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Central Nervous System Salk Vaccine
360 wordsPOLIOMYELITIS- an infectious virus of the central nervous system. SYMPTOMS- FATIGUE, HEADACHE, FEVER, SORE THROAT, MUSCLE PAIN, VOMITING, CONSTIPATION, STIFFNESS OF NECK (MENINGITIS), MUSCLE PARALYSIS, AFFECTED- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, NERVE TISSUE (MOTOR NEURONS), BRAIN, LEGS, ARMS, MUSCLES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, STOMACH & THROAT (THE VIRUS ENTRY - Polio is excreted in feces and spreads in contaminated water, food, hands and eating utensils to unaffected patients. The virus enters its victims in ...
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Miracle Drug Marijuana Aids
526 wordsFifteen years ago the word AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was barely used in the United States. Today, it's on the cover of every newspaper, and parents and kids discuss it regularly in the household. It is no longer considered someone else's problem; it is now everyone's problem. Not a day goes by that a person doesn't worry about AIDS. The fear of AIDS is heightened only by the fact that there is no cure. People with AIDS must live with the fact that they are eventually going to di...
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Unwanted Pregnancy Side Effects
880 wordsAbortion was created to aid in certain situations in which a woman could not or did not want to give birth to a child and to care for the child. Abortion is a method in which the baby still in the mother's womb or the living embryo / fetus is killed. Abortions will be performed for many reasons if it is an unwanted pregnancy for social and / or financial reasons or if there are medical circumstances with the child and / or the mother. A woman may be unable to carry the child or there may be cong...
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Tourette Syndrome Blood Pressure
351 wordsTourette's Syndrome was discovered in 1885 by Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a neuropsychiatries. Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by tics which are involuntary, rapid, sudden movements, or vocalizations that occur repeatedly. Nearly one in two hundred people in the United States have some form of T. S. The disease becomes evident in early childhood or adolescence between the ages of two and fifteen. There are many symptoms of Tourette's like: rapid blinking of the eyes...
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Do Men Have Symptoms Of Pms
621 wordsThe meaning of premenstrual, according to Webster's Dictionary
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Canine Parvovirus Common Dog Virus
1,383 wordsThere are many diseases and viruses that come in conflict with the average dog today. If no precautions are taken to prevent these viruses, chances are the dog is more than likely to contract one. One of the most common among these viruses is called canine parvovirus. Since the discovery of the canine parvovirus in 1978, the number of dogs infected has increased rapidly and tremendously (Welch). Canine parvovirus has appeared worldwide making it one of the most common viruses to dogs. It can be ...
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Students With Learning Disabilities
849 wordsSTUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES More often than not, students without learning disabilities often think differently and have different interests from those of their age mates. They usually enter school having already developed may of the basic skills, sometimes to high levels. They have areas of interest that have developed into advanced areas of content. Almost from the day they start school many gifted students begin to sense wariness or rejection because others consider them different. If...
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Vietnam In American Movies
1,531 wordsVietnam in American Movies (1) All four movies: Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Rambo: First Blood and The Deer Hunter exploit the theme of Vietnam War as historical background for the action that take place on the screen. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that movies contain ideological controversies, just as Vietnam War itself. During the course of Vietnam War, many Americans had a hard time understanding why our troops were sent to Vietnam in the first place. It is not just Vietnamese Communists th...
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American Medical Association Die With Dignity
1,245 wordsEuthanasia The Right to Die The word euthanasia comes from the Greek-eu, good and thanatos, death. Literally good death, but when we talk about euthanasia we mean mercy killing or physician-assisted suicide; basically it is meant to help someone to achieve a good death. Majority of those, who seek euthanasia are terminally ill and do not have any other options. Either they stay alive and suffer from the severe pain, the symptoms, and the side effects like bedsores, or they decide to end their ag...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Mental Retardation
608 wordsfetal alcohol syndrome The 1990 s is witnessing the significant impact alcohol-related birth defects are having on our society. These birth defects are caused by maternal use of alcohol during pregnancy which are irreversible, yet preventable. The most severe outcome, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), to the less easily diagnosed fetal alcohol effects (FAE). The incidence of FAS is estimated at. 33 per 1, 000 live births. The estimated incidence of FAE is three times that of FAS. With an annual cost...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol During Pregnancy
528 wordsFETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? (FAS) is a serious heath problem that effects children and their families. Causing a child to suffer from (FAS) is really a form of child abuse that will last for life. (FAS) is caused by exposure to alcohol ingested during pregnancy. Many children that suffer from (FAS) show no external signs but still have uncured serious damage. These children may have normal size, and weight but the brain hasn t fully developed yet. These children are al...
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Violence On Television Violence On Children
861 wordsMedia Violence and? Real-life? Violence There is a general consensus among people that media violence fosters deviant behavior in children. However, some argue that media violence has no effect on its audience. Nevertheless, there has been a tremendous amount of research that proves that violence on television and other forms of mass media profoundly influences the minds and actions of children. Some may argue that violence in the media does not have a detrimental effect on children. Instead, it...
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Chief Executive Officer Bill Gates
1,484 wordsBill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 and served as its Chief Executive Officer form the time the original partnership was incorporated in 1981 until January 2000. Then he resigned as Chief Executive Officer and took on the position of Chief Software Architect. Mr. Gates has served as Chairman of the Board since the companys incorporation. Bill Gates is recognized as the youngest self-made billionaire in history. His windows operating system, runs the vast majority of personal computers throug...
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White Blood Cells Genetically Engineered
704 wordsSHOULD WE GENETICALLY ENGINEER OURSELVES? Should we use new genetic information to alter our own DNA to make ourselves more adept? Last winter, scientist made a major break through in genetic engineering. They finished a complete map of DNA of a complex organism. Although the animal that they broke down is a simple flat worm, over 40 % of its DNA sequence match our own. This is an astounding leap forward for genetic engineers. Genetic engineering is the use of lasers and / or chemicals to alter ...
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People With Aids Medicinal Marijuana
897 wordsMarijuana-for-AIDS Study? The first domestic study of marijuana's effects on AIDS patients is expected to begin in May in San Francisco. While this preliminary study is designed to focus on whether marijuana is safe enough for AIDS patients to use, it is the first clinical trial in 15 years that would obtain any data whatsoever on marijuana's medical effectiveness. On September 18, 1997, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced that it would give Donald Abrams, M. D. , a grant to st...
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Sexual Harassment Sexual Abuse
1,069 wordsSexual abuse plagues people of all shapes, sizes, ethnicity? s, and backgrounds. It can include anything from making a sexual reference, to someone feeling uncomfortable and even rape. In this project, we will break down the different types of sexual abuse and explain why they occur all over the world, every single day. First it is best to define the most violent kind of sexual abuse, which is rape. Rape is the forceful or non-forceful attempt or action of a sexual act done to a person, without ...
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Family And Friends Survivors Of The Holocaust
622 wordsThe Survivors of the Holocaust: General Survey Because the traumatization of the Holocaust was both individual and collective, most individuals made efforts to create a new family to replace the nuclear family that had been lost. In order for the victims to resist dehumanization and regression and to find support, the members of such groups shared stories about the past, fantasies of the future and joint prayers as well as poetry and expressions of personal and general human aspirations for hope...
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Oklahoma City Bombing Men Women And Children
681 wordsOklahoma City Bombing April 19, 1995, is a day that will go down in history. Just around 9: 02 am, a major explosion blew up the Murray Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. This explosion was caused when a rental truck filled with explosives was deliberately parked in front of the Federal Building. The people responsible for this bombing is 27 -year-old Timothy McVeigh and his ex-Army buddy, Terry Nichols. It was about 90 minutes after the explosion when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer...
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Pieces Of Paper Western Civilization
1,531 wordsOverwhelming Use Of Staplers In Western Civilization Overwhelming Use Of Staplers In Western Civilization Overwhelming use of Staplers in Western Civilization When you think of how to fasten several pieces of paper together, hanging paintings on walls, or closing those annoying flesh wounds you often find yourself reaching for a Stapler or one of its kinfolk. The Stapler is one of the most often taken for granted instruments of civilization that exists in the world today. There are very few peop...
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Native American Tribes Male Or Female
1,108 wordsIn all aspects of every society, gender identity must be established. It is at birth when an infant (person) is given either a male or female identity. Once the parents have been told, it is then that society will set the example and attitudes for that given gender. Gender includes a broad spectrum of attitudes, behaviors, and social expectations that we acquire during our lifetimes, through interactions with one another and experiences in various environments (Renzetti, p. 41). We will ultimate...
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