Botulism Description Botulism is a rare but very serious paralytic illness that is caused by botulinum toxin(potentially deadly neurotoxin) which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin can enter the body in 3 main ways: by the ingestion of the toxin from eating foods that contain the botulism toxin (food borne botulism)‚ by the contamination of a wound by the bacterium in which the toxin is produced (wound botulism) and Infant botulism which is caused
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uncle and aunt‚ is concerned about a man who has had his third stroke. He passes by this paralyzed man’s window every day watching for the candles that will signify his death. The boy thinks over the word "paralysis" in his mind and ponders on its strange sound: "I said softly to myself paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears”. One night at dinner a friend named old Cotter visits the family. Old Cotter has come to the house to share the news that Father Flynn is dead. It’s a "peculiar
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An Imaginary life By David Malouf How Does Malouf Convey the Impact of the Scarlet Poppy on Ovid’s Journey towards Self-Understanding? Malouf represents the discovery of the scarlet poppy as pivotal in awakening Ovid’s childhood self and in doing so beginning his journey towards self-understanding. The appearance of the scarlet poppy arouses in Ovid‚ a connection to the memories of his childhood. In this moment Ovid is‚ as Martin Leer writes in ‘At the Edge’‚ in the geographical and
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THE INTERPRETATION OF THE POSITIVE VENOUS PULSE.* ALBION WALTER HEWVLETT‚ M.D. (Assistant Professor of AMedicine at thze Cooper Medical College‚ San Francisco‚ Cal.) INTRODUCTION. The normal venous pulse is characterized by the presence of two main waves. The first of these‚ the a wave‚ is due to the contractioni of the right auricle‚ and immediately precedes the carotid pulse. The other‚ or v wave‚ appears in the neck in early diastole coincident with the closure of the semilunar valves
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Origins of the Theme of Betrayal in James Joyce’s Dubliners Throughout his early years‚ certain people and events heightened Joyce’s awareness of the hopelessly corrupt environment of Ireland that had betrayed so many of its own. The more profound of these enlightening inspirations were the betrayal and downfall of Charles Stewart Parnell‚ the indifference of Henrik Ibsen towards literary protests‚ the neglected native artistry of James Clarence Mangan‚ and Joyce’s own
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infecting and destroying motor neurons‚ leading to muscle weakness and acute flaccid paralysis. Different types of paralysis may occur‚ depending on the nerves involved. Spinal polio is the most common form‚ characterized by asymmetric paralysis that most often involves the legs. Bulbar polio leads to weakness of muscles innervated by cranial nerves. Bulbospinal polio is a combination of bulbar and spinal paralysis. The cost of treatment for polio would range from P200-P2‚600 per day‚ depending
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Polio‚ or more properly poliomyelitis Polio is caused by a virus which results in an acute infection. However‚ contrary to what is commonly believed‚ the virus did not typically result in paralysis. Rather‚ the majority of infected individuals experienced only mild respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms‚ often accompanied by fever‚ headache‚ and muscle stiffness. These symptoms lasted only a few days‚ and many had such mild cases that they did not even realize they were ill. Therefore‚ they
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“Sleeping Late At Night As Factor Affecting The Academic Performance Of High School Students” Joaquin Carl F. Loyola IV-Integrity CHAPTER I The Problem And it’s Settings INTRODUCTION Sleeping problems are almost always involved in mental disorders‚ including depression‚ alzheimer’s disease‚ stroke as well as head injury. And symptoms are strongly influenced by the amount of sleep a person gets. Difficulties may arise
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explicitly. The italicised words ’paralysis’‚ ‘gnomon’ and ‘simony’ (page 1) is one such technique and immediately underscores the physical‚ spiritual and religious restrictions found within the story that Dubliners symbolises as a ‘paralysis’ (p1) of the city and its people. The story’s young‚ intelligent‚ and sensitive (unnamed) protagonist comes to experience first-hand the reality of paralysis and death: he achieves his desire to ‘look upon’ (p1) both the physical paralysis and death of Father Flynn
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epilepsy‚ she lost control over half of her body including paralysis in her arm. She was psychoanalyzed by Josef Breuer‚ who co-wrote the book Studies on Hysteria with Sigmund Freud. It is important to note Pappenheim’s later work as a sign of her dedication as a person she traveled "widely in Eastern Europe and
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