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Vaccine Essays and Term Papers
AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeBACKGROUND
Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than
402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United
States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It
is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had ...
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Mononucleosisis a viral disease that affects those usually between the age of ten and thirty-five, although a person at any age can get the disease. This disease found in mainly adolescents and adults seems to only occur in those who escaped the Epstein-Barr virus infection in childhood. It is also known as ...
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AIDS And Its HistoryProfessor Luc Montagnier, who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 1983, and Professor Peter Duesberg, who first mapped the genetic structure of such viruses, are to challenge the orthodox view that HIV is the exclusive cause of AIDS at an "alternative" AIDS conference in Amsterdam ...
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AIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, better known as , is
caused by the incurable HIV virus. is a deadly disease that
deteriorates the immune system. There are two groups of HIV (human
immunodeficiency virus), HIV-1 that occurs throughout the world and HIV-2
that mainly occurs in Africa. The ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: A BiographyFranklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January
30, 1882, the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt. His parents
and private tutors provided him with almost all his formative education.
President Roosevelt's boyhood home is a popular related attraction
at the Hyde ...
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Should Animals Be Used For Research Testing??
Animal rights activists continually attack the study of medical research that evolves animals as test dummies. Too much of the public has come to the conclusion that medical researchers are “torturers rather than healers.” In many cases the good of the research is overlooked and the bad is ...
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Chicken PoxThis common childhood disease has syptoms such as:
- Fever
- Weakness and fatigue
- a red, itchy rash
Caused by a herpes virus called 'Varicella' this disease is very contagious. When an infected person sneezes, coughs, or breathes, the virus enters the body through the mouth and nose transported ...
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Ebola VirusEbola is a virus and part of the negative-stranded RNA family known as filovirus. It was discovered in 1976 in Africa and was named after a river in Zaire. When the virus is looked at under an electron microscope the filoviridae appear as being long, thin and occasionally they have 'branches' ...
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Lyme Disease In HorsesLyme Borreliosis, also know as Lyme Disease, is caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi, a bacterium. The bacteria are transmitted through deer ticks. The disease is named for the town of Old Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first discovered and diagnosed. Lyme Disease effects many people, as well as ...
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HivSince the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than 402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of infection, however. It is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had been infected ...
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The Differences And Similarities Of Pneumonia And TuberculosisPneumonia and tuberculosis have been plaguing the citizens of the world
for centuries causing millions of deaths. This occurred until the creation and
use of antibiotics become more widely available. These two respiratory
infections have many differences, which include their etiology, incidence ...
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Animal RightsAs Doctor Zola-Morgan stated in a speech to animal right activists, "I've seen the impact of the movement. I believe this is an attack on science of the worst kind. If we allow it to prevail it will take us back to the dark ages." Too much of the public has come to think of medical researchers ...
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Animal ResearchFor the past 20 years, there has a been an on going heated
debate on whether experiments on animals for the benefit of medical and scientific research is ethical.
Whether it is or isn't, most people believe that some form of cost-benefit test should be performed
to determine if the action is ...
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Managing People With AIDSToday, AIDS is the second leading cause of death among adults between the ages of 25 and 44. With more than half of the nation’s 126 million workers in this age group, managers cannot afford to ignore this deadly disease. As more effective drug therapies, such as protease inhibitors, are extending ...
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) is a relatively new disease found
primarily in cattle. This disease of the bovine breed was first seen in the
United Kingdom in November 1986 by histopathological examination of affected
brains (Kimberlin, 1993) . From the first discovery in 1986 to 1990 this
disease developed into a ...
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AIDS: A Life Or Death IssueImagine this, one morning you wakeup next to someone who you only
know by their first name. You can't believe you took this person home with
you. Then a month later you find out that by sleeping with this person you
have contracted the HIV virus. All your goals and dreams shattered by a one
night ...
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Genetic Engineering -Scientists are trying to figure out the entire three billion-letter human genome with high precision as a prelude to figuring out eventually what protein each gene produces and for what purpose. It all started in 1866 when Austrian botanist and monk Gregor Mendel proposed basic laws of heredity ...
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Plagues And DiseasesPlague. A word that has struck fear in the hearts of man since the
earliest of times. It has also lead to some of the greatest historical events
and stories of our time. The ancient cities of Rome and Athens, in their
downfall, were finished off by pestilence. The Bubonic Plague, also known ...
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Sickle Cell AnemiaOne of the worst genetically inherited diseases is . is an inherited blood disorder that occurs when you inherit a hemoglobin S gene from both of your parents. Inheriting one hemoglobin S gene and one normal hemoglobin gene means that you only have the trait, and not the disease. causes ...
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Medical MalpracticeThe doctor-patient relationship has been defined differently through the
years. In the beginning it developed into a "common calling" which meant
doctors practiced medicine as a duty to their patients. Laws were developed to
protect patients, therefore doctors used proper care and expert skill. ...
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