Diphtheria. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection‚ which mainly affects the nose‚ throat and occasionally the skin‚ but in more serious cases‚ it can attack the heart and nerves. Diphtheria is caused by a bacterium known as C. diphtheiae. The bacteria produce a toxin (poison) that is carried in the bloodstream and causes tissue damage in the area of infection‚ usually the nose and throat. However‚ if left untreated the toxin may spread to other organs like the heart‚ kidneys or nervous
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threatening diseases. There are over 4‚000 chemicals in cigarette smoke and 200 of those are known poisons. Smoking cigarettes for as few as a couple of years can have permanent effects on the body. Smoking can effect the heart and lungs; mouth and throat; arms‚ legs‚ skin and the mind. One big area of where smoking harms the body is the heart and lungs. Smoking causes your heart to work much harder and faster then normal‚ meaning tremendous stress on that area. Smokers have a greater chance
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genital areas of males and females. These HPV types can also infect the mouth and throat. Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it.” B. When you think of HPV don’t think of herpes or HIV. These cause different symptoms and health problems. HPV is usually clear of the body in two years. Signs and symptoms of this are genital warts in both the male and female and very rarely warts in the throat. Other HPV types can cause cervical cancer. These types can also cause other
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another person if such force is deemed justifiable to protect the individual or to protect society from the individual. The doctors use of force may seem cruel and almost brutal‚ but the doctor felt like it was the necessary way to examine Mathilda’s throat to determine if she had diphtheria.The doctor states “it was up to me to tell them; thats why they were spending three dollars on me” referring to
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down the food by chewing. Even more saliva is produced so your body can absorb it. The next step is the going through the pharynx and esophagus. The throat‚ also know as the pharynx branches off into the esophagus‚ which carries the food from the throat to the stomach. Your tongue and roof of mouth are in charge of pushing the food into your throat. The esophagus is the extending tube that pushes foo through to the stomach. The contractions are called peristalsis. Right before the opening of the
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for more than two weeks. The main symptom of Laryngitis is hoarseness of the voice. Some people’s voices get really weak and some people lose their voice completely. Other symptoms of Laryngitis are a tickling sensation and rawness of the throat‚ a sore or dry throat‚ a dry cough and dysphagia which means difficult swallowing. Laryngitis can be caused by many different factors. Laryngitis can be caused by a cold or flu‚ vocal strains which are due to yelling or overusing the voice‚ bacterial or viral
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‘burning’ ‘takes him by the throat’ ‘thundering’ and ‘moans’. He describes the first moment of battle as both ‘burning’ and ‘joy’ which contrast each other to create a joyful sense with a dangerous undertones. Usually the phrase ‘takes him by the throat’ is associated with threatening behaviour yet in this sense it is also linked with the words ‘joy of battle’ and ‘desirable’ saying that all you will feel when the moment comes is the desire to fight grabbing you by the throat. Grenfell also uses the
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Jack the Ripper was a murderous madman who terrorized prostitutes in the late 1880�s. Time has not diminished the gruesomeness of the killings. All the victims’ throats were cut ;some victims were disemboweled ;and the killer took organs from some of his victims. When fear of the Ripper peaked‚ the killings stopped‚ and a century of speculation ensued (jack 1). Many authors have tried to sift through the evidence and have arrived at their own theories as to the identity Jack the Ripper Jack the
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was sick‚ and the doctor assumed that the child had Diptheria due to recent cases at her school. He proceeded to ask to look inside the child’s throat to see if there was “a thick‚ gray coating…in the throat” (CDC). This is indicative of Diptheria. The child didn’t make a move. Not being able to get a throat culture scared him because “he had to have a throat culture for her own protection”(Williams). The reasoning why this was so important was because according to the Center of Disease Control Fifty
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I didn’t find what the vaccine prevented until after I had the final shot. Human Papillomavirus is considered a sexually transmitted infection which can cause many different cancers such as cervical‚ anal‚ and throat. Just because it prevents infections‚ it doesn’t mean people shouldn’t take proper precautions when it comes to sex. By looking at the scientific evidence and outwaiting the pros and cons‚ I am for this vaccine. The main reason that parents do
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