What is Kuru? In the early twentieth century health scientist shifted their attention to a new disease called Kuru. Kuru was a disease spreading within the Fore people of Papa New Guinea. Kuru is also known as the laughing sickness‚ or the trembling sickness because the disease caused its victims to tremor‚ laugh uncontrollably‚ loose their balance and lose control of their motor movements. Victims eventually lose the ability to talk‚ chew and swallow and Kuru inevitably leads to death. The tribes
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November 4‚ 2013 Ebola‚ The Lethal Virus Ebola has made its mark on the world over the past three decades. Since the first Ebola outbreak in 1976‚ numerous countries have come together in order to solve the mystery of the history of Ebola. Within a matter of days of symptoms presenting‚ the victims die an unimaginable death. Ebola is one of the most lethal viruses known to man with only one in every ten infected surviving (1). Key factors in understanding Ebola
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or Marburg‚ with more than 50% of the patients dying within days on the onset of acute symptoms. It is considered dangerous‚ as there has been no known vaccine. 2. How would I tell if I contracted the Ebola virus? The incubation period is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of fever fatigue‚ muscle pain‚ headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting‚ diarrhea‚ rash‚ symptoms of impaired kidney and liver
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oboes‚ two clarinets‚ two bassoons‚ contrabassoon‚ four horns‚ two trumpets‚ timpani‚ and strings. The second piece I am going to discuss is the Symphony No.2 in D Minor‚ Op. 36 composed by Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827). It was in the Classical period‚ and the genre of it is Symphony because of it had four movements. The first movement is in the Adagio molto form‚ the second movement is in the Larghetto form‚ the third movement is in the Scherzo: Allegro form which breaks the rule of most of symphonies
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form preserving one ’s honor from the indignity of capture by the enemy. (Toyomasa‚ 1980) 3. Throughout the next two hundred years‚ seppuku remained central to Japanese society in its various forms until Japan began to modernize during the Meiji period in the late 1800s and early 1900s (Toyomasa‚ 1980) 4. The Japanese government attempted to adopt a more Western view on suicide and banned seppuku as a form of death penalty (Toyomasa‚ 1980) 5. Despite the ban on seppuku in official and political
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culture and traditions. Modernisation in religion‚ education‚ the military‚ economics‚ and politics had a significant effect on society in Japan and its position in the Asian region. To begin with‚ education in Japan was modernised during the Meiji period to help adopt Western technology and philosophies‚ but at the same time preserve Japanese culture and traditions. To ensure the success of the modernisation process‚ it was realised that a universal system of education was necessary. Compulsory primary
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According to the New England Medical Journal monos’‚” transmission occurs predominantly through exposure to infected saliva‚ often as a result of kissing and less commonly by means of sexual transmission.” (Luzurigak & Sullivan‚ May ) The incubation period is 30 to 50 days from initial exposure. Often recognized by symptoms mentioned above with the addition of a rash and can even be seen with other viruses like that of influenza and bronchitis. Control of mono is very common‚ the use of acetaminophen
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Manuscript INTRODUCTION: ATTENTION GRABBER: Imagine being isolated from your own family and feeling unsure as to whether or not you will ever see them again. They do not want to come anywhere near you‚ for you are a threat to their health. The only visitors who come with in 10 feet of you are strangers in full on protective gear. They do not want to expose the slightest bit of skin to you and you can not see anything besides their eyes. The world fears what you are and no one wants to come
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In 2011‚ the blockbuster‚ Contagion‚ was released‚ featuring several prominent actors. In summary‚ the movie is the story of a father who loses his wife and son to a completely brand new virus. This new virus‚ dubbed MEV-1‚ originated from a bat in Hong Kong. The bat bit a fruit then dropped it into a pigpen infecting the pig that consumed the fruit with the bat’s virus. While pig was prepped to be cooked‚ the chef touched the pig’s mouth‚ getting virus on his hand and shakes the hands of woman‚
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traditional Japanese values; and Master Nankai‚ a sage who enjoys to drink and talk politics among others. This story uses these characters‚ primarily the Gentlemen and the Champion‚ to represent political views that were present in Japan during the Meiji Period. Of the many themes discussed among them is the idea of novelty versus nostalgia‚ which grew into a central argument. “Novelty” or new‚ in this case‚ represents the Western influence that was entering Japan at the time; these ideas became popular
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