viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). The virus is named after the Ebola River Valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)‚ which is near the site of the first recognized outbreak in 1976 at a mission hospital run by Flemish nuns. It remained largely obscure until 1989 when several widely publicized outbreaks occurred among monkeys in the United States. The virus interferes with the endothelial cells lining the interior surface of blood vessels and with coagulation. As the blood vessel
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Ebola Outbreak Ebola‚ previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever‚ is a rare and deadly disease. Ebola viruses are found in several African countries. Ebola was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then‚ outbreaks have appeared at irregular intervals in Africa. The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This outbreak is the first Ebola epidemic the world
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Definition of Software: Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can be stored electronically is software‚ in contrast to storage devices and display devices which are called hardware. Categories of Software: Software is often divided into two categories. System Software Application Software History of System and Application Software: Systems programmers invariably wrote in assembly language. Experiments with hardware support in high level languages in the
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Classroom » How to Investigate an Outbreak Steps of an Outbreak Investigation On this Page Step 1: Prepare for Field Work Step 2: Establish the Existence of an Outbreak Step 3: Verify the Diagnosis Step 4: Define and Identify Cases Step 5: Describe and Orient the Data Step 6: Develop Hypotheses Step 7: Evaluate Hypotheses Step 8: Refine Hypotheses Step 9: Implement Control and Prevention Measures Step 10: Communicate Findings In investigating an outbreak‚ speed is essential‚ but getting
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sister.” Yeah‚ but an annoying one at that I thought. I look around our make-shift campsite and my eyes stop on her sleeping figure. I have to admit‚ she’s the bravest fourteen year old girl I have ever met. I haven’t seen her cry once. After the Outbreak spread‚ we’ve lost contact with our parents because of the chaos in the streets. We haven’t seen them in 7 months‚ when this all started. I fear the worst‚ but she’s optimistic. Tess‚ my sister says we’ll find them at the Superdome in Chicago. That’s
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Student Lounge Studying can be hard and very frustrating. When I first stepped into the student lounge I noticed that there were many activities for students. There were computers for students to access the Internet‚ places for students to sit‚ and a coffee shop that put out a wonderful aroma throughout the student lounge. As I looked around‚ I saw people studying and reading books. Most of them all had some sort of beverage in their hands‚ and they seemed very relaxed. In the student lounge
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PREVALENCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ON PHILIPPINE PESO BILL WITHIN THE VICINITY OF ILOILO CITY 2012-2013 A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty College of Medical Laboratory Science Department Central Philippine University Iloilo City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Research 1 JUSTINE GRACE G. JIMENEA ISAAC JAMES T. LEDESMA MAJA HANNAH LOU L. LOJA ROBERTO R. MANALO JR. JIRAH L. PEDROSA MARCH 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study A classic
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An Evaluation of Greene’s “Cut” Every life experience has an effect on a person‚ whether it is bad or good. According to Greene‚ being cut from a team has a long and a short term effect. In Greene writing‚ “Cut” he interviews several people about being cut from a sport team when they were young. He wanted to see how they felt about being cut and how they dealt with it. Being cut from a team can lower one’s self-esteem and confidence‚ however this negative experience can have a positive outcome
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Biology101 McDowall 10/29/2012 Escherichia Coli “The Bacterial Beast” E.coli or binomial name Escherichia coli was discovered by a German pediatrician named Theodore Escherich in 1885. Dr. Escherich originally named the bacteria‚ bacillus communis coli. After the demise of Dr. Escherich the intestinal bacteria was then named Escherichia coli after the late doctor in 1919. The bacteria Escherichia coli are classified as follows. Domain- Bacteria Kingdom- Eubacteria Phylum- Proteobacteria
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can always speculate about the aftermath of any social issue‚ we can always judge the parents‚ society‚ the government and their economic level and we can try to blame everyone for the behavior of our youth but through “The Destructors” by Graham Greene‚ one can see the psychological impact on one’s behavior as the effects of hard experiences as well as the role of human nature negatively impact the members of the Wormsley Common Gang in the aftermath of World War II London. First of all‚ it is
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