A PRESENTATION OF KINETOSIS: AN ACUTE NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE, WHAT IT IS, AND HOW TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING TO

SOMEONE LIKE YOU, OR YOUR SISTER.

PERIOD 9, GROUP 4 – BRENDA, CASEY, JACKIE, JUSTIN, MAIA AND MORGAN

MOTION SICKNESS

What is the disease?

Motion sickness, or kinetosis. Forms of this are car sickness, seasickness, plane sickness, and so on.

What type of disease is kinetosis?

It is an acute non-infectious disease. This means that it occurs for periods shorter 3 months and cannot be spread from person to person.

How does motion

sickness happen?

* Motion sickness is caused by a disturbance of the inner ear.

* Motion is sensed by the brain through 3 different pathways in the nervous system which sends signals coming form the inner ear, the eyes, and the deeper tissue of the body surface to help us be coordinated.

* When there is unintentional movement of the body, just like when we’re driving in the car, the brain is not coordinating the input so, there’s a conflict between the 3 pathways which causes many people to get motion sickness.

Who is at risk?

Experts say that no one is immune to motion Experts say that no one is immune to motion sickness which means that anybody can get sickness which means that anybody can get motion sickness.motion sickness.

Many people take drugs or medication to Many people take drugs or medication to help prevent getting motion sickness and this help prevent getting motion sickness and this helps by influencing or normalizing the levels helps by influencing or normalizing the levels of neurotransmitters (Substances that of neurotransmitters (Substances that mediate transmission of signals in the brain mediate transmission of signals in the brain and nervous system) in the brain.and nervous system) in the brain.

What are the symptoms of

?

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF MOTION SICKNESS: A GENERAL SENSE OF

NOT FEELING WELL (MALAISE), NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHE,

AND SWEATING.

HOW CAN ONE PREVENT MOTION SICKNESS?

CAN IT BE TREATED?

The symptoms are difficult to halt once they’ve begun,

so the best prevention is primary prevention –

- in cars: avoiding bumpy roads and looking out windows,

- on airplanes: sitting by the wings, - aboard a ship or boat: laying on the deck

and/or focusing on the horizon,and so on…

There are prescriptions to prevent and reduce the feelings of nausea.

There aren’t any secondary or tertiary methods of prevention for it, only its occurrence and then one’s reaction to the symptoms. The effects diminish on their own, usually once movement has ceased. Sometimes, however, it can take a few days for the symptoms to pass.

Research and Statistics

Woman are more than twice as likely to be effected as men.

80% of all people will suffer from motion sickness at one time or another.

Motion sickness can be also known as kinetosis.

Motion sickness can be caused when your in a car, train, airplane, and especially in boats.

Motion sickness is not a serious condition. It can happen once in a while.

If you have motion sickness, especially for travelers, then they can get fresh air or keep their head still.

If you feel really sick then lie down.

IT’S QUIZ TIME

1. What are the symptoms?

A: not feeling well (malaise), nausea, vomiting, headache, and sweating.

2. What can you do if you feel you’re experiencing motion sickness?

A: Lay on the deck of ship, take Dramamine these all might help, but the truth is, you can’t do much once the symptoms have occurred. You have to wait for them to naturally diminish.

3. Why does motion sickness occur?

A: The brain senses two (or more!) conflicting messages percieved by the different senses. For example, you see movement with your eyes when you’re in a car, but your body doesn’t percieve the movement. One theory is that your brain assumes you’re hallucinating, and in an attempt to protect you, it sends out toxins. The other theory is that fluids are mixing around in your brain and all the rocking and swirling causes blood to pool, etc;. They aren’t certain.

4. What forms of prevention for motion sickness exist?

A: Only primary prevention would be reasonable, meaning that you simply avoid situations where you could feel motion sick.

5. When do the symptoms stop occurring once you are motion sick?

A: Usually as soon as you stop moving, but it can take up to a few days for symptoms to go away.

Bibliography

http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/288/main.html http://webmd.com/http://www.medicinenet.com/motion_sickness/page3.htmhttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/motion-sickness-000110.htmwww.motionsickness.orgwww.teenhealthfx.comwww.entnet.org