Medicine Tomorrow

It is difficult to believe our understand the incredible incompetance in the handling of the world's most dangerous disease, EBOLA. We have seen too many movies such as "Resident Evil" , "Outbreak" and many others that warn us about the dangers of allowing any virus not due caution with high levels of quarantine for any potential victims. I am encouraged by the ideas of using silver nanoparticles for compating Ebola, but the use of various HIV (AIDS) drugs I believe have a great promiste. More to come....

     1.0 Automated Teller Machines 1.1   ATM Health Issues Microbes are the oldest forms of life on earth. Many types have existed for billions of years. Bacteria are a type of microorganism that is capable of growing on any surface including liquids and moist surfaces. A few pathogenic strains of bacteria are known to cause infectious diseases. The wide spread use of electronic technology is another source of contamination. 60% of all people us an ATM at least once a week. Public health concerns regarding the spread of bacteria and diseases via automated teller machines have become an issue to reduce the spread to the public. ATM centers are usually in air conditioned, cold and damp environments that favor the growth of microorganisms. The study involves the collection of samples by using cotton swabs from various ATM centers in Chennai. Sixty five samples were analyzed for the presence of predominant pathogenic bacteria. Among the 65 samples 27 (...