Anti Inflammatory Activity Anti-inflammatory effect of C. rotundus was studied and reported by various workers. The 70% alcoholic extract of C. rotundus leaves possessed significant anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan induced oedema and formaldehyde induced arthritis in albino rats (Sundaram et al.‚ 2008). The methanolic extract of C. rotundus rhizome was reported to have anti-inflammatory activity against carrageenan induced paw edema in rats. The results showed that methanolic extract
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take her to the hospital; the doctor took X-rays and other tests. After an hour‚ the doctor came out of the room. His face was like a dull cloud on a sunny day. “How is my wife‚ doctor?” I exclaimed. “Joaquin‚ your wife is diagnosed with Plasmodium falciparum that causes malaria” the doctor addressed. His words were like rocks falling into a pond. “Now don’t panic‚ medication and other medical practices can cure this problem. There is not much time left‚ though. She is in a critical stage
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(Images.nationalgeographic.com‚n.d.) Introduction Malaria is a common infection‚ which mostly affects people inhabiting hot regions within the tropics (Mandal‚ 2013). The illness is from a parasite of the plasmodium species‚ which is Anopheles mosquito (Marcus‚ 2009). The mosquito bites an infected person and later infects another person by biting him or her (Mandal‚ 2013). Malaria is a killer disease responsible for approximately death of 1 million people
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concept. A species is a living organism which follows the biological species concept of parasitism‚ commensalism‚ and mutualism. The biological species concept: Parasitism: one benefits from the other; taking over a host‚ (+/- reaction) (Ex: plasmodium apicomplexa taking over a human host causing malaria‚ tapeworm) Commensalism: one benefits and one doesn’t care‚ (+/0 reaction) (Ex: barnacles and whale the barnacles stuck themselves on the whales front side to feed off small crustaceans that
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Heath Organization‚ 2012) First of all‚ to know that u have Malaria‚ your body will start acting strange. You will get a headache‚ a high fever‚ your back and muscles will feel pain and your coughs will be dry. Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. The parasites grow in our liver and then they attack our red blood cells. (Malaria Symptoms and causes ‚ 2011) The female Anopheles mosquito is the one that most people get the disease from. The disease can be transmitted through blood transfusion
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A single disease‚ either communicable or non communicable is already tough to deal with‚ imagine the double burden of disease. The Double Burden of Disease is generally defined as when a country is having deal with communicable diseases such as common cold‚ measles‚ STD’s etc. and ferocious non-communicable diseases like obesity‚ heart disease‚ beri-beri. Although in the past few decades‚ new improvements have been found in healthcare facilities‚ the tally of people dying due to the innumerable diseases
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01/28 Domain: Eukarya “Eu karyotic Protist Supergroups” 1. Supergroup Excavata Genus – Euglena Tryponsoma 2. Super group Chromolaveolata a. Ceratium b. Plasmodium c. Paramecium d. Laminaraia 3. Super group Archaeplastida a. Red Algae “ Polysiphonia” b. Green Algae “Chlamydomadas‚ Hydrodictyon‚ Spirogyra‚ Volvox” 4. Unikonta a. Amoeba b. Some other small creatures that have flagella Pro – No membrane‚ No Histone‚ They have a cell wall‚ unicellular Super groups in Eukarya domain:
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SurfAid is a non-profit humanitarian organization whose aim is to improve the health‚ wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing. SurfAid views its mission to improve health and wellbeing as an invaluable investment in the future of the Mentawai and Nias people. Key stakeholders are our communities and individuals‚ regional government and partner non-governmental organisations. Our programs represent an integrated approach to improving health
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According to Kendra Cherry who is the author of “Everything Psychology Book” (2nd Edition) Health psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how biology‚ psychology‚ behavior and social factors influence health and illness‚ So the statement “Health Psychology is merely theoretical and classroom oriented rather than applied to real world settings and problems” I strongly disagree due to the fact that health psychology focuses on a wide scope of health problems like understanding how psychological
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CHAPTER 6—Protozoa INSTRUCTIONS: Before answering the case studies‚ make sure you have read and understood chapter 6 of your textbook. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON JANUARY 3‚ 2013‚ HANDWRITTEN ON A YELLOW PAD PAPER. IMPORTANT: Observe proper writing of scientific names. CASE FILE 1 A 25 y/o female patient consulted her doctor complaining of dysuria and foul-smelling vaginal discharge. She admitted to becoming sexually-active within the recent months. Microscopic examination of her urine sample
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