dMAC Digest Volume 5 No 2: Meningitis
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Meningitis is a serious disease caused by inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known as the meninges (men-in-jeez). Children under age 5 are most at risk, followed by young adults age 16-25, then adults over 55. Bacterial meningitis can prove fatal within days and requires prompt antibiotic treatment.
Viral meningitis may improve without treatment. There is no way of knowing which of the many varieties of meningitis you have without undergoing medical testing. Vaccines are available for 4 of the 5 main types of meningitis.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive loss of mental ability due to degeneration of brain tissue. Dementia is a category of brain disease that causes the gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. We look at how to beat Alzheimer’s.
Duncan MacDonald
Duncan is an Australian currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is married to Shinta Dewi Sanawiya, muse, mate, motivator and President Director of the business he founded in 1993, dMAC Group in Asia, now PT Daya MACro Dinamika.Duncan has had a passion for history since childhood. He travelled alone to Turkey in 1975 to visit ANZAC Cove, scene of Australia and New Zealand’s entry to World War I. He then worked for 5 years in London, enabling him to research the Roman Empire’s occupation of Britain and question the Arthurian legends. He has published his illustrated historical e-novels set in Ireland and Britain in the 1st-7th centuries on Smashwords. Search for 'Culann - Celtic Warrior Monk'.Duncan has also published an illustrated account of his private pilgrimage to 'Anzac Cove and Lone Pine in 1975' - Search for 'Anzac'Those interested in obtaining the latest historical information on the Battle of Waterloo, (detailing who actually defeated Napoleon) can download Duncan's illustrated version in dMAC Digest Vol 4 No 6 'Waterloo'. Also the Jakarta Journals, tracing Indonesian history over the past 2,000 years, up to granting of Independence in December 1949.Any one of Duncan's 12 'dMAC Digest Health & History' magazines, or 5 illustrated historical novels can be downloaded at Smashwords.'Britannia Bulletin #1 and #2' are the latest illustrated historical novel published by Duncan. Set in the 1st & 2nd century CE we follow the adventures of a Roman Legionary in Europe & Britain. He records the lives of the early Roman Emperors and Governors of Britannia, their initial rise to power and occasional fall from grace. Major battles are dealt with in detail.
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dMAC Digest Volume 5 No 2 - Duncan MacDonald
dMAC Digest - Meningitis
Volume 5 – No 2
Welcome to dMAC Digest
dMAC designed to protect your family’s health & acquire knowledge of history
Edited by
Duncan MacDonald
18 April 2015
Dedicated to my darling wife Shinta
Copyright 2015 Duncan MacDonald
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Table of Contents
Meningitis
What is Meningitis?
Who is most at risk for meningitis?
What are the symptoms
What should be done?
Lumber puncture
Immunization
Pneumococcal vaccine: What you need to know
Meningitis in children
History
Conclusion
That’s Life
Alzheimer’s Disease
What are the symptoms ?
How is it diagnosed ?
What is the treatment ?
How about some good news – How to Beat Alzheimer’s
The Never-Get_Alzheimer’s Rx
Grow your Hippocampi
Never forget another name
Conclusion
That’s Life
Dementia
What is Dementia ?
The Skinny on Dementia
That’s Life
About the Editor
Discover other titles by Duncan MacDonald
Meningitis
Bacterial meningitis – Viral meningitis – Fungal meningitis – Parasitic meningitis – Non-infectious meningitis
What is Meningitis?
Meningitis is a disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges (men-in’-jeez).
Meningitis comes in different forms;
Bacterial Meningitis is an extremely serious illness requires immediate medical care. If not treated quickly it can cause death within hours – or lead to permanent damage to the brain and other parts of the body.
Bacterial meningitis is