Morgellons Disease: A Case Study

Both Conversion and the Crucible’s themes center around the downfall of a community due to misinformation spread throughout the group. By spreading rumors and accusing other members of the community, the characters of each novel begin a hysteria of allegations and convictions. Colleen and her friends who attend St. Joan’s The girls at St. Joan’s begin to witness a series of strange events happening to the girls at their school. Beginning with popular and wealthy Clara Rutherford, many of the girls contract an odd stress disease called conversion disorder. The disease turns into a frenzy when girls randomly begin developing the same symptoms such as hair loss and mental outbreaks. It is believed that most of the girls were faking their actions.

I thought that the article, “The Devils Bait” by Leslie Jamison, was a very interesting story about the controversy of Morgellon’s disease. I had never heard of this disease prior to reading this article, so I was very interested in what it was about. I was very surprised to find out that this disease was originated in the 2000’s and that I had never heard of it before. I also find it surprising that an entire conference was held at a church in Austin, Texas for those who claimed to be suffering from this disease. It was very interesting to hear the stories from those who had the illness, especially Sandra who shows the video of her in the bathtub and what appears to be larva coming out of her skin. It is hard for me to form an opinion on whether

The Bubonic Plague was a form of sickness that spread through Europe in the Black Death’s reign, riding on infected rats from fleas. This deadly bacterium, Yersinia pestis, killed “50 to 60 percent of its victims” (page 284) and was accompanied by “high fever, swelling joints, swelling of the lymph nodes, and dark blotches caused by bleeding beneath the skin” (page 284). While searching for

Marilyn Monroe Autopsy PictureExternal examination: The unembalmed body is that of a 36-year-old well-developed, well-nourished Caucasian female weighing 117 pounds and measuring 65-1/2 inches in length. The scalp is covered with bleached blond hair. The eyes are blue. The fixed lividitv is noted in the face, neck, chest, upper portions of arms and the right side of the abdomen. The faint lividity which disappears upon pressure is noted in the back and posterior aspect of the arms and legs. A slight ecchymotic area is noted in the left hip and left side of lower back. The breast shows no significant lesion. There is a horizontal 3-inch long surgical scar in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. A suprapubic surgical scar measuring 5 inches in length is noted. The conjunctivae are markedly congested; however, no ecehymosis or petechiae are noted. The nose shows no evidence of fracture. The external auditory canals are not remarkable:. No evidence of trauma is noted in the scalp, forehead, cheeks, lips or chin. The neck shows no evidence of trauma. Examination of the hands and nails shows no defects. The lower extremities show no evidence of trauma.

Mr. Devi was complaining of severe headache with pain score of 10/10, strong pain relief medication prescribed for the pain management. Upon diagnosis of CVA on his CT scan, he was administered stat medication of intravenous anti-hypertensive agent Labetalol as prescribed. Labetalol is an anti- hypertensive medication used to lower severe hypertension both in acute ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. It is a selective alpha1 and non- selective beta1 and beta 2 blocking agent, with minimal intrinsic sympathomimetic activity. Because of its unique combination of actions, it contributes to lowering blood pressure via vasodilatation and a slowing of heart rate without affecting cardiac output, renal hemodynamic and cerebral blood flow (Harrington

The year of 1692, accused witches were being hung left and right. About 134 people were accused of being a witch or wizard, these hangings mainly occurred in Salem, Massachusetts. What caused the exaggerated behavior of 1692? The Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692 could have been caused by the puritans religion, acting or lying, and ergot poisoning.

What do Measles, Jenny McCarthy, and Autism have in common? Each one of those things can be linked to vaccines or vaccinations. As with most things today we turn to the world wide web for information on a variety of different things, how to renovate your house, what types of cleaners will get out certain types of stains, what are the symptoms of this disease or that ailment. The question of whether or not to vaccinate your children also falls into this category. With the large number of unqualified celebrities now speaking out about why not to vaccinate your children there has been a reduction in parents choosing to vaccinate their children. With all of the scare tactics that are currently in place it is hard to tell what is real and what is false. A bonus of this could be that parents are more likely to look for information from both sides and make the best decisions they can for their child. Consequently, there are many parents that believe everything

“The media is the most powerful entity on earth” (Malcolm X). In Feed by M.T. Anderson, corporations have all the dominance over the people who have the feed because they are in control of the media, and consumerism. In this futuristic society, Titus and his friends base their lives around their feeds; a new invention that is a computer in one 's head. All of these citizens base their lives around the feed so the corporations are in control of them, therefore allowing the corporations to be the most powerful force in society. In Feed, consumerism and media are portrayed as the norm in society, even though they both are killing all of the people with the feed slowly; this is shown through the fashion, mass-control through advertisement, and people’s

The Colonial period was started in the 18th century based on the political, social and economical reasons in the thirteen colonies. The colonists began colonization of America by refusing the nobilities and monarchies of Great Britain. During that period, an epidemic disease called smallpox was spread devastatingly and frequently. Smallpox was an enormously contagious disease caused by a specific type of virus variola which spread into the thirteen American colonies. The disease was new in the country, and it took place in Boston, Massachussetts first, and spreading the virus made a severe threat all over. It began with infection mainly in the blood vessels of the human skin and mouth, and resulted in different kinds of symptoms for turning

Patient is Terrance V. Haller, a 13-year-old male who enjoys outdoor activities such as skateboarding. No previous medical history and there are no known allergies. Terrance had a skateboarding accident where there were multiple lacerations and contusions. The wound on his forearm extending to his elbow was slow healing and therefore became pus producing. The patient has since returned to his primary care physician to find out what is going on.

Per the SOC341 on 8/13/15 resident Mullin Bonifacio 14 DOB: 3/23/01 used his foot to fondle 19 year old resident Jonathan Winder 's genitals under a blanket while watching television. According to the report Jonathan 's diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and other undiagnosed developmental disorders. The report revealed that both residents engaged in the incident mutual and consensually. Resident Mullin is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and intermittent explosive disorder as well as pervasive developmental disorder. According to the report both residents have been separated however they continue to reside in the group

Ringworm is the most common form of fungal infection in the world. It is an extremely contagious skin infection. There was not even any documentation of this until the 1920 's. It is theorized that American soldiers brought it to the United States after World War I from Europe.

Our era is the time of the media. Technology has been taking over, and sure technology can be a good thing, but it can also be very dangerous at the same time. One example is how the media has influenced our society. Because of it, girls as young as three years old are insecure about their bodies. The author, M.T Anderson, has noticed how out society is sick, so he wrote a novel called Feed. In Anderson's novel, he suggests that the society is sick by his use of irony and the trend of lesions.

Racism and Research: The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study is an article written by Allen M. Brandt in 1978. In this article, Brandt wants to show that the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was not serious studied about the syphilis, but it was revealed more about racism. He said that, “Failure to place the study in a historical context also made it impossible for the investigation to deal with the essentially racist nature of the experiment” (Brandt). Thus, his quote just showed the offensiveness that racism was created in the society. Besides that, this study was started in 1932 to 1972; it was 40 years of this cruel study, and this study is completely unethical to all of the patients. Sadly, during that time, the 400 infected men were lying by

A common misconception regarding onchocerciasis is that the disease can be contracted through physical contact. In many communities, contracting the disease meant social destruction. More specifically, those with the disease were often viewed as “imperfect” and are an “abnormality” to their community (Adeoye et al, 2010). Interaction with them are looked down upon and deliberately avoided. In fact, many infected individuals were observed to enter self-imposed isolation. This causes a lot of problems for the infected: depression due to isolation due as well as employment and occupational difficulties.