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02/24/2006 01:49:11 PM · #1 |
Please take the time to read the following news article. I feel that this is important since it's not something that is often discussed. Having just had a death in the family, I don't want anyone else to go through it, especially if it is caused by something preventable or something that is easily treated if caught early.
You guys are like an extended family to me. Please take care of yourselves!
Six Things To Watch For That May Save Your Life
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02/24/2006 02:20:36 PM · #2 |
4. A headache accompanied by a stiff neck and fever is an indicator of a serious infection called meningitis.
In fact, if you can't put your chin on your chest, that's a sign you may have bacterial meningitis, says Shulman. You need antibiotics immediately to kill the bacteria before it infects and scars the brain.
The local college has had three students died from this in the past few weeks. Thousands have been given vaccines over the last few weeks. Time is very important with diagnosis |
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02/24/2006 03:37:23 PM · #3 |
bumping - because I care!
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02/24/2006 04:20:38 PM · #4 |
if you have severe swelling of the stomach,
it could mean you're pregnant,
or..
had wayyy too much beer the night before.
walk it off.
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02/24/2006 04:35:41 PM · #5 |
...and if your butt itches all the time you might have worms!
(Seriously - pinworms. Not really common in developed countries any more (other than in daycares and nurseries), but a real deal nonetheless!)
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02/24/2006 04:40:11 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by saracat:
...and if your butt itches all the time you might have worms!
(Seriously - pinworms. Not really common in developed countries any more (other than in daycares and nurseries), but a real deal nonetheless!) |
Ewwww //www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/enterobius.html |
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02/24/2006 04:43:53 PM · #7 |
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02/24/2006 04:48:22 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by PhotoRyno:
4. A headache accompanied by a stiff neck and fever is an indicator of a serious infection called meningitis.
In fact, if you can't put your chin on your chest, that's a sign you may have bacterial meningitis, says Shulman. You need antibiotics immediately to kill the bacteria before it infects and scars the brain.
The local college has had three students died from this in the past few weeks. Thousands have been given vaccines over the last few weeks. Time is very important with diagnosis |
Yeah, my sister is at ULL and has been sending us the horror stories about meningitis... It seems that her roommates best friend was one of the ones that died... |
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02/24/2006 04:51:36 PM · #9 |
"When the female is ready to lay eggs she crawls out of the anus and deposits the eggs on the perianal skin; a single female can produce more than 10,000 eggs..... .....When ingested by another person the eggs hatch in the small intestine,".
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02/24/2006 04:56:14 PM · #10 |
| Thinking about this is making my butt itch. |
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02/24/2006 05:20:47 PM · #11 |
we studied those worms in one of my parasitology classes.... you can test yourself by putting scotch tape on the skin near your butt, ripping it off and then looking under a microscope. (seriously). A ton of kids have it and by the time they are 5 or so their immune systems can fight the worms... but they can also spread in the air by flattulence. :)
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02/24/2006 05:27:50 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by CalamitysMaster00:
we studied those worms in one of my parasitology classes.... you can test yourself by putting scotch tape on the skin near your butt, ripping it off and then looking under a microscope. (seriously). A ton of kids have it and by the time they are 5 or so their immune systems can fight the worms... but they can also spread in the air by flattulence. :) |
I think this call for another "eeewwww".
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02/24/2006 06:48:06 PM · #13 |
bumping for the evening crowd - please read the link in the first post! It's not as funny as some of the rest of this thread, but it may come in handy some day!
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02/24/2006 08:54:10 PM · #14 |
| eeeee. How about those Mets. |
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