Syphilis Student: Ken Phan Microbiology 309 Professor: Gifty Benson April 5‚ 2014 Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that has many nicknames such as cupid’s disease‚ the pox‚ lues‚ syph‚ and the French disease. It starts with sores on the infected area‚ with the mouth and genitals being the most common places. Syphilis appeared dominantly in Europe near the end of the 1400‚ by 1500 it had spread throughout the continent‚ and it reached China and Africa by
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good thing in the first place. Making it so no one else knew could have made it seem like it wasn’t a big deal. However without anyone knowing about the baby resulted in her having to go through it all alone. Then when she had the miscarriage or stillbirth she was alone in that as well. But now that she has come back to Grace
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PGD- Pre Implantation Genetic Diagnosis report! In this report I am going to be talking about PGD‚ Pre Implantation Genetic Diagnosis. I will be explaining the economic‚ ethical‚ cultural and social affects this type of treatment will have on people. By using 4 or more sources within this report to support my opinion (and giving the websites or other different sources I have used at the end of this report)‚ also using pictures‚ graphs and tables to help with the for and against argument. I will also
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History of the Przewalski’s Horse Paula J. Gedman English 101 November 26. 2012 Matthew Haynes History of the Przewalski’s Horse The first species of wild horses was documented to exist 55 million years ago. The Tarpan horse and the Przewalski’s (Sheh-val-skee) Horse were the last subspecies of wild horses. Today the Przewalski’s Horse is the only true subspecies of the ancestral
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Lyme disease Lyme Disease Lyme borreliosis‚ commonly known as Lyme diseases is an infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the blacklegged tick. It is named after the neighboring towns of Lyme and old Lyme‚ Connecticut. The first reported cases of Lyme disease came from these towns in 1975. Although‚ it was not discovered that the disease was a tick-born disease until 1978 by Allen Steere. Today it is the most common disease caused by ticks throughout the
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TOXOPLASMOSIS – HOST/PATHOGEN RELATIONSHIP Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the coccidial protozoan Toxoplasma gondii (see table for full scientific classification) (Table courtesy of Toxoplasmosis. 2013). Toxoplasma gondii are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites normally found in the intestinal tract. Toxoplasma is an especially promiscuous parasite‚ it infects nearly all mammalian species‚ most nucleated cell types‚ and much of the human population. Although it lives in
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Antepartum care Purposes physical and psychic preparation genetic risk identification associated diseases treatment immunization Basic principles Pregnancy is not a disease Mental preparation is necessary Good nutrition Early detection and treatment of illnesses Adjustment to physical limitations of pregnancy Education of the couple about normal and abnormal events Avoidance of substances harmful to the fetus Pre-conception care History drug‚ alcohol‚ tobacco
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Introduction Public health issues occur in every country and can affect any social class or any walk of life. Whether it be dangerous toxins that float around because of waste being put in unprotected or unauthorized‚ or things we bring on ourselves such as obesity‚ numerous things can affect the health of an entire population. One event that has had dangerous implications on society is the Love Canal near a community in Niagara Falls‚ New York which has had serious repercussions for the people living
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Family or domestic violence can have tragic consequences on all those involved. However‚ children exposed to domestic violence are often the most negatively affected by domestic violence and they frequently show symptoms of psychological and emotional trauma. It is estimated that at least one in every three women have been or will be beaten‚ coerced into sex‚ or otherwise abused in her lifetime (http://therapistfinder.net /Domestic-Violence/Domestic-Violence-Crisis-Hotlines.html). Furthermore‚ physical
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During recent years‚ numerous newspaper and magazine articles have suggested that humans may be at risk because small amounts of well known environmental contaminants‚ such as dioxin‚ PCBs and DDT‚ can affect hormone levels. Hormones are produced by the endocrine system as regulators of biological function in target organs. Because hormones play a critical role in early development‚ toxicological effects on the endocrine system often have an impact on the reproductive system. The term endocrine disruptor
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