pages 180-240
SUMMARY
There are flesh eating bacteria as well. A victim of forty four years old. Her name was Evangeline Ames Murray and on November 29, 2009, she had a pap cut-like sting on her index finger. Ironically, she had that mark after she had accompanied her husband to a hospital for a sinus surgery. Doctors thought that her red mark from her index finger was just a bite from a spider. When she was sitting in the waiting room for her husband, she seem to began to have a flu and her "paper cut" increased in pain and her finger changed color. On that very day, she had found out that her father in law died of a heart attack when she and her husband got home. Her finger turning black, she had to rush into the hospital despite the bad news upon her father in law. The blackness of her fingers began to spread into the other fingers. She then had dead flesh cut off from her finger that night, hoping that new flesh would soon grow back. She was treated with does of regular doses of several doses, including vancomycin. However, nothing seem to work. The bacteria had moved up to her arm day after day. Eventually, Evangeline survived when antibiotics began to help her fight off the bacteria.
QUOTE
"Sometimes as in Evangeline Murray's case, necrotizing fasciltis entered through a cut in the skin. Sometimes, to doctors' mystification, it seemed to pass from the throat internally to various parts of the body, then be provoked into infection by a mere bump or bruise."
REACTION
The authors include various stories upon different types of bacteria that possibly can endanger your life. there are different situations upon different doctors and patients. The details of different varieties of issues leaves the reader enough knowledge of what is going on and what the author wants the reader to know. All are different situations, but all have the same solution or attempted solution. Which is antibiotics for the most part. The quote reveals what had happen to Evangeline. The thing is that the doctors and the patients themselves doesn't know exactly what had happened because they tend to use the word "seemed" at various times. Not only that bacteria infections can come from a cut, but also internally from the throat then to a bruise or a bump.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Killers Within (The Deadly Rise Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria) #3
pages 120-180
SUMMARY
Not only that humans are affected with bacterial infections, but also animals. Scientists questioned the connection between animal growth promoters and drug resistance in humans. Based on one specific scientist named Courvalin, he thought it was ridiculous to question if antibiotics resistance can spread to animal to human bacteria. The new principles would be drawn up to arrange animal antibiotics in terms of their importance to human medicine. Many were curious about how animals can give diseases to humans. Inspectors experimented upon chickene' bacteria by placing chicken parts into a Ziploc bag and had premeasured growth of media fluid inside as well. They then massaged the fluid into the chicken to remove the bacteria that was on the chicken's skin. They found that there was eighty eight percent of Campylobacter. Also, twenty percent has contained fluoroquinolone resistant Campylobacter. As a result, one out of five chickens that was bought in Minnesota was infected in 1996-1997.
QUOTE
"The bug clearly spreads by touch or from surfaces, not just by ingestion (Shnayerson & Plotkin 151)."
REACTION
In each chapter, everytime the authors intend to talk about the work of a specific scientist or doctor, they were to describe their physical characteristics. Like how they look on the outside and what they have accomplished. Which gives the reader a visualization upon various scientists or doctors. Not only will the reader know them by name but also by how they look like. The quote is very simple but covers almost everything that is proven in this book so far. Bacteria is everywhere and living on everything. Also, it tells you in simple terms of how easy bacteria can infect you from anywhere and anytime. There are good and bad kinds of bacteria out there in this world. How would you know which is which? Nobody will ever know for sure.
SUMMARY
Not only that humans are affected with bacterial infections, but also animals. Scientists questioned the connection between animal growth promoters and drug resistance in humans. Based on one specific scientist named Courvalin, he thought it was ridiculous to question if antibiotics resistance can spread to animal to human bacteria. The new principles would be drawn up to arrange animal antibiotics in terms of their importance to human medicine. Many were curious about how animals can give diseases to humans. Inspectors experimented upon chickene' bacteria by placing chicken parts into a Ziploc bag and had premeasured growth of media fluid inside as well. They then massaged the fluid into the chicken to remove the bacteria that was on the chicken's skin. They found that there was eighty eight percent of Campylobacter. Also, twenty percent has contained fluoroquinolone resistant Campylobacter. As a result, one out of five chickens that was bought in Minnesota was infected in 1996-1997.
QUOTE
"The bug clearly spreads by touch or from surfaces, not just by ingestion (Shnayerson & Plotkin 151)."
REACTION
In each chapter, everytime the authors intend to talk about the work of a specific scientist or doctor, they were to describe their physical characteristics. Like how they look on the outside and what they have accomplished. Which gives the reader a visualization upon various scientists or doctors. Not only will the reader know them by name but also by how they look like. The quote is very simple but covers almost everything that is proven in this book so far. Bacteria is everywhere and living on everything. Also, it tells you in simple terms of how easy bacteria can infect you from anywhere and anytime. There are good and bad kinds of bacteria out there in this world. How would you know which is which? Nobody will ever know for sure.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Killers Within (The Deadly Rise Of Drug-Resistant Bacteria) #2
pages 60-120
SUMMARY
Over the years, doctors have thought they they have found the solution to getting rid of drug-resistant bacteria. Their hope was penicillin. Unfortunately, there was a downfall when bacteria actually fought over penicillin. A patient can be as healthy as ever after a treating of penicillin but months later, their illness can return and eventually worsen. In 1995, methicillin was also a failure to take control of bacterial infections. A sixty four year old man in Japan just had an operation for lung cancer. But, he had brung upon methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection in his lungs. At first attempt, vancomycin was helpful. However, the infection started to grow back eight days later. Dr. Hiramatsu tried his best to treat this patient even if he seemed like he was going to die. U.S. pharmaceutical company sent him beta-lactam. which was combined with ampicillin and sulbactum. Therefore, Dr. Hiramatsu used that with arbekacin, only available in Japan. The patient's health showed improvement. He had saved his patient's life.
QUOTE
"But Hiramatsu had no doubt the bacteria would return, in another human host, all too soon (Shnayerson & Plotkin 76)
REACTION
The author includes extra definitions on the bottom of the pages when necessary. It helps the reader understand more about the difficult context that's describe in this bacterial crisis. There are a lot of science contents that can be over-bearing and confusing , but the reader can quickly catch on when they continue to read. Everything explained is in a sophisticated way. The quote is when Dr. Hiramatsu finished treating another patient, but his time, the patient is a young boy. This boy suffered upon three bouts of antibiotics and two years of sickness. Then finally, the bacteria is killed off. Dr. Hiramatsu knew that the bacteria was going to come back but he never knew how soon.
SUMMARY
Over the years, doctors have thought they they have found the solution to getting rid of drug-resistant bacteria. Their hope was penicillin. Unfortunately, there was a downfall when bacteria actually fought over penicillin. A patient can be as healthy as ever after a treating of penicillin but months later, their illness can return and eventually worsen. In 1995, methicillin was also a failure to take control of bacterial infections. A sixty four year old man in Japan just had an operation for lung cancer. But, he had brung upon methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection in his lungs. At first attempt, vancomycin was helpful. However, the infection started to grow back eight days later. Dr. Hiramatsu tried his best to treat this patient even if he seemed like he was going to die. U.S. pharmaceutical company sent him beta-lactam. which was combined with ampicillin and sulbactum. Therefore, Dr. Hiramatsu used that with arbekacin, only available in Japan. The patient's health showed improvement. He had saved his patient's life.
QUOTE
"But Hiramatsu had no doubt the bacteria would return, in another human host, all too soon (Shnayerson & Plotkin 76)
REACTION
The author includes extra definitions on the bottom of the pages when necessary. It helps the reader understand more about the difficult context that's describe in this bacterial crisis. There are a lot of science contents that can be over-bearing and confusing , but the reader can quickly catch on when they continue to read. Everything explained is in a sophisticated way. The quote is when Dr. Hiramatsu finished treating another patient, but his time, the patient is a young boy. This boy suffered upon three bouts of antibiotics and two years of sickness. Then finally, the bacteria is killed off. Dr. Hiramatsu knew that the bacteria was going to come back but he never knew how soon.
The Killers Within (The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria) #1
pages 1-60
SUMMARY
Glenn Morris was in his forties. Both head of epidemiology at his hospital and chairman of the university department. He was interested in discovering the unexpected and the unknown upon the medical world. One day as he arrived at his hospital, there were 6 patients already waiting for him. Since it was a VA hospital, most of his patients were elderly and men. Ten years ago, antibiotics were the answer to everything, especially towards bacterial infections. However, ten years ago is the past and this is the present. Horrifically, on average of 20 percent of patients that Morris would treat among clinical rounds had infections that antibiotics can not cure. Not only antibiotics, but also resistant to many more drugs. Even though, bacteria are the smallest creatures on earth, they can be very dangerous. There's a possibility that bacteria even has the ability to change drugs and make themselves resistant. People always thought that hospitals are no harm at all. But, think again. Patients who can get better, could also catch an bacterial infection. The beds are filled with bacteria that can harm your health, and kill you as well.
QUOTE
"That was more than half the number of servicemen who had died during the entire Vietnam War (Shnayerson & Plotkin 16)."
REACTION
Instead of given information after information, the authors includes the daily life of a doctor and adds the feelings upon what he discovers about bacterial infections. History books are usually gives so much details upon the history that it looses the reader's attention. However, this book includes just enough details and a bit of dark humor which would keep the reader interested. The quote shows how toxic hospital beds can be. Why are the beds so toxic? The reason is possibly because the doctors are usually too busy to remember to wash their hands. Also, it could be that the former patient was had the infection left their bacteria remains on the bed sheets. Not only that people die in the war, but also can risk their lives helping as a service man in the hospital. What is more dangerous, the war itself or the hospital?
SUMMARY
Glenn Morris was in his forties. Both head of epidemiology at his hospital and chairman of the university department. He was interested in discovering the unexpected and the unknown upon the medical world. One day as he arrived at his hospital, there were 6 patients already waiting for him. Since it was a VA hospital, most of his patients were elderly and men. Ten years ago, antibiotics were the answer to everything, especially towards bacterial infections. However, ten years ago is the past and this is the present. Horrifically, on average of 20 percent of patients that Morris would treat among clinical rounds had infections that antibiotics can not cure. Not only antibiotics, but also resistant to many more drugs. Even though, bacteria are the smallest creatures on earth, they can be very dangerous. There's a possibility that bacteria even has the ability to change drugs and make themselves resistant. People always thought that hospitals are no harm at all. But, think again. Patients who can get better, could also catch an bacterial infection. The beds are filled with bacteria that can harm your health, and kill you as well.
QUOTE
"That was more than half the number of servicemen who had died during the entire Vietnam War (Shnayerson & Plotkin 16)."
REACTION
Instead of given information after information, the authors includes the daily life of a doctor and adds the feelings upon what he discovers about bacterial infections. History books are usually gives so much details upon the history that it looses the reader's attention. However, this book includes just enough details and a bit of dark humor which would keep the reader interested. The quote shows how toxic hospital beds can be. Why are the beds so toxic? The reason is possibly because the doctors are usually too busy to remember to wash their hands. Also, it could be that the former patient was had the infection left their bacteria remains on the bed sheets. Not only that people die in the war, but also can risk their lives helping as a service man in the hospital. What is more dangerous, the war itself or the hospital?
Friday, February 25, 2011
P.S. I Love You (post #5) FILM
Middle to the end of the film:
QUOTES
"You're alone no matter what." Said by Holly. After she had lunch with Daniel and Holly accidently called him Gerry. He was angry and left her at the table, then she ran to her mother at the pub.
"Alone or not, you gotta walk ahead." Said by Elizabeth, Holly's mother. At the walk in the park for Holly to calm down. They talked about how Holly's dad just left her when she was 14 years old (which is different from the book). Then, Holly found out that her mother hated Gerry because he reminded her so much about her husband who had left.
"Don't be afriad to be in love again." Read by Daniel and written by Gerry in the last letter that Elizabeth had given Holly at the park that day. Which was read out loud by Daniel with Holly's permission as they were in the Yankee stadium.
During the vacation, Holly, Denise, and Sharon went to go fishing. They were stranded there in the middle of the lake because their paddles somehow floated away from the boat. There was a bird's eye view for a few seconds and you can see the girls' boat in the middle of the lake. But also, the whole beautiful lake and the sky. Which enlightens the frustrating situation of being stranded in the middle and the lake. Also, the fact that Holly found out about Sharon's baby and Denise's wedding. Later on, William, a singer Holly met at the pub in Ireland, rescued them from a motor boat. As there was a point of view shot from the girls. After Holly came back from her vacation, she had ignored everybody that cared for her and looked for a job. Everytime, if there was a memory of Gerry when he was still alive, the memory ends with a dissolve transition. Holly found a job as a shoe designer. Then at the end, when Daniel and Holly was at the Yankee stadium, there were a couple of long shots of them talking about the future. That's when Holly realize that Gerry's gone forever as there was a close-up shot to her face when she quoted that Gerry's gone.
-"The best romantic comedy in a very long time." (Bill Bregoli, WESTWOOD ONE)
QUOTES
"You're alone no matter what." Said by Holly. After she had lunch with Daniel and Holly accidently called him Gerry. He was angry and left her at the table, then she ran to her mother at the pub.
"Alone or not, you gotta walk ahead." Said by Elizabeth, Holly's mother. At the walk in the park for Holly to calm down. They talked about how Holly's dad just left her when she was 14 years old (which is different from the book). Then, Holly found out that her mother hated Gerry because he reminded her so much about her husband who had left.
"Don't be afriad to be in love again." Read by Daniel and written by Gerry in the last letter that Elizabeth had given Holly at the park that day. Which was read out loud by Daniel with Holly's permission as they were in the Yankee stadium.
During the vacation, Holly, Denise, and Sharon went to go fishing. They were stranded there in the middle of the lake because their paddles somehow floated away from the boat. There was a bird's eye view for a few seconds and you can see the girls' boat in the middle of the lake. But also, the whole beautiful lake and the sky. Which enlightens the frustrating situation of being stranded in the middle and the lake. Also, the fact that Holly found out about Sharon's baby and Denise's wedding. Later on, William, a singer Holly met at the pub in Ireland, rescued them from a motor boat. As there was a point of view shot from the girls. After Holly came back from her vacation, she had ignored everybody that cared for her and looked for a job. Everytime, if there was a memory of Gerry when he was still alive, the memory ends with a dissolve transition. Holly found a job as a shoe designer. Then at the end, when Daniel and Holly was at the Yankee stadium, there were a couple of long shots of them talking about the future. That's when Holly realize that Gerry's gone forever as there was a close-up shot to her face when she quoted that Gerry's gone.
-"The best romantic comedy in a very long time." (Bill Bregoli, WESTWOOD ONE)
P. S. I Love You (post #4) FILM
Beginning to half of the film:
QUOTE
"We don't realize how privileged it is to grow old with someone." Said by Daniel. Holly and Daniel was out and they seen an old couple hugging each other.
The Film itself has enough flashbacks to when Gerry was still alive. Sometimes it seems confusing of how the flashbacks were imaged because it seems like Gerry was still alive when he wasn't. Also, whenever Holly carries around Gerry's ashes in a particular box, it is always shown in the picture. The film also shows a lot of people's facial expressions in close-up shots. For example, when Holly's mother was worried, there was a close-up of her emotion shown in her face to show how worried her mother is of Holly. Which was a week after Gerry had passed away and John, Sharon, Denise, and her mother came to surprise Holly for her 30th birthday party in her messy apartment. Also, besides the messy apartment, they came in when she was dressed in Gerry's clothes and depressingly singing. Then, the next day, when her mother found out that Gerry booked a vacation for Holly, Denise, and Sharon, she was very angry because she thought it was foolish to listen to a husband who is dead. Since Holly's mother is more involved with her life in the film, there are medium shots of them arguing about their opinions. In addition, as Holly left with her best friends to Ireland, there are specific dolly shots of them. For example, when Sharon rused into the house that they were going to stay for the vacation, she left Holly and Denise to get the bags. That's when there was a dolly shot, showing that they are lifting the luggage from their car.
QUOTE
"We don't realize how privileged it is to grow old with someone." Said by Daniel. Holly and Daniel was out and they seen an old couple hugging each other.
The Film itself has enough flashbacks to when Gerry was still alive. Sometimes it seems confusing of how the flashbacks were imaged because it seems like Gerry was still alive when he wasn't. Also, whenever Holly carries around Gerry's ashes in a particular box, it is always shown in the picture. The film also shows a lot of people's facial expressions in close-up shots. For example, when Holly's mother was worried, there was a close-up of her emotion shown in her face to show how worried her mother is of Holly. Which was a week after Gerry had passed away and John, Sharon, Denise, and her mother came to surprise Holly for her 30th birthday party in her messy apartment. Also, besides the messy apartment, they came in when she was dressed in Gerry's clothes and depressingly singing. Then, the next day, when her mother found out that Gerry booked a vacation for Holly, Denise, and Sharon, she was very angry because she thought it was foolish to listen to a husband who is dead. Since Holly's mother is more involved with her life in the film, there are medium shots of them arguing about their opinions. In addition, as Holly left with her best friends to Ireland, there are specific dolly shots of them. For example, when Sharon rused into the house that they were going to stay for the vacation, she left Holly and Denise to get the bags. That's when there was a dolly shot, showing that they are lifting the luggage from their car.
P. S. I Love You (post #3)
(pages 140-375 the end)
SUMMARY
The 10 letters that Gerry had written for her before he had left her were lists of things. A list of things to help Holly move on with her life. Without those letters of encouragements, she wouldn't be able to realize the fact that life goes on even when her loved one's life has ended. She opened one letter every first day of the month. With Gerry's help, she was able to increase her confidence in continuing life without him. Like, finding herself a job that she actually liked this time. He even booked a vacation for her and her friends to go to Spain. For every letter that she opens, she does as what she was been told. However, she starts to make her own decisions that would benefit herself in moving on. She also started to realize how selfish she was when her best friends were moving on in life. Denise was getting married to Tom, a DJ at the karaoke competition that Holly was in. Which, Holly was the bride's maid. Also, Sharon and her husband, John, was having a baby and him Gerry. Which, Holly was the godmother. It took her a while to realize that its not all about her and life goes on. It turns out that Daniel was just her friend in the end. Then, Holly has the confidence to ask a guy, that she once rejected, out for a cup of coffee. As she moves on with her life, she doesn't grief anymore. Her life is not nightmares anymore, just millions of good memories and for her to make more good memories.
QUOTE
"In the meantime, she would just live (Ahern 375)."
REACTION
The flashbacks that unexpectedly comes along once in a while are very emotional. It goes back to when Gerry was alive. Also of how he had written the letters to Holly and how he had achieve his promises without being physically there with her. The author tells how Holly and Gerry feels in third person. Which gives the reader more understanding of the situation and how challenging it was for them. The transitioning of Holly's views in what had happened was very heart warming. The quote was the last sentence in the book. It is very powerful because the quote itself describes what Holly have learned to do. When she was living in the past, she wasn't going anywhere with her life. But then she she finally start to live in the present, she was creating her own bright future. Which was something she didn't think she could do without Gerry. Its been a long journey for her. She had found the right path to step out of her Past's picture and began living her life as a confident woman.
SUMMARY
The 10 letters that Gerry had written for her before he had left her were lists of things. A list of things to help Holly move on with her life. Without those letters of encouragements, she wouldn't be able to realize the fact that life goes on even when her loved one's life has ended. She opened one letter every first day of the month. With Gerry's help, she was able to increase her confidence in continuing life without him. Like, finding herself a job that she actually liked this time. He even booked a vacation for her and her friends to go to Spain. For every letter that she opens, she does as what she was been told. However, she starts to make her own decisions that would benefit herself in moving on. She also started to realize how selfish she was when her best friends were moving on in life. Denise was getting married to Tom, a DJ at the karaoke competition that Holly was in. Which, Holly was the bride's maid. Also, Sharon and her husband, John, was having a baby and him Gerry. Which, Holly was the godmother. It took her a while to realize that its not all about her and life goes on. It turns out that Daniel was just her friend in the end. Then, Holly has the confidence to ask a guy, that she once rejected, out for a cup of coffee. As she moves on with her life, she doesn't grief anymore. Her life is not nightmares anymore, just millions of good memories and for her to make more good memories.
QUOTE
"In the meantime, she would just live (Ahern 375)."
REACTION
The flashbacks that unexpectedly comes along once in a while are very emotional. It goes back to when Gerry was alive. Also of how he had written the letters to Holly and how he had achieve his promises without being physically there with her. The author tells how Holly and Gerry feels in third person. Which gives the reader more understanding of the situation and how challenging it was for them. The transitioning of Holly's views in what had happened was very heart warming. The quote was the last sentence in the book. It is very powerful because the quote itself describes what Holly have learned to do. When she was living in the past, she wasn't going anywhere with her life. But then she she finally start to live in the present, she was creating her own bright future. Which was something she didn't think she could do without Gerry. Its been a long journey for her. She had found the right path to step out of her Past's picture and began living her life as a confident woman.
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