SubscribeEpilepsy otherwise epilepsy, which are characteristic feature of epileptic seizures. This symptom is caused by brain dysfunction, which is excessive and violent reactions in nerve cells. Cause of the seizure may be such an imbalance, or disorder resulting from deficiency of energy. Treatment of epilepsy is based on respect several principles: the implementation of drug treatments, choosing the appropriate dose and type of drug, unmonitored drug concentration in serum.
Help epileptic fit is primarily to keep calm and place the patient in recovery position – on the side to prevent choking. Do not give drinking water and protect against lacerations. When an attack takes over three minutes to call an ambulance.
Category → Nervous system
Epilepsy a disease of the nervous system
Tetanus severe infectious disease
Tetanus (Tetanus Latin) is a serious disease of animals and humans resulting in wounds. It is a contagious disease. Tetanus is a disease that occurs worldwide. Most suffer from it what the animal is a horse who is also a natural carrier of the disease. Incidence of tetanus rdzo ba man is susceptible. Tetanus causes anaerobic rung Clostridium tetani, which produces spores. Chick tetanus occurs most frequently in soil, dust or mud. Most infection occurs after an injury or cutting their, and the best habitat for clostridia are deep wounds. Symptom of the disease are muscle spasms of the jaw, leading to szczękościsku, and then attacked other skeletal muscles. Symptoms appear after about 3-14 days after infection, and in the place of injury there is pain and muscle spasms. Treatment of tetanus include vaccination of healthy people.
Disease caused by ticks
Infectious disease caused by ticks, which has its own characteristic symptoms. Severe cases may also lead to death. The incubation period of the disease is about 9 days and the duration of the disease about 23 days. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, muscle pain, loss of appetite, vomiting, cough, abdominal pain. Severe cases result in respiratory failure. Having identified the appropriate treatment should be started, which will shorten the illness.