What is Stevens Johnson Syndrome? Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a potentially deadly skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction. Another form of the disease is called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis‚ and again this usually results from a drug-related reaction. Both forms of the disease can be deadly as well as very painful and distressing. In most cases‚ these disorders are caused by a reaction to a drug‚ and one drug that has come under fire lately is the cox-2 inhibitor Bextra‚ which is already
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unpreventable. The ease of transfer between species makes detection and isolation of infected hosts paramount. The killing efficiency of the Ebola virus has created worldwide fear and respect for its deadly potential as made evident by outbreaks in places such as Sudan‚ Zaire‚ and Uganda. 1976‚ this deadly virus strikes Sudan‚ Africa to create the world’s first ever recorded epidemic of the Ebola virus. This virus infected two hundred eighty four people‚ killing one hundred fifty four of them (CDC)
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About one third of the world population‚ 500 million people‚ were infected. It is until this day that historians still do not know the exact number of victims that died‚ but is estimated to be about 20-50 million people. The 1918 Flu Pandemic was a deadly disease that attacked many people in a short amount of time. The virus responsible for this event in history is called the influenza A (H1N1) virus. This was the first of the two pandemics involving the virus. It is observed that the virus was first
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650 years‚ and many are still unsure of the origin of this deadly plague. There are several explanations on the origins of the Black Death Plague. The first is from medieval writers who believe that it began in China because they considered China to be a land of magical events. Others thought that it originated from earthquakes and fire. However we all know that these explanations are just myths. But many historians agree that the deadly disease originated from infected rodents that migrated from
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breast‚ cervical‚ and nasal sinus cancers; strokes and miscarriages. In children‚ dangers include sudden infant death syndrome‚ fetal growth impairment‚ bronchitis‚ pneumonia‚ asthma and middle-ear disease. People who smoke subject themselves to deadly diseases‚ as well as long- and short-term health problems. Non-smokers should not have to live with the consequences of smokers’ actions. Not permitting smoking in public areas may help people refrain from smoking. Some argue that there would be
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they need a car. I do not believe the minimum driving age should be raised. A trend in recent years has shown that the amount of 16-17 year olds involved in deadly car crashes has been reduced‚ and 18-19 year olds involved in deadly accidents has increased. In states with Graduating License programs‚ the amount of 16 year olds involved in deadly accidents has gone down 16 percent. A GDL (Graduating License) can restrict teens from driving at night‚ with passengers‚ and it can make them drive with supervision
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similarities are as dramatic. Although the bear some minor differences‚ The similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes are clear because they both have early warning systems‚ create massive destruction‚ and involves heavy wind speeds that can end up deadly. Both hurricanes and tornadoes have an early warning system to warn everyone around to seek shelter. Both storms have storm watches in common to tell people to seek shelter. The only difference with tornadoes and hurricanes on this subject is tornadoes
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The Black Death was a deadly plague that originated in the 13th century from rats and fleas. This plague was one of the most deadly in history because it diffused and killed very rapidly. So what were the effects of the Black Death? The Black death affected peoples natural way of life which led to affecting the Europeans economically which then led to a crisis in faith. After the Black Death had hit no one was considered safe from this plague which affected peoples natural ways of life. There is
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20‚ 2010. Both disasters had a deadly effect on environmental life. These two incidents linked individuals taking shortcuts and being overconfident. Catastrophes do not happen by accident; something has to trigger them. Three main reasons why the disaster at Deepwater Horizon occurred: judgmental heuristics‚ satisficing and overconfident. Judgmental heuristics signifies taking short cuts to complete a demanding task (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2013). BP took one deadly shortcut‚ ignoring Halliburton’s
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be able to keep their children safe from any harm that could cross their child’s path. Deadly illnesses can be a possible devastating factor for a child everyday. Germs spread widely everyday to everybody and the only way to protect children from these killer diseases are vaccinations‚ yet many parents choose to not vaccinate their children. Parents opting not to get their child vaccinated poses a great deadly risk to many other children who may not be vaccinated. All young children should get their
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