Ebola And Marburg Viruses
.... is only one connection between Charles and Peter.
"The paths of Charles Monet and Peter Cardinal had crossed at only one place on
earth, and that was inside Kitum Cave." (pg. 140 - Cardinal). Kitum Cave is
where the virus is expected to be living or where the history of the Ebola
virus lays. So Kitum Cave is where the search for the deadly virus begins.
Led by Gene Johnson, the team members on the Kitum Cave expedition set up many
differing animals inside the cave with the hope that one of the animals would
contract the virus. Even though the expedition's results came out negative,
Kitum Cave is still the only logical place .....
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The Immune System
.... immune system. It may be attacked by phagocytes or by
performed antibodies that act together with the complement system. The human
immune system contains approximately 1 trillion T cells and 1 trillion B cells,
located in the lymphoid organs and in the blood, plus approximately 10 billion
antigen-presenting cells located in the lymphoid organs. To maximize the chances
of encountering antigens wherever they may invade the body, lymphocytes
continually circulate between the blood and certain lymphoid tissues. A
lymphocyte spends an average of 30 minutes per day in the blood and recirculates
about 50 times per day between the bloo .....
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The Nursing Home: A Nice Place For The Elderly
.... basic faculties, and creates a safer
driving environment for everyone. In addition, these older citizens are
protected from those con-artists who prey deliberately on the elderly.
Nursing homes are full of entertainment and activities. I recall
visiting a local nursing home with my second grade Brownie troop. We sang songs
and made crafts with the residents. It was an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Just last year, I went with my high school's Beta Club to a nearby nursing home
where we held a Valentine's Day party with cake and ice cream for all of the
residents. They really enjoyed our company. Aside from outside v .....
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Therapeutic Touch : Its Effectiveness On Surgical Incision Site Pain
.... therapeutic
touch. The dependant variable is decreasing surgical site pain. The population
to be studied will be patients on a thirty bed medical-surgical floor of a Lake
Charles hospital. Fifty surgical patients will be studied over a four week
period. The patients will be randomly selected to avoid any bias by the
researcher.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM
"... therapeutic touch is a nursing intervention that has the potential
for eliciting a state of physiological relaxation in patients and for decreasing
patients anxiety" (Heidt, 1991). The use of therapeutic touch is very important
to the nursing community. The need for .....
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The Roy Adaptation Model
.... an act of multi-oppressed
thinking influenced by men, the Roman Catholic Church and the medical world.
During a 1987 conference of nursing theorists, Sister Roy made a number
of deferring remarks to a speech made earlier by a male Bishop.
Fawcett also says the Roy Adaptation Model has an extensive vocabulary
and that some familiar words (ie adaption) have been given new meanings in Roy's
attempt to translate mechanistic ideas into organismic ones.
Oppressed Group Behaviour:
-assimilating the values and characteristics of the Oppressors. -Nursing leaders
represent an elite group promoted because of their allegiance to maintai .....
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The Safety Of Blood
.... or deadly diseases and that today's blood supply is not "safe."
However, "safe" means different things for different people. For some,
safe is an absolute security from any danger. This is an extreme viewpoint,
though, because most people realize that one can never be completely safe.
Another, and more popularly held connotation of "safe," is the probability of
not getting hurt. This is a much more reasonable and plausible definition and
therefor will be used throughout this paper. However, even though the
overwhelming probability is that nothing will go wrong, people still fear that
the nation's blood supply is .....
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Plagues And Diseases
.... into Africa, China, Russia, and the
Scandinavian countries. It was truly a worldwide pandemic. But, it has a
secondary effect that not many people are aware of. The colonies of Greenland,
settled by the Vikings, were stricken by the plague and they soon disappeared.
It is known that these colonies kept in contact with "Vinland", which was near
New Foundland, in Canada. The Vikings had already discovered North America!
But, alas, with these colonies all dead, Greenland was forgotten, and not
discovered again until 1585.2 It is estimated that the plague took 24 million
lives, about a quarter of the European population. This ma .....
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Treating Diabetes With Transplanted Cells
.... a therapy that maintains glucose values within normal from
the begging is needed. An ideal treatment would be the implantation of islets.
This, in theory, would only have to be done once and would insure proper insulin
production. Successful grafts would also prevent diabete-related ills.
At Paul E. Lacy's lab, experiments have been done for twenty- five years
on such a process. At first they were just trying to understand the mechanics of
hormone secretion. To start this they needed a way to separate islet clusters
from the pancreas. These constitute only 2% of the entire pancreas, though, and
are scattered throughout it .....
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Treating Anaphylaxix
.... systems, that is where emergency treatment is
focused. In the cardiovascular system, a combination of vasodilatation,
increased vascular permeability, tachcycardia, and arrhythmias can lead to
severe hypotension. In the respiratory system, the swelling of tissues along
with bronchospasm and increased mucus production are the main cause of death.
So, if untreated, anaphylaxis can be fatal as a result of the body's going into
what is essentially shock, while simultaneously (and more importantly) being
deprived of the oxygen needed to sustain life.
As of today there is one universally accepted treatment for acute anaphylaxis. .....
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Tuberculosis
.... is low
or if there is a large or prolonged exposure to the germs that overcome the
body's natural defenses. The body's response to active TB infection produces
inflammation which can eventually damage the lungs. The amount of damage may be
quite extensive, yet the symptoms may be minimal. The usual symptoms of disease
due to TB are:
-Fever -Night sweats -Cough -Loss of appetite -Weight Loss -Blood in the sputum
(phlegm) -Loss of energy
Diagnosing TB
To diagnose TB, your clinician will gather five important pieces of information:
-Symptoms -History of possible exposure and onset of symptoms -Tuberculin skin
test or PPD .....
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Tuberculosis
.... fatigue, and
loss of appetite. A person with the TB disease in the late stages will cough up
blood streaked sputum. People who have Active TB disease usually only have mild
symptoms. There are three tests to diagnose TB disease. One is the Tuberculin
Mantoux PPD skin test; two is a Chest X-ray which is given after the Skin test
is positive; three Sputum Test reveals if TB germs are in thick liquid a person
coughs up. The Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test is given by placing a substance
called PPD Tuberculin under the top layer of the skin with a very small needle
and syringe. The doctor will inject the needle into the .....
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Vitamins
.... In 1912 Hopkins and Funk made a hypothesis. The hypothesis stated the
absence of some vitamins could cause diseases such as beriberi and scurvy.
Later a letter was assigned to each vitamin. The letters which were assigned to
vitamins in the early years of vitamin research categorize them according to
their functions. As research progressed, the vitamins were given scientific
names.
Foods that contain vitamins are very essential for good health and
growth. Milk can be important because it is a source of vitamin D. Vitamin D
is important because it is essential for bone growth.
Butter can be important because .....
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