who also have a significant amount of medical importance is the Dermacentor variabilis‚ better known as the American Dog tick. The American dog tick has a medical importance related to being a major vector for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)‚ tularemia (hunter’s disease) and even canine tick paralysis. Some of which have been known to be fatal depending on the situation. Not all of which are deadly. Their normal habitats are known to be grasslands‚ forest‚ mountains‚ and densely wooded areas which
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Chapter 1 1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms‚ which he called "animalcules"‚ was A) Redi B) van Leeuwenhoek C) Pasteur D) Tyndall 2. The idea of Spontaneous Generation postulated that A) organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms B) organisms could spontaneously combust C) organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms D) living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material 3. The work of Tyndall
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Bioterrorism (Biological Warfare) is defined as the usage of infectious agents in killing or causing injuries to human’s‚ plants‚ and animals. It has been used all over the world by many different countries. Along with nuclear and chemical weapons‚ biological weapons are classified as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (2). It’s a mass destruction weapon because of it being highly contagious and having the ability to spread‚ creating a “blast radius” that is virtually endless. The reason why the impact
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Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 69: Nursing Management: Emergency‚ Terrorism‚ and Disaster Nursing Key Points – Printable CARE OF EMERGENCY PATIENT * Triage refers to the process of rapidly determining the acuity of the patient’s problem. It works on the premise that patients who have a threat to life must be treated before other patients. * The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level triage system that incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource
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With the proposed population increase to 6.9 million citizens‚ the tension between preserving our natural heritage and developing our land for practical uses increases substantially. In an effort to examine whether our natural heritage is still worth preserving in the face of competing land uses‚ this essay analyzes the benefits that our biodiversity continues to provide us with in modern society. Throughout this analysis‚ relevant examples are drawn from published studies‚ as well as practices of
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SUBKINGDOM: PROTOZOA Phylum | SARCOMASTIGOPHORIA | APICOMPLEXIA | CILIPHORIA | Class | Class: LOBOZEA (amoeba)Species: ENTAMOEBA HISTOLITICA: * Only pathogenic parasite of this class * in large intestine * morphology: 1.trophozoite ; 2. Quadrinucleate cyst - 15 micrometers (smaller than 10 is ‘non-pathogenic’)‚ found in colon and feces‚ 4 nuclei * Life cycle: > parasite in caecum > mature cyst is swallowed > cyst hatches in intestine and quadrinucleated amoeba come
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The research I am interested in is Homeland Security‚ how does the department know the WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction? Because of the tremendous capabilities of destruction of Human life in a quick time‚ in many times not able to save the victims of these attacks. (Jane’s Chem-bio Handbook Second edition) And the 5 questions are identification‚ use‚ delivery‚ types and exposure. This important concern is my carrier as an CBNR in the army I know how the Army do things and in my investigations‚ I
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version of everything opinions on things. Although terrorists could use many disease-causing agents‚ experts on biological warfare regard anthrax and smallpox as the two biggest hazards. Other infectious diseases that pose a threat include plague‚ tularemia‚ botulism and tuberculosis. However‚ experts believe these organisms and diseases are unlikely to cause widespread illness because they’re difficult to manufacture and distribute. These organisms are also less hardy than anthrax is. Anthrax is caused
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology Section 10: Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain
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Factors and Motivations That Influence Biological Warfare Maham Ahmed November 11th‚ 2010 Modern World History Katie Ehrlich Many troops during the years of World War I met their demise in what is arguable the most terrifying and inhumane of all military tactics - biological warfare. Soldiers inhaled a deadly acidic gas that burned them from the inside out‚ suffocating them in an excruciating and unimaginable pain. Kurth Audrey‚ a professor of strategy at the U.S. National War College in
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