Biological weapons include any organism (such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ or fungi) or toxin found in nature that can be used to kill or injure a person. The history of biological weapons starts back way before many people realize. Biological weapons have quite a few advantages and disadvantages. Biological weapons have been used as agents of terror and will continue to be used as such. Biological weapons are extremely dangerous and shouldn’t be used because they have the potential to wipe out entire
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redness. Feels hot to the touch. The condition will continue to worsen. The person has less output in urination. The blood pressure drops and heartbeat becomes rapid. A rash similar to a sunburn will appear over the entire body‚ due to the release of toxins. Dark boil-like blisters can form in the affected area and the body’s organs can shut down due to toxic shock. The early symptoms are
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW 1.0 Ginger Ginger is a knotted‚ thick‚ beige underground stem (rhizome). The stem extends roughly 12 inches above ground with long‚ narrow‚ ribbed‚ green leaves‚ and white or yellowish-green flowers. The important active components of the ginger root are thought to be volatile oils and pungent phenol compounds (such as gingerols and shogaols). 1.1 Parasitological examination of stool specimen This is the examination of intestinal parasites
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Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological voice disorder that causes the laryngeal muscles to spasm uncontrollably during phonation (Baylor‚ Yorkston‚ & Eadie‚ 2005). Revelo‚ Underbrink‚ & Quinn state that this disorder impacts 1 in 10‚000 individuals in the United States (as cited in Mathew‚ 2014). The cause of this voice disorder is unknown at this time‚ and it affects more women than men (Baylor et al.‚ 2005). Spasmodic dysphonia causes the voice to sound unnatural and either breathy or strained‚
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Modern Health Hazards‚ dangers arising from man made circumstances that threaten the wellbeing of humans environment. These are normally taken as hazards arising from the mistakes human’s have made over the past year’s affecting the Healthy status of the entire planet completely. Different hazards threat human life on earth & By the level or extent of threat the effect can be serious and sometimes even cause death. Modern Hazards mainly are pollution of different types ‚Drugs ‚ chemical usage and
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Name of diseases | antibiotics | pharmacokinetics | Mechanism of action | Listeriosis and e.coli enteritis | AmpicillinGentamicin | Half-Life: 1-1.8 hrProtein Bound: 15-25%Absorption: oral 50%Distribution: bile‚ blister & tissue fluids‚ CSF with inflamed meningesMetabolism: liverExcretion: urineHalf-Life: 2-3 hr (NRF)Protein Bound: <30%Peak Plasma Time: IM 30-90 min; IV 30 min after 30 min infusionDistribution: crosses placenta‚ relative diffusion from blood into CSF: minimal even with
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a major issue in health care services as it increases mortality rate‚ In 2007 alone‚ 9‚000 deaths were recorded as a result of MRSA and Clostridium difficile (NICE‚ 2012). The cost incurred by the NHS as a result of HAIs is approximately 1 billion each year (NICE‚ 2012). Acinetobacter species‚ Anaerobic Gram negative bacillus‚ Candida albicans‚ Clostridium difficile (C.difficile)‚ Coagulase negative staphylococci‚ Comamonas acidovorans‚ Enterobacter species‚ Enterococcus species‚ Escherichia
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Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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Study Questions: Chapter 28 1.) Archaea and Bacteria are the oldest‚ structurally simplest and most abundant forms of life. 2.) Name and describe seven ways in which prokaryotes differ substantially from eukaryotes? Unicellularity- fundamentally single-celled Cell Size- can vary (large range changes with species) Nucleoid- lack a membrane-bound nucleus but rather a nucleoid region Cell Division/Genetic Recombination- binary fission (does not use spindle) and do not have a sexual cycle Internal
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a part of the basal ganglia‚ which controls the body movements. The article also mentions the several treatments that may suppress the tics or treat Tourette’s itself. These treatments include taking antipsychotic or antianxiety medication‚ botulinum toxin‚ and habit reversal‚ a method that requires you to contract muscles that opposes the tics. This article is useful and consistent with the several articles that I have read. This article informs the readers the several treatments and the side
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