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Shigella

2008-07-28T17:17:53Z

Deiter:

'''Shigella''' is a [[genus]] of rod shaped, non-motile bacteria in the family of [[Enterobacteriaceae]].<ref>http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Shigella.html</ref><ref>http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-540355/article-9067354</ref> If it infects humans or other primates, causing the disease Shigellosis. This disease involves the bacterium replicating in the intestines and liver. Symptoms appear 2-3 days after infection and are characterized by intense and constant vomiting and diarrhea. Prognosis is poor and without intensive treatment with [[antibiotic]]s and fluid replacement 20-30% of patients will die within a few days, mostly due to dehydration.<ref>http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Shigella.html</ref> Chronic infection can cause liver abscesses and reactive [[arthritis]]. Even in the chronic phase attacks of vomiting and diarrhea can recur, especially due to immuno-suppression from HIV infection - which makes Shigellosis a common secondary infection of people suffering from AIDS in the developing world.

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*[http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/shigellosis_gi.html CDC Information Page on Shigellosis]
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Parkinson's disease

2008-07-28T16:57:41Z

Deiter:

'''Parkinson's disease''' is a progressive [[neurological]] [[disorder]] that results from the [[degeneration]] of dopaminergic [[nerve]] cells in a region of the [[brain]] that involves the control of [[smooth muscle]] movement. The first symptom of the disease is usually [[tremor]] of a [[limb]], especially when the body is at rest.<ref>http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=Parkinson%27s%20disease</ref>

The disease was first brought to the attention of the medical world in 1817 by an English physician by the name of James Parkinson, who described the condition as the “shaking palsy” because of the trembling limbs of those who suffer from the malady. The disease was named in his honor in 1856, after Parkinson's death in the Crimean War.

Rigid or “frozen” muscles, slowness of movement, turgor and clumsiness are among other common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosis is often problematic because the symptoms of the disease are often confused with those of other conditions. Misdiagnoses, especially in the early stages of the disease, are fairly common and in fact the majority of Parkinson’s patients are never diagnosed at all (the condition only revealed during a post mortem). In recent years, the disease can be effectively managed as long as it is identified early enough and appropriate treatment with neuromuscular blocking agents such as physostigmine is started. <ref>http://www.guide4living.com/parkinsons/</ref>

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User talk:Benp

2008-07-28T16:38:02Z

Deiter:

Might as well stop procrastinating and get started on this.

== PZ Myers ==

Hey, thanks. I added a bunch of stuff. I had long intended to do so. I guess I just needed a little kick in the pants. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 01:38, 15 July 2008 (EDT)

You're welcome. Good call on including the "Don't send these people email" silliness. Posting peoples' email addresses and then claiming that he didn't mean for them to be harassed or emailed is just baldfaced dishonesty on his part; I wonder who he thinks he's fooling? --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 17:50, 15 July 2008 (EDT)

== Someone beat me to it ==

Thanks for the head's up anyway. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 12:29, 28 July 2008 (EDT)

==Hi==
Hi Ben, thought I would make an account to say I enjoy reading your debates. Guten abend, Deiter.