RISK ASSESSMENT OF MALATHION PESTICIDE APPLICATION HAZARD IDENTIFICATION: West Nile virus (WNV) is a dangerous nervous system disease that spreads primarily by mosquitoes (2007). According to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2007)‚ there were 4‚269 West Nile Virus cases in the United States in 2006 and 177 were fatalities. The West Nile Virus does not discriminate from the rich‚ the poor or the uneducated. By administering the application of harmless pesticides we
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Replication and Transmission of DNA and RNA Western Governors University DNA Replication DNA and the function of Ligase mRNA in Transcription and Translation Death by Inhibition: RNA polymerase and the Death Cap Mushroom Ingestion of the Death Cap Mushroom ● ● ● ● ● ● No Presenting symptoms for 48 hours The deadly toxin is alpha-amanitin Amanitin has a great attraction to RNA polymerase It’s toxin blocks RNA polymerase from functioning Without RNA polymerase no
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Running Head: FLAVIVIRUS 1 ` Flavivirus Trey Burke Grosse Pointe North High School Running Head: FLAVIVIRUS 2 Abstract There are many diseases that flood our world today. One disease in particular that has been here since early exploration has left many dead and that is the yellow fever virus. Once yellow fever enters your system its like a bull ride. Once you get on you better hold on for dear life because surviving yellow fever is a rough road to endure
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Thesis Statement: Yellow Fever is a potentially dangerous virus but by following the right steps it can be prevented and hopefully eliminated. I. Overview of disease A. Basic Information 1. Causes a) Yellow Fever virus transferred by mosquitoes to humans b) Since 1974 only one genetic type can still be identified c) Transmitted between monkeys and mosquitoes and then from mosquitoes to humans. 2. Symptoms a) Incubates in body for 3-6 days before symptoms occur b) 2 disease phases (1) "acute"
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Healing the Whole World Speech #1: Informative Josephine Harscouet‚ Sheyla Rodriguez‚ Mallory Bridgman Dengue Fever in Colombia and India SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience about Dengue Fever INTRODUCTION I. With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. II. We would like to inform you of this disease because it affects so many populations
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Mary Emily Flores 4/18/2017 Dr.Sirhan Abdullah General Biology 1 Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body . Where the cell is deformed is in the bone marrow ‚a gene in the bone marrow causes the blood cell to come out in a sickle cell shape because the hemoglobin in the defected body is abnormal‚ after it gives up the oxygen‚ bet together causeing the red blood cells to become to a sickle like shape
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With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. There are not yet any vaccines to prevent infection with dengue virus and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. When infected‚ early recognition and prompt supportive
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Well‚ as most people know‚ the Zika Virus is a big deal and a very controversial issue not only in foreign counries‚ but also in the United States as well. The Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that is rapidly spreading across the globe. It is part of the family of yellow fever. In the long run‚ the virus causes brith defects in pregnancies. The virus has been spread to 34 countries and territories and a director from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is an ‘extraordinary
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Hepatitis B is deemed “a silent killer” because those affected with the virus show no symptoms therefore‚ have no concrete way of realizing their situation and getting a diagnosis. Even if a patient is diagnosed‚ treatments remain low even despite all the evidence of early treatment and suppression reduce the risk of liver cancer and cirrhosis; chronic liver damage. Since this infectious disease shows very little in regards to symptoms‚ that may be the cause of the threat that comes with the disease
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