Ebola

physiology, because of the relationship between structure and function, also the fact that there is, I think, a purpose to design. With micro-pathology, learning about how bacteria and viruses interact with our bodies and travel, especially during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa,…

lives and limit disease spread in a biological weapons emergency. Licensed vaccines are currently available for a few threats, such as anthrax and smallpox, and research is underway to develop and produce vaccines for other threats, such as tularemia, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus” (Nardo 4). Anthrax and smallpox represent two main diseases that may potentially affect the military personnel most. Anthrax can turn into a very dangerous disease. “Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by…

evaluated against facility needs during an emergency with the overall goal of effective response to the needs of the community. Supplies and equipment that are non-medical in nature, such as food, water and fuel will be arranged for by the Logistics and Operating Chief. Texas Health Denton has inventory storage agreements with Owens and Miner. The resource management strategies outlined by Texas Health Denton appear to be sufficient for successfully managing supplies and equipment during an…

Are we safer than at anytime in the past? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/14/theres-never-been-a-safer-time-to-be-a-kid-in-america/ Christopher Ingraham, the author of “There’s never been a safer time to be a kid in America,” does an excellent job at providing statistics, which back up his claim that America is indeed the safest it has ever been for children and teens. For example, he claimed that the overall mortality rate for children and young adults has seen a…

Over the recent past there has been an increase in the usage of drones both in a social and civilian way. The concept of ‘drone’ was originally used to refer to preprogrammed aircrafts. However as years have gone by the word has evolved and its meaning has expounded to in cooperate more features ("Humanitarian Uses Of Drones And Satellite Imagery Analysis: The Promises And Perils" 2015). Presently the word refers to any robot that is either preprogrammed or controlled. Drones are classified into…

In the United States there has been a total of up to 29.1 million people in the past 3 years diagnosed with diabetes. As people may not think of this situation as a dire matter or a primary threat as they have with ebola the past few months. Diabetes has existed for a very long period of time, and not only has it been negatively affecting the elder patients, but this incurable disease is also capable of taking its toll on the future generations starting with our spouses, and it all starts with…

The Bioethics of Bioterrorism I. Ethical Question It is universally accepted that bioterrorism, or the use of viruses and bacteria to spread disease and cause panic (“Bioterrorism”), is wrong and inhumane. However there is still a question as to whether or not research into biodefense, or the mechanisms used to battle bioterrorism (“Biodefense”), should be allowed. II. Background As previously stated, bioterrorism is the use of viral and bacterial diseases to infect populations and incite…

Bioterrorism is a form of terrorism that holds a massive danger over anybody, with the power to kill millions in just days or months. Some various chemical weapons that can be used or have been include: Anthrax, Smallpox, Ebola, Plague, and Tularemia. Each one of these viruses contains the power to harm, severely disable, or kill a person. From Pneumonia to shock and paralysis the wrath of chemical agent produces much more torturous effects then a gun-wound in a war scenario. To put into…

fever, severe headaches, chills, joint and muscle aches, and weakness. Over time, they could grow to nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, red eyes, raised rash, chest pain, coughs, stomach pain, and more. So far, no medication that has been proven to help Ebola. Hospital care includes providing fluids, maintain blood pressure, oxygen as needed, replacing lost blood, and treating other infections that…

Different Insights of Science and Technology Science and technology have drastically changed over the years. However, in some circumstances change is not always considered to be positive. For example, science comes from the Latin word, scientia, meaning knowledge. The definition of scientia reveals the underlying meaning of what science really means. In certain situations, science has the power to regulate people’s lives because the regulators receive too much knowledge from science. Technology…