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DR. HOUSE’S TIPS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Texas Tech University Edition
Created by Benjamin White
HANGOVER
Symptoms: Severe headache, nausea, dehydration
Prevention: Don’t get drunk
Treatment: No true treatment. Don’t get drunk.
ATHLETE’S FOOT
Symptoms: Growth on feet, severe itchiness of feet, redness and swelling. Can progress to “Jock Itch” if transferred to genitalia.
Prevention: Wear sandals or water shoes in the showers!!! Clean feet well and make sure they dry properly.
Treatment: Certain topical medications requiring treatment for sometimes more than 6 weeks.
MENINGITIS
Symptoms: Severe migraine, severe neckache, swelling of neck, blurred vision.
Prevention: Meningitis vaccinations.
Treatment: Anti-viral drugs, Anti-biotics, Anti-protozoans (depending on type of Meningitis).
MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO)
Symptoms: Fatigue, vomiting, weakness, severe flu-like symptoms, swelling of throat.
Prevention: Don’t drink or eat after someone else, don’t kiss an infected person.
Treatment: Certain drugs to make you feel better while the disease runs its course. Rest.
INFLUENZA (THE FLU)
Symptoms: Fatigue, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, migraine.
Prevention: Influenza vaccine (activated or inactivated).
Treatment: Rest, drugs to make you feel better while the disease runs its course. If caught early enough, certain drugs can fight the disease altogether.
HIV/AIDS, CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA, HPV, GENITAL HERPES, ETC
Symptoms: Varies from painful urination, genital warts, genital sores, and immune system deficiency.
Prevention: Abstinence, Condoms. Gardasil for HPV.
Treatment: Some curable with antibiotics, others require antiviral treatment that only help to impaire the progression of the disease, not cure it.
ROOM FLOODING DISORDER
Symptoms: Equipment and property soaked with water, impairment of sleeping and studying ability in room.
Prevention: DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE SPRINKLERS, DO NOT SMOKE IN THE RESIDENCE HALL.
Treatment: WetVac for carpeting and floors, really nothing but basic drying for supplies (not very effective).
ACADEMIC FAILURE
Symptoms: Unsatisfactory grades in coursework, possible academic probation or suspension, parental anger.
Prevention: Go to class every day, study 1-2 hours out of class for every hour in class, take good notes.
Treatment: Same as preventative measures.
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