Herpes

Graduating high school is a big accomplishment, but it is only the beginning of a student starting their own life and being independent from their parents. For most people, the next step after high school is college, and college has many differences from high school. When applying to college, the main factors prospective students, look at are required test scores, the necessary grade point averages, and tuition costs. While those are important factors to consider, not many people realize that…

microorganisms to digest cellulose. Microbes degrade waste and they live in our bodies to keep us healthy. Microorganisms are also used to make vaccines and antibiotics. However, some bacteria are known for causing diseases such as the common cold, AIDS, Herpes, and Chicken Pox. Knowing the identity of microbes is essential for knowing the causative agent of a disease in order to provide patient’s effective treatment. The purpose of this lab is to identify the unknown bacteria that was given.…

As we all know a virus cant be treated with an antibiotic. Usually a virus goes away by itself. However,its one virus that your body cant fight off with out assistance. HIV is a virus that cant be cured. The virus is deadly and highly contagious. Moreover, its can be treated but not cured. If not treated right away it can lead to AIDS. AIDS is also, a terminal disease. What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodefiency virus. Immune stands for (immune). In addition, deficiency stands for…

I. Introduction a. Adolescents who engage in sexual activity place themselves at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or unplanned pregnancies. b. Many teenagers and adolescents are misled or hold fabricated beliefs concerning STD and teenage pregnancy. By every measure, adolescent sexual behavior is harmful to the well-being of all involved. c. Each year, one in every 20 adolescents and young adults will develop a new STD (Department of Reproductive Health and Research, 2007). d. The…

Cancer is becoming a second leading cause of death in our society. The expenses for diagnosis and treatment are overwhelming. People may deal with various challenges like; physical, social, emotional and spiritual. “Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells anywhere in a body” (What is cancer, 2014). “Cancer is associated with the alteration expression of cellular genes that normally regulate proliferation and differentiation” (Copstead & Banasik, 2013). Abnormal cells are called…

For many years, there have been studies and articles that have proven television is harmful. The Good and Bad Effects of TV on Children article states, “Tv exposes your kid to negative influences, and promotes negative behavior.” In other words, the article asserts that TV could have a negative effect on your child making them bad kids. Even though people love the violence in television, tv programs should reduce its violence and drug content because it influences kids more than it influences…

Tragically in the next five years the world will be faced with new challenges. However, the United States will be faced with the most. The most eminent challenge the U.S. will face is HIV/AIDS. Like majority of the american population I have baffled around with the topic. Most people who speak or make comments about HIV or AIDS are conversations of Ignorance. I never personally knew anyone who has contracted the virus but I have always been subconsciously curious about the topic. HIV is a virus…

decrease or completely remove pathogenicity and its genome is replaced with the therapeutic gene. The viral vectors that are being utilized currently in gene therapy are, Adenoviral vectors, Retroviral vectors, Adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV), Herpes Simplex viral (HSV) vectors and lentiviral…

Another reason teens have sex can be due to pressure from their surroundings. In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 48% of teens ages 12-17 reported they felt “a lot” of pressure to take part in sexual intercourse and/or do sexual acts. This pressure can come from a number of sources, but the biggest perpetrators are their fellow peers and the media. Mostly it is young men who feel a large pressure from their friends to have sex. While 23% of girls said they feel pressure to have…

Reprehensible Recycling As far as 13 million years ago, humans have recycled. Archaeologists find evidence that our ancestors reused flint and bone in the tools they wielded (David). Fast forward from then and recycling is still incorporated into our society. In the 1970s Donald Sanderson, a former city councilman in Woodbury New Jersey, led the effort to make recycling mandatory (Poncavage). Even today people think that a 100% recycled society is a great thing, but is it? Recycling…