Hunter Sattler Ms. Mooney Pre-AP English C 27 January 2013 Racism: The Great Pestilence Many vectors transfer the usual disease‚ some of them being: Ignorance of culture‚ adherence to code‚ and the fear of losing power‚ all of which are blights of civilization. Just as a mosquito feeds off of the blood of the host‚ and transmits malaria‚ the scourge of racist points of view settles over the consciences of good honorable people like a nebulous cloud of acid rain. After reconstruction‚ many
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A chronic illness is long-term. It is an illness that lasts for more than three months. A chronic illness is persistent and generally can’t be prevented by vaccination or cured by medication. Dealing with a chronic illness is very stressful and may change a person’s daily living. Some examples of chronic diseases include heart disease‚ cancer‚ type 2 diabetes‚ stroke‚ chronic respiratory problems and obesity. According to the CDC‚ in 2012 about 117 million people had one or more chronic health conditions
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Disease Severity and Life Quality The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) is a tool developed in 1978 by Fredricksson and Pettersson to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The result of the PASI may vary from 0 to 72. Body Surface Area (BSA) can be used to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The percentage of BSA affected by psoriasis‚ with one palm of the patient equivalent to 1%. Also‚ the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is a10-item survey evaluating the quality of life in patients with
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Myeloma. Nobody knows exactly why or how someone can get any of these blood cancers. I have a personal experience with a type of blood cancer called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or CML. My brother was diagnosed with leukemia at age 15. Throughout his treatment; he acquired meningitis‚ pneumonia‚ and graft-versus-host disease. “Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD or graft) is a common side effect of a bone marrow transplant (also called a BMT)”. (National Marrow Donor Program‚ 2008) I will not go into
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a disease in the brain that is found in many athletes‚ and military veterans. CTE is caused from repetitive brain trauma which is why it is found in many football players.Chronic traumatic encephalopathy was actually referred to as dementia pugilistica which they thought was only in boxers. The BIRI says "The brain of an individual who suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy gradually deteriorates and will over time end up losing mass. Certain areas of the
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Analysis of an Issue Essay Outline—Two Choices I. Introduction "The question of whether [restate the topic in your own words—for example‚ ’schools should be responsible only for teaching academic skills and not for teaching ethical and social values’] is complex and the answer requires careful consideration. I believe‚ however‚ that [the side you choose] offers greater benefits‚ principally because of [give your reasons]." II. First body paragraph
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more important to know what kind of patient has the disease‚ than what kind of disease the patient has”- William Osler Different individuals react differently to developing a chronic illness. Their reactions depend on many factors‚ such as their coping skills and personalities‚ the social support they have‚ the nature and consequences of their illness and the impact of the illness on their daily functioning. At the very least‚ having a chronic condition involves frequent impositions on the patient
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Did you know that nearly one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. Because of chronic stress‚ 77 percent of Americans have experienced physical symptoms and changes and 73 percent has been affected psychologically. Stress can affect you physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Stress can affect us physically in many ways. When a person is stressed‚ their body produces more of the so-called “fight or flight” chemicals to get your body ready for an emergency. (5)Your brain tells your adrenal
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the chance to develop a headache‚ eat something to make your stomach hurt‚ or step the wrong way and hurt your knee. You already experience it the second you open your eyes. This is the life of a person living with chronic pain. People don’t realize when someone is suffering from chronic pain because it’s a condition that doesn’t have visible characteristics. Due to not having visible characteristics and no way to officially diagnose it make getting the correct medication difficult. There are so
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inflamed. (Bullock & Hales 2013). There is both acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. In acute pyelonephritis‚ phagocytes and inflammatory exudate travel to the infected area blocking tubule function during acute pyelonephritis. Chronic forms of the condition are more common in people with urinary obstructions. UTIs‚ vesicoureteral reflux‚ or anatomical anomalies can all be contributing factors to chronic pyelonephritis. Chronic pyelonephritis is more common in children than in adults. Women are
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