West Nile Virus Many people have encountered a mosquito bite and the side effects that come with being bitten. However‚ many people do not know about the deadly virus that mosquito’s may carry. The West Nile virus can cause other illnesses known as West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease. West Nile virus first came to the United States from Africa. It was initially found in a Ugandan woman in 1937. Sixty-two years later it was detected all over the states in exotic birds in zoo’s‚ from
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Casual Agent West Nile Virus is a part of the Flavivirdae family‚ genus Flavivirus (Gray & Webb 2014). A Flavivirus is a group of viruses that transmit diseases by arthropods. West Nile Virus is a mosquito borne virus. (Gray & Webb 2014). The West Nile Virus virion contains a linear‚ plus sense‚ single stranded RNA genome that is surrounded by an icosahedral capsid which is further surrounded by a lipid envelope (Gray & Webb 2014). The enveloped virus can enter the cells by endocytosis and result
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Ancient Egypt The giant pyramids‚ temples‚ and tombs of ancient Egypt tell an exciting story about a nation that rose to power more than 5‚000 years ago. This mighty civilization crumbled before conquering armies after 2‚500 years of triumph and glory. The dry air and drifting desert sands have preserved many records of ancient Egypt until modern times. The ancient Egyptians lived colorful‚ active‚ and eventful lives. Many were creative artists‚ skilled craftsmen‚ and adventurous explorers
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The film The Gift begins with Simon and his wife Robyn looking to buy a home to move into. Simon has a new job and they are hoping to start a family soon‚ their life together is perfect. One day while shopping they run into one of Simon’s old friend from high school. His name is Gordo and seems to be a little off; he is socially awkward‚ but very friendly. Gordo finds out where Simon and his wife live and begins to bring them small gifts as well as going to their house while Simon was at work and
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capital of Upper Egypt. This artifact came to be known as the Narmer Palette‚ or the Great Hierakonpolis Palette and dates back to the beginnings of the Old Kingdom‚ 31st century BC. The Narmer Palette was believed to be the first example of hieroglyphs to be discovered. It is thought to be a ritual or votive object given to the temple as a donation and used to grind cosmetics to adorn the statues of the gods there. It is also believed that the palette shows the unification of Egypt under king Narmer
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were built by the people of certain ancient civilization ‚ notably the ancient Egyptians ‚ the Aztecs ‚ and the Maya ‚ and certain other ancient peoples of the northern Andean region of South America . The Pyramids of Egypt are of an exact pyramidal form ‚ having four triangular sides that meet at a point at the summit . Pyramids in Central and South America by contrast are flat-topped ‚ and usually have steps leading to the summit.
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THE NILE RIVER The Nile River is the longest in the world it is approximately 4160 miles long‚ It flows from high mountains in Africa.The Nile was a main means of travel. There are two branches‚ Rosetta Branch to the west‚ and Damietta to the east. Lake Victoria‚ and Lake Tana are two major sources. Without the water source ancient egyptians would have died out‚ because they relied on agriculture for wealth‚ and power. The Nile River was called Ar or Aur (means black) due to the annual flood left
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The early civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were very similar‚ but they were also different in some ways. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed their civilizations centered on rivers‚ but these rivers were polar opposites. Mesopotamia was between two rivers called the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt’s civilization developed around the Nile River. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers differed from the Nile River. The Nile River was calm‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were wild and very unpredictable
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The Nile The Nile river was the most important thing to Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians were very smart because they were settled near a river. Without the Nile the Egyptians wouldn’t survive‚ and even now we wouldn’t study their history. The Nile was so important because it gave them water and fertilizer for farming and they believed in a God of the Nile whos name was Osiris The God of The Nile River. "Irrigation along much of the river
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EGYPT’S STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES Strengths: 1- the Nile river and its fertile banks 2- isolated country difficult to invade 3- papyrus growing on the banks so possibility to write. And they do write and record everything. Writers are then called Scribes. 4- On the Mediterranean Sea‚ but also south in Africa: contact with two worlds so to speak. And also‚ an opening on the red sea called Erythrean Sea‚ so also commerce with Persia and India. 5- A happy people‚ full of optimism‚ meditating
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