emergence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (Callaway et al.‚ 2013). Specifically‚ Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 is a foodborne pathogen of significant public health importance. It can cause mild to bloody diarrhea in humans which may progress to hemolytic uremic syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1993; Hussein‚ 2007) that can be fatal in children‚ the elderly and immunocompromised individuals. E. coli O157 is also responsible for an estimated 63‚153 illnesses‚ 2‚138 hospitalizations
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Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that officially ended WWI. It was negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference throughout the spring of 1919. This treaty didn’t exactly end war between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany but created a humiliating effect on the Germans side which eventually led to WWII. The Treaty of Versailles was highly confidential and caused hard feelings on all sides‚ contributing to the outbreak of WWII. (Treaty of Versailles) The treaty required Germany and
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people believe in conspiracy theories? According to multiple surveys done by J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood‚ writers in the American Journal of Political Science‚ over fifty percent of the American public believe in at least one conspiracy theory‚ which is over one-hundred sixty million people. Though so many believe in them‚ some theories stand more considered than others. Theories like aliens existing become much more commonly accepted‚ as twenty-nine percent of people surveyed believe in that
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The AIDS outbreak in the United States in the late 1980’s prompted education on the prevention of the spread of AIDS by the use of condoms. The AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program was established in 1987 by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). A similarity between Thailand and the US is that both countries were concerned and had been for many years regarding the AIDS epidemic. Mechai’s work inThailand focused on prevention
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The Escherichia Coli bacterium was discovered in 1885 by bacteriologist Theodor Escherich. He found the bacteria in the human colon and showed that some strains of Escherichia Coli were responsible for infant diarrhea and gastroenteritis. The Escherichia Coli was originally named Bacterium Coli. The name was changed to honor Theodor Escherich. E coli are normally harmless and are part of the normal flora found in the lower intestines of humans and healthy cattle. Some E. coli serotypes are known
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This experiment tested the growth of E.coli with inserted plasmid on an agar plate with Ampicillin. One colony of E.coli resistant to Ampicillin was grown during this experiment. The overall goal of the experiment was to successfully grow E.coli on the agar plate‚ which would show that the plasmid had been effectively inserted into the bacteria’s genes. This experiment helped students understand how plasmids were inserted into bacteria and used in real life situations. It also showed how the bacteria’s
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‘The Outbreak of the Korean War was more due to external then internal factors’ Discuss When war broke out between North and South Korea on the 25th of June 1950 there were a large number of factors that contributed to the outbreak of conflict. This is partly due to the vastly complicated political situation in Korea itself‚ but also because the Korean War occurred during a period of transition for the entire world‚ from the ashes of World War Two to the flickering embers of the Cold War. In this
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| Review of:Why You Do The Things You Do Clinton‚ Dr. Tim & Sibcy‚ Dr. Gary. (2006). Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret of Healthy Relationships. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Summary Relationships are in our everyday life all around us‚ but the most intimate relationships we have include God‚ our parents‚ our children and our spouse. God implanted the desire for intimacy or relationship within us when He created Adam and Eve. God hardwired the desire for relationship in us because
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Ebola Virus Outbreak Framework CJHS 410 September 21‚ 2014 Joe Maffia Overview of the Event Ebola virus disease is a virus that is communicable through human-to-human contact as well as animal-to-human contact in which has promoted the spread of this virus that can be deadly if left untreated (WHO‚ 2014). Not only is the Ebola virus disease (EVD) quite contagious but is gaining momentum from community to community with lack of proper health care‚ containment‚ and the families
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The Kelly outbreak is a famous phenomenon in Australia’s colonial history. Whilst some people prefer to see the outbreak as a simple criminal incident between an outlaw and the police‚ most historians view it as a broader sociological phenomenon‚ involving conflict between a larger rural community and the colonial authorities. An important issue for historians has been to understand the underlying causes of this criminal outbreak‚ whether it was mainly due to personal‚ ethnic or socio-economic
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