... to different organs in the body and develop into cysticerci (5 mm. - 8 in.). D. latum larvae that infect people are called plerocercoids. Depending on location and number of cysticerci, pathology can result. Ex: Cysticerosis- (Taenia genus): eyes - blindness; spinal chord - paralysis; brain - neurocysticerosis with similar symptoms to brain tumor, causing traumatic neurological damage. Persons of Sandinavian heritage are susceptible. Diphyllobothriasis - (D. latum): Abdominal distention, flatulence, cramping, diarrhea and sometimes anemia parasite has a high affinity for vitamin B12) Hydatidosis -(E. granulosus): Instead of cysticerci, egg develops into ...
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... of Infectious Disease (USAMRID) in Reston, Virginia, and the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in Atlanta, Georgia. Ebola Zaire if great at what it does, to well. It kills so quickly that the index case, the first person to start an outbreak is usually dead before the proper authorities can show up and try to back track where it came from, defying a decent strategy to keep people away from its natural reservoir. However, it destroys the body so quickly that it doesn't have a chance to spread very far, at least in humans. This virus is a true paradox. Ebola Zaire is a nasty little virus with no known cure. The natural reservoir for the virus is still u ...
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... I have performed CPR hundreds of times. To date, I have been credited with 39 pre-hospital save awards. These awards are given to emergency personnel who successfully revive patients who have suffered cardiac arrest, outside of the hospital setting. In each of the thirty-nine instances, healthcare professionals, bystanders or family members initiated CPR immediately. Early CPR is one of the most vital links in what is referred to as the cardiac chain of life. The cardiac chain of life is broken down into four vital components. The first is notification of the 911 or emergency medical system. When you see someone collapse, call an ambulance as soon as possi ...
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... of eye movement can also cause lack of sleep. Since the brain won’t be able to review what happened in one day they will not be able to remember what they have learned.[ Coping with] Alcohol also has other effects on the body. It can cause a person to loss their balance and make it very hard for them to stand up and walk. Alcoholism also effects a person’s reaction time and hand-eye coordination, which can often lead to serious accidents. High concentrations of alcohol can cause your breathing to slow and eventually stop. Alcohol slows a person synaptic transmission which slows breathing. This slowed breathing often ends in death.[Coping with] Alcohol can also ...
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... of several liver and blood diseases and is characterized by yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, particularly the white of the eyes. Hepatogenous jaundice is caused by liver damage, particularly hepatitis. Hepatitis exists in an acute and/or chronic form. The acute form may subside after about two months or, rarely, can result in liver failutre. Chronic carriers are at risk of lasting liver disease. There are many different kinds of Hepatitis, some more serious then others. Hepatitis A, once called infectious hepatitis, is the most widespread cause of acute hepatitis. Usually transmitted by food and water contaminated by human waste, such infections c ...
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... sugar) or lactose (milk sugar), that must be processed into smaller units. Occasionally, the simplest form of sugar, a monosaccharide such as glucose, is present in food. These monosaccharides do not require digestion. Proteins are polymers composed of one or more amino acids. When they are digested, they produce free amino acids and ammonia. Vitamins are a vital part of our food that are absorbed through the small intestine. There are two different types of vitamins, water-soluble (All the B vitamins, and vitamin C) and fat-soluble (vitamins A, D and K). Neutral fats, or triglycerides, are the principal form of dietary fat. They are simple compounds, and w ...
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... these hallucinations are also visual.Some of the "voices" these patients hear,are related to the patients emotional problems,while others are just jumbled messages. Location and Occurrence Schizophrenia occurs in all cities and countries.All social classes are affected,but in the larger cities schizophrenia is three to four times more common in the lower classes,than in the middle and upper classes.Doctors say this difference is due in part to the downward social status of people developing the disease."Schizo" occurs equally as often in men and women,however it occurs at an earlier age for men.Schizophrenia usually takes place in the late teen or early adult ye ...
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... sleep better then an out of shape person, and feel more revitalized in the morning. Muscles account for approximently 35% of the body weight in women, and about 45% of the body weight in men. With over 600 muscles covering the human skeleton muscles give the body bulk and form. Then human body contains millions of muscle fibres whose coordinated contraction cause the whole muscle to contract. Muscles are the foundation on which our bodies are built. Without muscles our bodies could not perform the simplest tasks such as opening our eyes, talking, breathing and even the pumping of our heart or the most difficult tasks, such as running the hurdles in a track an ...
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... saltwater solution is injected into the amniotic sac, and the baby is poisoned. These methods are extremely cruel and painful, regardless of the organism it is being performed on. This torture needs to be stopped now. Being irresponsible and not using protection when having sex is not a good excuse to kill an innocent baby. Before having sex, the couple needs to think about the consequences and what to do if something happens, kill an innocent child or have the baby, and put it up for an adoption. Taking the life of another human being is murder, and this is an act of murder. One of The Ten Commandments is “ thou shall not kill”. Having an abortion is against Go ...
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... magazine, Amy Dickinson interviewed a group of eighteen students attending a liberal arts college near her home. Of the group of eighteen, five of them had previously been hospitalized for alcohol overdoses, and two had been treated by paramedics on campus for overdoses as well. The author commented that the mind-set of the students was not to “get drunk and silly” but instead to drink for the sole purpose of passing out. The students also reported that there is a “beer-friendly” attitude on the campus and that it is easy for anyone, even under-age individuals, to obtain a keg for a party. (STUDENT DRINKING STATUS – BY GENDER) Another national study found that ...
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