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Medicine and Nutrition Term Papers and Reports |
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Tapeworm Infestation
456 Words - 2 Pages.... - in fact, infection might never be
known. Can cause blockage in digestive tract, appendicitis. If the eggs hatch
in a human, the larvae may cross the intestinal lining and enter the bloodstream,
migrate to different organs in the body and develop into cysticerci (5 mm. - 8
in.). D. latum larvae that infect people are called plerocercoids. Depending
on location and number of cysticerci, pathology can result. Ex:
Cysticerosis- (Taenia genus): eyes - blindness; spinal chord - paralysis; brain
- neurocysticerosis with similar symptoms to brain tumor, causing traumatic
neurological damage. Persons of Sandinavian heritage are susceptible.
Diphyllobothriasis - (D. latum): A ....
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Alcoholism: Symptoms, Causes, And Effects
947 Words - 4 Pages.... but the most
common symptoms seen are changes in emotional state or stability, behavior, and
personality. "Alcoholics may become angry and argumentive, or quiet and
withdrawn or depressed. They may also feel more anxious, sad, tense, and
confused. They then seek relief by drinking more" (Gitlow 175).
"Because time and amount of drinking are uncontrollable, the
alcoholics is likely to engage in such behaviors as [1] breaking family
commitments, both major and minor; [2] spending more money than planned; [3]
drinking while intoxicated and getting arrested; [4] making inappropriate
remarks to friends, family, and co-workers; [5] arguing, fighting and other
anti-social a ....
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Anthrax: Chemical Warfare
455 Words - 2 Pages.... A victim may think that he has a common cold, with a fever, fatigue and a cough, A couple days later he will have severe troubles breathing, sweat profusely, and his skin will turn a bluish tint. Within 24 to 36 hours after that, he’s usually dead.
Anthrax can be sprayed into the air in a subway of any other public places with something as simple as an aerosol can or a pesticide spray device. Anthrax spores can be placed in a artillery shell that could explode and spray the bacteria over a wide area. Engineers also reportedly built small unmanned planes that could deliver anthrax to neighboring countries, flying low and undetected. Similar unmanned aircraft ....
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My Viewpoint Regarding Abortions
469 Words - 2 Pages.... the consequences of having a child that is not
wanted. You say that women should not have the right to have an abortion
and that you do not believe in abortion but by saying that you are taking
away a woman's freedom of choice. A woman should have the right to choose
if she wants to have an abortion. Your viewpoint does not acknowledge a
woman's right to freedom of choice. I agree with your opinion, that the
fetus is a human and that it has a right to life and that is why I believe
in early abortions.
I feel that your viewpoint would cause many problems. One problem
is that your viewpoint allows no abortions, that allows no consideration
for the mother of the family ....
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The Safety Of Using Cell Phones
542 Words - 2 Pages.... and Robert J. Tibshirani, “…driving with the use of a cell phone can be likened to driving with a blood alcohol level of about 0.10 per cent. The chances of getting into a car accident while using a cellular phone is nearly equal to the chances of having an accident while slightly drunk.” (Kolata, par.1) The distractions caused by talking on the phone are causing more accidents as the amount of cell phones being used increases. “The risk (of accidents) gets even greater if the person is discussing something important or especially is in the middle of an argument.” (Kolata, par. 2) The solution to cell phones in the cars is that cell phones should only ....
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Depression
285 Words - 2 Pages.... discouragement, a feeling of inadequacy, etc. Also as being
gloomy; dejected; sad.
Depression is the most treatable mental illness, yet the twenty- four
million people caught in it's downward spiral each year may feel so isolated
that they never seek help. But life can be joyous again, as those who have been
fully treated know.
There are many different ways to get help, the two major ways are
Psychoanalysis and Psychopharmacology.
Psychoanalysis is defined by Webster's Unabridged Edition Dictionary
as: a method developed by Freud and others, of treating neuroses and some other
disorders of the mind.
When you undergo psychoanalysis you go to see a psychoanal ....
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The Ebola Virus
453 Words - 2 Pages.... take up to 8 to 10 years to kill you, this
virus can take as little as to 8 to 10 hours to result fatally. It starts
off with a fever and symptoms of the flu. Then the muscles in your face
stop moving freezing your face into a mask. Just before death, you start to
bleed from every opening in your body starting from your nose and mouth to
your gums. Your internal organs liquefy and you vomit them up. In reality,
the virus has attempted to turn its host into a virus. You are dead before
you have even started to show signs of this virus. It is believed that it
is some sort of mutated form of AIDS because it started in the original
spot as AIDS did, Kinshasa and moved along the ....
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Suicide
849 Words - 4 Pages.... Socrates, who was required to drink
hemlock to end his life in 399 BC, after being found guilty of corrupting the
youth of Athens. In the 20th century the German general Erwin Rommel took poison
rather than be executed for his role in a plot to oust Adolf Hitler from office.
In some societies suicide has had social ties. In Japan, for example, the
customs and rules of one's class have demanded suicide under certain
circumstances. Called seppuku or popularly known as hara-kiri, which means
"self-disembowelment" it has long been viewed as an honorable method of taking
one's life. It was used by warriors after losing a battle to avoid the dishonor
of defeat. Seppuku w ....
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