Leprosy

The encounter of pathogens throughout human evolution and periods of migration results in an unfavorable relationship between the two species. As Karlsson, Kwiatkowski, and Sabeti write in their article, Natural Selection and Infectious Disease in Human Populations, it is known that the ancient relationship impacts pathogenic tendencies within humans today. In the article, the authors visit the genetics of various infectious and dangerous diseases, as well as common and less threatening diseases…

related ailment, Yaws, belongs to a group of germs known as “treponemes”, which researchers correspond to the sexually transmitted infection, Syphilis. On the other hand, anthropologists studying pre-Columbus skeletons found that medieval cases of Leprosy left the same postcranial lesions as Syphilis, supporting the “Pre-Columbian” theory. While these postcranial lesions are common among primal skeletons, they may hold the foundation of this controversy. Despite the distinct theories, a shared…

mindset of using the Amerindians as slaves. Though they thought this, they did not expect so many of them, as well as fellow Europeans, to die from an array of different diseases. The most common diseases transmitted or contracted include tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, cholera, bubonic plague, typhus, smallpox, measles, diphtheria, influenza, poliomyelitis, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, yellow fever, and African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) among many…

Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science -- and the World by Rachel Swaby is a nonfiction book about women’s acknowledgment in the different fields of science and how these women’s accomplishments have been finessed by men and the media. The women recognized in this book are not as famous and common know like, Marie Curie, but this does not mean their work and accomplishments are less important. It talks about the media coverage of women scientists and their discoveries that changed the world.…

For example, as India is in the world’s top 10 economies and has a per capita GDP of $2900, it still faces 100,000 people annually suffering from Leprosy, a disease that could be cured with 3 dollars. The flawed healthcare system of India is not taking into account when measuring GDP, which is sometimes used as a measure for standard of living (196,197). Also, “Of the twenty-five most polluted cities…

Thalidomide is a sedative created in the 1950s by a West German pharmaceutical company called Chemie Gruenenthal. Originally it was produced to treat morning sickness, and was used a lot by pregnant women. It was advertised to be safe for both mother and child, because as they tested Thalidomide on rats nothing happened to them, no matter how big the dose of Thalidomide was they got. It was the new wonder drug and sold for 4 years in 46 countries across the world until it got pulled from the…

Hello National Institute of Health, As you may know, Thalidomide can be a life-saving drug in certain cases such as Cancer and Leprosy however, this is only done in the case of absolute emergencies due to the very serious side effects it causes such as limb malformation and birth defects. The reason Thalidomide can simultaneously have such positive and negative effects will make more sense once we understand the mechanism for the acid hydrolysis of thalidomide. Initially thalidomide will be…

and holding meetings with those whom she was trying to help. As a result of this work, Evita also took an active interest in health policy, supervising programmes to eradicate some of the most crippling diseases including tuberculosis, malaria and leprosy(HISTORY).” Eva also set up the María Eva Duarte de Perón Welfare Foundation, which was funded by contributions from businesses, industrial firms and trade unions. This foundation soon became a semi official welfare agency which distributed…

So I’ve had multiple experiences and events that have influenced me as a person, and has even reached into my academic career. The event I would like to do into detail is one that happened almost a year and a half ago now; I was out on the streets living a life of sin, not accepting Christ not accepting authority, or anything that I couldn’t profit from. My life was spiraling out of control more quickly than I could believe it was. I was working a full time job and a part time job, I was hanging…

Steve Waugh - My Sporting Hero Steve Waugh is a perfect role model for adolescents. Not only has this man reached some amazing new feats in cricket but after his retirement he started a foundation in which he helps kids with rare illnesses and diseases. Many of the people (aged 0-25) that have been helped by this foundation often have has little to no funding to help them out. Before Steve Waugh helped hundreds in India and started his foundation, He was just a young man who was becoming one…