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    Mary Mallon Typhoid Fever

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    Mary Mallon’s birth and death‚ many mysteries arose about how people were getting sick with typhoid. Leaving quickly after one fell ill in a client’s house‚ it took years to track her down. Even to her last day‚ she claimed she never had typhoid fever and wasn’t the cause of death and sickness in her client’s houses. Mary Mallon‚ nicknamed Typhoid Mary after infecting many people with Salmonella Typhi. In her total life time‚ she directly killed 3-5 people. Mallon also infected 20-30 more people

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    who’s just had her best friend die from an unknown disease. Then after that‚ almost everyone starts to drop dead from this disease called the “Yellow Fever” that came back and started to infect everyone you know‚ even you. So now you’ll have to survive the Yellow Fever. “Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson” is set in philadelphia 1793‚ the Yellow Fever was a fast spreading disease. The most important plot events include the following. “Dead? Pollys dead?” I couldn’t have heard her properly. “Polly

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    That summer of 1793 was inexplicably hot and unbearable. Alongside with the stifling heat‚ the Philadelphia was made to face one more‚ even more‚ dangerous problem: yellow fever. Fourteen-year-old Matilda (Mattie) Cook lived above a coffeehouse in Philadelphia during the late 1700’s. She shared the home with Lucille‚ her widowed mother‚ Captain William Farnsworth Cook‚ her grandfather who was a retired sailor along-with King George‚ his parrot‚ in addition to Silas‚ her orange cat. Lucille wasn’t

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    Title (1/4 index card) Part 1: a. introduction b. statement of the problem c. scope and delimitation PART1 a. Introduction Dengue Fever Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand b. Statement of the

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    Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

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    Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Definition Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are infectious disease that interferes with the blood’s natural ability to clot. These diseases can also damage the walls of tiny blood vessels‚ making them leaky. The internal bleeding that results can range from relatively minor to life-threatening. Causes of VHFs VHFs are caused by several distinct families of viruses‚ which include arenaviruses‚ filoviruses‚ bunyaviruses‚ and flaviviruses. These viruses can affect multiple

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    Mattie’s Life and Changes In Fever 1793‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ sixteen year old Matilda (or Mattie) Cook changes dramatically over the course of the book. In the beginning‚ she is portrayed to be a young selfish girl who was always too lazy to work. By the end of the book‚ she is shown to be a strong young woman. Her family of three consisting of her grandfather‚ mother‚ and herself runs a small coffee shop. Her family usually works relentlessly before‚ during‚ and after the shop’s hours

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    Rheumatic Fever! Rheumatic Heart Disease By Kaya Michaelis Causes: Rheumatic heart disease is damage of the heart’s valves caused by rheumatic fever‚ which is caused by streptococcal bacteria. A streptococcal infection is caused by strep throat or scarlet fever.The streptococcal infection may result in scarring of the valves‚ weakness of the heart muscle‚ or damage to the hearts pericardium. Rheumatic fever mostly affects children from the ages of 5 -15‚ and occurs approximately 14-28 days after

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    PART I 1. What were Semmelweis’ initial observations? Answer: Semmelweis’ initial observation was the death rate of women after childbirth. 2. What was the problem at hand? Answer: The problem at hand was more women were dying after childbirth in the ward with male physicians and fewer were dying in the female physician ward. 3. What possible explanatory story might Semmelweis come up with? Answer: An explanatory story that Semmelweis might come up with could be that the women physicians

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    Lassa Fever: An Old World Arenavirus ABSTRACT A brief summary of lassa fever‚ its history‚ pathology and effects on the indigenous populations. Also‚ lassa fever in the context of newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January 12‚ 1969‚ a missionary nun‚ working in the small town of Lassa‚ Nigeria‚ began complaining of a backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle‚ she ignored the pain and went on about her business. After a week‚ however‚ the nurse had a throat so sore and so filled

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    novel‚ Fever 1793‚ takes place in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. Mattie is the main character of the book. In the beginning of the book‚ she only thinks about herself and not about others. In the middle of the book‚ something tragic happens‚ and she has to learn to cope and mature throughout the rest of the book. By using descriptive words‚ and repetition‚ the author creates a lesson that when people mature‚ they learn to appreciate what they have‚ rather then be greedy. The theme of Fever 1793

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