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MOTION SICKNESS

A PRESENTATION OF KINETOSIS: AN ACUTE NONINFECTIOUS 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

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 were driving in the car, the
brain is not coordinating the input so, theres 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

sickness which means that anybody can get motion


sickness.
Many people take drugs or medication to help

prevent getting motion sickness and this helps by


influencing or normalizing the levels of
neurotransmitters (Substances that mediate
transmission of signals 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 theyve 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 arent any secondary or tertiary methods of


prevention for it, only its occurrence and then ones
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.

ITS 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 youre experiencing motion
sickness?
A: Lay on the deck of ship, take Dramamine these all might help, but the
truth is, you cant 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
youre in a car, but your body doesnt percieve the movement. One theory is
that your brain assumes youre 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
arent 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/p
age3.htm
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/motionsickness-000110.htm
www.motionsickness.org
www.teenhealthfx.com
www.entnet.org

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