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Meningitis Outbreak in Ghana
While coronavirus rages on throughout the world, a recent meningitis outbreak is causing serious problems in Ghana. Medical officials in Ghana have confirmed 258 cases of the Cerebrospinal Meningitis, with 40 deaths as well. Meningitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord. The disease is normally very…
What is Campath?: A Look at Monoclonal Antibody Drugs
For this blog I will be discussing the drug alemtuzumab (Campath), a monoclonal antibody. A monoclonal antibody is an antibody that has been synthesized from the clones of B cells from an immune animal. Since B cells only make antibodies for one specific antigen, therefore monoclonal antibodies can only recognize one specific epitope. Campath is…
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