infecting and destroying motor neurons‚ leading to muscle weakness and acute flaccid paralysis. Different types of paralysis may occur‚ depending on the nerves involved. Spinal polio is the most common form‚ characterized by asymmetric paralysis that most often involves the legs. Bulbar polio leads to weakness of muscles innervated by cranial nerves. Bulbospinal polio is a combination of bulbar and spinal paralysis. III: Poliomyelitis is caused by infection with a member of the genus Enterovirus
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He again demonstrated paralysis using snow and ice. If something is frozen‚ it is motionless and therefore paralyzed. The snow represents both the living and the dead. The snow is burying the ground just as Michael Furey is buried in the ground‚ dead. It also symbolizes the paralysis demonstrated by Gabriel Conroy throughout the story. He is constantly troubled by what others think about him‚ which in
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INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN CULTURE Gas from a burner I. Influence on the work James Joyce is born on February 2nd‚ 1882 in Rathgar‚ a suburb of the South of Dublin‚ in a catholic family. The exuberant and unstable personality of his father‚ John Joyce‚ alternately medical student‚ champion of rowing‚ singer‚ comedian‚ politics fanatic‚ secretary‚ worker and tax inspector‚ big drinker‚ contrasts with her mother‚ Mary Jane Murray‚ especially worried to stay up her lodging house and
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Polio‚ or poliomyelitis‚ is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to paralysis‚ breathing problems‚ and even death. The condition’s official name now is ‘Acute Flaccid Paralysis’ but it was once known as ‘infantile paralysis’/ ‘poliomyelitis’ (polio for short). Some people called it ‘the crippler’. Before the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines‚ polio was a serious infection that affected the central nervous system. There are different kinds of polio. They include spinal polio
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most common of all strokes. Nearly nine out of 10 strokes fall into this category. The culprit is a blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel inside the brain. The clot may develop on the spot or travel through the blood from elsewhere in the body. Paralysis most often is a result of this type of stroke. (Waffield‚ Laura) Hemorrhagic strokes are less common but far more likely to be fatal. They occur when a weakened blood vessel in the brain bursts. The result is bleeding inside the brain that can
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Botulism Description Botulism is a rare but very serious paralytic illness that is caused by botulinum toxin(potentially deadly neurotoxin) which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin can enter the body in 3 main ways: by the ingestion of the toxin from eating foods that contain the botulism toxin (food borne botulism)‚ by the contamination of a wound by the bacterium in which the toxin is produced (wound botulism) and Infant botulism which is caused
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THE INTERPRETATION OF THE POSITIVE VENOUS PULSE.* ALBION WALTER HEWVLETT‚ M.D. (Assistant Professor of AMedicine at thze Cooper Medical College‚ San Francisco‚ Cal.) INTRODUCTION. The normal venous pulse is characterized by the presence of two main waves. The first of these‚ the a wave‚ is due to the contractioni of the right auricle‚ and immediately precedes the carotid pulse. The other‚ or v wave‚ appears in the neck in early diastole coincident with the closure of the semilunar valves
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From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires
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Literary Criticism What comes to your mind when you hear the word “criticism”? Nowadays‚ most people look at criticism as something negative and personally‚ it has a negative connotation to me. Multimedia (for example‚ television‚ radio‚ etc.) has often depicted criticism as an antagonist. On reality TV shows‚ say‚ a singing competition‚ there is usually a panel of judges who criticize the contestants ’ performances particularly focusing on its fine points and flaws (more on the latter) and the
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infecting and destroying motor neurons‚ leading to muscle weakness and acute flaccid paralysis. Different types of paralysis may occur‚ depending on the nerves involved. Spinal polio is the most common form‚ characterized by asymmetric paralysis that most often involves the legs. Bulbar polio leads to weakness of muscles innervated by cranial nerves. Bulbospinal polio is a combination of bulbar and spinal paralysis. The cost of treatment for polio would range from P200-P2‚600 per day‚ depending
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