Metamorphosis As humans create antibiotics to fight against some virus or bacteria they also create super virus. Joe a small sick kid is dying. As he fights for his life he tries everything from radiation to all natural medicines. He was so desperate that he started signing paper for experimental drugs to see if there might of been an improvement in his state of health. He has no parents‚ he lives with his grandmother. Joe wanted to finish high school and go to college so maybe he could help his
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West Nile virus is a disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes that carry a disease that can cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks
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Viruses: A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. A virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself. Once it infects a susceptible cell‚ however‚ a virus can direct the cell to produce many more viruses. Viruses can infect all types of life forms‚ such as animals and plants to microorganisms‚ including bacteria and archaea. Genetic materials of viruses: Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic
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In 2010‚ the study that sparked the anti-vaccine movement was fully retracted from the journal which published it as a result of its author‚ Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ being found to have a massive conflict of interest‚ amidst other ethical issues. Dr. Wakefield was employed by lawyers suing over alleged vaccine injuries (Novella‚ 2010). For the purpose of money‚ Dr. Wakefield sparked a worldwide debate over the legitimacy of vaccines as a whole‚ and has caused the deaths of thousands by proxy. The misinformed
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Scientific Mishap Writing One day in a science lab on top of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado there was a scientist named Billy Bob Jr. he was working to cure Ebola. It was 2:02 pm at this time. He was the only one in lab at the time is boss Lebron was in florida on a family vacation and the other workers were all gone because it was a Saturday afternoon. He was mixing two chemicals together until something went bad right outside of lab (really bad). There was a huge blizzard that came rolling through
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What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis means the inflammation of the liver and hepatitis B is a specific type of this infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The symptoms of HBV infection vary from person to person. Many people with HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms‚ especially when they are young‚ and most patients with chronic HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms until late stage. However‚ HBV can damage the hepatocyte (liver cell) and cause liver damage and cirrhosis (scarring
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Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory Crystal Hannah COMM / 215 Ms. Deborah Thompson Why Vaccines Should Be Mandatory In the last century diseases such as whooping cough‚ polio‚ measles‚ and rubella struck hundreds of thousands of infants‚ children‚ and adults in the United States. Thousands died every year from them not to mention the serious damage afflicted to the survivors such as‚ seizures‚ brain damage‚ or blindness. As vaccines were developed and used‚ rates of these diseases consistently
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Truth and Lies About the Computer Virus Walk into any computer store today and there will be at least twenty or thirty computer virus programs. From the looks of it computer viruses have gotten out of hand and so has the business of stopping it. The computer user must cut through the media hype of apocoliptic viruses and shareware programs and discover the real facts. Before we even start the journey of exploring the computer virus we must first eliminate all the "fluff." The computer
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Do Vaccines really cause Autism? The myth that vaccines causes autism began in 1998 when a study wrongly linked autism with vaccines‚ the author of this claim lost his medical license‚ but the idea was still strong. In fact vaccines don’t cause autism‚ but in reality they help to develop immunities to many viruses‚ and to stop the spread of them too. How this myth did is still so popular? The answer is easy and it’s that many parents are scared that their children may get autism‚ so they prefer
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Vaccinations have become an important part of today’s society. They protect people from dangerous diseases and give people a sense of security. Vaccines came about many years ago; they have made their way into schools and have become requirements upon enrollment. Individual schools get to decide which and how many vaccines to require for their students. Recently‚ there has been a large increase in the number of people that opt out of receiving vaccinations. Schools need to create barriers to lower
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