NAME OF ORGANISM Dracunculus medinensis MORPHLOGY Dracunculiasis‚ also known as Guinea worm disease‚ is caused by the large female nematode‚ Dracunculus medinensis‚ which is among the longest nematodes infecting humans. The adult female is primarily larger than the adult male. The longest adult female recorded was 800 mm (31 in)‚ while the adult male was only 40
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Guinea and Merck’s Gift to World: A Vaccine for Ebola Christmas may have come early to the West African nation of Guinea; a vaccine developed by Merck and tested on 4‚000 people in Guinea proved 100% effective. Sakoba Keita‚ Ebola response coordinator in Guinea called it Guinea’s gift to the world and it very well might be. Conditions of Testing There are certain medical concerns on the testing methodology. Due to the epidemic nature of the disease and the urgent need for a solution‚ no placebos
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Pet Guinea Pig Have you ever wanted a pet‚ but you couldn’t have a pet? This is how I felt; lonely‚ bored‚ curious and anxious. Having a pet guinea pig to take care of meant the world to me. My mother isn’t the type of person who wants 2 cats‚ 4 kittens‚ 2 dogs and a guinea pig roaming around the house. So talking about it to her was going to be difficult. I just went for it and asked her‚ not knowing what to say or what will happen. It surprised me when she told me‚ “If you can find
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Lorna Goodison states in her poem “Guinea Woman”‚ “Great Grandmother was a guinea woman”(Goodison). This statement can be interpreted in many ways as guinea has multiple connotations. For example‚ Guinea is a country in West Africa‚ but it is also an ancient coin and name for a witch or wise-woman. Creolization‚ as a term‚ also has multiple meanings. These meanings are based on different aspects of the mixing of cultures. This can be a mixing or change in religion‚ music‚ food‚ and skin color. The
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Guinea worm water disease‚ it’s caused by the parasites that live and develop in contaminated water such as pond. This disease infects population when they drink or contact to water that has been contaminated by this parasite. The guinea worm is a global health problem and every individual can get exposed to it‚ it has become so common in the recent times because of the global water shortages‚ therefore some people forced to use even the dirty and contaminated water for their daily use‚ as lack of
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There are a lot of different types of guinea pigs as pets. However‚ when you stop to think about this animal‚ you probably think of what is known as the short haired or the short coated guinea pig (a.k.a. cavy). These guinea pig breeds are known for their short hair. According to guinea pig facts it is also the one that most closely resembles the species’ relatives and ancestors (the Cavia genus). Different Guinea Pig Breeds Whenever you stop and think about guinea pig breeds (a.k.a. cavies)‚ you probably
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Wage Payment Model for Human Guinea Pigs What would you do if you were asked to get paid to spend the entire week lying down on a comfortable bed for human clinical trial? There will be medications to take and occasional checkups that might be disturbing‚ but considering the good pay‚ some might think it is worth the pain. Many of the research subjects‚ who are often called “guinea pigs‚” participate in the human clinical research for the relatively easy money-making process. Since growing numbers
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How to take care of your pet guinea pig. A guinea pig is a great first pet. He is fairly easy to take care of but can be hard as well. Guinea pigs are fun and playful pets for children of all ages. In this reading I will teach you how to care for a guinea pig. You will be able to decide after reading if this is the pet for you. You will learn how to clean your guinea’s cage‚ how to feed your guinea‚ how to bath your guinea and how to hold your guinea pig. He is
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Virginia Woolf’s Feminism in Three Guineas 罗莎莎 2011061113 Abstract Virginia Woolf was one of the most important novelists in the 20th century‚ more over‚ she is‚ when it comes to feminism‚ an incomparable figure at the times in England. In her essay – Three Guineas – we can see three different parts‚ as the title indicates. This masterpiece‚ published in June‚ 1938‚ is written in a form of letter. With a direct first narrator tone‚ the author makes the whole essay more reasonable
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AAJ TAK’s News Channel’s Success Story ------------------------------------------------- Price: | Case Code | : | BSTR097 | For delivery in electronic format: Rs. 300; For delivery through courier (within India): Rs. 300 + Rs. 25 for Shipping & Handling Charges------------------------------------------------- ThemesDifferentiation | Case Length | : | 14 Pages | | Period | : | 2000 - 2004 | | Organization | : | TV - Today Network | | Pub Date | : | 2004 | | Teaching Note
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