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Guns Germs And Steel
525 wordsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond has a clear focus, seeking and convincingly providing the answer to the question "why did human development proceed at such different rates on different continents?" In other words, why did Columbus discover America and Pizarro conquer the Incas rather than the Inca "discovering" and conquering Europe? Why did Europe colonize Africa instead of vice versa? And he isn't satisfied with simply considering the immediate causes -- "Guns, Germs, and Steel" -- but...
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Cigarette Smoke Lung Cancer
453 wordsEmphysema-Emphysema is a disease that causes the alveoli (the tiny air sacs where the air meets the blood in your lungs) not to work properly. This means not as much oxygen can get into the blood of the person, and it makes breathing difficult. Because the blood isn't getting as much oxygen as it is supposed to, the body cells aren't getting the oxygen they need to release the energy in food. A person with emphysema can't exercise at all, because the lungs aren't able to supply enough oxygen. A ...
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Symptoms Include E Coli
525 wordsE. coli are germs that normally live the intestines of people and animals. The most common symptoms are severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. E. coli lives in the intestines of healthy cattle and can get into the meat when cattle are slaughtered. The germs are killed when the meat is thoroughly cooked. The most common food source is ground beef because the grinding spreads the germs throughout the meat. These germs have also been in raw milk, roast beef, apple cider, salami, and sometimes on veget...
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Biological Warfare Biological Weapons
1,873 wordsThere is no longer a question of whether or not a bioterrorism will attack, but rather the question remains, when will they attack? It is highly likely that a terrorist group could threaten or attack Americans with germs within the next few years, according to President Clinton. (Solomon) Biological warfare intentionally uses viruses, bacteria, fungi, or toxins from living organisms and death or disease in humans, animals, or plants. Fermentation can be used to produce such bacterial agents as a...
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Britains Population Explosion In The 19th Century
1,224 wordsThe most important factor in Britains Population explosion in the 19 th century was better medical care To what extent do you agree with the statement above? There are many reasons why the population increased in the 19 th century such as better medical care / medicine and better public health. However I believe that better medical care / medicine was partly the reason why Britains population exploded but I believe the main reason was better public health. In 1801 the total population in Britain...
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Country To Country Animals And Plants
1,533 wordsBacteria's are one-celled organisms that were discovered in 1676 by Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek. Many people like to define bacteria as a germ, but in reality germs are a form of bacteria. Most bacteria are not harmful to ones body but helpful in ways no one expects. (List 6) For example bacteria located in soil that is used to grow food by turning dead animals and plants into the rich, dark topsoil. (Leitz 7) They also make shelter for humans and animals. Bacteria are removed from ones teeth and bo...
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Loss Of Appetite Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
749 wordsTB is a Tuberculosis Tuberculosis TB is a disease that can cause a serious illness and can damage a persons organs. Every year more than 25, 000 people in the U. S. are diagnosed with TB disease. Thats only a fraction of the amount of people who carry the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rod-shaped bacterium. TB is spread through the air by carriers of the germ. People who breathe the same air can become infected with the TB germ. People who do work around or with peop...
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Health Care Professionals Skin Test
1,431 wordsTuberculosis (TB) is Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a germ (bacterium) called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This germ primarily affects the lungs and may infect anyone at any age. In the United States, the number of TB cases steadily decreased until 1986 when an increase was noted; TB has continued to rise since. Today, ten million individuals are infected in the U. S. , as evidenced by positive skin tests, with approximately 26, 000 new cases of act...
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Life Threatening Past Year
1,774 wordsSome call it horror and some call it the super germ, but now, our always known regular bacteria, those one-celled creatures once considered under control with antibiotics, have invaded our hospitals and headlines with a vengeance. The vengeance used against us is caused by an existing organism called necrotizing fasciitis, the so-called flesh-eating bacteria, caused by Group A streptococcus. What this organism does is progressively destroy the human body tissue all the way to the bone. This orga...
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