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Mononucleosis
Number of Words: 633 / Number of Pages: 3
... the body.
Another name for mononucleosis is glandular fever because of the fever and
swelling of the lymph nodes throughout the body. What causes mononucleosis is
the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is like herpes. The herpes virus also
causes some cases of mono and other diseases. Mono usually occurs in adults 15
to 30 years old, but is known to appear at any age.
Mono symptoms include fever, chills, fatigue, malaise, sore throat,
head-aches, swelling of the lymph nodes (noticeable in the neck), and skin
rashes. Liver inflammation may occur. Also, swelling of the upper eyelids is a
common sympt ...
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What Causes Infectious Diseases To Strike?
Number of Words: 1411 / Number of Pages: 6
... as fast, killing victims in three to ten days. Ebola is spread from mostly by means of close contact with an infected person and can also be tranfered through sexual contact. People who are lucky enough to survive the disease usually pose no threat of infection to others.
Marburg is just as deadly as ebola, but is less widespread. Marburg causes hemmoragic siesures in the body, as does Ebola and also like Ebola, the virus only occurs in Africa. Marburg outbreaks have occurred in Uganda, Zimbabwe, south Africa and Kenya. Marburg and Ebola are both members of a group of viruses which are ...
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Suicide
Number of Words: 1192 / Number of Pages: 5
... reasons that are very selfish. It says ends all your problems in one fell swoop and since you are so different from everyone else and can never fit in, no one will really care and you can have the final say-so in life. In this exit, you will make people feel as you do. The site also claims that it is not the individual's fault for feeling suicidal, but the internal pain is too much for them to deal with. When committing , the highest number of people use a firearm (www.psycom.net).
According to Emile Durkheim, there are four types of : egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic (www.trinity.e ...
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DNA: An Invasion Of Privacy?
Number of Words: 464 / Number of Pages: 2
... (3) the method used to secure it is safe and reliable. (347)” These laws were put into place also to protect U.S. citizens. At the same time they exist so the court systems time is not wasted on a case that has no evidence to go on.
There are all types of reasons DNA tests should be done. Whether they are ethical or not is hard to say. Should someone who is suspected of a rape have to give a sample? Should a person who is suspected of a murder have to give a sample? These are the questions people have asked before. “Literally dozens of courts have held that the taking of blood or urine sample ...
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Cancer
Number of Words: 2444 / Number of Pages: 9
... for when detecting cancer, as well as knowing
if you are in a high risk population are two of the main factors of early
intervention. Early intervention of cancer has proven to increase survival
rates and lower the length and severity of treatments. Detection and protection
are two types of ambulatory care for cancer that begin before the disease is
ever diagnosed.
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Cancer often causes symptoms that you can watch for. These include:
change in bowel or bladder habits; a sore that does not heal; unusual bleeding
or discharge; thickening or lump in the breast or any other part of the body;
indig ...
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Endotracheal Suctioning
Number of Words: 2454 / Number of Pages: 9
... of blood to amount of oxygen that could be carried by that volume of blood” (p. 1398). Ackerman (1993), primarily concentrated on the measurement of SpO2 via a pulse oximeter monitor was the focus of the review. Such research will aid nurses and respiratory therapists with their decision of choosing whether to use normal saline, a subject that is often unconsidered. In research by Schwenker & Gift (1998), it was proven that healthcare workers are unsure or are unaware that adverse effects may exist when using normal saline prior to suctioning. Schwenker & Gift (1998) points out that NSI is a co ...
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Drugs: How Danagerous Is It?
Number of Words: 1175 / Number of Pages: 5
... must be cooked in
butter, lard, milk, or other substance. A new method is being tested. It
includes "baking" the marijuana under a flame without burning it. It is nearly
the same as smoking it, but there is no smoke, which may limit the chance of
lung cancer. Yet is this drug safe? No. The short term effects, besides the
calmness are the following: temporary memory loss, rapid heart beat, and
dizziness. The long term effects include the following: Lung cancer, heart
problems, and immune system disorders. The equivalent of one joint is four
cigarettes, or ten seconds of car exhaust. No one s ...
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Patient Assisted Suicide: Whose Example Should Be Followed?
Number of Words: 1273 / Number of Pages: 5
... (Quill 434). There are many cases in which people become sick and
life becomes an endless episode phasing between unconsciousness and severe
pain. There are also cases in which an individual becomes diagnosed with a
disease with no definite cure and faces a road of painful treatment and
emotional heartache . One example of this was Diane's case. Diane was one
of Dr. Quills patients who was diagnosed with "acute myelomonocytic
leukemia", a disease with a 25% survival rate with treatment and certain
death in at most a few months without treatment (Quill 434). This disease
is very painful to say t ...
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IVF: A Medical Breakthrough Or A Medical Burden?
Number of Words: 2464 / Number of Pages: 9
... these concerns are the following: (1) Is IVF morally unacceptable because it is an "unnatural" means of conception? (2) Does IVF threaten the moral status of women? (3) Does IVF harm the autonomy of a woman?
The first of these concerns, that questioning the acceptability of IVF as a means of conception on the grounds of naturality, is one of great importance. Those opposing the use of IVF as a means of conception argue that in vitro fertilization is an unnatural means of conception and is thus morally unacceptable. However, as Peter Singer states, "If we were to reject medical advances on the g ...
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Depression And Its Affects
Number of Words: 577 / Number of Pages: 3
... their misery could be relieved(Whybrow 7). When dealing with depression people often deny that anything is wrong. Feelings of shame often begin to emerge when someone does finally admit that they don't feel "normal". When things are abnormal life suddenly takes on a dull new look. They significantly alter our familiar behavior, changing the way we relate to the world, even changing our perception of who we are(Whybrow 255). Learning to see these signs can help hold a state of depression in control.
The causes of depression vary from person to person which makes it difficult to accurately diagnos t ...
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