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    The one that stood out the most was botox, the drug that is injected into you is known as clostridium botulinum. It causes a life-threatening form of food poison that is known as botulism. When injected into your body, it blocks certain chemical signals from your nerves which causes temporary paralysis in your muscles. More medicines that could help are sumatriptan, rizatriptan, and eletriptan. There are many more medicines that could…

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    with Botox to reduce risk. Botox applied in the hands of an untrained non medical hands is very dangerous. According to the FDA these are some of the Botox ingection side effects: Drooping eyelids Flu like symptoms Headaches Upset stomachs Botulism risk Botox Warnings Know the risk involved Seek a certified medical professinal trained to treat patients with Botox. Always get the treatment at a medical facility and not a storefront center, shopping center, or hotel room. Pregnant women…

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    Gram-Negative Bacteria

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    influence on what the bacteria does, with some Gram-negative bacteria being pathogenic in nature. Gram positive bacilli Sopre foming bacillus cereus- food poisoning, bacillus anthracis, anthrax, clostridium tetani-tetanus; clostridium botulinum- botulism; Clostridium perfringens- gangrene; Clostridium difficile- colonitis Non sporing: listeria monocytogenes- food poisoning; corynebecterium diphtheria diplohteria; propionibacterium acne-acne Gram negative…

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    Botox

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    This is used to paralyse the underlying muscles as this can be a convenient solution for skin issues. This can remove the wrinkles and will not let them allow to disturb the skin anymore. 3. There is also an infection which is botulism .This can happen due to the botulinum toxin and it is really worse in its properties. This can lead to the failure of respiratory and also the death can be a reason of this…

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    Historically, the easiest way to attack the enemy was by contaminating the water and crops used by a community. The main types of biological agents that are used in biological weaponry include anthrax, botulism, brucellosis, plague, smallpox and tularemia. Viruses, like anthrax, are released into the air so that those inhaling contract the disease. Anthrax is a disease of both humans and animals, and is caused by Bacillus anthracis. (3) The main route of…

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    Two minutes. Two minutes late. In the System, there is no room for diverting from the schedule. In “Repent Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison, there exists a futuristic, dystopian society in which time is of the utmost importance. Every minute— every second— is meticulously scheduled in order that the society may run smoothly. However, with the System being run this way, no one possesses the ability to think freely or have their own head on their shoulders. One man, the Harlequin…

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    The Pure food and drug act was and still is a needed policy for our relatively young nation, because if it wasn’t instated we would still be consuming Chalked thinned milk and Diseased meat from improper food processing and sale of these botched products. This improper use or mishaps still happen to this modern day and this act has been in effect since 1906 just a little over a hundred years. Considering the most recent contamination of this is with iceberg and romaine lettuce and it was four…

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    Restylane Research Paper

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    and Restylane is just like comparing apples to oranges. Apples and oranges are edible fruits and that's just about where the similarities end. Likewise Restylane and BOTOX Cosmetic are both dermal injectables that can help alleviate wrinkles, but that's all they have in common. How they work and reasons why you would want to use one over the other are completely different. BOTOX Cosmetic immobilizes facial muscles and downsizes wrinkles, while Restylane fills in fine lines and smoothes out…

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    Sporulating Bacteria

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    can contribute to bacteria being pathogenic. One factor is sporulation. Sporulation is a specialized function that select bacteria undergo when they are exposed to harsh environmental conditions (Fimlaid 2015). Clostridium difficile, Clostridium botulism and Bacillus anthracis are three examples of sporulating bacteria that cause serious human disease. In a 2011 study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that there are 453,000 cases of Clostridium difficile, with 29,300…

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention works all around the United States as an agency that promotes public health. Through this agency, we have a bioterrorism website that focuses on biological agents like bacteria, viruses, and toxins that are deliberate released making it a form of terrorism. These biological agents can be spread in three ways air, water, and food. The main disease resulting from bioterrorism is death ranging from humans, animals, and plants. The CDC Bioterrorism website…

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