The battle with our bodies

“I didn’t even noticed I felt normal until I looked in the mirror and saw a liquid coming out”

- Charles Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)

 Overview 

This is the second Sophomore STEAM class is called Disease. We are in our first unit which is called Body.In disease we discussed cancer. We also learned how to determine what is in blood.Another thing we did was learning to classify diseases and the eleven systems of the body.This action project is about disease. We were told to research a disease that someone we know had and to interview them and how it affected them and what they did to treat it or why they couldn’t treat it. I am proud that of my drawing the most it took me at least an hour to make. I struggle with my grammar in the blog post the most. I made sure to ask my teacher to help and , I made sure read it over.

Types of Conjunctivitis 
Viral Conjunctivitis: Viral conjunctivitis is when the becomes red and the conjunctiva becomes swollen it is highly contagious and is caused by non-enveloped viruses. it can not be cured with antibiotics but it will go away on its on.
Allergic conjunctivitis: Allergic conjunctivitis is called by eye allergies like to pollen. it is can be cured by eyes drops also.
Bacterial conjunctivitis:Viral conjunctivitis is a caused by bacteria into the eye or various other way. it can be cured by antibiotics eye drops or ointment.

About
 Charles is a 47 year old man and father of two children. He was previously diagnosed with Pinkeye seven years ago he doesn’t have it anymore. His first symptom was Itchy eyes and later on he saw mucus coming out of his eyes. He had a cough and a runny nose. He didn’t go and get checked until a few weeks later. When he went to the doctor he was asked a few questions like, when did you notice the mucus in your eyes? and he gave him antibiotic eye drops also.
(I interviewed Charles he had Pink eye in 2009 when we were moving. I asked him a few questions about his experience and how he thinks he got the disease) 
1.How did you get?
2.What symptoms did you have?
3.When did you notice the symptoms?
4.What was the the treatment ?
5.How long did you have the disease?

  Systems(affected)
Central nervous system:The central nervous system is system of cells and nerves that send signals to parts of the body.

Key terms 
Conjunctiva: The membrane that covers that eye.
Membrane: A thin flexible piece of skin on the eye other parts of the body.
Conjunctivitis: Is the swelling of the eye.

 Classify Conjunctivitis is classified as Transmission, because the way Charles got the disease was by touching the steering of a van. If the disease is transmissible then they can get it by airborne or waterborne or bodily fluids which for example mucus on the steering wheel. 
This disease is multifactorial because, it can happen if Charles went out touched someone with viral conjunctivitis which is very contagious then he would have gotten the virus too.

 Risk factor
- Contact lens (dirt in them)
-Touching an object with the disease on it then touching your eyes.