The smallpox virus was once one of the most feared diseases in the world‚ and for good reason. Variola was a contagious virus that caused fever and painful‚ pus filled blisters all over the body. Victims had about a one fourth chance of survival‚ and survivors were covered with small‚ pitted scars and sometimes blinded or arthritic. Popping sporadically up in various civilizations‚ smallpox left a trail of destruction through two thousand plus years of mankind’s history. The story of smallpox is
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community advocacy approach. I believe Hunter College’s Urban Affairs program can provide me with the diverse training and skills needed to understand issues related to community development and sustainability. It is my understanding that the interdisciplinary curriculum and the flexibility of the program can give me the broad based analytical skills to assess urban community needs‚ resources and delivery of services in light of youth development. Hunter College’s multifaceted approach to understanding
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for Hunters Point Hunters Point is a neighborhood on the south side of Long Island city in Queens. The East River waterfront defines the neighborhood through its amazing views of the Manhattan skyline. Hunters Point’s history is mainly based on its industry that is currently not as prevalent as it once was. Several problems for hunters point exist and need to be addressed in order for the neighborhood to meet its potential as being a fulfilling area for its residents and visitors. Hunters Point’s
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COMPUTER VIRUS AND ITS TYPES COMPUTER VIRUS Computer virus is a software program written with malicious intentions. There are number of computer viruses that can impede the functioning of your computer system. DETAIL ABOUT COMPUTER VIRUS They are replicated by themselves. Viruses are so dangerous and malicious that they can be automatically copied and pasted from memory to memory over and over; the transmitting power is too much quick from network to network that can simply hang smoothly running
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for a person no matter what and if they are in need then you would do anything to help them out. Hunters in the Snow doesn’t exactly define friendship. If anything it defines betrayal. Throughout this short story some of the characters do actions to their “friend.” Betrayal and loyalty is kind of the theme throughout the story and it makes a person think about who their real friends are. In Hunters in the Snow‚ Kenny‚ Tub‚ and Frank are all supposed to be friends‚ but through a couple series of
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dangerous type of viruses is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security system. Worms are similar to computer viruses which they can replicate themselves to your computer‚ spread from computer to computer‚ but unlike a virus‚ it has the capability to travel without any human action. A worm takes advantage of file or information transport features on your system‚ which is what allows it to travel without any human action. The danger about the worms is the ability to reproduce
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rabies virus is in the family Rhabdoviridae in the Mononegavirale order of viruses. The rabies virus is usually bullet-shaped and is made of a long single-stranded spiral chain of RNA. The virus envelope is made of matrix protein and is studded with glycoproteins. 3. People usually contract rabies after they are bitten by an animal that has been infected with the rabies virus‚ though it has been shown that in rare cases rabies can infect people who just touch infected animals. The virus spreads
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Introduction According to NCBI articles Papilloma virus is not known to be a single virus and proved it is not a single virus; it is only related to closely related viruses. Typing is based on nucleic acid sequencing 100 HPV types are known to east. HPV types associated with malignancies and they are thus referred to as high-risk types and these who are associated with condylomas are rarely found in cancers thus their called low-risk types. Moreover‚ Cervical Cancer is the most common HPV –related
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Ebola Virus Ebola virus (EBOV) is considered to be one of the most belligerent contagious agents and has an ability to cause highly fatal hemorrhagic fever syndrome that results in human and non-human primate’s death (NHPs) during the days of exposure. The first notification of the virus was mentioned in the Ebola River valley in Zaire for the time of an outburst in 1976. Moreover‚ the outbursts have appeared in Africa over the following 27 years‚ with death rates that differ from 50 to 90%. In
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no cure or not even a simple treatment. The unfortunate ones lay on their deathbed‚ crying out for mercy or pray for a miracle to happen. Their bodies slowly deteriorate and eventually die. The Ebola Virus is held responsible for the lives of thousands of people. Audience motivation: The Ebola virus is the T-Rex of microbes. I hope you will enjoy and may be frightened on what I’m about to tell you. Establish credibility: I want to work in the health field‚ so I’m always curious and want to learn
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