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Infections and the Nerves

Synopsis
Certain infections have a particular impact on the peripheral nerves as part of their normal disease process. Some infectious effects are predominately on the motor nerves such as polio (currently heading for eradication); these can cause weakness or paralysis. Other infections affect or invade the sensory nerves including leprosy and the common viral infection herpes zoster which initially presents as chickenpox. Some bacteria produce toxins which have powerful effects on the nerves including tetanus, diphtheria and botulinum. This lecture covers how infections can interfere with peripheral nerves and recent progress made against these debilitating diseases. This lecture is also available to download as audio file. [57 minutes]
Series
Infectious Diseases: The Oldest Enemy
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
2018-2019
Subjects
Medical sciences
Keywords
diphtheria; infection; nerves; public health; tetanus

Online availability

URI
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/infections-nerves
Delivery
Streamed

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Contributor
Chris Professor Whitty

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Gresham College

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