Demonstrative Speech: Hand Washing Introduction I. Attention getter – Hand washing is a task that we perform on a daily basis‚ but it is often times taken for granted. Many of us do not wash our hands the proper way‚ and many of us do not wash our hands as often as we should. II. Reason why hand washing is so important a.i. “80% of all infections are transmitted by human hands” (Fudin‚ 2011). a.ii. “Each year‚ 40 million Americans get sick from hand-borne bacteria‚ and 80‚000 of these people
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Introduction: Lidocaine hydrochloride a local anaesthetic drug is widely used in skin anaesthesia. Rapid achievement of dermal anaesthesia without discomfort and pain is both disusable and difficult. Also the topical delivery of the drugs reaches the systemic circulation only in sub-therapeutic concentrations due to poor permeation and immiscible nature of the drug at skin pH. These limitations can by overcome by iontophoresis technique. Objective: The aim of the present study is to develop the invitro
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During the 19th century‚ there was a phase of mysterious deaths that occurred. This was also the time when green wallpaper was the must-have decoration in every household. People flocked to buy anything with this with green pigment‚ but green wallpaper was the main target. A man named William Morris was a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement who wanted to revive the hand-crafting process of creating good and neglected the use of machinery and mass production. He became an icon for the
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Clostridium tetani is a bacteria which can be found in soil and faeces‚ and causes the disease Tetanus. [Human Illnesses]. Clostridium tetani bacteria reproduce by binary fission because they are a bacteria. [St Margaret’s College]. In binary fission‚ bacteria reproduce by splitting themselves in half on a regular basis. [St Margaret’s College]. In ideal conditions‚ the Clostridium tetani bacteria may reproduce by binary fission every 20 minutes. [St Margaret’s College]. To live and reproduce by
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Pasteurization Louis Pasteur discovered the process of pasteurization. In 1854 Pasteur was named dean of the faculty of science which was a program designed to find “means of applying science to the practical problems of the industries of that region.” The focus was on alcoholic beverages and as he threw himself into his work he found that wine‚ alcohol and milk were all souring because of fermentation because there were bacteria and other organisms already present. He was able to discover a
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According to Life Science and Medical News‚ (December 3‚ 2013)‚ Herpes was discovered in Ancient Greece by Hippocrates‚ who documented the symptoms. Herpes is a viral infection known for thousands of years. There are two types of Herpes viruses: Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV 1) and Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV 2). Throughout the world HSV 1 and HSV 2 are common and usually involve infections of the skin and or mucus affecting the face and mouth genitalia and other body parts. HSV 1 is oral herpes‚ and HSV 2
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Unknown Microorganism: #5 Report Callie Schalk Microbiology Professor Quave November 24‚ 2015 The unknown microorganism #5 is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It can survive in a variety of environments and at temperatures found in clinical settings (Murray et al‚ 1999). Clinical setting is referring to temperatures such as those in the hospital environment. P. aeruginosa can also survive in aqueous environments. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is found at several different sources. Nosocomial
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Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America with a great impact in Brazil. The latest estimates show that about seven million people in the world are infected by the kinetoplastid protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi (1). In spite of this‚ there are no vaccines against Chagas Disease (2). The current drugs used for treating this disease are effective only in the acute phase‚ with limited efficacy in the chronic stage of the disease and many toxic side effects (3) (4). Therefore‚ there is
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Jennifer Hawkins is a 43 year old woman and has suffered with psoriasis for 26 years. Psoriasis is an immune skin disease that speeds up the skin cell growth cycle causing lesions‚ pain and itching‚ flakey scales‚ thick red patches‚ and rashes typically found on the elbows‚ knees‚ scalp‚ and face. Although‚ Jennifer clearly states‚ “There is hardly an inch on my body where you can not see a spot of psoriasis” (Hawkins‚ Jennifer). Although the recurring skin disease is said to be genetic‚ Jennifer
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“Ahhh!” you shriek as a rather large bug flies up in your face‚ but‚ what bug is it? You don’t plan on finding out‚ you get out of there! Entomophobia or acarophobia is the fear of bugs and insects. It can make lives very difficult. One way to tell if you have this phobia is if you have symptoms such as “nausea‚ shaking‚ trembling‚ headaches‚ crying‚ screaming at the sight of bugs. Going to great lengths to avoid bugs and insects.”‚ according to www.fearof.net. According to changethatsrightnow.com
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