Ebola: * What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF). The Ebola virus belongs to the RNA virus family known as Filoviridae. There have been five strains of the Ebola virus identified (four of them are known to cause illness in humans). * Ebola Genome: One of two RNA viruses * First Recognized: 1976 Zaire Africa * Native to Africa * Unknown Origin‚ or natural reservoir * Ebola is very acute‚ infection is very rapid so * There are no
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THE POTENCY OF TALISAY terminalia catappa AS FABRIC DYE By: Charlene Angelica B. Buenvenida Chapter I INTRODUCTION Dyes have become part of daily living. What’s great about dyes is that they give variety to everything. Even the earliest humans used dyes to put color into their worlds‚ and they even used the most peculiar sources of the colors. Since then‚ dyes have dominated different kinds of industries. Before‚ dye manufacturers were only able to produce one color at a time. But
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level – the sum total‚ a collection of structurally and functionally integrated systems. System names and functions 1. Integumentary system – forms the external body covering; protects deeper tissue from injury; synthesizes vitamin D; site of cutaneous receptors‚ and swear and oil glands. 2. Skeletal system – 3. Muscular System - 4. Nervous system - 5. 6. Homeostasis Homeostasis: the condition of maintain the body’s internal environment in a relatively constant state. (within limits…
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Bio 205 Workshop 2 Bacteria Purpose of Bergy’s Manual: based on ribosomal RNA sequences‚ which presumably reflect phylogenetic (evolutionary) relationships. Used for the identification of prokaryotes. 2nd edition on classification of prokaryotes. 4 Tests/ Parameters that are evaluated to classify bacteria are: procedure’s that determine an organism’s ability to ferment carious carbohydrates; utilize various substrates such as specific amino acids‚ starch‚ citrate‚ and gelatin; or produce
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Identifying the Unknown Bacteria: Bacillus cereus Brittany Moy Coastline Community College Abstract Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive‚ facultative aerobic‚ spore-forming‚ rod-shaped bacterium that is widely distributed among the environment. Introduction The reason for identification of unknown bacteria was to help students recognize different bacteria through different biochemical tests and characteristics. This is important in the medical field because identification of unknown bacteria
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CLN’S LAB 2006: SUPPORTING CLINICAL DECISIONS SERIES Oxygen Saturation A Guide to Laboratory Assessment BY SHANNON HAYMOND‚ PHD uman life depends on the oxygen transport by hemoglobin. In healthy patients‚ the majority of molecular oxygen (O2) is bound to hemoglobin and only a small fraction is dissolved in blood. But in patients with respiratory problems or certain metabolic and genetic disorders‚ the fraction of oxygenated hemoglobin can fall to dangerously low values. Therefore‚ laboratory
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Heartworm I. American Heartworm Society a. The internationall recognized authority for diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention of dirofilariasis b. Web page: heartwormsociety.org II. Canine Heartworm c. Dirofilaria immitis is the dog heartowmr d. These are usually large worms roughly the size of a strand of cooked spaghetti e. Transmitted from dog to dog by mosquitos f. Infects the pulmonary arterial system and right heart i. Grow from pulmonary
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the sensation and perception of a person TOPIC: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION As man lives‚ vast information are continuously accepted by the senses or sense organs. Every second of life‚ the senses are functioning to connect the internal or physiological body to the external world or vice-versa. Through man’s development in life (from birth to death)‚ the senses are continuously affected by one stimulus after another. The process of accepting the stimulus by the sense is called sensation. The
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Intravenous Therapy In October 26th‚ 2012 it was announced that Lil Wayne was hospitalized for dehydration and migraine‚ after spending several hours being treated with IV fluids‚ the singer was released. The initial goal of this medical procedure is to restore intravascular volume. The simplest approach is to replace dehydration losses with 0.9% saline. This ensures that the administered fluid remains in the extracellular compartment‚ where it will support blood pressure and peripheral perfusion
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Nursing 120 Study Guide Urinary Elimination 1) Kidneys – The left kidney is higher than the right kidney due to the position of the liver. Filters waste products of metabolism that collect in the blood. They remove waste from the blood to form urine. The kidneys maintain balance between retention and excretion of fluids ( play key role in fluid and electrolyte balance). The normal adult urine output is 1200 to 1500 ml/ day. An output less than 30 ml/hr indicates possible circulatory‚ blood volume
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