Bacterial meningitis can damage the brain at any age from the newborn period to old age. Vigorous and early treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroid drugs nearly always prevents damage to the cortex, which lies immediately under the meningeal covering of the brain. However, if the treatment is delayed, or the organism is resistant to the [...]
Mrs. R.R. of Michigan, age 41, writes: “All of a sudden, right after my sixth baby, I was struck with terrible disfigurations and joints that kept locking up. I could hardly walk. My doctor said it was degenerative arthritis and fibromyalgia and that there was nothing she could do.
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Symptoms: sudden chills; sharp rise in body temperature; flushing; headache; sore throat; cough; pain in back and limbs; vomiting and diarrhea (in young children)
Home care:
Bed rest is necessary while the fever is high.
Give paracetamol not aspirin, for fever and pain.
Have the child drink plenty of fluids.
Isolate the child from other family members.
Keep the child [...]