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- 4011: The Differences and Similarities of Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
- The Differences and Similarities of Pneumonia and Tuberculosis Pneumonia and tuberculosis have been plaguing the citizens of the world for centuries causing millions of deaths. This occurred until the creation and use of antibiotics become more widely available. These two respiratory infections have many differences, which include their etiology, incidence and prevalence, and many ... disease or are pregnant" (American Lung Association, 1996). In the more severe cases it can be complicated with the invasion of bacteria that may result in symptoms of bacterial pneumonia (American Lung Association, 1996). During World War II mycoplasma were identified as the "smallest free- living agents of disease in humankind, unclassified as to whether bacteria or viruses, but having characteristics of both" (American Lung Association, 1996). Mycoplasma pneumonia is "often ... been unaware that she has been caring the infection in a dormant state for 28 years. Due to her sore throat, which weakened her immune system, her TB became active therefore she was given a new treatment plan. This plan included the use of isoniazid, rifampin, and pyrazinamide. Objective and Subjective Indicators Tuberculosis and pneumonia have similar objective and subjective indicators because they both cause infection of the lungs. Because ...
- 4012: The Color People
- ... than it was considered racist. Now that a black person is writing about other blacks that are foretaking in acts that are, in their eye's, immoral and corrupt, the subject is brought into a new light. These actions are discussed out in the open, and the idea that all people have their own "flaws", is thought to be more fisable. Walker combines all of these issues in her story in ... He beats her and rapes her and is just plain nasty to her. Finally, one day, after Celie discovers another mean thing that Mr. ____ did to her, she leaves with her girlfriend to start a new life. Mr. _____ is left all alone. He starts to fall apart. He becomes afraid of the dark, and just gives up on life. That was his meanness that started to destroy his life. Now, just as Mr. ____ is nearing death, his son Harpo, starts to take care of him. Mr.___ starts to love him again. Now Mr.____'s life takes a towards revival. He becomes a new man. Once he starts to love his life starts to look up again. His and his son's love redeemed him. "The more I wonder, he say, the more I love. And people start ...
- 4013: Schizophrenia: Explained and Treatments
- ... the patient's thoughts and actions (Arieti). Persons may also hear music or see nonexistent images (Sinclair). Schizophrenic thought disorder is the diminished ability to think clearly and logically (Torrey 2). Many times, schizophrenics invent new words (called neologisms) with unique meanings (Chapman). Often it is apparent by disconnected and meaningless language that renders the person incapable of participating in conversation and contributing to his alienation from his family, friends, and ... to people not taking their medication, and relapse (Long). Haldol is the most commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to treat schizophrenia. Abbott Laboratories is presently in the process of testing the safety and efficiency of a new drug, sertindole (Torrey 8). Nearly ten years ago the first studies of clozapine opened up a new line of medical research and it was hailed as a miracle drug. Unfortunately, a small percentage of patients on clozapine develop a blood condition known as agranulocytosis and have to stop taking the medication ( ...
- 4014: Falstaff
- ... purposes, either for money or for food and drink. He is rude and crude to all those around him and is one of the best liars who continually gets caught in his lies but makes new ones to cover for the old failed ones. Yet Baker states that, "His presence of mind and quickness of retort are always superb; his impudence is almost sublime. Yet the man thus corrupt, thus despicable ... prince that despises him, by the most pleasing of all qualities, perpetual gaiety. Falstaff creates around his capacious bulk a sort of Utopia which frees us temporarily from the worries and troubles of the actual world. What does it matter that Falstaff ridicules chivalry, honor, truth-telling, and bravery in battle? He is not to be taken seriously...he is a wholly comic character." At the end of Henry IV part ... is told, quite bluntly by Hal that " I know thee not, old man." Falstaff is instantly lost. This is one tangle he cannot talk his way out of. Hal has decided to join the real world, within which he belongs, and pushes Falstaff and his Utopia life aside as foolish. As Baker states. "A wholly romantic character is helpless in a wholly realistic situation. Even Falstaff is helpless. He is ...
- 4015: Biological Warefare
- ... animals body at the cellular level. This is also called germ warfare. These micro organisms can cause vomiting, convulsions, headaches, involuntary defecation, impair visibility and can also be lethal. Biological Engineering allows scientist to create new virus strains that are even more deadlier and efficient. Only a small number of these organisms could kill millions of people in a few seconds, if it is properly distributed. Biological weapons have many effective ... breeze. This gas has been used frequently by police to stop riots. But other chemicals can be fatal just in one breath. History of Biological and Chemical Weapons Biological and chemical arsenals are not a new tactic to war. Humans had developed primitive forms of biological warfare for thousands of years. In Medieval times, corpses were catapulted into an enemy's fortress. The body would be infected with a deadly disease ... a person fall asleep. The enemy soldiers drank the wine, and while they were sleeping the Carthaginian soldiers slaughtered them. The Britains covered North American Indians with blankets that were infected with small pox. In World War 1, biological and chemical arsenals started to be used in large scale attacks. A abandoned island named Gruinard, off the coast of Britain was dedicated to experimenting with biological weapons. No one is ...
- 4016: Leprosy
- ... tuberculosis. The reason Leprosy is also known as Hansens disease, is because it was first identified in 1874 by a Norwegian physician named Gerhard Henrik Armeur Hansen. Leprosy appears in both the Old and New Testaments. In the bible Leprosy was not the disease that is recognized now, but as various physical conditions that were nothing like the disease. A punishment from God was what these conditions were considered to ... was the Indus Valley that is located in India. Leprosy spread from there to the Mediterranean region and North Africa, then all of Europe was affected. This disease is much less common now, as the world case count has dropped below 1 million. During 1995 about 530 000 new cases of leprosy were discovered. It is obvious that third world countries have way more cases as India, Indonesia, and Myanmar account for almost 70% of the cases reported in the world. 5500 know ...
- 4017: Langston Hughes
- African American Voices.Conneticutt:The Millbrook Press, 1995 Adventures in American Literature. Chicago: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1980 Langston Hughes. We Too Sing America. G. Casey Cassidy.Online. Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. 1998 Langston Hughes. The Influence of Musical Folk Traditions in the Poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolαs Guill. Kathryn Gray.online. Yale New Haven Teachers Institute.1998 Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes.online. Biography Online.1997 Langston Hughes.Hughes Life and Career .Arnold Rampersad.online. Oxford University Press. 1997 The New Modern American and British Poetry. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939 Langston Hughes was one of the first black men to express the spirit of blues and jazz into words. An African American ...
- 4018: Abortion Should Be Kept Out of The Criminal Code
- ... end of six months of pregnancy, it is technically a premature birth. The practice of abortion was widespread in ancient times as a method of birth control. Later it was restricted or forbidden by most world religions, but it was not considered an offense in secular law until the 19th century. During that century, first the English Parliament and then American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical ... the termination of unwanted pregnancies for medical, social, or private reasons. Abortions at the woman's request were first allowed by the Soviet Union in 1920, followed by Japan and several East European nations after World War II. In the late 1960s liberalized abortion regulations became widespread. The impetus for the change was threefold: (1) infanticide and the high maternal death rate associated with illegal abortions, (2) a rapidly expanding world population, (3) the growing feminist movement. By 1980, countries where abortions were permitted only to save a woman's life contained about 20 percent of the world's population. Countries with moderately restrictive laws ...
- 4019: A Knights Purpose
- ... could see their town, Kidlen. Kidlen was a quaint, tiny town, with a lord and a few nobles. They've been fighting for their independence for thirteen years now. Every war against Adbun brought on new hope, but that hope was then taken by the raiders of the east, when they did their monthly raid on Kidlen. Time after time, Kidlen was able to defend against the raids, but as food ... and for his kids. He ran out to the battlefield shouting with anger and vengeance. Time passed and Kidlen and the attacking forces were both equal in numbers, but both sides had lost lots of brave men. Kelly turned his head to see if his wife and kids escaped. But fear shot into his heart as he saw his wife, lying on the ground with an arrow in her chest. The ... not to remember what had happened there. Kelly was one of those men. He had forgotten the peace of his life, and all that kept him going now was revenge. He wanted to purge the world of all evil and hate. But in doing so, only increased it. He yearned for a love that he thought he could take, but he never got it. That was Kelly's life, and ...
- 4020: Explain the importance of Contingency Planning
- ... administrative practices, disaster recovery planning for information systems and emergency and crisis management. Contingency planning should be part of a normal business strategy. It can be effectively produced by applying such processes as the Australian / New Zealand Risk Management Standard (AS/NZS 4360:1995). Management and executive support. The head of the company or organisation should acknowledge and support the contingency plan. The actual creation of such a plan is a ... and support from senior managers and participation of all staff throughout the process of developing, implementing and participating in a contingency management program. Bhopal. Early morning, 3rd December 1984, the worst industrial accident that the world had ever seen occurred in Bhopal, India. Methylisocyanate (MIC) leaked from a Union Carbide Corporation pesticide plant, enveloping hundreds of shanties and huts densely populated nearby. It killed more than 2000 people immediately and more ... Indian Supreme court agreed to a settlement payment of $470 million by way of food assistance and cash grants to families of the deceased. Even though this figure would have been multiplied in a first world country, the full impact of the accident may never be calculated in monetary terms. It is obvious that an effective contingency plan on how to cope with such a catastrophic accident involving MIC may ...
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