index.html
My job brings me into contact with a lot of people. lol
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Some useful information on vaccines that you should be aware of. Talk to your doctor.

"Your vaccine is your neighbors business...herd immunity... If enough of a population is immune, a disease dies out. For measles you need 83% of the population to be vaccinated or immune in order for the number of cases to decline over time. [otherwise] incidence of the disease goes up" - Robert Nelsen, Forbes, 8 February 2010

History
Smallpox(1796), Edward Jenner, cowpox, caused by
Polio(poliomyelitis)(1955)Jonas Salk(IPV), (1960's)Albert Sabin(OPV)
Japanese encephalitis(1992)
Hepatitis A(1995)
Chickenpox(1995)
Influenza(1940's, 2001), nasal(2003)
PCV7(2000)
Meningoccal conjugate(2005)
Rotavirus(2006,2008)

Acronyms
AIDS -Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, immune system caused damege by HIV infection.
BCC - Bacille Calmette-Guerin, protects against tuberculosis.
BCG - Tuberculosis.
CRS - Congenital rubella syndrome.
DTaP - diphtheria, tetnus, and acellular pertussis.
GBS - Guillain-Barre symdrome
IPV - inactivared polio caccine.
H1N1 - Swine influenza.
Hib - hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b.
HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus.
HPV - human papillomavirus, sexually transmitted.
MCV4 - meningoccal conjugate.
MMR - measles, mumps, and rubella.
MMRV - measles, mumps, rubella, varicella.
MPSV4 - meningococcal polysaccharid (replaced by MCV4).
OPV - oral polio vaccine.
PCV7 - Pneumoccal Conjugate Vaccination.
PPV - Pneumoccal Polysaccharide Vaccine.
LAIV - live, attenuated influenza vaccine.
Tdap - Tetanus, diptheria, and acellular, and pertussis.
SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, death with no clear cause.

Common Vaccines
Influenza
Hepatitis B
Rotavirus
DTaP
Hib
Pneumococcal
Polio(IPV)
MMR
Varicella (Chickenpox)
Hepatitis A
Meningococcal
Tdap
Mumps
Pertussis(whooping cough)
Zoster

Other Vaccines
Anthrax
Japanese encephalitis
Rabies
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Yellow Fever

No Vaccine
Hepatitis C
Malaria

Shingles. Rash and nerve pain caused by a previous case of chickenpox. The virus stays in your body after the infection. The zoster vaccine can prevent shingles.

Glossary
Acute Illness - illness that lasts a short time.
Antibiotic - substance that can inhibit or kill bacteria.
Congenital rubella syndrome(CRS) - birth defect in children when mother had rubella.
DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid.
Epidemic - a regional increase in the number of cases.
Herd immunity - when a certain % of people are vaccinated, they protect unvaccinated members.
Incubate - grown and replicate withen the body.
Pathogen - disease-causing substance.
Phagocytes - while blood cells that find and consume pathogens.
Pandemic - widespread outbreak.
Vector - An insect or animal that transmits disease to humans.

Subtypes of Bipolar Disorder
Facors: Genetic, Biological, Environmental, Psychological.
Communication between two neurons: Presynaptic neuron, Synaptic space, Postsynaptic neuron.
Bipolar I - periods of mania and major depression.
Bipolar II - periods of hypomania and major depression.
Bipolar Mixed - simultaneous symptoms of mania and depression.
Bipolar rapid cycling - many periods of mania and depression.
Bipolar with psychotic features - mood symptoms with hallucinations or delusions.
Cyclothymic disorder - periods of hypomania and mild depression.

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
Asperger's Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Dissorder
Unipolar Major Depression

Some Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors(SSRIs)
Prozac - Fluoxetine
Zoloft - Sertraline
Paxil - Paroxetine

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