Food Borne Illness Jean D. Louisgene March 14‚ 2015 SCI/163 Guido Sanchez Hepatitis A is a type of liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. The virus is spread from one person to another when feces even small amounts of it of someone with hepatitis A virus gets into another person ’s mouth. There are a couple of ways that this could happen‚ by eating food that is raw or not thoroughly cooked that has been handled or prepared by someone who has hepatitis A‚ drinking water that has feces
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Introduction This report is written upon the instructions given by supervisor Mr. Tim Burch to select a brand of propolis capsules for special promotion in the winter for the company. The objective of this report is to find out the popularity of propolis on market‚ analyse the basic functions of propolis and evaluate the defense system and reputation of Comvita Propolis Capsules‚ the best seller on market. Methodology Two websites about the popularity of propolis were researched. In addition
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What is Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative Colitis is referred to the gastro intestinal tract infection that occurs on the inner wall of the colon in the large intestine. Due to the fact that colon is where the stool is stored before defecation it is pretty common to notice severe cramps‚ abdominal pain‚ diarrhea and rectal bleeding. What causes Ulcerative Colitis? The causes for Ulcerative Colitis are still a very much of a mystery even in the Twenty First Century. Although it is certain that it
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Outline and Evaluate research into the relationship between the immunes system and stress-related illness. Stress has been widely identified to be linked with illness‚ which has therefore attracted researchers to investigate the relationship between the immune system and stress. Cohen et al for instance conducted a study where 369 participants were asked to complete a questionnaire which measured their Psychological Stress Index‚ consisting of a scale measuring their own perception of their stress
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A vaccine is a substance used as a preventive inoculation to obtain immunity from a specific disease‚ commonly using an innocuous form of the disease as an inactive pathogen to stimulate antibody production. Even though the first vaccine was created 215 years ago in 1796‚ many people today are still apprehensive about vaccines due to fear of vaccines’ negative side effects. This investigation studies whether vaccinations should be made mandatory or otherwise‚ considering both the negative and positive
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Immunization is still controversial as of today. There are so many questions and scenarios why parents are delaying or skipping vaccinations for their children. According to Gardner‚ the top 8 reasons are: the severe allergic reaction to a previous vaccine (i.e. allergic reaction that almost never happen but can happen such as hives‚ difficulty breathing‚ or low blood pressure and common side effects)‚ egg allergy (e.g. flu shots and measles virus)‚ high fever‚ asthma or lung conditions (i.e. might
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Many children are getting sick from preventable diseases because parents choose to not vaccinate their children. Modern medicine has help to keep people more healthy because of vaccinations. Most people believe it is important to have their children vaccinated and about ten percent choose to delay them‚ or not have them. Whooping cough is a bronchitis infection that is very contagious‚ infants with this illness may die from it. Many diseased that were eliminated are beginning to return. Unvaccinated
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PHA 321 - Biosciences II Quiz 7a - March 19‚ 2004 1. Anti-human-gamma-globulin antiserum is often used in A) indirect fluorescent antibody tests. C) complement fixation test. B) direct fluorescent antibody tests. D) radioimmunoassay. 2. The patient’s serum is heated in the complement fixation test in order to A) activate antibodies. C) inactivate complement. B) remove antibodies. D) remove antigens. 3. The change from negative serum‚ without antibodies specific to an infecting agent‚ to
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Propolis to be selected for winter promotion 1. Introduction In view of the growing sense of health‚ it decided to promote Propolis in the coming winter. The purpose of this report is to introduce the Comvita Propolis Capsules for the winter promotion. The report is including the research of this supplement‚ the basic functions of it and evaluation of this product. 2. Methodology Before conducting the market study‚ there were different information was compiled from some researches and reviews
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Vitiligo is a skin disorder in which white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. Only about .5-1 percent of the world’s population has vitiligo. I personally have this condition on my knees‚ ankles‚ hands‚ and armpits but vitiligo also can cause depigment in people’s hair and eyes. It can appear on anyone at any age and any sex but has a larger contrast on people with darker skin. This disorder is not contagious by any means and although this disease is not life threatening‚ experts
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