Dengue fever‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness. There are four different viruses that can cause denguefever‚ all of which spread by a certain type of mosquito. Dengue can vary from mild to severe; the more severe forms include dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients who develop the more serious forms of dengue fever usually need to be hospitalized. There are currently no vaccines for Dengue fever. The best
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PLAGUE Basic statistics about the number of countries and states stricken with yellow fever‚ as well as the number of people affected‚ were taken Conclusions of the Board of Experts authorized by congress to investigate the yellow fever epidemic of 1878. The reports also estimate the cost of the 1878 epidemic as $ 200 million‚ which today would be calculated as over $ 350 million. The quote about yellow fever striking the Atlantic and Gulf states with more force than the one that bombed Pearl Harbor
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Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever is a life-threatening disease of the intestinal system caused by the typhoid bacillus‚ Salmonella typhosa‚ which lives only in humans who carry it in their bloodstream and intestinal tract. Typhoid fever is spread when the bacteria is "shed" by infected people who handle food or fluids without washing their hands‚ or when sewage carrying the bacteria contaminates water‚ milk‚ and other foods. Although relatively rare since the advent of vaccines and improvement
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faeces. The bacterium can be spread to a person if they eat food or drink beverages that have been handled by a person who is shedding S. Typhi. It may also be caused by contaminated water‚ which becomes infected from sewerage. Therefore‚ typhoid fever is more common in developing countries where hygiene is poor thus spreading the disease and allowing for water to become contaminated easily. Once the Typhoid bacterium enters the body‚ it multiplies and spreads to
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Capuano Research Paper Medical Anthropology 11/17/2012 In the Northern hemisphere‚ particularly in southwestern regions‚ the United States and in northern Mexico dwells a disease called Coccidioidomycosis‚ which is also known as San Joaquin Fever‚ Valley Fever and Posada’s disease. Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease‚ which in most cases enters the body through the lungs. Both humans and mammals are susceptible to this infection. Specific areas have become endemic for a variety of reasons. Some
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Characterization is the process by which the author brings a character to life. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses exceptional characterization throughout the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. There are four methods of characterization which can be revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. The most common method of characterization is the narrator’s direct description of a character. This is a very important method as it enables the reader to have a vivid picture in their
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Importance of Characterization How can introducing characters to the reader play an essential role in the story? There’s no doubt that the characters are important in fiction because the make events happen‚ so the way of introduce them to the reader surely makes a difference. Besides that‚ characters can be introduced to the reader not only by direct statements but also by what they do‚ say or think‚ by how other characters see them‚ by their names‚ by their appearance and also through dialogues
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SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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10/14/13 Journalism I Bieber Fever 15 year old Valeria Salcido from Sioux City‚ Iowa is not only a hard working student‚ but a big fan of the one and only‚ Justin Bieber. When asked where she first heard about Justin Bieber‚ she said on the radio in 2009. Valeria‚ who is now 15‚ was only the age of 11 at the time she first heard about Bieber. After a while she became a huge fan of Justin Bieber‚ who is famous‚ international pop
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Characterization of Grandma In the story “A Visit to Grandmother” by William Melvin Kelley‚ the grandma was given many characterizations based on her appearance‚ words‚ actions‚ and by what people say about her. All the characterization of Grandma told the readers a lot about her and made it easy for the reader to understand the story from grandma’s perspective. First off‚ in the story the author describes Grandma as a lucky and unique person by providing the reader with some text evidence. The
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