Well...it is Friday and we have the whole day to do work. Goals for the day are: wrap the body of the syringe with butcher paper and then paint it white, and do the measurement lines if we decide to do measurement lines. Samara and Miles are taking the first period of the morning to finish their short stories and study for the spanish test. Shhhh don't tell them I told you or they will be mad at me. We have Jordin (Sparks) comming in second period to teach us about Aids in Africa, andthird period Spencer is treating Matt and I to a Brett Peterson and Michelle Perez luncheon. So anyways, that will leave us the entire afternoon to work and accomplish the goals today.
P.S. my voice is gone so I'm glad that these blogs aren't recorded voices.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Samara off her rocker.
Miles built the syringe on Monday night, so we actually now have something to show for all our hard work, wink, wink! Samara and I for some reason keep putting off writing the stupid measurement line text. The measurement text really isn’t stupid, but Samara and I are for putting it off! Anyways, I still have to write my short story that is really stressing me out; Samara has made a materials list for Thursday. Ok, let me explain. As you know, we are having an art exhibit event all day at Seaport Village tomorrow, so we have no class time to work on this project. Thursday is going to be our hardcore working day. This is what we are planning on doing. First, we have to figure out a way to cover the body of the syringe so that it is smooth surface. Thoughts that have come to mind have been to use adhesive spray and teacher butcher paper, and plaster has also been brought up in conversation. So whatever we plan on doing, were doing on Thursday. Samara has a materials list that she made today and this is what it says in this order:
Adhesive spray
Silver spray paint
Sand paper
Clear label
Paint
Samara is bragging about her life right now and saying how it is not fair and she wants to “spread out her goodness”. She is also bragging about how she procrastinates, but still gets her work done in the morning and get this, she still gets A’s. Please Spencer don’t fail her after this blog because she will be sad. Back to our project, so according to Samara’s materials list we will maybe be sanding the syringe be and painting it. Samara is going to be rock star or a rapper. But most likely a rapper because they require less musical talent. Well, she can be a bad rock star and become an infamous rocker. Back to our project, I really don’t have anything else to say that you might find interesting, so I will end this lovely blog now…well almost.
P.S. Samara has fallen off her rocker..hahaha get it, today.
Adhesive spray
Silver spray paint
Sand paper
Clear label
Paint
Samara is bragging about her life right now and saying how it is not fair and she wants to “spread out her goodness”. She is also bragging about how she procrastinates, but still gets her work done in the morning and get this, she still gets A’s. Please Spencer don’t fail her after this blog because she will be sad. Back to our project, so according to Samara’s materials list we will maybe be sanding the syringe be and painting it. Samara is going to be rock star or a rapper. But most likely a rapper because they require less musical talent. Well, she can be a bad rock star and become an infamous rocker. Back to our project, I really don’t have anything else to say that you might find interesting, so I will end this lovely blog now…well almost.
P.S. Samara has fallen off her rocker..hahaha get it, today.
Janel's Class-to-the-work
DISEASE
1. Timeline
1805: The first outbreak of not yet named disease occurred in Geneva, Switzerland
1887: The bacteria which cause meningococcal disease is identified
1900-1910: 75-80% of people contracting meningococcal meningitis dies form the disease
1944: the newly invented penicillin is used to treat patients with meningococcal meningitis
1978: The first vaccine that protects against meningococcal meningitis is introduced
1982: The U.S. army vaccinates all recruits against meningococcal disease
1990s: The medical community recognizes that teens and young adults are at risk for meningococcal disease
1997: The American College Health Association (ACHA) recommends that colleges and universities inform all students and the parents about the risk of meningococcal disease. The ACHA also states that these schools should make sure all students have access to the vaccine.
1999: Vaccination is required by all four US military academies.
2000: The Advisory Community on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a part of centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends that colleges and universities inform all students and their parents about the risk of meningococcal disease and the availability of a vaccine.
Maryland becomes the first state to require college students living on campus to either receive meningococcal vaccination or sign a waiver stating that they have been told the risk and have refused the vaccine.
2003: New York becomes the first state to extend “vaccine or waiver” laws to cover summer camps and high schools.
2005: The FDA licenses a new meningococcal vaccine
ACIP recommends meningococcal vaccine for 11-12 year olds, students entering high school, and college freshman living in dorms.
http://www.fightmeningitis.com/meningitis-meningococcal-history-nonflash.html
2. The symptoms that occur to the body when contracted with meningococcal disease are first flu like symptoms such as a high fever, chills, and vomiting. Then a stiff neck will follow, and the feelings of just being sick will occur until treatment.
3. Meningococcal disease mostly affects young adults in the United States who attend college and live in the dorms. Young children and adults are susceptible to contracting the disease. People can get a vaccination for meningococcal meningitis and it is recommended that children and young adults become vaccinated, especially for college.
4. Meningococcal Disease is the inflammation of the layers that surround the spinal cord and the brain. These layers are called meninges and they protect the brain from injuries. Meningococcal Disease is caused by the bacterium called meningococcus. When meningococcal bacteria defeat the body’s defenses, it causes an infection. The bacteria break through the lining of the back of the throat and pass into the bloodstream. After, they start to multiply very rapidly, doubling in number around every thirty minutes. They can travel into the bloodstream to infect the meninges, therefore causing meningococcal.
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:E92iUtuXsk8J:www.meningitis-trust.org/disease_info/Meningococcal-Disease.pdf+what+happens+to+the+body+when+infected+with+meningococcal+disease&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us
5. Meningococcal affects people who live in close quarters like college dorm rooms in the United States and small villages in Africa.
6. Humans contract meningococcal disease by coming in close contact with an infected person. The disease can be transmitted through kissing, coughing, and sharing utensils, food, and drinks.
7. The public perceives meningococcal disease as a college student’s disease because a lot of college students contract it while living in the dorm rooms. The public is not scared of the disease, because it is only common amongst college students, vaccinations are available, and the disease can be cured.
8. Meningococcal disease can be prevented with either a vaccination or not living in dorm rooms or in close quarters.
P.S. Because we are going to be at Seaport Village tomorrow, I am not planning to get any project work done. But Thursday is on!
1. Timeline
1805: The first outbreak of not yet named disease occurred in Geneva, Switzerland
1887: The bacteria which cause meningococcal disease is identified
1900-1910: 75-80% of people contracting meningococcal meningitis dies form the disease
1944: the newly invented penicillin is used to treat patients with meningococcal meningitis
1978: The first vaccine that protects against meningococcal meningitis is introduced
1982: The U.S. army vaccinates all recruits against meningococcal disease
1990s: The medical community recognizes that teens and young adults are at risk for meningococcal disease
1997: The American College Health Association (ACHA) recommends that colleges and universities inform all students and the parents about the risk of meningococcal disease. The ACHA also states that these schools should make sure all students have access to the vaccine.
1999: Vaccination is required by all four US military academies.
2000: The Advisory Community on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a part of centers Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recommends that colleges and universities inform all students and their parents about the risk of meningococcal disease and the availability of a vaccine.
Maryland becomes the first state to require college students living on campus to either receive meningococcal vaccination or sign a waiver stating that they have been told the risk and have refused the vaccine.
2003: New York becomes the first state to extend “vaccine or waiver” laws to cover summer camps and high schools.
2005: The FDA licenses a new meningococcal vaccine
ACIP recommends meningococcal vaccine for 11-12 year olds, students entering high school, and college freshman living in dorms.
http://www.fightmeningitis.com/meningitis-meningococcal-history-nonflash.html
2. The symptoms that occur to the body when contracted with meningococcal disease are first flu like symptoms such as a high fever, chills, and vomiting. Then a stiff neck will follow, and the feelings of just being sick will occur until treatment.
3. Meningococcal disease mostly affects young adults in the United States who attend college and live in the dorms. Young children and adults are susceptible to contracting the disease. People can get a vaccination for meningococcal meningitis and it is recommended that children and young adults become vaccinated, especially for college.
4. Meningococcal Disease is the inflammation of the layers that surround the spinal cord and the brain. These layers are called meninges and they protect the brain from injuries. Meningococcal Disease is caused by the bacterium called meningococcus. When meningococcal bacteria defeat the body’s defenses, it causes an infection. The bacteria break through the lining of the back of the throat and pass into the bloodstream. After, they start to multiply very rapidly, doubling in number around every thirty minutes. They can travel into the bloodstream to infect the meninges, therefore causing meningococcal.
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:E92iUtuXsk8J:www.meningitis-trust.org/disease_info/Meningococcal-Disease.pdf+what+happens+to+the+body+when+infected+with+meningococcal+disease&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us
5. Meningococcal affects people who live in close quarters like college dorm rooms in the United States and small villages in Africa.
6. Humans contract meningococcal disease by coming in close contact with an infected person. The disease can be transmitted through kissing, coughing, and sharing utensils, food, and drinks.
7. The public perceives meningococcal disease as a college student’s disease because a lot of college students contract it while living in the dorm rooms. The public is not scared of the disease, because it is only common amongst college students, vaccinations are available, and the disease can be cured.
8. Meningococcal disease can be prevented with either a vaccination or not living in dorm rooms or in close quarters.
P.S. Because we are going to be at Seaport Village tomorrow, I am not planning to get any project work done. But Thursday is on!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Janel's Home-to-the-work
PHARMACOLOGY
1. Penicillin
2./3. I don't want to draw the molecular structure for penicillin so I will put an image of it for you. The left one is the line-angle molecular structure and the right one is the molecular structure.
4. On my homework number four consisted of me circling and labeling the functional groups. The double bond "O" represents a ketone, the "HN" represents an amines, and the double bond "O" and single bond "OH" is carboxylic acid.
5. Pencillin is used to treat bacterial diseases. When penicillin interacts with bacteria in the body, it interferes withthe bacteria by hindering the synthesis of the cell wall. This makes the bacteria unable to multiply and spread and eventually kills it in the body.
6. Penicillin was develpoed by a Scottish born doctor named Alexander Fleming. In 1928, he discovered that stapholycocci could be dissolved by a fluid produced by the mould. That something that was dissolving the bacteria is now penicillin. Pzifer (Miles says Benxyl and Smara says there is too many to name) was teh company to successfully produce penicillin. In Africa it is very difficult to obtain penicillin because of the availibility.
7. The major side effects of penicillin are allergic reactions which cause chills, fever, and a rash.
8. In the Meningitis Belt in Africa, people infected with meningitis are treated with a single-dose of oily chloramphenicol. This drug is also effective against bacteria and is rarely prescribed for infections that can be treated with other antibiotics because of its toxicity.
P.S. Like I said in the post before, I did no work pertaining to this project this weekend...besides this homework.
1. Penicillin
2./3. I don't want to draw the molecular structure for penicillin so I will put an image of it for you. The left one is the line-angle molecular structure and the right one is the molecular structure.
4. On my homework number four consisted of me circling and labeling the functional groups. The double bond "O" represents a ketone, the "HN" represents an amines, and the double bond "O" and single bond "OH" is carboxylic acid.
5. Pencillin is used to treat bacterial diseases. When penicillin interacts with bacteria in the body, it interferes withthe bacteria by hindering the synthesis of the cell wall. This makes the bacteria unable to multiply and spread and eventually kills it in the body.
6. Penicillin was develpoed by a Scottish born doctor named Alexander Fleming. In 1928, he discovered that stapholycocci could be dissolved by a fluid produced by the mould. That something that was dissolving the bacteria is now penicillin. Pzifer (Miles says Benxyl and Smara says there is too many to name) was teh company to successfully produce penicillin. In Africa it is very difficult to obtain penicillin because of the availibility.
7. The major side effects of penicillin are allergic reactions which cause chills, fever, and a rash.
8. In the Meningitis Belt in Africa, people infected with meningitis are treated with a single-dose of oily chloramphenicol. This drug is also effective against bacteria and is rarely prescribed for infections that can be treated with other antibiotics because of its toxicity.
P.S. Like I said in the post before, I did no work pertaining to this project this weekend...besides this homework.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Penny for my Thoughts
So it is Friday afternoon, and frankly I just have other things on my mind besides this project. But I will muster up the willingness to discuss our progress in this project. Ok, well first thing is first, Miles bought some cylinder looking thing that will later become the body of our hypodermic needle. I think he is going to "prep" the cylinder thing this weekend and add a needle so that it looks like a hypodermic needle. Starting on the begining of next week, we will paint and get our measurement text written. I am afraid that because I am gone most of the whole weekend my blogs will not be interesting or engaging at all. I pre-apologise for that, and promise that my hard work next week will make up for that. Well, I am leaving school in twenty minutes and have really got no work done besides writing this wonderful blog. So I am going to do some of Janel's homework, so have a good weekend all!
P.S. I think my thoughts are worth way more then a penny!
P.S. I think my thoughts are worth way more then a penny!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Group To-Do List
These are the things that I (and the group) am hoping to get done, so let's cross our fingers!
1. Properly sketch the syringe and know the components
2. Buy Materials
3. Do Janel's molecular structure of our drug homework thing
4. Research content for syringe measuring lines
5. Write the content for syringe measuring lines
6. Blog everything in the process
7. Write short story
This list will probably get longer, but hopefully it will keep me on track.
P.S. Note to Self: Last project of the year, so let's go out with a bang!
1. Properly sketch the syringe and know the components
2. Buy Materials
3. Do Janel's molecular structure of our drug homework thing
4. Research content for syringe measuring lines
5. Write the content for syringe measuring lines
6. Blog everything in the process
7. Write short story
This list will probably get longer, but hopefully it will keep me on track.
P.S. Note to Self: Last project of the year, so let's go out with a bang!
Geography & Pharmacology
From the top of my head...well mostly:
Geography
Who has access to the drug?
The United States and other first world countries have access to penicillin. Sub-Saharan Africa has limited access to the antibiotic, but subsides to using oily chloramphenicol because of the lower cost and availability.
What impact does location in the world have on: a) exposure to the disease? b) conditions that cause it?
Location plays a huge role in the exposure of meningitis. In Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemics of meningitis are caused by the living quarters of the people. The close living spaces in Africa and the close living spaces in the United States (dorm rooms) increase the spread of meningitis because the bacterial disease is transmitted through coughing, sneezing, and kissing.
How has the disease evolved due to human or animal migration?
The disease has evolved due to humans living more closely together in tighter living spaces.
How does climate affect exposure to the disease?
In Sub-Saharan Africa during the dry season, dust winds can occur that cause respiratory track infections that increase the symptoms causing meningitis.
Pharmacology
What drug is used to treat the disease?
Penicillin is used to treat the drug in the United States and oily chloramphenicol is used in Sub-Saharan Africa.
How does the drug work in regard to: a) interaction with biological systems? b) molecular structure/functional groups?
Penicillin kills bacteria by interfering with the ability to synthesize cell wall. Escherichia coli were incubated in penicillin for 30 minutes. The bacteria lengthen, but cannot divide. Eventually the weak cell wall ruptures.
How was the drug developed?
Penicillin was originally developed by a man named Alexander Flemming, but it wasn't until years later that Dr. Howard Florey started extensively researching on how penicillin actively kills bacteria.
Who has access to the drug?
First-world and rich countries
What is the cost of the drug?
Penicillin is cheap for Americans, but Africans have a hard time getting it because of the cost and availibility.
Are there potentially detrimental side effects?
There are no detrimental side effects of penicillin, but allergic reactions, diarrhea, chills, flu-like symptoms, seizures, and agitation can occur in some cases.
Are there more then one possible treatments? What are they?
Aside from penicillin, meningitis can be treated with oily chloramphenicol.
Here's what I think: Most of the questions I answered without using the internet, I think it will be interesting to see how much I answered correctly. Miles and Samara still have to do there two boxes, and I think as a group we will go over our answers, so we all have a basic understanding of our disease and drug. Overall, the research is comming along pretty good so far, but we need to focus on our text for the syringe!
P.S. Samara still won't even consider a meningitis vaccination, even after she watched the video.
Geography
Who has access to the drug?
The United States and other first world countries have access to penicillin. Sub-Saharan Africa has limited access to the antibiotic, but subsides to using oily chloramphenicol because of the lower cost and availability.
What impact does location in the world have on: a) exposure to the disease? b) conditions that cause it?
Location plays a huge role in the exposure of meningitis. In Sub-Saharan Africa, epidemics of meningitis are caused by the living quarters of the people. The close living spaces in Africa and the close living spaces in the United States (dorm rooms) increase the spread of meningitis because the bacterial disease is transmitted through coughing, sneezing, and kissing.
How has the disease evolved due to human or animal migration?
The disease has evolved due to humans living more closely together in tighter living spaces.
How does climate affect exposure to the disease?
In Sub-Saharan Africa during the dry season, dust winds can occur that cause respiratory track infections that increase the symptoms causing meningitis.
Pharmacology
What drug is used to treat the disease?
Penicillin is used to treat the drug in the United States and oily chloramphenicol is used in Sub-Saharan Africa.
How does the drug work in regard to: a) interaction with biological systems? b) molecular structure/functional groups?
Penicillin kills bacteria by interfering with the ability to synthesize cell wall. Escherichia coli were incubated in penicillin for 30 minutes. The bacteria lengthen, but cannot divide. Eventually the weak cell wall ruptures.
How was the drug developed?
Penicillin was originally developed by a man named Alexander Flemming, but it wasn't until years later that Dr. Howard Florey started extensively researching on how penicillin actively kills bacteria.
Who has access to the drug?
First-world and rich countries
What is the cost of the drug?
Penicillin is cheap for Americans, but Africans have a hard time getting it because of the cost and availibility.
Are there potentially detrimental side effects?
There are no detrimental side effects of penicillin, but allergic reactions, diarrhea, chills, flu-like symptoms, seizures, and agitation can occur in some cases.
Are there more then one possible treatments? What are they?
Aside from penicillin, meningitis can be treated with oily chloramphenicol.
Here's what I think: Most of the questions I answered without using the internet, I think it will be interesting to see how much I answered correctly. Miles and Samara still have to do there two boxes, and I think as a group we will go over our answers, so we all have a basic understanding of our disease and drug. Overall, the research is comming along pretty good so far, but we need to focus on our text for the syringe!
P.S. Samara still won't even consider a meningitis vaccination, even after she watched the video.
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