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Males And Females Men And Women
1,091 wordsWomen's Health and Tropical Diseases: A focus on Africa Over one-quarter of the world's population are at risk from parasitic infections and the majority of these infections are confined to the world's poverty belt of the tropics and sub-tropics -- largely in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women constitute nearly 67 per cent of the total population of Africa, and to achieve better global health condition, a focus on African women is thus necessary. Low income levels are associated with debilitating disease...
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Caribbean Islands British Control
1,330 words... early - the Caribs either killed or held the missionaries hostage and the Spanish were not willing to pit their fighting skills against a skilled enemy and the rugged terrain of Dominica. In fact, this attitude pretty much summed up how the next wave of European colonists, the English and the French, were to feel when they arrived in Dominica at the start of the 1600 's. The English and the French were in a race to colonize the Caribbean in order to tap into the riches that lay in exploiting...
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World Health Organization Years Of Age
1,730 wordsThat lead everyone in for a great awaking. Malaria in humans is caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium and the four subspecies, falciparum, via, malaria, and ovale. The species that causes the greatest illness and death in Africa is P. falciparum. The disease is transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, of which the Anopheles gambiae complex (the most efficient) is responsible for the transmission of disease in Africa. Fever is the main symptom of malaria. The most se...
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Young Boy Tennis Court
1,570 wordsThe Tennis World The young boy was an avid tennis game fan and was often badgered by his friends over his enthusiasm to watch all the tennis tournaments on the television. He was baffled one day when he came across one of his favorite players in a bizarre incident during his travel by train. The young boys banal attempts to draw the attention of the player so that he could talk with him were met with a bland response. Finally the young boy approached the player to ask for his autograph and was s...
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Psychiatric Disorders
1,666 words... of the article came to the following conclusions: traditional, molecular, and spatial epidemiology combined, may contribute to the understanding of the transmission of tuberculosis. This investigation, I think is intended for the audience of average people as well as for professionals in epidemiology and is a reliable source. The article Genomic Characterization of an Endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain: Evolutionary and Epidemiologic Implications by Dao Nguyen, Paul Brassard, Dick Men...
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Health Care Workers Chronic Hepatitis
1,367 wordsRisk Factors for HBV Infection Although relatively rare in the United States, hepatitis B is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother to infant in the perinatal period which is a major mode of transmission in regions where hepatitis B is endemic. The blood supply in developed countries has been screened for HBV for many year...
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Cease To Exist Rules And Regulations
3,484 wordsProfessor Sroufe MarchMadahascar Patrick Hummer Professor Sroufe March 5, 2001 Madagascar: A Dying Land In Need of Help Madagascar is one of the most diverse areas of land that has undergone evolution totally independent from surrounding continents. The plant and animal species located on the island are all endemic to the island, meaning all are native species. The amount of diversity is very high compared to that of other continents and the species found here cannot be found anywhere else in th...
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Cell Membrane Host Cell
999 wordsLASSA FEVER; AN OLD WORLD ARENAVIRUS ABSTRACT A brief summary of lassa fever, its history, pathology and effects on the indigenous populations. Also, lassa fever in the context of newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January 12, 1969, a missionary nun, working in the small town of Lassa, Nigeria, began complaining of a backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle, she ignored the pain and went on about her business. After a week, however, the nurse had a throat so sore and so filled with...
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Cell Membrane Host Cell
819 wordsLassa Fever: An Old World Arenavirus ABSTRACT A brief summary of lassa fever, its history, pathology and effects on the indigenous populations. Also, lassa fever in the context of newly emerging diseases. LASSA FEVER On January 12, 1969, a missionary nun, working in the small town of Lassa, Nigeria, began complaining of a backache. Thinking she had merely pulled a muscle, she ignored the pain and went on about her business. After a week, however, the nurse had a throat so sore and so filled with...
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