The movie Contagion was a wakeup call in many aspects regarding how the possible spread of a deadly disease can play out around the world. Although the virus called MEV1 in the movie was fictional‚ the actual content behind the virus was based on events that have occurred. In fact‚ the movie’s fictional pandemic virus‚ MEV-1‚ is based on the very real Nipah virus‚ according to W. Ian Lipkin‚ an epidemiologist and virologist at Columbia University. The Nipah virus suddenly and surprisingly jumped
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Angelina Schnettler February 25‚ 2013 Honors LE Period 2a/3 Mrs. Raimondi 1. Authors—Cohen‚ Sheldon; Janicki-Deverts‚ Denise; Tuner‚ Ronald B.; Casselbrant‚ Margaretha L.; Li-Korotky‚ Ha-Sheng; Epel‚ Elissa S.; Doyle‚ William J.; “Biological Marker Predicts Susceptibility to Common Cold”; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130219172157.htm; 1 ½ pages long; February 20‚ 2013 2. The authors’ purpose for writing this article was to inform people and other scientists about how there
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In the opening paragraph‚ Gregor wakes up one day seemingly randomly after having worked as a travelling businessman for five years to support his family and finds that he transformed into a vermin (a roach or some kind of beetle) overnight. The setting takes place in the early 1900s‚ all going on during the international strive towards industrialization‚ but a distance from the internet and communications age of today. This allows the reader to understand the situation of the Samsa family members—that
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Analyzing the Risks and Benefits of GMOs Perform and Record 3. The companies use tobacco to express the necessary proteins. They will first identify the viral protein that the vaccine will target and then finds the genetic sequence that codes for it‚ that DNA is inserted into a bacterium. The plants are then dipped into a solution of the bacteria where it will soak up the virus. The vaccine will go through many tests and trials to be approved. It has gotten funding from many medical companies
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Assignment: Assigning Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes Initial consultation is performed for a 78-year-old woman with unexplained weight loss‚ abdominal pain‚ and rectal bleeding. A comprehensive history and examination is performed. 99205- The patient is a new patient who needs a comprehensive amount of data. The patient has unexplained symptoms‚ so it is very important to get the history in order to help figure out what may be causing these symptoms. A 30-year-old established patient
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Significance of pertussis Pertussis is an important communicable disease in which we must be aware of‚ it is exceedingly contagious. The main sign that one portrays when this disease is present is uncontained aggressive coughing‚ which can lead to difficulty in breathing to some individuals. Whooping cough is also another name for pertussis mainly because a whooping sound is heard when the patient tries to breath. Pertussis‚ is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria
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Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americans in 1492. Christopher Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria‚ with the Pinta and Nina along side. His first journey into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Christopher Columbus also had many other voyages to Africa. The technologies that we have today would have been very helpful to Columbus is the GPS‚ the microwave‚ and medical vaccines. Therefore‚ even though
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Future Development of Dengue Vaccines Halstead‚ S.B and Deen‚J.(2002) “The future of dengue vaccines” Rapid Review. The Lancet; Oct 19‚ 2002; 360‚ 9341; ProQuest Health & Medical Complete; pg. 1243. Available from: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)11276-1/fulltext [Accessed 10 September 2013] The Lancet is a world’s leading general medical journal and specialty journals in Oncology‚ Neurology and Infectious Diseases. This qualitative study identifies the opinions
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1. The Bird Flu Infection Evelyn Rivera July 26‚ 2008 Speech 101 Informative Speech Imagine waking up one morning not able to move because all your muscles hurt‚ and have a fever of 112 with a sore throat and you have difficulty to breath. While all this is happening‚ you can’t see what is going on with you because your eyes are infected. This is what will happen to you if you are infected by the bird flu. Today‚ I am going to inform you about the Bird flu also known as the Avian Flu. I am going
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Public health is a concern for every person. It encompasses the individual’s health and the health of the community. It is the duty of the public health nurse to ensure that they stay up to date on environmental health issues. Many people get most of their health care information from the nursing that work in the realm of public health. After all‚ it is said that “nurses [sic] are one of the most trusted conveyors of information to the public” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008‚ p. 217).
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