Leprosy

third largest HIV-positive population. On paper, the goal might seem admirable enough: promote the removal of HIV-positive individuals while preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. As a result, the Bauchi Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has cast itself as matchmaker for HIV-positive couples. Basically, this agency matches up the people who have HIV/AIDS so that o else can get infected. To conclude, arranged marriages are impacting or world in a…

On October 1st, 1953, what people thought would be a “miracle drug” was released. This drug was called thalidomide. It was originally created in Germany, and was used to help people go to sleep, and also helped relieve pregnant women from the pain of morning sickness. The drug was used worldwide. Unfortunately, the people who took thalidomide had no idea how it would affect the their offsprings. What would be called Thalidomide babies were born. These babies were born with disabilities such as…

The relationship shared by Lincoln and Booth in Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks encompasses both negative and positive aspects. Similar positivity is portrayed more dominantly in Jack and Teresa’s loving relationship in “The View from Culion,” a short story in Monstress by Lysley Tenorio, while Tita and Mama Elena’s destructive relationship in Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel demonstrates more negative characteristics. Out of the three works, the repulsive way Mama Elena treats…

quality of Jesus’s was he was a consoler. His caring qualities are illustrated in Matthew Chapter 8. Jesus was teaching on a mountain and was followed by great crowds. As he descended the mountain, a leper approached him and Jesus cures the man’s leprosy. To promote the kingdom of God he so firmly believes in, Jesus brings consolation to people who are suffering. The Gospels portray Jesus as a benevolent man who…

The Metamorphosis The argument of the article and the frame used by the author to support his claims The Metamorphosis is a novella which was written by Franz Kafka and published in 1915. It is based on comparative research divided into three parts explaining the how the main character Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found that he has been transmuted into a giant insect. He is trying to turn over his body in the bed to confirm if he is still dreaming but he found that indeed he is an…

readers some insight to yet another facet of God’s character. He is not only a God of the Israelites. He is a God of all people and He wishes to come to the aid of all people, otherwise there was no way that Naaman could have been cured of his leprosy. God is a kind and compassionate God just as much as He is a wrathful and righteous God – these are the two extremes that many people, including myself, sometimes have a difficult time in trying to put…

Thalidomide, also known as α – N(phthalimido) glutarimide , was first developed in 1954 by a German pharmaceutical company called Grünenthal in Stolberg. In 1957, under the brand name Contergan , it was marketed as a sedative, tranquiliser and antiemetic that was found to be effective when prescribed to pregnant women to help combat the many symptoms associated with morning sickness. Chemically similar to barbituates, the drug became a popular sedative and by the following year, although it…

Animal testing helps researchers in finding new drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine. Many Medical treatments have been made possible by animal testing including HIV drugs, insulin, anti-biotics, vaccines and many more. It has contributed too many cures and treatments that save many human lives. Medical breakthroughs from the last 100 years were from animal research and experimentation. How many people in here have family members with diabetes or just know someone who has it? Do…

the size of the skull, gave an accurate measure of intelligence. In fact, their “brain is nine cubic inches less than the white man’s.” Also, according to medical repository, the black color, thick lips, and flat noses resemble a disease known as Leprosy. This is known as the lowest grade of humanity based on their appearance and chemical composition. There would be complete chaos in the world with free slaves because “the Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that…

When trying to analyze the text of the bible, the writers tend to arrange the stories in a certain way so that they are able show towards a bigger meaning. Like any story there tends to be an underlying meaning that is trying to make present. Whether that be moral, educational or just trying to show a bigger picture. In the case of Matthew chapters 8-9, Matthew is trying to show you who Jesus really and that being the Son of God. He makes this clear through the nine miracles that Jesus does in…