Strokes
What are the risk factors for a stroke?
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Smoking
Diabetes (specifically type 2)
High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
Caused by a bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics
MRSA
discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes.
Banting and Best
“Father of Modern Medicine”
Hippocrates
How much types of hepatitis is there?
5
What is a Mini Stroke known as?
TIA
2 types of Autoimmune Diseases
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease
discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
Founder of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Where is Hep E most commonly found?
Places were handwashing is poor
What stroke is caused by a blood clot in a blood vessel?
Ischemic Stroke
A bacterial infection that primarily attacks the lungs
Tuberculosis
developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Where does tuberculosis primarily attack?
Lungs
What stroke is caused by a damaged blood vessel that causes blood to leak out of the vessel?
Hemorrhagic Stroke
- an illness caused by a defect in the immune system; in which the immune system attacks the small intestine
Crohn’s Disease
Developed the technology for MRI and CT machines
Godfrey Hounsfield
“Founder of Modern Chemistry”
Robert Boyle
What illness is a superbug?
MRSA
What are the symptoms of a stroke?
Symptoms of stroke include trouble walking, speaking, and understanding, as well as paralysis or numbness of the face, arm, or leg.
an illness in which the body’s immune system incorrectly attacks the body’s connective tissue (joints, blood cells, etc..) causing inflammation and pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pioneered surgical techniques to separate conjoined twins,
Dr. Benjamin Carson
developed methods of sanitation and disinfection
Joseph Lister
What HIV real name?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus