Lassa Fever: An Old World Arenavirus ABSTRACT A brief summary of lassa fever‚ its history‚ pathology and effects on the indigenous populations. Also‚ lassa fever in the context of newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January 12‚ 1969‚ a missionary nun‚ working in the small town of Lassa‚ Nigeria‚ began complaining of a backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle‚ she ignored the pain and went on about her business. After a week‚ however‚ the nurse had a throat so sore and so filled
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name is Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. This disease is caused by several Ebola viruses (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever). It was discovered in 1976 and named after the Ebola River in Northern Congo‚ where it was first found (Rupp 48). There are 4 species of Ebola which are Ivory Coast ebolavirus‚ Reston ebolavirus‚ Sudan ebolavirus‚ and Zaire ebolavirus (WHO). Ebola is part of the group of diseases called viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). All viral hemorrhagic fevers begin with fever and muscle aches. Ebola
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STRATEGIC ACTIVISM AND NONMARKET STRATEGY David P. Baron and Daniel Diermeier Stanford University and Northwestern University ABSTRACT Activist NGOs have increasingly foregone public politics and turned to private politics to force change in the practices of firms and industries. This paper focuses on private politics‚ activist strategies‚ and nonmarket strategies of targets. A formal theory of an encounter between an activist organization and a target is presented to examine strategies
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Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that can develop as a complication of insufficient treatment of strep throat or scarlet fever. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with group A streptococcus bacteria. Rheumatic fever is most prevalent in children ages 5- to 15-year-old‚ although it can develop in younger children and adults. Although strep throat is common‚ rheumatic fever is rare in the United States and other developed countries. Nevertheless‚ rheumatic
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Mediterranean Fever is an explosive disorder that causes frequent fevers and painful infection of your abdomen‚ lungs and joints. Familial fever is an inherited disorder that usually occurs in people of Mediterranean origin- including Sephardic Jews‚ Arabs‚ Greeks‚ Italians‚ Armenians and Turks‚ but it may affect any ethnic group. Familial Mediterranean Fever causes a mutated protein‚ which causes disruptions in control of the immune system. Some organs involved in Mediterranean Fever are kidney‚ skin
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However‚ some critics will argue that darkness did not wreak chaos onto mankind; rather‚ it is humankind that is responsible for its own destruction. According to David Spitz‚ “If anything were to go wrong‚ as it tragically did‚ it could only come‚ then‚ from within; the only enemy of man was himself” (Spitz 5). In other words‚ Spitz believes that darkness did not inflict chaos or conflict in the novel. The true source of the destruction was no one other than mankind who was responsible. If mankind
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As industries turn increasingly hostile‚ it is clear that strong brand-building skills are needed to survive and prosper. In David Aaker’s pathbreaking book‚ Managing Brand Equity‚ managers discovered the value of a brand as a strategic asset and a company’s primary source of competitive advantage. Now‚ in this compelling new work‚ Aaker uses real brand-building cases from Saturn‚ General Electric‚ Kodak‚ Healthy Choice‚ McDonald’s‚ and others to demonstrate how strong brands have been created and
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The Jungle is written by the author Upton Sinclair in the era of Industrial Revolution‚ where many immigrants are moving to the United States with the expectation of living “American Dream”. The novel is situated in Chicago in the area of largest slaughtering and meat packaging industries. Even though this book touched hearts of many people‚ it was not meant to be just a story for one to read and feel compassion‚ but Sinclair wanted to open eyes of many people to show the greed of capitalism and
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take it all‚ and votes for defeated candidates are simply wasted and do not count anymore. The electoral reform was one of the central objectives of the Liberal Democrats‚ led by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The referendum gave the victory to David Cameron: the British prime minister who has launched the most savage cut programs in the country since the Second World War. The defeated is‚ above all‚ the Liberal Democrats’ leader who has seen his party being swept away by the polls and witnessed
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Greg Huston Amer. Hist. II 3/22/11 Book Review 1: The Jungle America has always been the country of opportunity and new beginnings. It is a place to start a fresh and better life for immigrants (at least that’s what they think). In Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis wants to better his and several members of his family’s lives. He does this by packing up and traveling to America‚ but he is unaware of the downfalls in his future. The family members who came along
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