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Rabies case study Rabies is a very interesting disease to research as it is such a complex virus. It is a zoonotic disease spread through bites or saliva of an infected animal. It is usually fatal as it does not show definitive signs of the infection until it is too late. The only diagnosis is … Read more
Imagine you are about to give a speech in front of all the peers you see every day. You are nervous and you have quite a bit of stress leading up to presentation. After the presentation is over you feel the stress start to fade away. For three percent of population this stress doesn’t go … Read more
What is sickle cell? Sickle cell disease, also called sickle cell anemia or just sickle cell, is a genetic disease where red blood cells can take the shape of a crescent or a sickle, and that change allows them to be more easily destroyed- causing anemia, among other things. Sickle cell disease is caused by … Read more
Hiding truths and replacing them with lies are often very devastating to family members and even more so when a son’s whole life has been built upon these lies. Mark Haddon, in the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, explores the effects of discovering a world of lies. The father builds … Read more
When I was diagnosed with AS, doctors told me that it had been an autoimmune disorder, a kind of Rheumatoid arthritis. Its therapy is composed of heavy medications, I had been vaccinated. It took a very long time to find powerful, natural methods for treating the illness. During the procedure, I discovered that the triggers … Read more
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) is a neurological condition that renders victims unable to function normally due to their need to be taken care of and their excessive reliance on the affirmation of their peers to make seemingly ordinary life choices. It is known that humans ordinarily value the opinions of their peers (Hughes, Leong, Shiv, … Read more
Are readers being too idealistic when they favor perfect heroes in stories over flawed ones? Authors August Wilson and Arthur Miller force readers to ponder the likeability of an imperfect protagonist through their characters. In Fences by August Wilson, the main character Troy is a struggling father and husband dealing with racial injustice in his … Read more
What I am about to discuss with you is not the most exotic topic, but it is one that effects a significant part of the population. Strokes, even if you do not know someone personally who has one you still probably have a vague idea what they are. Strokes occur every 40 seconds in the … Read more
It is a common practice among the college students to pull an all night before a test. All-nighters forego sleep at the expense of other activities usually to study. The increased demand makes it impossible for students to have a feasible consistent studying schedule. Work, academic obligations and socializing intensify and hence they require more … Read more
The “the onion” is a satirical press release that mocks the pseudoscience used in the marketing of a foot pain-relieving product. Throughout the text, the author intends to humorize how average people are gullible for scientific-sounding reasons that do not state actual facts. The writer achieves this by utilizing scientific, esoteric diction and ornate syntax. … Read more
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that destroys nerve cells and causes disability. The nerve cells gradually break down and die. Muscle twitching, weakness in a limb, or slurred speech is how ALS typically starts. It eventually affects the muscles needed to move, speak, and breath.The disease is progressive, and currently … Read more
How’s it going, being “so OCD”? I bet you’re feeling all “cool” and “different”. I also bet you’re unaware of what it means yourself, despite claiming to be “so OCD”. To be clear, it’s the acronym for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; a mental illness which I suffer from and which is often times accompanied by anxiety, … Read more
The issue of euthanasia has been bloomed substantially when a destitute Bangladeshi, Tofazzal Hossain from Meherpur sought permission and sent a letter to the deputy commissioner of Meherpur to allow to euthanize his two sons and a grandson forasmuch they are diseased with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which is a rare disease and there is no … Read more
Most people sport moles on their bodies. While a majority of these darker colored spots are innocuous, those that begin to show signs of modifications can act as precursors to skin cancer known as Melanoma. Read on to get a quick understanding of this deadly disease. Acquiring sun-kissed skin is an obsession that leads many … Read more
Some people agree with euthanasia or mercy killing because “It frees up hospital beds and resources”. However, just because hospital beds are needed by other patients, that does not mean it is ok to allow people to die in order to free up beds for others. Some of those patients can be taken care of … Read more
John M. Barry articulates the struggles of fighting influenza in 1918 through the scopes of scientific research in his book The Great Influenza. In a passage of Barry’s book, he characterizes scientific research in terms of the intricate threading of antipodean ideas; certainty vs. uncertainty, known vs. unknown, and concrete vs. conceptual that serve as … Read more
Rabies case study Rabies is a very interesting disease to research as it is such a complex virus. It is a zoonotic disease spread through bites or saliva of an infected animal. It is usually fatal as it does not show definitive signs of the infection until it is too late. The only diagnosis is … Read more
Diseases was a major part of the Columbian Exchange for numerous reasons. Diseases spread through many regions across the world. It affected the Native American population and many others. People today, have stronger immune systems because of the spread of diseases, during the Columbian Exchange. It has made a huge impact to the world over … Read more
Louse-borne typhus is one of the oldest pernicious diseases, that has been haunting mankind since ages. Known by the many names such as “camp fever”, “war fever”, “jail fever” and “tabarillo” and confused with many other fevers and diseases, it was only in the late 15th century, it was identified as a cause of major … Read more
The Holocaust was a barbaric event, a genocide which led millions of innocent civilians and soldiers to their deaths. Though many groups were targeted during Hitler’s tyranny, the Jewish often faced the worst torment. Believed to be less than human, those who were Jewish were methodically removed from their homes, subjected to hate crimes, and … Read more
The Roles of Death and Mortality in “Because I could not stop for Death” Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death” deals with two interrelated yet distinct subjects: death and mortality. The poet presents these subjects as an interconnected phenomenon in order to provide support for the poem’s theme of death being an … Read more
Scientists are always looking for different ways to cure certain diseases; however, their methods may be questionable. In Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Skloot is investigating the connection between cancer patient Henrietta Lacks and modern day medical research. Even for those without a background in medicine, this novel is interesting and easy … Read more
Subtle Feminism in Edith Wharton’s stories “The Other Two” and “Roman Fever” Edith Wharton showed her concern with the social pressures placed upon women and the constraining expectations of others with respect to them through her fiction. Wharton portrays her female characters straying from expectations, both societal and personal, with a positive outcome. In “The … Read more
What I am about to discuss with you is not the most exotic topic, but it is one that effects a significant part of the population. Strokes, even if you do not know someone personally who has one you still probably have a vague idea what they are. Strokes occur every 40 seconds in the … Read more
During her childhood, St. Bernadette lived in Lourdes, France. She was the oldest of her eight siblings. Two days after she was born, Bernadette was baptized at St. Pierre’s Church. St. Bernadette had terrible asthma as a child. As a result, she lived the duration of her life with fragile health. When she was fourteen, … Read more
Stone breaker is a natural kidney stones treatment containing 100% pure chancapiedra extract also called as kidney stone crusher. Chancapiedra scientific name Phyllanthusniruri, is a plant indigenous to the amazon rainforest , it is a herb and the whole plant is used to make medicine. Chancapiedra has a long history of traditional medicinal use for … Read more
Live, attenuated vaccines Attenuated vaccines can be made in a variety of ways. Some of the most common methods include the passage of the disease-causing virus through a series of cell cultures or animal embryos (usually chicken embryos). Using chick embryos as an example, the virus develops in different embryos in a row. With each … Read more
Abstract This paper explores a film, A Boy Called Po, discussing the challenges Patrick, best known as Po, lives with the daily challenges of autism. Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts (Google). Introduction There … Read more
Pneumonia” a very serious health condition where a person’s lungs are filled with fluid. This makes it very hard for oxygen in the lungs to reach the blood stream” EPA (2018). Pneumonia can continue from two weeks to three weeks and then disappear and be very difficult in children and is the leading cause of … Read more
What defines an individual’s success? In most cases than not, one examines the person’s IQ, their personality, or what sort of special talents that they were graced with since birth as factors that influence ones success. However, this is the exact process that Malcolm Gladwell scrutinized in his bestseller The Outlier’s. Gladwell examined cases studies … Read more
There are several sexually transmitted infections contracted from males to females, females to males or homosexual and bisexual partners. In effect, all it takes to transmit this bacteria is a simple contact with the genitals – be it penile, vaginal, anal, or even orally. Among the most common sexually transmitted infections or diseases is Chlamydia … Read more
Chickenpox is a thing that has affected many people in the past and even now in the present. It was discovered in the 1500s by a man named Giovanni Filippo who lived in Italy. Later on in the 1600s Richard Morton, an English physician, was studying this virus and gave it the name Chickenpox. This … Read more
You’re driving along a highway talking on the phone, but still concentrating very hard on the road ahead of you when bam you’ve hit a deer! What happened? There is no way that was there a second ago! That question is very similar to the question that I hope to answer in my experiment which … Read more
A monogenic disease is a condition determined by the interaction of a single pair of genes. Compared to the other, polygenic condition wherein several genes (polygene) are involved. The monogenic disease is less common than the polygenic disease. It is also less complicated than the latter and may follow a pattern based on Mendelian inheritance. … Read more
Support groups can be an important resource for people diagnosed with breast cancer. They help increase the support network of people in the group, although support groups can be a powerful force for healing, they are not for everyone. Different support groups can be indicated depending on the stage of evolution of each patient, for … Read more
There are several sexually transmitted infections contracted from males to females, females to males or homosexual and bisexual partners. In effect, all it takes to transmit this bacteria is a simple contact with the genitals – be it penile, vaginal, anal, or even orally. Among the most common sexually transmitted infections or diseases is Chlamydia … Read more
Problem Statement Sexually Transmitted Infections or STIs are an expanding issue in the present society. There is a considerable lot of them and the number is expanding in the adolescent of the country. What are Sexually Transmitted Infections/Diseases (STD’s)? What amount do you think about STD’s? Do you know how to shield yourself from STD’s? … Read more
Childhood obesity is a condition characterized by presence of excess fat in the body of a child aged above two years (Birch, et al, 2011). There is no definite and direct way of determining if one has excess fat in their body, conversely, the Body Mass Index (BMI), is used to determine whether one is … Read more
I descend from a large African American family, a family whose health history I have been oblivious to up until I was given this assignment. My family has a long health history of diabetes, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and high blood pressure. High blood pressure appears to be the most common and reoccurring illness in … Read more
TTC37 is a protein coding gene, located on the long arm of chromosome 539. It consists of 43 exons and produces a product, previously known as thepsin. Thepsin/TTC37 is comprised of amino acid residues and 20 tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains. It is widely expressed, with high levels observed in the intestine. TTC37 is considered to … Read more
On February 2nd, 2013 at Chicago Academy High School I participated in the Leukemia Lymphoma walk in the cold walk-a-thon. It was a great experience, and I’m glad I choose it as a service learning project. We walked around the neighborhood according to the map we were provided earlier. I chose to serve this organization … Read more
One of the most important is to know about ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a mental illness, also called psychiatric disorder. Usually, ADHD diagnosed in school-aged children. Many children with ADHD faced difficulties in their studies and follow instructions, and these characteristics create problems in school and at home. How children or adults … Read more
Abstract Many people falsely believe that anorexia arises by choice. However, recent studies suggest otherwise, and the reason may not be what you think. New research may provide sound evidence that the fashion industry and various media sources play a major role. How authentic are these studies? What are the reasons behind these ideas? This … Read more
The health history helps determine what could be the cause of this patient’s cardiac symptoms. Therefore the nurse should not only assess the symptoms but also the family history of cardiac disease and the patient’s lifestyle or habits that could increase the chances of developing a heart disease. However, there are modifiable risks factors that … Read more
Front Range Community College Technology has come such a long way just in the past decade, we use it for almost everything. Including an obvious one- communication. In 2018, over 90% of people ages 18-24 years old have a social media account including facebook, snapchat, and twitter. Almost 80% of them visit these sites daily. … Read more
Corruption. No matter how much we try to make something fair or serve justice, corruption always eases its way through it all. It is simply in the world around us, in our justice system, and in every government existed. People all around the world suffer from corruption in the government every day. This doesn’t exclude … Read more
What is WAGR Syndrome? WAGR Syndrome is an uncommon disease that can affect both genders. It is more common for babies to be born with the syndrome, rather than getting diagnosed with the disease later on in life. The babies that are born with WAGR face high risks of being diagnosed with cancer, can develop … Read more
The Whipple procedure is a major type of surgery which is done to excise the pancreatic head. It is also called pancreaticoduodenectomy. This surgery is called the Whipple procedure named after an American surgeon called Allen Whipple who refined this procedure in 1935. He also reduced the surgery from a two-step process into a single … Read more
One Day my mom sat me down, Once she did I knew what had happened. This past year, my uncle had been struggling with cancerous tumors. He had finally stopped getting the tumors for a couple months. The first tumor he had gotten was in his eye. Later on, after some tests the doctors had … Read more
When they were born, Abigail and Brittany Hensel’s parents were told they probably wouldn’t survive for more than a few hours. Their case is rare. The twins have two hearts, two sets of lungs, two stomachs, and two separate brains. However, they were born with dicephalic parapagus. This means that they were born with two … Read more
