Flea

to the image they are trying to portray for said character. We can see the different roles in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by an anonymous author known as the Pearl Poet, The Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer, and possibly the most distinct, The Flea by John Donne. Some might think that in these times there would be a enunciated amount of gender inequality due to the time period but as a matter of fact the tales show more of power dynamics leaning…

often found on wild rodents in large quantities and densities. At the time, these “wild rodents” were mostly black rats that were found on ships that were used for trade. If a rat was a host to a flea carrying the deadly bacterium, the rat would most likely die within 14 days. In order to survive, the fleas would then turn to human hosts. This is how the plague spread. Once the bacterium was present, the disease took three to five days to develop. In 80% of cases, the human host would die within…

Salvation In religion, salvation is stated as the saving of the soul from sins and their consequences. But if one is already committed sins he/she has to repent first and confess that sin. Man, by nature, always seeks salvation either by living life without suffering or by death. Usually, salvation is related to faith in religion. If this faith is broken, somehow, religion is broken too. In Beckett’s plays, salvation means saves or protects from harm or awful conditions. Martin Esslin believes…

release of toxic biological agents. Common biological weapons are anthrax, botulism, plague, and smallpox. The plague has been one of the most devastating epidemics to mankind, second only to smallpox. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. The plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment and antibiotics. It has been used on various occasions because it’s difficult to detect and symptoms aren’t shown until…

8. Brewer’s yeast and garlic control fleas This is still controversy regarding the effect of brewer’s yeast and garlic in repelling fleas. Over-the-counter remedies are available with these ingredients promoting the use for controlling fleas. Perhaps, it is because the dose is small and no anticipated poisoning from these small amounts. However, the dose is dependent on the breed, size and…

that is carried by rats. Most rats have an immunity to this bacteria. However a flea does not. Instead the flea dying from consuming the blood of a rat with the bacteria, it is just inhibited from digesting the blood. So when a flea bites a host, any being able to carry the bacteria, it regurgitates its stomach contents. Then it begins to suck the blood of the host. This is how the flea feeds. Due to this behavior, a flea can transmit the bacteria and essentially the disease to a range of host,…

Kayla Balcerak Professor Clinton December 14, 2017 Final Exam Essay All throughout history there have been many people, communities, and events and circumstances that have acted as an agent of change. Furthermore, there are some aspects that have been greatly recognized while others have been overlooked. In class we talked about many different topics some commonly known and others that aren't so common. Each and every aspect of history impacts change somehow and can more than likely be…

In order to understand how the black plague manage to spread as rapidly as it did as well as how it killed as many people as it did one must first understand its origin. Through the Mongol conquest of the Afro-Eurasia, the Mongols established a large network of communication through cultural exchange. The Mongols had a great deal of religious tolerance and do to this they had a variety of different cultures within their region of influence. However, these positive outcomes did not come without…

test or process). The bacterium is also considered to be partially anaerobic, meaning it can function with oxygen but can also switch to a fermentation without oxygen. Yersinia petis function and survive through the lives and cycle of rodents and fleas, because of this, these two animals are the reservoirs for this bacterium, or disease. The plague is very rare in dogs and is often mostly seen in cats but if a dog is infected the signs would be a fever, inflammation, pain, and swollen in/of…

return although health practices these days make it very unlikely. Recently a case of the disease popped up throughout some villages of Madagascar. Scientists determined it the outbreak occurred because the country has not developed, and rats and fleas roamed throughout the area. Madagascar experienced about three hundred cases of the disease last year. Of that, only about sixty-five died. Over half of the world’s reported cases of the disease take place in Madagascar. (“Barnard”, “Academic”,…