population of bats in the United States is facing a serious threat of extinction due to the outbreak of a deadly fungus called Deomyces destructans. The fungus is nicknamed White-Nose Syndrome, after the white fungus that typically appears on the infected bats noses and wings. Other signs and symptoms of White Nose Syndrome are white fungus on the ears and tail as well, bats flying during the day in the middle of winter, bats clustered near the entrance to a hibernacle or cave, and general abnormal behavior
It Takes a Team with Passion When I first purchased my horse it was my goal to be able to compete under the lights and banners and in the arenas that make up the World Show. I know that the competition is stiff and that every competitor wants the same thing, to take home the World Champion title. Every time I receive my new APHA journal I flip through the pages in awe of all of the horses and riders that compete at this level each year setting my sights on obtaining that goal myself. In the 2012
antiarrhythmic drugs, and Amiodarone may be used to control or prevent a rapid heartbeat” ("Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome: Medlineplus"). The downside of these medications is that they are very strong and although they may help you fix the WPW syndrome symptoms, they may end up damaging other important organs in the patient’s body as well. In the case of my brother, he happened to suffer WPW syndrome since he was in my mother’s womb. My mother was given Amiodarone, a drug that relaxes the heart muscles
ambitions. Johnny’s experience as an attorney falls far short of being the legal crusader that he envisioned for himself. Rather, it is quite short-lived . His legal career ends abruptly when his unpreparedness for an easy trial against a wealthy white woman causes him to lose the case for his client. Upon his hu... ... middle of paper ... ...ays, "You belong to a different tribe, savage. The death of this character illustrates yet another grave misfortune in Johnny's trek of ambition. It is
Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome is a heart condition where there is an extra electrical pathway or circuit in the heart. The condition can lead to episodes of rapid heart also known as tachycardia. Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome, also known as WPW, is present at birth. People of all ages, even infants, can experience the symptoms related to WPW. Episodes of tachycardia often occur when people are in their teens or early twenties. Most of the time, a fast heart beat
On July 27th, 2015 a young woman named Maylin Reynoso went missing. She was last seen leaving her job at a gas station and after this her friends and family went to social media to ask people if they had any information about where Maylin could be. Other than these posts on Instagram, Tumbler, and Facebook there was no news coverage about her disappearance. Sadly, Maylin’s body was found three day later in the Harlem River, she was only 20 years old; although she had been found dead there was still
is a novel that takes place in the early 1960s in the town of Jackson, Mississippi, and tells about both the white and colored families that lived there and how they interact everyday. The book is told from three different points of view, Aibileen’s, Minny’s, and Skeeter’s. The book first starts off with Aibileen Clark. She is a colored maid that is now taking care of her seventeenth white child, Mae Mobley Leefolt. Aibileen loves Mae Mobley and struggles throughout the book to help raise her to be
face value. The leading men of the seventeenth century, likely white men, reformed this definition in a variation of ways to work in their favor when suspected of rape. It can be determined from study of historical information that the reason there are fewer reported rapes against white males in the seventeenth century and more against non-white males was because women gave in to a society driven by the influence and governance of white males in the legal system. This concept is demonstrated through
abnormalities. It is fairly common, especially in children and women, yet unfamiliar to most people who are not diagnosed with it. There are three types of SVT: atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. All three types have the same symptoms during episodes, which can last from seconds to hours and include palpitations, fatigue, dizziness, etc. However, the three types have different causes, all of which are unknown. To detect this condition
rarely) seen in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. It involves conduction of the atrial signal antegrade down the accessory pathway and retrograde up the AV node. Because ventricular depolarization occurs cell to cell, rather than via the normal conduction system, the QRS is wide and mimics monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. This tachycardia is also known as antidromic AVRT.1 A prior ECG with a delta wave typical of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is helpful for this
Innocence: An Examination of Media and Social Construction of Missing White Woman Syndrome." Order No. 3530740 The University of Southern Mississippi, 2012. Ann Arbor: ProQuest.Web. 5 Nov. 2013. Vanessa Hazell and Juanne Clarke. “Race and Gender in the Media: A Content Analysis of Advertisements in Two Mainstream Black Magazines.” Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Sep., 2008), pp. 5-21 Wade, Lisa. ""Missing White Woman Syndrome" and Fear of Crime." thesocietypages.org. NSC School of LIberal Arts
A normal 14-year-old girl worries about impressing her friends, fitting in, and getting good grades. None of this came to the mind of Elizabeth Smart in her nine months of captivity. Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bedroom by Brian David Mitchell on June 5 of 2002. She was threatened, abused, and raped each and everyday within those nine months. On the night that she was taken she hiked up to the campsite that Brian David Mitchell has prepared. When they arrived Elizabeth Smart was introduced
Could you ever imagine what it would be liked to be taken from the once place you are supposed to feel the safest and then being held captive under excruciating fear? More people than anyone would care to think about know exactly what it's like, one of those many being Elizabeth Smart. Elizabeth Smart had to overcome many obstacles throughout the entire ordeal, the main portion of the hard times lasting nine months. Elizabeth went through many emotional high points; fear, the pure will to survive
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome. Downs is characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone, shorter stature, and a flattened face. Down syndrome is not a very common disease, one in every 691 children are born with Down syndrome. The disability is an illness that people are born with and is not contagious. Most people with Downs have a life expectancy of about 40 or 50 years of age. They only live for that short amount of
An Overview of the Rare Disease Known as Kabuki Syndrome As I look to graduate, I become increasingly aware that I have my entire life to look forward to. Even though I will have struggles throughout my life, I still have my well being to fall back on. When all else fails, I am and hopefully always will be self-assured that I am here, healthy and able to bring myself through the worst of circumstances. This realization and knowledge has presented itself in the most realistic way just within
all experienced red eye from time to time, affecting one or both eyes. Red eye is cardinal sign of ocular information. It accrues when the vessels in the eye become swollen or irritated. Red eye accrues as a consequence of eye allergies, dry eye syndrome, or conjunctivitis. First, Red eye accrue due to conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, which is commonly called pink eye, is an infection or swelling in the eye area. The effect of viruses, bacteria's, and allergies, is pink eye disease. Viral conjunctivitis
Humans are destructive. Not a lot of us think about how what we do affects the world around us. We almost act like we are the only ones on this planet. We go around polluting and destroying our world with no regard for our actions. The things that live out in the wild are paying the price for it. Every day that passes there is another animal or plant that is placed on an endangered list. This is happening at an alarming rate. Because of man’s desire to expand and conquer their surroundings, there
the cave. Later, when developers decided to turn the cave into a show cave, they made a special entrance so bats could enter and exit at will. Mystery Cave is in danger of losing their bats from White Nose Syndrome (WNS). This disease is caused by a fungus that grows on the bat’s nose, turning it white. So far, no bats in Mystery Cave have been impacted from WNS, but WNS has impacted bats in Wisconsin. Bats aren’t the only difference between Mystery Cave and Niagara Cave. Another difference between
Scottish surgeon named Sir Alexander Ogston. He worked on wounds and surgery and put carbolic acid on the wound after surgery to keep it getting infected. In the year 1881 there are two kinds of staph infections you can either see yellow grapes or white grapes. In 1941 eighty-one percent of the patients died that year from staph infections and In 1940s the penicillin stopped curing staph infections because it came resistant penicillin. In 1961 MRSA was detected in a British hospital it is a staph
babies born in the United States each year is born with Down syndrome. It affects an equal number of male and female babies” (Johnson P. A. 2014). Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that found across the world, however it is more prevalent in the United States. The cause of the disorder roots to the paring of the human chromosomes. A normal human receives 23 pairs of chromosomes, each pair coming from mother and father. In Down syndrome most people affected have an abnormal cell division of the chromosome