Animal trypanosomiasis

After the First International Conference on the sleeping sickness in 1907 I was sent to the Gold Coast in western Africa to study the disease and provide new ways for the British Government to combat the disease. Sleeping sickness is a vector-born, a parasitic pathogen, disease spread by the tsetse fly. The disease comes in multiple stages. The first stage’s symptoms include fever, itchiness, joint pain, and mild headaches. The second stage is how the disease gets its name because people who get to this stage have insomnia, numbness, and confusion. Reaching the second stage of the disease can be fatal, and this is when many deaths from the disease occur. Now, five years after the conference I believe I have some fresh ideas to help not just the health of our own, but keep our workers healthy to continue to promote the value of raw materials here, especially gold. At the Conference on Sleeping Sickness we saw some much- needed international cooperation on this disease. Great colonial powers worked together including ourselves, Germany, France, and Portugal. This conference gave us a great map on how to begin to intervene with sleeping sickness. We must as well keep in mind our own interests and be careful of spending too many resources on the natives. First, I believe we should look at some of the recommendations outlined at the First Convention on Sleeping Sickness. I was instructed to begin to put these ideas and restrictions in place in the Gold Coast. These ideas were…

The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Decision Making Process Introduction This paper will explore the ways that pharmaceutical companies make decisions regarding disease research. The current hypothesis is that prospective profitability is the most prevalent and most important reason taken into account. If this is true, then many ethical issues could arise, including the unnecessary suffering of individuals affected, since there could be a chance that the companies are not researching certain diseases…

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by a group of parasite called, Trypanosome cruzi and is most often spread by Triatomine bugs. It was discovered by Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, in 1909. There are 6-7 million people infected with this disease, and 10,000 deaths a year. It is frequently found in people, dogs, cats, and wild animals in Central and South America, especially in farm lands where poverty prevails. Deforestation for agriculture, mining,…

Britain had granted them their full independence as Botswana on September 30, 1966. Culture The Botswana’s believed human kind and the other animals and plants were the creation of spiritual entities. “For those that still follow a traditional belief system, ancestral worship is central to their daily religious practice, as it is believed that, if appeased, the ancestors will protect the family, strengthen the community and keep away ill omens.” (n.d.).http://www.mapsofworld.com/botswana/facts/)…

A Research Paper on Trimethylaminuria Makenzie Paulson Genetics Mr. Ken Blacksmith Milwaukie High School June 1st, 2018 Abstract In 1970, the first clinical case of trimethylaminuria (TMAU) was found by J.R Humbert, when diagnosing a 6-year old girl. Trimethylaminuria, is a rare metabolic disorder caused by a genetic mutation or variation, that causes a strong, pungent fish odor to be excreted from the body in the form of sweat, urine, and other bodily fluids. Those diagnosed with…

The article "Sleeping Sickness Parasite has a weak spot in its tail” by Catherine Brahic, is a very brief summary about a parasite,Trypanosoma brucei, passed to humans from the tsetse fly. The sleeping sickness is responsible for 50,000 deaths a year in Africa. Brahic states that they have discovered that the parasite cannot reproduce if its whip-like tail or "flagellum" stops working. Although they are still unsure, as to why the flagellum exists. Keith Gull of Oxford University has a theory,…

Animal Testing Nowadays scientist create many new things that make our life easier or even better than before . This can include creations of: hair gain shampoo, delicious chocolate or impactful medicine, and this has to be tested for perfection. The people of this country want perfection and this includes people and animals as well. This includes testing their products on animals who are perfect for experimental study such as monkeys or rats. In reality, experimenting on animals will make our…

2016 A Remembrance of Horror The essays in discussion for this assignment are “Philosophers and the Animals” by J. M. Coetzee and "Can the Treatment of Nonhuman Animals Be Compared to the Holocaust?" by David Sztybel. The first essay, “Philosophers and the Animals” is from J. M. Coetzee’s book The Lives of Animals. The essay introduces the readers to an author of many novels, Elizabeth Costello, her son John Bernard and her daughter-in-law Norma Bernard. Elizabeth Costello has…

plants and animal. The plant has nutritive soul and the animal process both nutritive soul and perceptive soul. If we discuss animal further, we can divide animal into rational animal, which is human, and non-rational animal. The essential feature of “being an animal” is perception. From the Aristotle Introductory Reading: “413b2: What makes something an animal is primarily perception.” Perception is the ability to see, hear or become aware of something through senses. From the…

Education is very important for Liz. She goes to Elmira College and studies Veterinary science. She is a very intelligence young woman and excels in her program. Being able to go to school is very important for Liz. She has always loved animals and has wanted to be a Vet for most of her life. This specific occupation is the one that is helping her achieve her dreams in life so it has very special meaning to her. Liz encountered a barrier when she first wanted to go to Elmira College. Liz needed…