Maddie Stinson Mrs. Brown Speech 4/10/13 Anthrax There are millions of diseases in the world‚ caused by several different types of immune system attacks. Viruses‚ parasites‚ funguses‚ bacterias‚ and genetics are just a few of many types of diseases. Anthrax is a disease that is based on bacteria. The disease is deadly and very rare. Anthrax seems to be a disease that is ominous but right at the edge of our society. Having knowledge of anthrax is important including: occurences‚ forms‚ and
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School-age children‚ face daily exposure to environmental agents and factors that may cause injury‚ illness‚ or death similar to those of all other age groups. Physical agents such as fires; mechanical agents such as bicycles‚ skateboards‚ and cars; biological agents such as bacteria; chemical agents such as asbestos; and radiological agents such as x-rays are the causes of injuries or death. Accidents are the leading cause of death in children over age 1 year in the United States. Accidents from contact
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The Cobra Event Richard Preston The book I read “The Cobra Event” is a very detailed and really gruesome book. The book starts off in the late 1990’s in New York. A girl by the name of Kate Moran‚ who is well later to be known as the first victim from a mysterious virus‚ lived her life as a usual laid back teenager. Well one day at school‚ out of no where‚ Richard Preston‚ which is the author‚ goes into great detail of Kate’s spontaneous reaction toward the virus that she had gotten that
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The Hot Zone By Richard Preston Links: 1.) Richard Preston: http://richardpreston.net/about-richard-preston 2.) The Hot Zone Reviews: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_0695.html 3.) Essay: The Hot Zone is a true story about an Ebola virus outbreak originating in Kenya‚ Africa at Kitum Cave on Mount. Algon. This outbreak happened In the 1990’s‚ which devastated many of the surrounding areas and people found this virus to be spreading to many
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Drone Warfare‚ enacted by George Bush and expanded on by President Obama to provide a haven for Americans against the terrorist group‚ al-Qaeda. The use of weaponized unmanned surveillance drones allowed for far better independent targeting decisions‚ rather than retrieving intelligence from sources within the real country where the warfare would take place. These strategic implications created a question among Americans‚ is the use of drones to target individuals right? This question has arisen
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• In the book‚ we have Nancy and Jerry‚ and they are very important characters who deal with Ebola. Also they are married. In the movie‚ Sam and his ex-wife shares similar rolls like Nancy and Jerry. They try to stop the outbreak of Ebola virus in the monkey house. In the movie Sam and his ex-wife is divorced and still have problems between them. • movie changed ’Ebola’ to an Ebola-like virus called Motaba‚ the conditions of both diseases proved to be similar • The army took strong precautions
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Looking to the east‚ the United States (US) Army faces a seemingly new threat; it is called “Hybrid Warfare”. In places like Ukraine‚ the South China Sea‚ and Iraq and Syria Hybrid Warfare has allowed America’s enemies to seize large areas with impunity. As such‚ the US Army must develop an effective way of countering this threat. Furthermore‚ because of the nature of Hybrid Warfare US Army Counterintelligence must be a part of the solution. Concurrently‚ issues such as under-manning‚ misuse
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Ebola By: Fahd Seddiki and Conrad Womelsdorf Discovery of Ebola The discovery of Ebola was made after an epidemic of this virus was spread throughout Sub-Sahara Africa. The actual discovery was made by a native by the name of DR. Ngoy Mushola. He discovered it in 1976 after the epidemic hit his country. The first case of Ebola was called Ebola Zaire. It was discovered in Zaire hence the name. The second discovery of Ebola was called Ebola Sudan; also it was discovered in Sudan. Although
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3. a) The current status of Ebola and Leishmaniasis are deadly diseases according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola is comprised of five distinct species: Zaïre‚ Sudan‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Bundibugyo and Reston‚ which causes 25-90% deaths found in African clinics. Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites which transmit this disease by the bite of a tiny female phlebotomine sand fly. This deadly disease is estimated to infect 1-2 million new cases every year. The two diseases that are similar to
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Topic: Ebola General Purpose: (To inform about Ebola) August 21st‚ 2014‚ Saah Exco‚ a 10-year-old boy found on the beach abandoned‚ sick and all alone. This is just one case. Specific Purpose: The harmful effects Ebola has on the body are deadly‚ it is estimated this virus has affected 3.800 people in West Africa and around 2‚300 have died so far from it. Central Idea: Today I am going to explain the symptoms/transmission‚ diagnosis‚ and what health officials do to prevent this virus
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