Scientist Louis Pasteur’s work not only saved but also protects millions of people from disease every day. His scientific achievements sparked the early development of the food safety industry. His most noted achievement was the birth of germ theory. Initially‚ Pasteur was asked to examine why alcohol becomes contaminated during fermentation. According to his research Pasteur stated that bacterial organism were responsible for souring the alcohol. This discovery evoked him to look into finding where
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Kibera Case Study:- [pic] Kibera is a slum divsion in the City of Nairobi‚ Kenya. It is located 5 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest slum in Nairobi and the second largest in Africa. A 2009 population and housing survey reported that Kibera’s population as 170‚070. It is hard to acccurately compute the population due to the fact that the slum hasnt been officially reconised by the Kenyan government. Furthermore because it is a slum‚ residents may not be able to read or write
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and fruits back to the old world such as corn‚ tomatoes‚ and coco beans. Another demographic effect of the Columbian Exchange was diseases. When Europeans explorers came to the Americas they introduced new diseases such as tuberculosis‚ measles‚ cholera‚ typhus‚ and smallpox. Of all the exchanges between the Native Americans and Europeans‚ disease had the most impact. Native Americans also gave the Europeans diseases as well such as Syphilis. The European explorers then brought that disease back
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The factory system was largely responsible for the rise of the modern city‚ as large numbers of workers migrated into the cities in search of employment in the factories. Nowhere was this better illustrated than the mills and associated industries of Manchester‚ nicknamed "Cottonopolis"‚ and arguably the world’s first industrial city. For much of the 19th century‚ production was done in small mills‚ which were typically water-powered and built to serve local needs. Later each factory would have its
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overcrowded. Factories were built‚ where workers controlled machines. New houses were built near factories so workers could walk to work. The houses were cheap‚ close together‚ and had no indoor plumbing. Rubbish was thrown into streets‚ and diseases like cholera‚ typhus‚ dysentery and smallpox spread. Many people died‚ either from starvation or sicknesses. But there were too many people looking for jobs‚ which meant factory owners could treat workers as they wanted. The jobs were boring‚ conditions were bad
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How is Ghana different from the UK? UK Ghana Flags Red‚ white‚ blue Red‚ green‚ yellow with a green star Climate The climate of Ghana is tropical‚ but temperatures vary with season. We never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and rainy the next. As we have such a variable climate changing from day to day‚ it is difficult to predict the weather. In general we have warm summers and cool winters
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people in Los Angeles are employed to design cars in the Sherman Oaks factory. Highly populated cities such as megacities‚ usually immature ones‚ are a hotspot for disease spread in LEDCs. In Mumbai people must share unhygienic toilets that spread cholera. In MEDC megacities such as Tokyo the hygiene standards are far superior meaning the city does not have to worry about spread of disease. Natural birth rates are much higher in immature cities. This is because education is of a poorer level and
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Daktar Burman) is India ’s largest Ayurvedic medicine manufacturer. Dabur was founded in 1884 by Dr. SK Burman‚ a physician in West Bengal‚ to produce and dispense Ayurvedic medicines. Dr. Burman designed Ayurvedic medication for diseases such as cholera and malaria. The Dabur name is derived from the Devanagri rendition of Daktar Burman.[4] Dabur ’s Ayurvedic Specialities Division has over 260 medicines for treating a range of ailments and body conditions‚ from common cold to chronic paralysis.
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Industrial Revolution Cassiem Fredericks Grade 8E1 History 2013 Question 1. Why urbanisation happened in Britian : The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because of the textile industry. New ideas and new technological inventions was thought of which created an increasingly industrial and urbanised country. Britain had an abundance of cotton‚ used in the making of textiles. When the cottage industry and the manufacturing of clothing at home changed to the factory system‚ new machines
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an ion is too high outside a cell‚ water will br pulled out of the cell by osmosis in order to increase the water potential and thus retore balance. This is the case in ORT (oral rehydration therapy) which is used to treat diarrhea ocurring due to cholera for example. The ORT packs ontain salt and electrolytes which are transported into the epithelial cells after ingestion and thus lower the water potential of the cell by causing water to be pulled into the epithelial cells from the gut lumen‚ thus
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