Jared Diamond’s article‚ “The Arrow of Disease” explains how the Native Americans living in the New World became victimized by germs from the Europeans.The main argument or question that is‚ is why didn’t the New World Indian’s germs pass on to the Spanish invaders as they crossed the Atlantic back to Europe. In this article‚ Jared supports the claim that the Europeans have been already immune to the viruses and diseases. He takes it all the way back when Europeans had the plague outbreak‚ measles
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The Fight Against Alzheimer’s Disease You may not see a lot of difference between these two pictures but I do. Because this picture on your left is my grandfather before Alzheimer’s and the one on the right is after. So I see a major difference between the two‚ to me they are completely different people. The reason you don’t see the change I do is because Alzheimer’s affects the brain in ways that brings on severe memory loss. This is why we need more funding into the research for a cure of Alzheimer’s
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Lung cancer‚ emphysema and bronchitis also known as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three of the most common diseases directly linked with smoking. Furthermore‚ cigarette smoke is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researches have estimated about 5.000 people deaths each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Tobacco smoke globally is responsible for one in ten adult deaths which estimates
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about the article; Scientists Make Mutant Cows that are Resistant to Devastating Disease. And the article itself was about a disease that’s killing cows. And how scientist are going to try to fix it. Which sounds pretty interesting right? Let’s dive in. Unless they have plans for when this doesn’t work how do they know a disease won’t form overtime? Another downside to mutating is that what if it creates another disease that’s even worse than tuberculosis or any other sickness that affects cows? I’m
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Abstract Human diseases such as Lyme disease (borreliosis)‚ Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichiosis continually affect the population of Tamaulipan Biotic Providence‚ area shared between Texas and Mexico. The tick Ixodes scapularis tends to be the main carrier for Borrelia bacteria‚ which causes borreliosis. Nonetheless‚ its absence in the area studied gave cue to the analysis of another tick‚ Amblyomma inornatum. It is important to characterize the disease potential of the latter tick in
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals
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Introduction: Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and irreversible airflow obstruction which causes some structural changes in the lung1. It is the fourth major and leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and it will become third in all major causes of death by 20202. Since two decades‚ smoking is the major cause of COPD worldwide. This disease is rare in non-smoking person except those who will have exposure of occupational dust‚ environmental
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Alcohol Use What is alcohol use disorder? It is a disorder associated with intake of more than enough amount of alcohol resulting in the destruction of internal organs plus it can also harm a person physically and mentally. What it is cause? The main causes of this disorder are: * Drinking alcoholic beverages. * Having alcoholic substances. What organ it effects? It affects several organs. For example: * Brain: Drinking a large amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain. It
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REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported
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Project Periodontitis and Heart Disease Andrea Wilson University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Abstract According to the American Heart Association‚ cardiovascular disease and heart disease are used interchangeably. Cardiovascular disease is a disease that is associated with the heart and blood vessels. There are many different types of heart diseases and they all include a variety of problems. Periodontal disease is a complex chronic inflammatory disease that results in the loss of connective
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