Rheumatic Heart Disease Learning Team D University of Phoenix I. Introduction II. History a. Rheumatic heart disease is caused from contracting rheumatic fever. b. Anyone but especially children are at higher risk if they have strep throat that is left untreated. i. Common symptoms are breathlessness‚ fatigue‚ palpitations and fainting attacks. ii. Medication and possibly surgery are treatment options. c. Prevention is key by seeking immediate
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The Story of an Hour shows an obvious theme‚ situational irony and symbolism. It all starts when Josephine and Richard tell Louise that her husband has passed away in a terrible train accident‚ Richard claims to have waited to confirm the death of his friend with a second telegram. Then at the end of the story Bentley is alive and Louise is the one who has passed on. The open window in Louise’s room symbolizes her new freedom after finding out that her husband is gone. When she is told of her husbands
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CPE 12 April 2011 Realism Essay Irony is all around in everyday‚ daily‚ lives. Sometimes people don’t notice it‚ but if they would take a step back and really look‚ irony would be right there. In “The Story of an Hour” and “Richard Cory” irony takes place quite a bit. The irony in “The Story of an Hour” is that Mrs. Mallard’s husband dies‚ and as soon as she hears of this news‚ she starts feeling relieved‚ free‚ and happy. In “Richard Cory”‚ the irony is that he was a very wealthy‚ good-looking
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situations in stories to keep the readers wondering what will happen next. Irony occurs when the reader predicts that the plot or character in the story has an intention or attitude opposite to that which was actually stated. Irony is also a form of sarcasm. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” Edgar Allan Poe uses every possible type of irony to create a chilling tale of a man being chained and left to die in a catacomb. In “The Necklace‚” Guy de Maupassant also uses different types of irony to create an
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Scarlet fever is one of the predominantly a childhood disease occurring to children age of 2 until 10 years old. There are several factors that cause scarlet fever in children. Firstly‚ children who get scarlet fever because of an infection from a bacterium called exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)‚ notably Streptococcus pyogenic. This bacterium will release of a particular toxin that responsible for the characteristics scarlet-coloured rash seen with scarlet fever. In the
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Hollis Lee Page #1 8/14/13 Headley 2nd block Poetry Response: “Sea Fever” by John Masefield The poem “Sea Fever” is a very meaningful poem. The poem is very short‚ but has many meanings and different styles of poetry in it. When you first start the poem it seems as its going to be gloomy and very bland but picks up its meaning in the 2nd stanza. This poetry response will break down the poem and explain everything about it including the Title‚ Connotation‚ Attitude‚ Shifts‚ and
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Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever should
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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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