Tag: immune system

How come flesh eating bacteria are so damaging?

By admin

On July 5, 2019

In lymphatic and immune system, tissues

TeachableMedicalNews article 07052019

Teachable moment in classrooms:

tissues chapter – connective tissues as conduits for spreading infection
muscle chapter – fascia as a conduit for spreading infection
immune system chapter – immune defense must work right to defeat bacterial invaders

How come flesh eating bacteria are so damaging?

The news item: Several news outlets, including ABC news

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-woman-dies-flesh-eating-disease-florida-64068630

reported during the summer of 2019 on the occurrence and fatal consequences of infection by flesh eating bacteria.

Gene therapy cures bubble boy disease

By admin

On June 16, 2019

In cellular basis of life, lymphatic and immune system

TeachableMedicalNews article 06162019

Teachable moment in classrooms:

cellular basis of life chapter – concept of one gene, one protein
cellular basis of life chapter – concept of gene mutation leading to protein malfunction
immune system chapter – reliance of white blood cells for immune functions

Gene therapy cures bubble boy disease

The news item: Curing the “bubble boy” disease in several infants was reported by US News:

New Gene Therapy Provides Hope of Normal Life for ‘Bubble Boy’ Kids

Researchers say they have cured the genetic immunodeficiency disorder in eight infants so far.

The article states that according to Dr. Ewelina Mamcarz, an assistant member of St. Jude’s bone marrow transplant department “Majority of our patients spent months of their life, first months of their lives in the hospital, some of them withsevere infection in intensive care units on multiple medications to keep them