Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that can induce pneumococcal pneumonia, has for long been the scourge of post-influenza patients. As one of the major pathogens responsible for secondary bacterial pneumonia, S. pneumoniae, even in this modern age of antibiotics, continues to pose a significant threat to patients weakened by influenza.
After a stroke, medical personnel begin neurorehabilitation, which is the process of retraining undamaged parts of the brain to assume control of impaired functions, which is supposed to occur as soon as possible. If this rehabilitation therapy is not begun in a timely manner, the likelihood that survivors will be able to regain the skills undermined by the stroke diminish greatly.
The medical tricorder of the Star Trek universe, a rapid medical assessment device used to quickly examine the patient’s general health, has long been a real-world inspiration for the development of non-invasive health measurement devices.
