published in the Journal of the American Medical Association‚ indicate that Tutankhamen had osteonecrosis of two metatarsal bones in one foot‚ according to the authors‚ and DNA evidence suggests that he was infected with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Nature.com‚ 2010). Still others say that the king died due to an infection. New CT scans performed on King Tut shows a broken leg that could have become infected and ultimately caused his death. 2) Identify one (1) of the theories and
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; they can transmit malaria from person to person. Most people are at high risk to develop malaria‚ especially‚ with p. falciparum type of infection‚ pregnant woman‚ people with HIV‚ infants and children under the age of five years due to the decreased immunity in their body. P. vivax is one of plasmodium strains that have a dormant liver stage and it can activate and invade the blood after months or years‚ causing many patients to relapse. A malarial parasite that is exclusive to humans is P. malariae;
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2.4.3.1. Fusarium Spp. : - is one of the most important genera of plant pathogenic fungi‚ with a record of devastating infections in many kinds of economically important plants. The genus Fusarium belongs to the Ascomycota phylum‚ Ascomycetes class‚ Hypocreales order‚ while the teleomorphs of Fusarium species are mostly classified in the genus Gibberella‚ and for a smaller number of species‚ Hemanectria and Albonectria genera (Moretti‚ 2009). Unlike most Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp.‚ Fusarium
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Endangered species are those that are approaching the inability to reproduce or maintain a sufficient steady state population. They are approaching a bottle neck that without involvement‚ nature will eliminate their existence on earth. Although humans seem to interfere and even initiate this decline of animal population‚ we ourselves are a product of nature‚ and if allowing extinction benefits the overall wellbeing of our species‚ then it is our natural obligation to allow such extinction to take
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Devin Schoellkopf Mid Term Exam Part 5 Africa in the mid to late 1800s was still uncharted territory according to European countries. They all wanted the resources Africa had to offer‚ and were willing to do whatever it took to get them. Eventually after thousands upon thousands of deaths‚ Africa would be divided up into different colonies. There were many different causes of death in Africa‚ from diseases to people killing each other. Many countries wanted in‚ more people wanted them out. Africa
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Yellow Fever: Why the Shortage of Vaccines Should ‘Bug’ You Yellow fever - a tropical acute viral haemorrhagic disease - is a substantial burden that nearly a billion people in the world are currently vulnerable to. This disease is caused by a flavivirus that is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitos. The name ‘yellow fever’ holds true to symptoms that are commonly associated with those infected which include jaundice‚ otherwise known as yellowing‚ of the skin and sclera due to liver damage
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The Production of Benzoquinone from a variety of environmental conditions in potato juice extract Introduction The presence of quinones prevents infection of microorganisms because it is toxic to them (Danyk‚ H‚ 2013). Quinones are produced by the oxidation of phenolic compound of catechol. Enzymes are used to speed up chemical reactions in cells (Danyk‚ H‚ 2013). The enzyme catechol oxidase is used to speed up the production of benzoquinone which is to help in infection prevention
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class of antibiotics that fights bacterial infections‚ like urinary tract infections. This drug is also known as a broad-spectrum antibiotic that treat all types of bacterial infections (Drugs.com‚ 2015). Malaria has a bacteria agent called Plasmodium falciparum that causes an individual to experience fevers and high chills. Doxycycline would be able to treat malaria because it is an antibiotic. Doxycycline is taken by mouth in the form of 50 mg‚ 75mg‚ or 100 mg capsules usually once or twice a day
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of the genus Plasmodium which infects both humans and mosquitoes in a cyclical process. It is carried by only by female mosquitoes residing in tropical and subtropical areas and is injected into unsuspecting human hosts by the bite of an infected mosquito. This particular Plasmodium is highly specific to infecting humans as we are the only vertebrates infected and the Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors. (1). This papers main focus shall be the process by which a malarial plasmodium colonizes and
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Description for Using Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDTs) The procedure of the test as contained in the manufacturer’s instructions as approved by the National guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of malaria‚ (FMoH‚ 2011) will be followed. its reliability was futher proven by Olaniyan‚ et al.‚ (2013). The RDT provided for the study has LOT number and expiry date which must be recorded. Preferably RDT of known quality assurance will be used. The device usually contains a cassette‚ an applicator
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