Yellow Fever: Why the Shortage of Vaccines Should ‘Bug’ You Yellow fever - a tropical acute viral haemorrhagic disease - is a substantial burden that nearly a billion people in the world are currently vulnerable to. This disease is caused by a flavivirus that is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitos. The name ‘yellow fever’ holds true to symptoms that are commonly associated with those infected which include jaundice‚ otherwise known as yellowing‚ of the skin and sclera due to liver damage
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topic more broadly hence‚ giving the reader a better picture of the scope of this emerging field of science. Two area that stood out to me were‚ healthcare and food production. In the health field‚ notable are its application is the production of vaccines and therapies that compliment or replace body immune mechanism. This fast growing section of biotechnology offers scientists the prospects of treating previously untreatable diseases and combating difficult to treat pathogens and controlling conditions
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Is a Circumsporozoite Protein based vaccine an applicable preventative against Malaria? 1.1 The Problem Malaria is caused by five species of parasites of the genus: Plasmodium that affects humans (P. falciparum‚ P. vivax‚ P. ovale‚ P. malariae and P. knowlesi). “Malaria due to P. falciparum is the most deadly form and it predominates in Africa; P. vivax is less dangerous but more widespread‚ and the other three species are found much less frequently”.An estimated 3.3 billion people were at risk
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The major pro for animal testing is that it aids researchers in finding drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many Medical Treatments have been made possible by animal testing‚ including cancer and HIV drugs‚ insulin‚ antibiotics‚ vaccines and many more. It is for this reason that animal testing is considered vital for improving human health and it is also why the scientific community and many members of the public support its use. In fact‚ there are also individuals who are against
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Inhumane can be described as many things‚ and can be used in many situations‚ but when animal testing is involved‚ inhumane is the only word that can describe it. In addition‚ The article” Cruelty to Animals in Laboratories” Stated “ U.S. law allows animals to be burned‚ shocked‚ poisoned‚ isolated‚ starved‚ drowned‚ addicted to drugs‚ and brain-damaged.”(Cruelty to animals In Laboratories). But‚ humans would never do that to other humans‚ so why would they do it to animals which are claimed to be
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Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Jessica DeLong NAU Abstract Legalizing drugs has been debated for many years‚ especially legalizing marijuana which is considered a “soft” drug. There are positive and negative outcomes of legalizing the use of drugs. Over the next few pages I will discuss those outcomes. Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization Pros: By legalizing‚ the violent crime rates would drop significantly. With the drug cartels on the top of
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The United States has grow on its population and diversity‚ due to this growth‚ there is always a high command to increase food productivity to satisfy the needs of the global population. There are many companies that supply seeds and sells them to farmers around the world. But there is a company in particular that has taken over “26% of the global seed market”‚ which is Monsanto. Monsanto Corporation is an important seed provider. It is widely known for producing GMO seeds. Many people are against
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Too many teachers and profs don’t care if you learn‚ as long as you make them look good. I’ve been a breathing example of that since 3rd grade. Beckie Cmar It’s because we are taught to value grades - we are criticized and ridiculed for trying something new and failing‚ and praised for succeeding at what is already known. How is that going to lead to productive society? management. There are subtler forms of conflict involving rivalries‚ jealousies‚ personality clashes‚ role definitions‚ and
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Technology has came a long way and will continue to improve and explore unknown territories. One of the new things discovered is texting and while texting is helpful it has a lot of disadvantages and downfalls. If texting could be listed as a skill‚ many of my friends would qualify as highly skilled in that area. I am glued to my phone and always texting so I know firsthand just how much texting can be abused and its less than helpful qualities. Texting kills some good old fashioned phone call conversations
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1) Nuclear power generation does emit relatively low amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The emissions of green house gases and therefore the contribution of nuclear power plants to global warming is therefore relatively little. Between mining the uranium‚ refining and enriching fuel‚ and finally to building and operating the plant‚ a big 1‚250 250-megawatt nuclear facility produces an estimated 250‚000 tons of carbon dioxide during its lifetime. In contrast‚ coal-fired plants produce close to 2 billion
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