21 October 2014 Yellow fever: An epidemiological and historical review Introduction Few diseases have attracted more attention from medical historians than yellow fever (YF). It was one of the most feared of epidemic diseases in the world from the 15th to 19th centuries‚ when large scale outbreaks in port cities of North and South America‚ Africa‚ and Europe caused devastating mortality and helped to shape the expansion of settlements and colonial powers (1). Yellow fever is a serious viral infection
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“The Earth has a fever‚ and the fever is rising… We are what is wrong‚ and we must make it right” (Al Gore‚ 2007). In the context of global warming‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. For the last 2.5 million years‚ global temperature has shifted between cold glacial periods that last for around 100 000 years‚ and warmer interglacial periods that last for around 10 000 years. Right now we are in an interglacial period. 20 000 years ago the Earth was cold. Around 15000 years
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The next image‚ a famous image‚ is of Anne Frank‚ and it may question people as to what the relation is between Anne Frank and typhus fever. According to the Anne Frank Museum Amsterdam‚ “Margot and Anne Frank remain in Bergen-Belsen for over three months‚ until they succumb to the effects of typhus and other hardships of the camp” (“The last days of Margot and Anne Frank”‚ 1). The story of Anne Frank was one of happiness and sorrow; leading a short life and in that life‚ she succumbed to the harsh
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Infectious Diseases Volume 2013‚ Article ID 571646‚ 6 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/571646 Review Article Pathogenesis of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever and Its Impact on Case Management Kolitha H. Sellahewa Department of Medicine‚ Melaka Manipal Medical College‚ Jalan Batu Hampar‚ Bukit Baru‚ 75150 Melaka‚ Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to Kolitha H. Sellahewa; kolithah@gmail.com Received 5 September 2012; Accepted 30 September 2012 Academic
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Apple Fever In Singapore Introduction Singapore which is situated in SEA(South East Asia) has posses a high consumer of electronic devices. Apple is company that products Mac devices‚ products include IPOD‚ ITouch‚ Mac Book‚ Peripherals and IPad. The company is concentrate on selling products physical products. Apple also has international the business and globalize the market share of the company. Apple also has product that consisit of iTunes and App Store. App Store which provide application
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The video “Cash Flow Fever” is all about the effects of immigrants sending money‚ also called remittances‚ back to their home country from America. The video first talks about how remittances can contribute a great deal of money to poor families and that the value of remittances to Latin America is larger than all of the foreign aid to that region combined (2:10-2:20). The video also shows that banks are beginning to appreciate the potential market and are getting involved‚ lowering the cost of remittances
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an inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract that primarily affects the small bowel. The major clinical manifestations are diarrhea of varying degrees and abdominal pain and cramping. Associated clinical manifestations are nauseas‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ anorexia‚ distention‚ tenesmus (straining on defecation) and borborygmi (hyperactive bowel sounds) (Black‚ Joyce M.‚ Hawks Jane Hokanson.‚ (2009). Medical-Surgical Nursing: A clinical Management for Positive Outcomes (8th ed.)‚ pp. 679). Gastroenteritis
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Catching the Starbucks Fever Starbucks History Starbucks opened operations in Seattle’s Pike Place Markets in 1971 with the future aim of providing coffee to a number of restaurants and surrounding bars. With the recruitment of Howard Schultz who led the marketing and retail efforts of Starbucks in 1982‚ the company took a change in direction through the views of Schultz‚ who after visiting Italy tried to adapt the same principles in order to a strong bar culture. Schultz then utilized Starbucks
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Rheumatic Fever |Pathology & Etiology: | | | |Rheumatic fever is an acute inflammatory disease of the heart potentially involving all layers of the heart. Resulting from scaring and deformity
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Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Those cases with gross hemorrhages. A severe illness characterized by abnormal vascular permeability‚ hypovolemia and abnormal blood clotting mechanism Causative Agent * 4 serotype of the dengue virus (1‚2‚3 and 4 Group B Arbovirus) * the 4 viruses are antigenically close to each other however‚ they only give partial cross protection after being infected by any of them Aedes Aegypti Bite of the Female Aedes Aegypti (day biting‚ low flying‚ breeds in stagnant water
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