What is the point of having an incomplete blood-brain barrier in places?
Q. We know that the BBB is like a moat for the brain, which allows for protection from pathogens. However if a pathogen gets into the brain, there's not way for it to get out. So why is the BBB incomplete in some areas of the brain?
A. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
What diseases can be contracted in Majorca that give rise to critical blood infections?
Q. My sister-in-law now in her 81st year enjoys good health, despite a lifelong history of asthma. Last year she holidayed in Majorca but now she has some unknown mystery blood infection that has put her in ITU- any thoughts?
A. Legionnaires Disease
http://www.q-net.net.au/~legion/Legionnaires_Disease_Unusual_Cases.htm
http://www.q-net.net.au/~legion/Legionnaires_Disease_Unusual_Cases.htm
What is the best way to handle an atheists disease?
Q. My dada and my pastor were whisking on a conversation about atheists. They say the reason they are is because there is a disease in their heads that make them believe God is not real. It is sent from the Devil. My dada and pastor are really smart, they graduated at community college in West Virginia.
A. Atheist disease...community college...really smart...this is too funny!
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