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- 1011: Bubonic Plague 2
- ... do with it becoming more active than normal (Knox 2). Whatever the reason, we know that the outbreak began there and spread outward. While it did go west, it spread in every direction, and the Asian nations suffered as cruelly as anywhere. In China, for example, the population dropped from around 125 million to 90 million over the course of the 14 century. The plague moved along the caravan routes toward ...
- 1012: Down Syndrome 4
- ... Down based this unfortunate name on his notion that these children looked like people from Mongolia, who were thought then to have an arrested development. This ethnic insult came under fire in the 1960s from Asian genetic researchers, and the term was dropped from scientific use. Instead, the condition became "Down's syndrome." In the 1970s, an American revision of scientific terms changed it simply to "Down syndrome," while it still ...
- 1013: Disease In Africa
- ... goods, the world began showing more signs of disease. Africa was responsible for transmitting many diseases and sicknesses. Diseases from Africa began spreading to many countries. Diseases from Africa were most apparent in European countries, Asian countries and America. Animals were a large cause for the spread of disease and bacteria, however they cannot be blamed for the Europeans greed. The Europeans obviously did not take the appropriate steps in dealing ...
- 1014: Down Syndrome
- ... Down based this unfortunate name on his notion that these children looked like people from Mongolia, who were thought then to have an arrested development. This ethnic insult came under fire in the 1960s from Asian genetic researchers, and the term was dropped from scientific use. Instead, the condition became called "Down's syndrome." In the 1970s, an American revision of scientific terms changed it simply to "Down syndrome," while it ...
- 1015: Dolphins 2
- ... Gail. “Close Encounters of the Dolphin Kind.” Business Week 10 April 1989: 101 Hovinen, Bradford, Onno Faber, and Vincent Goh. “Dolphins: The Oracles of the Sea.” Online. 28 January 1999 . Norris, Kenneth S. “Dolphins in Crisis.” National Geographic. September 1992: 4-35. Parfit, Michael. “Are Dolphins Trying to Say Something, or is it All Much Ado About Nothing.” Smithsonian. September 1995: 78-80. Walther, Mina. (1992, May 10). “Dolphin Mothers Also ...
- 1016: Depression 4
- ... also vary by culture. In some cultures, depressed people may not experience sadness or guilt but may complain of physical problems. In Mediterranean cultures, for example, depressed people may complain of headaches or nerves. In Asian cultures they may complain of weakness, fatigue, or imbalance. If left untreated, an episode of major depression typically lasts eight or nine months. About 85 percent of people who experience one bout of depression will ...
- 1017: Coral Reefs 3
- ... understanding of the problem. Few long-term studies of coral reefs have been conducted, and there is considerable debate about the overall health of reef ecosystems. Still, most scientists agree that reefs worldwide are in crisis. Caribbean reefs appear to be in worse condition than Pacific reefs. They naturally have lower levels of biodiversity, which makes them more vulnerable to structural change. They house significantly fewer species of fast-growing and ...
- 1018: Canadian Black Bear
- ... territories except Prince Edward Island, where heavy de-forestation has happened and preferably away from brown bears (larger competitors). The only main risk for black bears are poachers who sell their parts illegally to the Asian medicinal market. In northern areas of Canada, the bear undergoes a remarkable metabolic transformation as it prepares for hibernation. Hibernation is an energy-saving process bears have developed to let them survive for long periods ...
- 1019: Computer Viruses
- ... of Fire, Prentice Hall, 1997 Cohen, Fred "It's Alive!", John Wiley & Sons, 1994 Davy, Jo Ann, Managing Office Technology, Sep98, Vol 43, Issue 7, p14 Fites, Philip, Johnston, Peter, Krats, Martin The Computer Virus Crisis, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989. Goldsborough, Reid, Consumer’s Research Magazine, Jul 98, Vol 81, Issue 7, p32 Info World, 01/25/99, Vol 21, Issue 4, p76 Leiss, E. L. Software Under Siege, Elsevier Science ...
- 1020: Antibiotic Resistance 2
- ... and meningitis, among other diseases. Antibiotic Use Is Out of Control For those who understand that antibiotic delivery selects for resistance, it is not surprising that the international community currently faces a major public health crisis. Antibiotic use (and misuse) has soared since the first commercial versions were introduced and now includes many nonmedicinal applications. In 1954 two million pounds were produced in the U.S.; today the figure exceeds 50 ...
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