of a killer disease. It’s a painful thought to know that person never got to live to see their full potential. Diseases kill children every year. Many diseases are bacteria‚ inhaled by the victim‚ infecting several areas of the body. The bacteria lives and grows while its victim dies. Other diseases are caused by viruses; a non-living infection that attacks the disease-fighting system and other living cells. Children are much more able to be hurt by disease because of their weak disease-fighting systems
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sleeper effects are aspects that affect fetuses when born or later on in life. One agent in the environment that can adversely disturb an unborn child is teratogen. Most fetuses are exposed to at least one teratogen (motorized or physical instruments‚ environmental substances‚ communicable agents) (Palenchar‚ 2005). Fetuses can also be affected by an individual’s age‚ fitness‚ nourishment‚ and genetics. Communicable diseases can cause irreversible damages to fetuses. These diseases can disturb
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TOP 10 LIST OF UNCONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AIRBORNE DISEASES Regular check-ups / immunization / hygiene Diseases communicated by air i.e.) tuberculosis.flu and etc. RADON Change ventilation system / radon checks According to CDT Minnesota Department of Health (2007)‚ Radon is a radioactive gas - that means it continuously decays and releases radiation. It is produced from minerals in soil‚ such as uranium and radium. Although radon is present throughout the environment
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however renovation‚ reconstruction or demolition can disturb these materials and release asbestos fibers into the air. Asbestos fibers can be inhaled and become trapped in lung tissue which increases the risk for several serious diseases. Asbestos is a well recognized health hazard and is highly regulated. A natural mineral asbestos has been mined and used commercially in this country since 1880. It became a popular product due to its qualities and low cost. Asbestos is non-combustible
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Alcohol – the Body & Health Effects A brief overview 3 Contents 5 5 6 21 Introduction What is alcohol? Body effects of alcohol Mental health conditions 22 Alcohol and drug interactions 23 Effects of alcohol on other people 9 Brain and nervous system 24 Women Breasts – women 24 Men 10 Eyes 25 Young people 10 Heart and blood pressure 25 Older people 11 Intestines 11 Kidneys and fluid balance 26 How much? 11 Liver
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Running Head: Environment’s effect on Exercise How do environmental factors affect exercise on individuals? Emily Connelly Missouri Valley College 2011 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of science degree in exercise science to Mrs. Lyndi Fuemmeler‚ Instructor Ex 335 Table of Contents Introduction3 Introduction Statement3 Statement of Problem3 Purpose of Study3 Research Question3 Limitations3 Summary4 Literature Review4 Introduction4 Exploring the
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Environmental effects of pesticides Use of pesticides can have unintended effects on the environment. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species‚ including nontarget species‚ air‚ water‚ bottom sediments‚ and food.[1] Pesticide contaminates land and water when it escapes from production sites and storage tanks‚ when it runs off from fields‚ when it is discarded‚ when it is sprayed aerially‚ and when it is sprayed into water to
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The Effects of Alzheimer’s disease‚ Symptoms‚ Behaviors‚ Causes‚ Diagnosis‚ Treatments‚ and Future Outlook Wanda W. Jones Webster University Literature Review Alzheimer’s disease is the decline of mental function and the most common form of dementia (Parsa‚ 2011). Dementia is a term used to describe multiple areas of functions that have progressive declines‚ such as “decline in memory‚ reasoning‚ communication skills‚ and the ability to carry out daily activities” (Banerjee‚ 2012‚ p. 706)
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people all over the world today and it also affect their health too. racism is mostly taking over the world and nothing is going to stop it no matter how long we live.black‚Asian‚Latino were going through hell because of racism and they were the that were being treated like trash while the rich people were enjoying their lifestyle.the rich countries did want to pay $100 billion a year‚they thought that it was unrealistic demand. Environmental racism is not something to be taking lightly because
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Today‚ certain antibiotics are used in fighting certain diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli. However‚ due to the improper usage of these antibiotics and the increasing antibiotic resistance of the bacteria‚ a lot of the medicines commonly used before to fight the same bacteria are now considered ineffective and because of it‚ scientists try to find ways such as discovering new antibiotics or recommending to the citizens some procedures and ways
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