Anthrax can be transmitted to humans by contact with an infected animal or their products. Over the years anthrax has received a great deal of attention as biologists have discovered that it can also be spread by a bioterrorist attack or as chemical warfare. Anthrax is not one of the diseases that spread from person to person. As of today‚ there are three known types of ways anthrax can infect a human. The most common way is infection through the skin. This causes an ugly sore that usually goes away
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When historians are asked when the birth of modern warfare occurred‚ they would all say World War II. World War II updated how war is fought to the way that many subsequent wars are fought even to this day. The Second World War was the first major war that involved many naval battles in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The four major players of such naval warfare were Britain‚ Germany‚ United States‚ and Japan. Only these countries set up navy forces of any significance‚ which to the surprise of
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2 SEP 2002 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN WAREFARE The main difference between Greek and Roman warfare was the formations that they fought in. The Grecian armies all used the phalanx as a fighting formation while the Romans used the maniple. The phalanx was one mass formation that consisted of infantry eight deep. The maniple formation was actually a group of formations in a checkerboard pattern. Each maniple consisted of about 120 men and when employed in Italy‚ the Romans used thirty
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actually a drone bot. Forty-two percent of people in the U.S. completely disapprove of the personal use of drones‚ according to a poll done in 2014. While that is for personal drone use the poll also represents a section for drone use in oversea warfare. Now you might think‚ oh yeah drones would be a major advantage in the war on terrorism‚ and if you agree you’re agreeing with 85 percent of people in this poll. However‚ we still have some people saying that having the advantage of drones would
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The suffraggetes were fed up with being ignored. They decided to take there campaign directly to the politicians. The suffragettes would shout out there slogan ‘votes for woman’ while the politician was speaking‚ such actions were very unusual and gained alot of publicity. However they knew that in time they would need new tactics if they were to be successfull. How and why did they the campaign become more violent? . The prime minster promised to change the law and then didn’t do it‚ he abandoned
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of Biological Warfare from 300 B.C.E. to the Present." A History of Biological Warfare from 300 B.C.E. to the Present. Web. 26 Nov. 2014. Loike JD‚ Fischbach RL (2013) Ethical Challenges in Biodefense and Bioterrorism. J Bioterr Biodef S12:002. doi:10.4172/2157-2526.S12-002. 20 Nov. 2014 Ravitsky‚ Vardit Resnik‚ David B. “H5N1 Avian Flu RESEARCH and the Ethics of KNOWLEDGE.” The Hastings Center report 43.2 (2013): 22–33. PMC. Web. 3 Dec. 2014. Riedel‚ Stefan. “Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism:
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smaller countries) and nationalism (strong feeling of pride‚ loyalty and protectiveness for ones country. Also Germany wanted control over the world. WW1 was very special though. It was unique for many reasons‚ like Trench Warfare‚ propaganda and all of the new weaponry. Trench Warfare was a
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MODULE 04 Cross-Cultural Competency Culture Culture is the pattern of action and the ways of perceiving‚ feeling‚ and thinking acquired growing up in a particular group of people Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is the attitude held by the members of a culture that theirs is the only true‚ right‚ and best way to view and act in the world. Cultural relativism Cultural relativism is the idea that human behavior‚ ideas‚ and emotions must be understood in the context of the whole culture in which they occur
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World War I was a never before seen type of war. New tactics‚ artillery‚ and military technology from the Industrial Revolution led to unforeseen effects. Trenches were a widely used tactic in the response to the new and improved artillery‚ such as the machine gun. Also‚ updated medical treatments on the frontline resulted in men’s lives being saved. This combination led to many soldiers surviving facial disfigurement injuries that would have killed them in the past. The physiological effects of
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condition caused by long period of time in wet‚ cold conditions such as waterlogged trenches (5). It is one of many immersion foot syndromes—resembling frostbite (3). The use of the word “trench” in the name of the disease is referencing to the trench warfare and it mainly happened on soldiers’ feet (5). During World War One trench foot was known for a “nonbattle casualties” (Bull .67). It can be quite painful‚ but it can be prevented and treated. This letter describes how painful it was to have trench
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