Richard Reyes June 6,2015 Living Environment period : 6B-7 4th Quarter Project Throughout history humans have been at the top of the food chain , we have adapted to be able to live in a certain environment without dying. While everything seems fine , there are things that are lethal to humans and those things are diseases. While we have made some treatments to certain diseases such as the cold which is a minor disease but back in the past it was a huge disease.…
Throughout history, the human race has grown smarter and created new things almost daily to help conform to the lifestyle we live in now. Things like cellphones, running water, or simply grocery shopping, things that people nowadays do not realize was not available to our ancestors 300 or more years ago. This has not only happened to improve daily lives but to improve medicine and science. Scientific breakthroughs happen very often but what happens more often is when the cause of these astonishing discoveries comes at the cost of someone else.…
Brazil, there has been a recent outbreak of cases where infants are found to be born with microcephaly. Scientist is building a case whether or not the Zika Virus is the leading cause of why infants are born with microcephaly. Microcephaly is a condition where the head circumference is smaller than normal size and can be caused by genetic mutations from use of drugs and alcohol or from certain virus and toxins that the fetus is exposed to and leads to damaging the developing brain tissue. A airborne virus is currently spreading through the Americas. It is carried by the stealth virus, most often borne on the wings of a ubiquitous predator, is spreading across the Americas.…
A “virus” is defined as: “an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by a light microscope, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host” (Document B). Originating from Uganda, the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in an infected money in the Zika forest, where its name originates. The Zika virus is a typical one-stranded RNA virus with nucleotide sequences relating it to other African and Asian virus strains. It is capable of infecting other species such as monkeys, elephants, lions, zebras, and rodents. Primates, like humans and monkeys, are known to be the primary hosts and reservoirs.…
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Award-Winning Science Writer Harland Howell II 11/16/2017 Northeast Mississippi Community College Dr. Tabatha Perrigo (Psychology) Abstract Overall, medicinal research made an intriguing breakthrough over than 50 years ago by obtaining tissue samples and cells from a patient that changed the medical world drastically. Cancer of course was and still is an occurring issue today in society but prior to the past, there was more of an epidemic due to the unawareness and lack of medical research in the early 20th century.…
Post-apocalyptic Hawaii The population of Hawaii is dying. People are dying from left to right from the disease that the kelp contracted. In quadrant L, we are dying from starvation. The scientist have to figure out on how to stop the disease from spreading and to find a new food resource before we all die from starvation.…
The idea presented in the Zika article is that the virus takes the lives of women who have it, which officials are using as their advantage. The author, Laura Donovan thinks it’s important because she finds it hypocritical of what the system has to say about the virus. She made a point about saying officials recommended that no women try to get pregnant because of this virus. However, when it comes to abortion some countries have rigorous laws about that. In the article it said “teenage women account for nearly 20 percent of Latin American birth”.…
In the article “More Zika vaccines Progress Toward Human Trials” by Amanda B. Keener, a deadly virus continues to draw close and travel from central America to well common populated areas of the continental United States. As this occurs, more worries and concerns begin to form. The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitos. Scientists are working around the clock to create vaccines and find a way to stop the outbreak or form a mode of protection. Researchers tested multiple vaccines on different animals.…
The Pan American Health Organization have put out a few recommendations to combat the Zika outbreak. The organization suggests reducing and eliminating any mosquito breeding site on your property. Related to this, people should close off their homes to mosquitos. Such methods include using window screens rather than an open window with no screen. Also, the PAHO recommends sleeping under a mosquito net to prevent bites while you are asleep.…
A malady as devastating as the Black Plague hasn 't existed for centuries and not one of the most deadly diseases have ever come close to besting its economic and social impact. Over 25-45% of Europe was killed by the plague and most were poor men. As a result of the death of millions of men across Europe, women- now fatherless, widows and some still wives-had the ability to integrate into workplaces without the multitude of sexism that existed before the plague. In rural areas, many families died at once and strong village communities suffered at the loss of citizens and leaders, but after the plague, the poor managed to gain opportunities in the midst of the development of a new country. The Jewish, who were often regarded as the bottom…
following. The Great Plague (black death) is now among us; roaming the streets of London. We believe god is punishing us for our sins, and that were are still not worthy enough for him. It is killing our loved ones and has attack many around us, prithee be aware of your surroundings, and those around you.…
Zika May Affect Grown-Up Brains Zika is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes and has been a lingering threat in South America and now Florida with so far ten deaths. Zika can be also transmitted from pregnant women to their fetus, sometimes killing stem cells and stunt the number in fetuses. In adults, it has been presumed to cause in extreme cases Guillian-Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Mostly it only cause mild sickness-fever, rash, and headaches for a few weeks.…
Even in today’s constantly advancing, dynamic, highly educated world there still exists disease. Throughout an individuals life it is undeniable that at some stage they will encounter a disease of some category whether that be a common dose of influenza or a more severe disease such as cancer. A startling amount of resources are pumped into combating diseases of all levels. Unfortunately it is still a reality that diseases of unknown etiology exist.…
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that forms on the lining of the lungs or abdomen. The disease is mostly due to an exposure to asbestos. Although it is rare, mesothelioma is very aggressive and deadly. There are four types of mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma affects the lung’s protective lining in the chest cavity, and testicular mesothelioma forms on the lining of the testicles (West).…
Typhoid fever in itself is not a disease well known by history. Typhoid fever played only a small part in the history of the human race and compared to other diseases comes across as more of a nuisance with exception to its role in the Plague of Athens. On the surface, “enteric fever” causes a small but common array of symptoms: fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, chills, muscle aches and skin rash. The cause of the disease is salmonella typhi, a bacterium that rides contaminated food and water before establishing pathogenic residence in the human gastro-intestinal tract.…