... or saliva transfer, where it gets it’s popular name, the “kissing disease”. Much like chicken pox, most people don’t receive a second time in their life, but it can happen. Relapses can occur, but are fairly uncommon. Although you can receive the disease very easily, is not highly contagious, according to the majority of sources. Symptoms There are many symptoms associated with infectious , but the symptoms all depend on the individual. The more common symptoms are fatigue, sore throat, swelling of the lymph nodes and malaise. There is usually a change in the white cells and serum of the blood, but it can only be detected by a spec ...
Words: 1043 - Pages: 4
... out of it. By cutting down the trees we are allowing for more of the carbon to be exposed into the atmosphere. Another factor that most people would not consider in the raising of global warming is the excrement of cows. Cows produces tons of carbon that does not all get treated for, and is in the top five for highest amounts of carbon produced per year. This is another factor that somehow has to be dealt with. All of these causes of global warming have been know by scientists, it's the effects we are seeing in today's climate now they had no idea of. Arctic glaciers are melting and causing the ocean's water level to rise. It has be proven tha ...
Words: 457 - Pages: 2
... children who wet the bed can develop psychological problems, including low self-esteem. This disorder also affects family members through anger and frustration because of the condition. One important reminder to parents with children who suffer from this condition is that bed-wetting should not be thought of as a behavioral problem. There is no medical proof to show that children wet the bed to spite their parents. Also, most children will outgrow bed-wetting eventually. As parents, the best way to help your child is to be understanding and remember that punishing or making fun of a child who wets the bed can only make the situati ...
Words: 1070 - Pages: 4
... to a female structure and more plants are on the way. Many plants rely on insects so greatly that they have evolved around them. None of the vibrant colors in the garden were created for your pleasure, nor was the smell of such plants as the roses, in actuality these beauteous pieces of nature we call flowers use sight and smell as attractants for the bees. Plants advertise themselves to who they want to be pollinated by. For instance, some plants such as the honeysuckle and tobacco only give off their potent scent at night, when other plants are inactive. Although during the day these plants may not be the most popular, during the night they serve as quite a ...
Words: 508 - Pages: 2
... States with 1,203,000 short tons, Soviet Union with 650,000 short tons, and Zambia with 596,000 short tons. When copper is being mined, both Native copper and copper ore are usually found. The highest grade of copper ore is pale silvery gray. Miners used to be always in danger in copper mines. Today, we have reduced a fair amount of these hazards. Miners wear hats made of iron or very hard plastic. This is to protect them from falling rocks. Lamps are also attached to these helmets in case some of the lighting in the mine goes out leaving a miner stranded in the dark. One of the biggest problems with mining is that in some places dangerous gas’s may exist, like ...
Words: 664 - Pages: 3
... "How can UNIX be old and yet powerful by today's standards”, you ask. The answer to this question lies in the history of UNIX; UNIX is a sort of subset of a much larger and more complex operating system called MULTICS. Both UNIX and MULTICS were developed decades ago for very large computers; only now, decades later are personal computers finally powerful enough to tackle these multitasking, multi-user systems with advanced features. Getting back to the crux of our first fact, LINUX looks like UNIX. LINUX is not officially UNIX simply because it was not written by the same programmers as was the original UNIX system. However, LINUX runs UNIX program ...
Words: 6064 - Pages: 23
... .30-06 packs about 1300 ft./lbs. of energy at 400 yards. Although, at 400 yards the drop is almost 50 inches; most hunters prefer this one compared to other rifles because of its versatility and accuracy. The expansion is also good, depending on the type of shell tired-used. The kick and distance of the gun are considered to be wonderful because the kick is normal and the distance is better than normal. The .270 rifle is a reasonably good rifle. This rifle is mainly used in open field shooting as opposed to in brush shooting. The depth and the expansion work together and turn out to be great, especially if soft pointed shells are used. The kick and the distanc ...
Words: 559 - Pages: 3
... between living organisms and effects of their interactions are ecologists' concerns. . . . .The balance of nature, wherever it occurs, is what you will investigate and analyze"(17). Since a career as an ecologist is usually long term, there are certain characteristics a person should have in order to maintain a successful career. One of these characteristics that is the most important is patience. Patience is important because as an ecologist a person will have to at some point in their career talk to another person who knows nothing of or about ecology. Another reason why patience is important is because through the first years of being an ecologist finding and ...
Words: 1338 - Pages: 5
... necessary. They then gave the eggs an electric shock to “initiate development” (Adler Par. 9). This was done after years of endless research. There was extensive research done in the area of embryo stem cells. Scientists have used such mouse stem cells for nearly a decade to create genetically altered mice (Travis Par. 8). Kaye Tucker of World Socialist Web Site writes, “These basic cells are present in the earliest stages of developing embryos and are able to develop into virtually any type of cell and tissue in the body” (Par. 3). This is where genes can be altered and clones can be made. It has been a hard task locating and being able to work with these st ...
Words: 868 - Pages: 4
... the viral DNA-polymerase, envelope protein, pre-core protein (which is processed to viral capsid) and protein X. The function of protein X is not clear but it may be involved in the activation of host cell genes and the development of cancer. Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem that affects people of all ages in the United States and around the world. Each year, more than 240,000 people contract hepatitis B in the United States. A highly infectious virus that attacks the liver causes the disease. (HBV) infection can lead to severe illness, liver damage, and, in some cases, death. It can take, on average, 60-120 days from the time of exposure for symptom ...
Words: 247 - Pages: 1
