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19 Th Century Massage Therapy
1,083 wordsMassage therapy spans a wide variety of therapeutic approaches, working to improve an individuals health and well being through the hands on manipulation of soft muscles and other soft tissues of the body. There are three key benefits to massage therapy; physical, mental and emotional. The first states that massage therapy is designed to stretch and loosen muscles to improve the blood flow and the movement of lymph throughout the body, facilitate the removal of metabolic wastes resulting from ex...
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Biological Warfare Agents Operation Desert Storm
1,109 wordsOUTLINE Outline 2 Two Kinds of Biological Warfare Agents 2 a. Bacillus anthracis b. botulinum toxin III. Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center 3 IV. Investigation of the Use of Biological Warfare Agents 4 V. Conclusion 5 VI. References 6 Carrie E. Edge English 11 The Use of Biological Warfare by the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm I. Introduction It was during the Gulf War when the Coalition forces was said to have utilized chemical warfare which were capable of a biological warfare. Due to ...
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Operation Desert Storm Biological Warfare Agents
1,035 wordsThe Use of Biological Warfare by the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm It was during the Gulf War when the Coalition forces was said to have utilized chemical warfare which were capable of a biological warfare. Due to the threat, it was the task of the US Central Command to protect the forces and report the use of the biological warfare by Iraq. The Department of Defense initiated measures in order to document the possibility of the use of biological warfare as well as to report these biological ...
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Bone Marrow Organ Transplant
660 wordsControlling Purpose: In Lymphoma Lymphoma Controlling Purpose: In this paper you will be informed about the cause, symptoms, and treatment of lymphoma. You will also learn about the lymphatic system and how this cancer affects it. I. Lymphatic system A. Function of the system B. Parts of the system. C. How cancer affects the system II. Types of lymphoma A. Hodgkins lymphoma B. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma III. Cause of lymphoma A. HIV B. Organ transplant IV. Treatment A. Radiation B. Chemotherapy C. Bo...
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Lymphatic Vessels Maxwell Macmillan Elephantiasis
407 wordsElephantiasis - I did my report on filariasis, which is more commonly known as elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is the late phase of filariasis. Filariasis is a tropical mosquito born parasitic disease causing obstruction of the lymph vessels. In some people the presence of the worm causes a tissue reaction that causes the lymph flow to be blocked. This blockage produces lymphedema which is a swelling and can eventually lead to a tremendous enlargement of an extremity or organ. When elephantiasis fo...
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Lymphatic Filariasis Intestinal Parasites Elephantiasis
297 wordsMy report is on elephantiasis. It is a disease that is mostly found in the tropics. This disease is a condition in which a part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to a thickening of the skin and the underlying tissues. It results from a long term interference with the flow of lymphatic fluid away from these tissues. The most frequently affected part is the leg. The most common cause of lymphatic obstruction is flares. Filaries is caused chiefly by the species Wuchereria. When you have elep...
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Contract This Disease Filariasis Worm Body
390 wordsLymphatic Filariasis is the worm that causes the strange disease Elephantiasis. It is only found in tropical regions so people living in the northern United States do not have to fear of contracting the disease. The Filariasis worm can be up to 100 cm long and once they are inside of your body the female worms lay live young so there is heavy infestation within your body. One thing you might be wondering is what the lymphatic system is and the lymphatic system is a string of very tiny veins that...
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Hearing Loss Hearing Impaired
2,199 wordsBeing deaf is a handicap that afflicts millions of people around the world every year. Hearing loss can result from any number of afflictions that can affect the outer, middle, or inner ear. The range of hearing loss can also vary from mild to severe. The ear is made up of the outer, middle and inner ear. The outer ear consists of the auricle, the external auditory canal and the lobe. The outer ear helps to funnel sound and noise into the middle ear. The middle ear consists of the eardrum and th...
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White Blood Cells Lymph Nodes
480 wordsHodgkins disease, sometimes called Hodgkins lymphoma, is a cancer that starts in lymphatic tissue. Lymphatic tissue includes the lymph nodes and related organs that are part of the bodys immune and blood-forming systems. The lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs found underneath the skin in the neck, underarm, groin, and elsewhere in the body. They are also found inside the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Lymph nodes make and store infection-fighting white blood cells, called lymphocytes. They a...
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Epstein Barr Virus Lymph Nodes
1,444 wordsHodgkins Disease Cancers arising from the lymph nodes or other sites of lymphoid tissue are broadly termed lymphomas. This group of diseases is divided into Hodgkins disease and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In both conditions, there is a replacement of normal lymphatic tissue by collections of abnormal lymphoma cells. The lymphatic system are a complex network of specialised cells and organs that defend the body against infection. Lymphatic organs include the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph n...
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White Blood Cells Lymph Nodes
284 wordsYour immune system is a complex array of organs, cells and molecules distributed throughout your body. Each part of the system contributes to the growth, development or activation of lymphocytes, sophisticated white blood cells that play a major role in your immune response. White blood cells originate in bone marrow. Some then migrate to your thymus where they develop into specialized types of immune cells. From bone marrow and thymus, some white blood cells gather in lymph nodes and other immu...
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Red Blood Cells Pulmonary Artery
6,589 wordsForwards and backwards to the right and are at the same level of the fifth to eight dorsal vertebrae. The apex of the heart points downwards and forwards to the left and corresponds to the space between the fifth and sixth ribs. However, in thin people, the hearts apex may be pointing more downwards than to the left. Its atrial border corresponds to a line drawn across the sternum on a level with the upper border of the third costal cartilage. Its apex corresponds to a line drawn across the lowe...
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Lymph Nodes Disease
668 wordsLymphomas are cancers of the lymph nodes and lymphatic tissues which make up the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system produces lymphocytes, cells that help the body fight diseases. One type of lymphoma is Hodgkin? s disease, which along with at least 10 other types of lymphoma cause around 50, 000 lymphoma cases globally every year. This accounts for about 5 % of the world? s cancer cases. The exact cause of lymphoma is still unknown, but some speculate that lymphomas could be hereditary, or t...
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