Reye Syndrome Reye Syndrome is an extremely rare‚ non-contagious disease thought to be triggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye’s Syndrome‚ occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen’s Syndrome‚ is known to follow any viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is influenza‚ "the flu"‚ and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of aspirin‚ most notably Tylenol‚ is not to give Tylenol to a child who is recovering from the chicken
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Chris Brunelle Biology 112-online Professor Gaskin September 10‚ 2014 Minimal Organism “A minimal genome is generally defined as the smallest set of genes that allows for replication of the organism in a particular environment (Cho‚ M.‚ 1999). The creation of these minimal genomes can be helpful and harmful at the same time. There are many opinions out there about the subject‚ I will share some of those and my position on the subject. First let me just start with my personal position on minimal
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Biological weapons are living organisms‚ whatever their nature‚ or the materials that are created because of their use. Biological weapons can cause disease or death in living organisms‚ and are depended upon for their further ability to multiply inside the organism that it attacks. Chemical weapons are defined as chemical substances of gas‚ liquid‚ or solid which are used because of a directly toxic effect upon humans‚ animals‚ or plants. Even though the two weapons are closely related‚ chemical
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Results Larval Studies Normal Honey Bee Development of the Control Plate By day two‚ it seemed that three of the larvae did not survive due to their small size compared to the others. By day four‚ it seemed that four did not survive; however‚ movement was present in the others. By day eight‚ most of the larvae died due to mold development. However‚ three of the larvae started to progress into the pupal stage‚ but some of them did not complete the transformation. At day eleven‚ there were signs of
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Dr. Barry James Marshall is an Australian physician who is significant for discovering Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) as the most common cause of peptic ulcers. Scientists and physicians ridiculed Dr. Marshall for his idea at the time. During the time Dr. Marshall began his work‚ the scientific community agreed that peptic ulcers were the result of various phenomena such as stress‚ spicy food and the stomach overproducing acid. Scientists at the time also believed it was impossible for bacteria
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Tularemia is caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis. It infects both animals and humans. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC‚ 2011)‚ transmission can be caused by the following: Bites from Deer flies and ticks‚ Skin contact with animals that are infected‚ Consuming contaminated water and meats‚ Inhaling contaminated aerosols or dust‚ Exposure in laboratories‚ and Bioterrorism Person to person transmission has not been reported. The disease is highly infectious
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Aliens Among Us: Notes Do we share our planet with alternative forms of life? •Page 1 •Every living thing on earth has a deep history •Earth is 4.5 billion years old‚ uninhabitable for the 1st 6 million •3.8 billion years ago is when life began to emerge more and more •All living organisms use DNA to encode their genetic info •They all use RNA •“In short‚ every species seems descended from a common ancestor whose attributes define what scientists mean when they say ‘life as we know it’.”
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Syphilis Syphilis is a bacterial disease that transmitted mostly through sexual interaction. It is an infection that develops in stages. I will tell you about it‚ how it is transmitted‚ how to get rid of it‚ if it can be vaccinated for‚ chances of catching it‚ ways of preventing it‚ how much of the population has it‚ how many have had it‚ and how many might get it. About syphilis. Syphilis happens in three stages. The first stage starts with a singular sore called a chancre. It last from 3-6 weeks
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Deadly Invaders Project 1. A virus is an infective agent that has a nucleic acid molecule in a protective coat. They generally range in 20 to 300 nm‚ has RNA or DNA that multiplies in a cell. A lytic phase in a virus is when the conditions for infecting are favorable‚ when there are many “victim cells” and good conditions outside the cell. 2. Viruses are not alive‚ as they only have DNA/RNA and few other necessary ingredients of a cell. They lack too many things to be called living. Viruses reproduce
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RUNNING HEAD: H1N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS 1 H1N1 Influenza Virus 2 H1N1 is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This virus was first detected in residents of the United States in April of 2009. This virus is contagious and is spreading from person to person worldwide just as seasonal flu viruses spread. According to Up To Date (2009)‚ the month of July in the United States contained 43‚000 confirmed cases of H1N1 reported
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