‘The Implications For Health In Global Warming’ This essay will discuss global warming and the degree to which it will negatively affect people’s health and well being. Negative global warming related health effects will vary greatly due to geographical location and socio-economic status. Generally developed countries will be far better placed to confront the health challenges of climate change‚ than the developing word that already experiences a lower average state of health and less developed
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Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Public Health: Implications of the Dandora Municipal Dumping Site in Nairobi‚ Kenya Report Summary Based on a study by Njoroge G. Kimani in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme and the St. John Catholic Church‚ Korogocho Urban Environment Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) P.O. Box 30552‚ Nairobi - KENYA. Telephone: +254-20-7624184‚ Fax: +254-20-7624249 Email: urban.environment@unep.org web: http://www.unep.org/urban_environment
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HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS Scabies: SARCOPTES SCABIEI (itch mite) Bubonic plague: YERSINIA PESTIS Diphtheria: KLEBS LOEFFLER Pertussis: BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS Tuberculosis: MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS Typhoid: SALMONELLA TYPHI Cholera: VIBRIO CHOLERA Amoebiasis: ENTAMOEBA HYSTOLITICA Leptospirosis: LEPTOSPIRA Spirochete Schistosomiasis: Schistosoma japonicum Gonorrhea: N. GONORRHEAE Syphilis: TREPONEMA PALLIDUM Chlamydia: C. trachomatis‚ T. vaginalis Genital herpes: HERPES
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Air Pollution -occurs when gases‚ dust particles‚ fumes (or smoke) are introduced into the atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to humans‚ animals and plant. This is because the air becomes dirty or contaminated. -the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals‚ particulates‚ biological materials that cause discomfort‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ damage other living organisms Air Pollutants -Things that pollute the air -A substance in the air that can be adverse to humans and the environment
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medical facilities is deplorable. About 75% of health infrastructure‚ medical man power and other health resources are concentrated in urban areas where 27% of the population live . Contagious‚ infectious and waterborne diseases such as diarrhea ‚ amoebiasis‚ typhoid‚ infectious hepatitis‚ worm infestations‚ measles‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis‚whooping cough‚ respiratory infections‚ pneumonia and reproductive tract infections dominate the morbidity pattern‚especially in rural areas. However‚ non-communicable
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6PROTOZOA INTRODUCTION Parasitism A specific type of interaction between two organisms Host-parasite interactions often operate over a longer timescale than those seen with other pathogens Results in significant host-parasite interaction at the cellular and organismal level E.g. Parasites that alter the behavior of the host Giardia lamblia – induce biochemical change in the host cells at the site of infection (duodenal epithelium) Parasites – have life cycles that often involve several hosts (survival
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Arch. Biol. Sci.‚ Belgrade‚ 62 (1)‚ 185-189‚ 2010 DOI:10.2298/ABS1001185K COMPARATIVE IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF THREE PLANTS FROM THE AMARANTHACEAE FAMILY ASHOK KUMAR‚ B.S1*‚ LAKSHMAN‚ K2.‚ JAYAVEERA‚ K.N3.‚ NANDEESH‚ R4.‚ MANOJ‚ B1. and RANGANAYAKULU‚ D5. Department of Pharmacognosy‚ Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy‚ 562101 Chickballapur‚ Karnataka (India). 2 Department of Pharmacognosy‚ PES College of Pharmacy‚ 560002 Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ (India). 3 Department of Chemistry‚ Jawaharlal
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Synopsis – Grade 9 Science Term II Chapter 1: Atoms and Molecules Law of conservation of mass: Mass can neither be created nor can it be destroyed in a chemical reaction. Law of constant proportion: A chemical substance always contains the same elements in a fixed proportion by mass‚ irrespective of the source of compound. Atom: The smallest particle which is the building block of matter. The symbol of the element is made from one or two letters of the English
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Abay Comman Woreda’s Socio Economic Profile 1. Introduction Abay Comman is one of found in Horo Guduru Wellega Zone. It is located on the eastern part of zone. Today this district is sub-divided in to 31 Farmer Associations. Finca’a is the capital town of the district located about 47km away from the zonal capital shambu and 280km from capital town of Oromia called Finfinne. Fincha’a as an administrative center was established in 1960 E.C when the construction of Fincha’a hydropower dam started
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Disease is any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of a living thing. Health is the wellbeing of the organism. All our body functions‚ which are under the control of our genes‚ work together to maintain health. Difficulties in determining health and disease: Disease can cover a wide range of conditions including minor conditions‚ such as a cut finger or an ant bite‚ as well as the more obvious diseases like cancers. Health varies on a daily basis and is not just the absence
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