Yersinia pseudotuberculosis‚ Yersinia enterocolitica and‚ Yersinia pestis. Yersinia pestis is and will forever be known as the bacteria that caused the bubonic/black plague. Y. pestis is a zoonotic disease known to cause fatal infections in rodents and humans. Our understanding of this deadly disease is its mode of transmission and molecular mechanism. Its primary mode
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Cultural and Disease Paper While there are many endocrine diseases‚ the most common one in the United States is diabetes (Erika Gebel‚ 2010). The prevalence of endocrine diabetes is extremely high among the Arab people. There are many factor that make the Arab population vulnerable to diabetes and other endocrine disorders. Social and cultural influences also influence the development and treatment of many disease within the Arab and Islamic world. Community-based culturally sensitive intervention
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Personal Response Number One Title: Dreams from My Father ‘A Story of Race and Inheritance’ Author: Barack Obama Genre: Autobiography‚ Life Memoir Before Barack Obama was a Politician he was an author. ‘Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance’ is an Auto-Biography written by Barack Obama. The book describes Obama’s life in three parts‚ from his birth in Honolulu‚ Hawaii up to the final part of the book which includes his emotional and revealing trip back to his father’s homeland;
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Cardiovascular Disease The term "heart disease" is often used interchangeably with the term "cardiovascular disease." Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack‚ chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other heart conditions‚ such as those that affect your heart ’s muscle‚ valves or rhythm‚ also are considered forms of heart disease. Many forms of heart disease can be prevented or treated with healthy lifestyle
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Alzheimer ’s disease HCA/240 University of Phoenix Alzheimer ’s disease Alzheimer’s disease what is it? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. A general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging‚ although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age‚ and the majority of people are age 65 and over. Progressive mental deterioration in old age has been recognized and described
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Causes » Parkinson ’s disease most often develops after age 50. It is one of the most common nervous system disorders of the elderly. Sometimes Parkinson ’s disease occurs in younger adults. It affects both men and women. In some cases‚ Parkinson ’s disease runs in families. When a young person is affected‚ it is usually because of a form of the disease that runs in families. Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. Parkinson ’s disease occurs when the nerve
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NRS-429V Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread
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Botany online 1996-2004. No further update‚ only historical document of botanical science! Gibberellins In 1926 studied the Japanese E. KUROSAWA a rice disease that is known as the ‘foolish seedling’-disease in Japan. The plants grow extremely fast‚ look spindly and pale and break off easily. KUROSAWA detected that the reason for this abnormal growth is a substance that is secreted by a parasitic fungi (Fusarium moniliforme = Gibberella fujikuroi). It was termed gibberellin. During the thirties
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Argumentative Essay; Global Infectious Diseases The risk of catching a disease that originates from across the world increases as the world’s technology and travel advances. The problem is‚ is that we can’t stop ourselves from getting a disease or stop traveling. Another factor is that it may not be something that can be cured and it may be contagious. The results of global deaths that come from infectious diseases are 25%. One solution is to develop a vaccine and/or other products to prevent
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Emily Pozzuoli MCB2004 04/15/2013 Emerging Infectious Diseases: Avian Influenza A Emerging infectious diseases are diseases that are new or changing‚ and are increasing‚ or have the potential to increase in incidence in the near future. (Pearson‚ Microbiology) Some important contributing factors to the development of EIDs are evolutionary changes in existing organisms‚ the movement of previously identified diseases to new geographic locations and populations by modern transportation‚ and increased
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