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The Causitive Agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever The Bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii is the small, aerobic gram-negative bacterium that is the cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans (and other vertebrates). They are obligate, intracellular bacteria that range in size form 0.2x0.5 µm to 0.3x2.0µm. Rickettsia belong to the phylum alpha-protobacteria, which are capable of growing in low levels of nutrients, and have a long generation time relative to other gram negative bacteria such

I chose to read The Lassa Ward: One Man’s Fight Against One of the World’s Deadliest Diseases for the AP Human Geography summer assignment. The Lassa Ward is authored by Ross I. Donaldson, who received his doctor of medicine and master of public health degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles. St. Martin’s Press, headquartered in New York, NY, published the novel in 2009. Dr. Donaldson’s memoir focuses on how he treated Lassa cases in Sierra Leone, in the midst of an outbreak of the

research,run for awareness,so scientist and doctors can make a breakthrough in history. Trying to find a cure is hard some virus can help but are they to deadly. Scientist are saying that this virus helps but the immune system does not allow it. The Lassa-VSV virus carries a gene that causes it to produce a fluorescent protein that helps researchers track which

read The Lassa Ward: One Man’s Fight Against One of the World’s Deadliest Diseases for the AP Human Geography summer assignment. The Lassa Ward is authored by Ross I. Donaldson, who is a physician specializing in public health and tropical medicine. St. Martin’s Press, headquartered in New York, NY, published the novel in 2009. Dr. Donaldson’s memoir focuses on how he treated Lassa cases in Sierra Leone, in the midst of an outbreak of the virus during the summer months of 2003. Thus, The Lassa Ward captivatingly

The family of Arenaviruses is genomically a negative single strand RNA virus. It has an enveloped, icosahedral symmetry with a diameter of approximately 120nm. Its ambisense genome is segmented into two divisions. The derivation of its name is from the Latin word ‘arena’ which translates to sandy. Many sources indicate this is due to its appearance microscopically of a grainy or sandy particle.(2) This appearance is due to ribosomes being present throughout the virus. The entry of the virus into

“Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral illness spread by the common African rat” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). Due to how contagious Lassa Fever is, all of Jemi’s things were burned, leaving Deprince with nothing to remind her of her mother, the same day as Jemi’s death Abdullah grabbed Michaela and took her

Battling disease and personal connection, the life of a soon to be doctor can come with many opportunities, as well as regretful decisions. The Lassa Ward, a memoir told by Ross I. Donaldson, tells the true story of a medical student who embarks on a journey to Western Africa to face one of the most fatal diseases in the world. Published by St. Martin's Press, in 2009, in the city of New York, this story takes place in the early 2000s across many villages and refugee camps in Sierra Leone. The struggle

recent Ebola outbreak, rapid segregation of malaria and viral hemorrhagic fever cases is essential for containing the spread of the disease. The MAP device can provide lab results within the hour, enabling enhanced patient care and surveillance. In

When I was a lot younger, walking to school seemed like a walk through the destitute walk of hunger and suffering. More often than not, I felt obligated to give something to these people having Undeserved experiences. As I walked, neatly dressed with ironed clothes, polished shoes, and white socks, I would see kids just like me who were supposed to be in school thinking about being doctors and lawyers but instead, found themselves selling so they can take care of their family's basic needs—My mother

study evaluates a mobile rapid PCR diagnostic device and assay card for dengue virus (DENV), Plasmodium spp., Zika virus (ZIKV), Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Yersinia pestis, Leptospira spp., and the emerging infections Ebola virus, Lassa virus, and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus to support a regulatory filing with the FDA. Because it functions in clinical and field settings, this novel device is uniquely suited to reduce the burden of malaria and emerging infectious diseases among US military