Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 238

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 238. Readers can subscribe to FFFF RSS or subscribe to the FFFF weekly EMAIL Question 1: What ‘club-shaped’ organism, the cause of a ‘leathery’ disease, killed about 4000 people in the former Soviet states between 1991 and 1996? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getElementById('ddet1515438603'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink1515438603')) Diphtheria caused by the exotoxin of Corynebacterium diptheriae. An epidemic swept through the former Soviet states due to a number of factors: decreased immunisation rates and the breakdown of public health; waning immunity in adults who were vaccinated as children; poor socioeconomic conditions; population movements; and the resurgence of more toxic strains. [Reference] Korynee = club (refers to the organism’s shape), diptherite = greek for leather (refers to the greyish membrane that is usually present – classically in the pharynx). Click on the photo to link to DIPNET the diphtheria surveillance website. Question 2 How did Le Fort develop his classification of facial fractures? + Reveal the Funtabulous Answer expand(document.getEleme...
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