Shanksteps #56 -Audrey I wanted to give you an update on our patient Ngossa, so I copied the beginning of her story from a previous Shanksteps. We have unfortunately just started into the meningitis season again, and it looks like…
Shanksteps of Faith #55
Have you eve had your eye burst? Has it happened to any of your family? If you lived in Koza Cameroon it could happen to you! Yesterday a patient came to my office because his eye had burst in the…
Shanksteps of Faith #54
#54 Shanksteps January 9, 2007 Has the sorcerer ever eaten you? Apparently it does here. We had a patient last week with pneumonia that was doing OK, then one night developed difficulty breathing. We were not called and the patient…
Shanksteps of Faith #53
Shanksteps 53 Meningitis, Magic and Marriage Quiz Question: What are some common causes of meningitis? Answer: In the US, one might answer saying that the causes are mainly infectious, caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. In Cameroon, the most common…
