Thursday, June 10, 2010

Adult Mono

Adult mono symptoms tend to be more severe than those in children and teenagers. Fatigue will probably be the most noticeable symptom if you are suffering from the infection. It can take months to get your energy levels back up. Adults can suffer from the same symptoms as teenagers with mono do, but some added mono symptoms could appear. These include:

  • Jaundice
  • Stiffness of the neck
  • Rapid heart rate
  • Shortness of breath.

Typically, symptoms will last 2 to 4 weeks, but full recovery can take months.

Mono in Young Adults

When you think of mono, you probably associate it with teenagers and young adults. Actually, mono most often occurs in these age groups. About 50% of students have had mononucleosis by the time they finish high school. If you are a teenager, the prospect of a few weeks or more off school is probably quite appealing. However, mono can have some pretty horrible symptoms and can leave you feeling tired and weak for months. Mononucleosis symptoms generally take about 4 to 8 weeks to appear, though on occasion, it can take up to 12 weeks for symptoms to develop. Symptoms include:

  • Initially, loss of energy, chills, and a lack of appetite
  • Bad sore throat and swollen lymph nodes (for the first 2 weeks)
  • Fever
  • Extreme fatigue
  • Persistently tender spleen (felt as a pain in your left side)
  • Rarely, a pink rash will appear on the body

What is Mono?

Mono is a viral infection that is very common in children and young adults around the world. The infection's full name is mononucleosis, but in Europe it is also known as Glandular Fever, as it causes swelling of the lymph glands.

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is what causes most incidences of mono. This virus is easily and frequently passed from person to person. If you are over the age of 30, chances are that you have already been in contact with this virus. Most of the time, the virus produces no visible symptoms or is mistaken for a common cold or flu. However, 35% to 50% of children who come into contact with the Epstein-Barr virus will develop mono.

A virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) can also result in infectious mononucleosis. This virus is related to the herpes family, and is commonly picked up by the time you turn 40. Like EBV, the cytomegalovirus is contracted by 85% of the population by the age of 35. It often causes no symptoms, but it can result in mono, especially in adolescents and teenagers.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Attachment

An infant being immunized in Bangladesh

Parental responses lead to 'internal working models' which will guide the individual's feelings, thoughts, and expectations in later relationships. There are a number of attachments or a seriously disrupted capacity for attachment could potentially amount to serious disorders. Infants become attached to adults who are sensitive and responsive in social interactions with the infant, and who remain as consistent caregivers for some time. Attachment and attachment behaviors tend to develop between the age of 6 months and 3 years.

Attachment is not the same as love and/or affection although they often go together. The forming of attachments is considered to be the foundation of the infant/child's capacity to form and conduct relationships throughout life. Attachment theory is primarily an evolutionary and ethological theory whereby the infant or child seeks proximity to a specified attachment figure in situations of alarm or distress, for the purpose of survival.

Umbilical cord

Umbilical cord of a three-minute-old child. A medical clamp has been applied.

In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the birth cord or funiculus umbilicalis) is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord comes from the same zygote as the fetus and (in humans) normally contains two arteries (the umbilical arteries) and one vein (the umbilical vein), buried within Wharton's jelly. The umbilical vein supplies the fetus with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta. Conversely, the umbilical arteries return the deoxygenated, nutrient-depleted blood

Teething

The process of teething is sometimes referred to as "cutting teeth". It can take up to several years for all 20 deciduous (aka "baby" or "milk") teeth to emerge. The typical time frame for new teeth to appear is somewhere between six and nine months. Occasionally a baby may even have one or more teeth at birth. Teething may start as early as three months or as late, in some cases, as twelve months. Teething is the process by which an infant's teeth sequentially appear by breaking through the gums.

Paternal bond

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A paternal bond refers to the relationship between a father and his child. A paternal bond refers to the relationship between a man and a younger person, commonly in adoption, without the two being biologically related.
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