Over 5,000 people died of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in the year 1793. In the book Fever, 1793, by, Laurie Halse Anderson, there is so much suffering throughout Philadelphia. Stricken with Yellow Fever carried by mosquitoes. People died daily, families were lost engulfed by the fever. During the story our main character Mattie goes through many things. The importance of family is shown by there family’s refusal to be apart. There is so much suffering, there are death carts picking up the dead
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mosquito; small, painless, and quick, is capable of delivering yellow fever, an acute viral disease which can cause an array of health implications such as fevers, back pains, and even the vomiting of blood. Conditions that should not be taken lightly, an average of 30,000 deaths occur every year due to condense mosquito regions, lack of protection, and poor access to treatments. Mosquito bites do not always carry the yellow fever virus, but if exposed, an individual may face serious health issues
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Fever 1793 is about how a very bad fever struck the plague of 1793. The Author is Laurie Halse Anderson, she came across an article in 1993, in her local newspaper commemorating the epidemic that had devastated Philadelphia two centuries before. Laurie decided to write a version of her own about fever 1793. I selected this particular article because honestly i’ve always been interested in history, even though this isn’t about the holocaust I’m very interested in that. All the stuff about the plagues
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According to the article, outbreaks of the Zika virus didn’t start occurring outside of the Africa area until around the 2000’s. Although most people that contract the virus do not exhibit any symptoms, the symptoms associated with Zika virus are fever, rash, joint pain, and redness of the whites of eyes. Even though Zika virus has been around since the 1940’s, there is no known treatment for the virus, although taking over the counter medications help with relieving the aches and pains that come
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CO-CREATION EXERCISE (1) How can you use co-creation to create a competitive advantage? First of all we must define co-creation as a marketing strategy. It differs from the traditional view of the firm and passive consumer market and emphasizes that the market can be considered a forum for firms and active customers to dialogue. Co-creation can, in a matter of fact, create a competitive advantage. In today's world customers have been empowered and co-creation allows firms to mantain an
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A positive mind can “infect” our negative minds and turn them positive. All it takes is one negative thought acted upon and spoken to begin making a disgruntle department. References Diversity Affairs. (2013). Retrieved January 2014, from Fort Hays State University: http://www.fhsu.edu/diversity-affairs/what-is-diversity/ Graham,
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Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Leptospira. Leptospirosis occurs worldwide, but is most prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. Outbreaks can occur following excessive rainfall or flooding. Etiology Virtually all wild and domestic mammals can harbour the bacteria that cause leptospirosis in their kidneys and genital tracts and act as source of infection to humans and other animals. • Rodents were the first recognized carriers
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22). Unfortunately for Mabalo, he was the index case for the Ebola Zaire Hemorrhagic Fever (Stimola 27). Since its discovery in 1976, the medical world has been trying to discover what the natural reservoir of this virus is. Some research, reported by Baylor College of Medicine (DMVM,) states that Ebola naturally occurs in fruit bats. In some cases, the three species of bats showed no symptoms of the fever (DMVM). This would, in turn, cause it to become the perfect reservoir for the virus.
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Ebola Virus Ebola is the virus that is currently discussed in the news today because of its deadly outcome and widespread outbreak on the southeastern Guinea communities in West Africa. First identified as the Ebola hemorrhagic fever, the Ebola disease is transported by wild animals yet spread also by human-to-human contact. Sun et al. (2014) stated in The Washington Post that this single virus may infect over 1.4 million people, is classified as an endemic, and could possibly affect other countries
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by ELISA, IFA test, PCR, or by isolating the virus in cell cultur. (3) Signs and Symptoms: After the person is infected, the incubation period can be as short as 2 days or as long as 21 days. Common signs and symptoms can include: weakness, fever, sore throat, dehydration, severe headache, joint and muscle aches, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and cough. Severe bleeding and coagulation abnormalities, as well as rash may be seen in some patients. (4) Death usually occurs during the second
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