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There are many causes of aseptic meningitis, including:

• Infections near the brain or spinal cord, such as epidural abscesses
• Fungi
• Mycobacteria
• Some cancers (cause a syndrome similar to meningitis)
• Some medications (like antibiotics and anti-inflammatory counter)
• Tick-borne diseases (such as Lyme disease)
• Tuberculosis
• Virus

About half of cases of aseptic meningitis caused by Coxsackie virus and echovirus, two members of the enterovirus family. The frequency of enteroviral infections increases in the summer and early fall. Enteroviruses are spread through hand to mouth contact and coughing. Also be spread through fecal matter.

Other viruses that cause this condition include:

• Varicella (chickenpox virus)
• Other enterovirus
• Herpes viruses, both type 1 (herpes simplex or herpes labialis) and type 2 (genital herpes)
• HIV (especially acute HIV syndrome)
• Mumps
• Rabies virus
• West Nile Virus

Among the risk factors for development of aseptic meningitis include:

• Being a health worker
• Having a weakened immune system
• Exposure to children in child care environments
• Exposure to someone with a recent viral infection

AIDS is the most feared disease at this time. HIV, the virus that causes this disease, damages the body’s defense system (immune system), so that people who suffer from this disease’s ability to defend itself from disease attack is reduced. Read the rest of this entry »

The vaccination campaign against swine flu is progressing in many regions of Germany, less than a week after starting slow. On the one hand provide primary care physicians more aware of non-vaccination. On the other hand was, at least in Stuttgart Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Social Affairs vaccine provided significantly lower than expected in July. Lower Saxony had been postponed because of supply disruptions launch of the swine flu vaccination for a week next Monday. Instead Pandemix 900,000 doses per week, was reached in the first margin of 200,000 and 112,000 seconds in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

The situation is similar throughout the country, said a spokesman for the manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline. The problems were teething low in manufacturing. Priority will be vaccinated hospital employees, police, firefighters and the chronically ill. They are responsible for the delay in delivery according to the manufacturer’s original concerns. “At the top are not the seed virus for vaccines can be multiplied as well as expected,” she said. Draw it became apparent that the number would fall below target in July from 8.3 million doses per month nationally significant yet. Meanwhile, the company has optimized the production process: “We see an upward trend.
Number of pig influenza deaths in Germany rose by

The number of swine flu deaths in Germany on Friday had risen from three to six. At the national level for the first time a man with no known history of the consequences of the new flu has died. The 48-year-old woman was transferred from another hospital or intensive care unit of University Hospital of Bonn, but in spite of artificial ventilation could not be saved.

The mother of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis leaves four children and a husband. Saarland died in a chronically ill, Augsburg five years in a child with severe disability and 16 years of age, the swine flu. In the U.S., meanwhile, the influenza medicine as  Tamiflu in liquid form in providing short term. The CDC U. S. Epidemiological Authority gave all remaining emergency reserves of flu free agent in liquid form, which is especially suitable for children.

Avian influenza is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses that are transmitted by birds that can infect humans. Another name of this disease including avian influenza. The cause of bird flu was type A influenza virus that spreads among birds. The virus was found capable of also spread to other species such as pigs, cats, dogs, tigers, and humans.
Influenza virus type A has several subtypes characterized the Hemagglutinin (H) and Neuramidase (N). There are 9 variants H and 14 variants of N. Bird flu virus is contagious right now is the H5N1 subtype which has a long incubation time 3-5 days.
Characteristics of Avian Influenza:
1. Body temperature rose more than 38 degrees Celsius
2. Body aching rheumatic pain
3. Cough
4. Sore throat
5. Agency limp and slimy
Most of the modes of transmission of bird flu cases suffered by those who had direct poultry contact.

As for how its Prevention

1. Use a protective mask when visiting the ranch
2. Always wash hands with soap when discharged direct contact with poultry