Radiographic Pathology One third of the world’s population is infected with Tuberculosis (TB) making this disease one of the most serious global health problems existing today. TB is especially dangerous for people that have weaken immune systems and is one of the top leading causes of death worldwide; ranking alongside the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2015). In 2014 alone‚ 9.6 million people around the world became sick with TB disease and there
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1. Give three examples of obvious things to look for when assessing a dog’s health. Clear‚ bright eyes; with no discharge. Free moving limbs with no clicks or stiffness in the joints; and no limp or lameness when walking. Healthy‚ glossy coat and skin; with no patches missing or matted fur‚ no dry patches of skin. 2. How is the disease Canine Parvovirus spread? The virus is spread by humans; on shoes‚ clothes and animals; fur‚ paws after having come into contact with infected soil or faeces. The
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HIV and AIDS “What is AIDS?” AIDS‚ also named as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a disease of the human immune system caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The illness will interrupt with the immune system that making people with AIDS much more likely to get infections‚ including opportunistic infections and tumors that do not affect people with working immune systems. This susceptibility gets worse as the disease continues. For the ways it infects‚ HIV can be transmitted in many
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bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for many different reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system‚ honing athletic skills‚ weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system‚ and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease‚ cardiovascular disease‚ Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental health‚ helps prevent depression
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PSYA1 Cognitive Psychology - Memory The Nature of Memory: STM and LTM * Baddeley‚ encoding in short term memory – whether it’s acoustic or semantic in the STM. Acoustically similar words recalled the least suggests that the STM is encoded on an acoustic basis. * Jacobs‚ capacity of the STM – he found that people remember nine numbers and seven letters. He did this with the series span technique. * Miller‚ capacity of the STM – reviewed all the research available and found that the
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INTRODUCTION 1.1. The gut microbiome The human body is a teeming metropolis of distinct microbial communities known as microbiomes. Members of these communities are microscope‚ single-celled organisms which support various physiological processes including immune defense‚ growth‚ and digestion (Bengmark‚ 2013; Collins et al.‚ 2012; Cryan & Dinan‚ 2012; Diamond et al.‚ 2011). Within the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract lies a particularly fascinating population of microbiota known for their enormity and connectivity
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Raghad I QarrashEnglish211‚ pre-AMSA Process EssySeptember12‚ 2014 Ms. Linsday Gail AIDS HIV is a virus that impacts the immune system‚ this virus is called Aids. It passes by four diverse stages of infection that attacks the human body. Some people misunderstand the true nature of aids and HIV virus as well. So awareness about the virus must be raised‚ as we have to realize the stages human bodies experience. This essay aims to define the true nature of the virus and how to deal with
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Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. The name marijuana is a Mexican slag word‚ which became popular in the 1930’s‚ which refers to the medicinal parts of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is a green‚ brown‚ or gray mixture that is created through drying the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. The potency of marijuana differs depending on what part of the plant is used. The three topics of marijuana I will be discussing is legalization of marijuana‚ teen marijuana
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It is said that around 20 percent of Americans is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. What is this parasite‚ and how does it affect people? Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that affects birds and other animals‚ but it only reproduce sexually in cats. According to Dr. Michael Grigg‚ senior investigator with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases‚ Toxoplasma gondii usually remains dormant in people contracted by it‚ following mild flu-like symptoms. However‚ if
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Virus AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By killing or damaging cells of the body’s immune system‚ HIV progressively destroys the body’s ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections‚ which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that
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