ID/P Part 2

North America Parasites  
         Blastocystis hominis
         Endolimax nana
         Cryptosporidiuin parvum
         Entamoeba histolytica
         Entamoeba coli
         Entamoeba hartmanni
         Giardia lamblia
         Chilomastix mesnili
         Cyclospora cayetanensis
         Helminths (macroscopic multicellular worms)
         Ascaris lumbricoides (human roundworm)
         Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
         Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms)
         Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
         Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
Asia Parasites
Pin Worm
Whipworm
Roundworms
Tapeworm

 What are common infectious Diseases Worldwide?
African Trypanosomiasis
Cholera
Dengue
HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis C
Malaria


My infectious disease interst : Influenza


Influenza commonly known as the flu. The flu is a highly contagious viral infection affects the nose, throat and lungs. Influenza is a serious infection afflicts 60 million people a year. The flu impacts people at every age.  
The best way to protect from Influenza?  The best way to protect against influenza is vaccination.  
It is better to get vaccinated during October and November. However, vaccination is still beneficial after December or even later. http://www.nfid.org/influenza

Infectious Diseases/ Parasites 1

Parasites Yikes!!
The CDC estimates that there are thousands of parasites in the United States alone. Parasites are biochemically complex creatures. They are categorized according to function, reproductive ability and shape.

My parasite of interest is the: Dwarf Tape Worm
List of parasites: Hookworm, Giradia lamblia, pinworm, trichinella spiralis, flea, Trichuris Trichiura, Ascaris lumbriodes

Dwarf Tape Worm 


The dwarf worm only grows 1. 5 inches. It does not need an intermediate host just one mammal can host its entire life cycle. Draft worms have small heads with single ring hook and cup-shaped suckers.

How can the dwarf worm infect humans? The worm can infect humans when eggs are ingested from food or water that has been contaminated.

What kind of infection does a dwarf tapeworm cause? Diarrhea, itching abdominal pain, headaches and digestive complaints. If the symptom is severe then body weakness, weight loss and dizziness can occur.


.Infectious Disease List
Actinomycosis,  Bootulism,Cholera, Ebika hemorrhagic fever, Influenza and Legionellosis

 



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7252923.stm

Global Warming!!!!

Humans are not the only problem that is causing global warming. Some scientists believe that humans are a small factor to the global warming issues. Volcanic activity and permafrost melting every year can have serve changes in weather pattern. The reason it is hard to blame humans for the global warming scientist believe that humans have not been around for billions of years to have a strong affect.   

The information below can be found at this website for further info  :http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html

 The information below will help explain some historical background of unexpected weather patterns. 

"Global warming started long before the "Industrial Revolution" and the invention of the internal combustion engine. Global warming began 18,000 years ago as the earth started warming its way out of the Pleistocene Ice Age-- a time when much of North America, Europe, and Asia lay buried beneath great sheets of glacial ice.
Earth's climate and the biosphere have been in constant flux, dominated by ice ages and glaciers for the past several million years. We are currently enjoying a temporary reprieve from the deep freeze.
Approximately every 100,000 years Earth's climate warms up temporarily. These warm periods, called interglacial periods, appear to last approximately 15,000 to 20,000 years before regressing back to a cold ice age climate. At year 18,000 and counting our current interglacial vacation from the Ice Age is much nearer its end than its beginning.
Global warming during Earth's current interglacial warm period has greatly altered our environment and the distribution and diversity of all life. For example:

 Approximately 15,000 years ago the earth had warmed sufficiently to halt the advance of glaciers, and sea levels worldwide began to rise.
 By 8,000 years ago the land bridge across the Bering Strait was drowned, cutting off the migration of men and animals to North America.
 Since the end of the Ice Age, Earth's temperature has risen approximately 16 degrees F and sea levels have risen a total of 300 feet!Forests have returned where once there was only ice." 

 http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/ice_ages.html

( view full size map)	The World 18,000 Years Ago Before "global warming" started 18,000 years ago most of the earth was a frozen and arid wasteland. Over half of earth 's surface was covered byglaciers or extreme desert. Forests were rare. Not a very fun place to live.
(view full size map)	Our Present World "Global warming" over the last 15,000 years has changed our world from an ice box to a garden. Today extreme deserts and glaciers have largely given way to grasslands, woodlands, andforests. Wish it could last forever, but . . . .