Bacterial Meningitis

By: Shell Mullett, Matt Whipple, Ashley Capehart, Joey Ullstrom

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MICROBIOLOGY
Kingdom !- bacteria
ASHELY

How it gets nutrition !- a heterotroph

Adaptations for survival

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MICROBIOLOGY
Reproduces
ASHELY

Structure

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Similarities and Differences

Virus protein coat capsid
MATT

hold DNA or RNA basic shape is normally a bacteriophage

Protists organisms (animals, plants, fungi, etc) most are unicellular

Bacteria holds DNA three types of shapes: bacilli, cocci, spirilla

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How It Spreads & Impacts

SHELL

Bacterial Person to person - NOT spread by casual contact Weaker Immune System People that carry the disease do not get sick

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Prevent the Spread

water bottles/glasses food/eating utensils tissues/towels lipstick/ lipgloss wash hands often Keep a strong immune system
SHELL

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Preventative Measures
Antibiotics
JOEY

Vaccines

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Vaccinations/Type of Medication

JOEY

Help and Cure Harm Antibiotics

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Treatment Options

1. Antibiotics 2. 3. 4. Most common Rushed Treatment Risky

MATT

2. Fluids through a vein (IV) 2. Not as common 3. Not as fast acting

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MATT

Any Questions?

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Meningitis. (n.d.). University of Maryland Medical Center. Retrieved January 6, 2014, from http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/meningitis

Children's Vaccines Health Center. (n.d.).Prevent Meningitis: Tips to Protect Your Child. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://children.webmd.com/vaccines/ prevent-meningitis-tips-protect-your-teen

Meningococcal meningitis. (n.d.).Meningococcal meningitis. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://textbookofbacteriology.net/themicrobialworld/meningitis.html

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Cont.
Welcome to Springfield Moms!. (n.d.).Springfield Moms Dads and Grandparents Area Family Resources for Springfield and Central Illinois RSS. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://springfieldmoms.org/ Neisseria Meningitidis. (n.d.). Neisseria Meningitidis. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bingen_sama/Reproduction.htm

Bacterial Meningitis. (n.d.). Bacterial Meningitis. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://dg743.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/structure-and-anatomy/

HealthyHeels. (n.d.). HealthyHeels. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://healthyheels.wordpress.com/

Neisseria Meningitidis. (n.d.). Neisseria Meningitidis. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bingen_sama/Reproduction.htm Estrella Mountain Community College. (n.d.). Estrella Mountain Community College. Retrieved January 6, 2014, from http://www.estrellamountain.edu/ Conscious Life News. (n.d.). Conscious Life News. Retrieved January 8, 2014, from http://consciouslifenews.com/

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