Articles related to "Typhus"
A Bacterium Saved a Town During World War II
A little microbiology trivia saved a small town from the Nazis during World War II.
typhus • rickettsia • prowaskii • proteus ox19 • antibodies
A little microbiology trivia saved a small town from the Nazis during World War II.
typhus • rickettsia • prowaskii • proteus ox19 • antibodies
Scrub Typhus Lowers HIV Virus Levels in AIDS Patients
Sometimes the strangest things are found in our world. Knowing that scrub typhus lowers HIV levels in AIDS patients may give new hope for treating and/or preventing HIV infections.
hiv • aids • scrub typhus • the lancet • rickettsia tsutsugamushi
Sometimes the strangest things are found in our world. Knowing that scrub typhus lowers HIV levels in AIDS patients may give new hope for treating and/or preventing HIV infections.
hiv • aids • scrub typhus • the lancet • rickettsia tsutsugamushi
Rudolph Virchow - Founder of Modern Pathology
Rudolph Virchow was a 19th century Polish/German physician who played an active role in politics, as well as in medical research. His findings form the basis of the modern study of pathology.
virchow • cell pathology • cytology • typhus • cells arise from cells
Rudolph Virchow was a 19th century Polish/German physician who played an active role in politics, as well as in medical research. His findings form the basis of the modern study of pathology.
virchow • cell pathology • cytology • typhus • cells arise from cells
Morts pour la France
Many remembered on the war memorials had given their lives far from the battlefields.
Many remembered on the war memorials had given their lives far from the battlefields.
Chiggers – Parasitic Mites
The young of chigger mites prey on mammals and other animals. They occasionally bite humans, causing unbearably itchy lesions.
chiggers • parasitic mites • chigger mites • itchy lesions • what are chigger mites
The young of chigger mites prey on mammals and other animals. They occasionally bite humans, causing unbearably itchy lesions.
chiggers • parasitic mites • chigger mites • itchy lesions • what are chigger mites
Get a life IV
Given the right conditions, life started almost immediately; yet the road to complex organisms and to intelligence was probably more arduous and fraught with devastating incidents of which the sky was not absent.
yucatan • ediacran • mitochondria • prokaryote • eukaryote
Given the right conditions, life started almost immediately; yet the road to complex organisms and to intelligence was probably more arduous and fraught with devastating incidents of which the sky was not absent.
yucatan • ediacran • mitochondria • prokaryote • eukaryote
The Heros of Science
As we remember the heroes of New York that risked their lives to help others we must also remember all those that have done the same. The scientists are just one group of people that deserve to be remembered. Especially in the world of microbiology scientists have risked their lives and often lost them. And in doing this they have created vaccines so that diseases we once feared are now almost unheard of.
microbiologist • vaccine • immunisation • hero • scientist
As we remember the heroes of New York that risked their lives to help others we must also remember all those that have done the same. The scientists are just one group of people that deserve to be remembered. Especially in the world of microbiology scientists have risked their lives and often lost them. And in doing this they have created vaccines so that diseases we once feared are now almost unheard of.
microbiologist • vaccine • immunisation • hero • scientist
History of Hydrotherapy
The healing benefits of hydrotherapy were first documented by Hippocrates in the 5th century and later described in accounts of cures attributed to natural springs.
history hydrotherapy • water cure • spas history • kneipp • typhus
The healing benefits of hydrotherapy were first documented by Hippocrates in the 5th century and later described in accounts of cures attributed to natural springs.
history hydrotherapy • water cure • spas history • kneipp • typhus
The Year Without a Summer 1816
Many parts of the world had snow in summer, heavy rainfall, crop failures, disease and starvation due to lack of sunlight.
year without a summer 1816 • april 10 1815 mount tambora indonesia erupted • killed 10000 people explosion 82000 people related • tambora world’s worst volcano recorded history • explosion mount tambora ash cloud reached earth’s
Many parts of the world had snow in summer, heavy rainfall, crop failures, disease and starvation due to lack of sunlight.
year without a summer 1816 • april 10 1815 mount tambora indonesia erupted • killed 10000 people explosion 82000 people related • tambora world’s worst volcano recorded history • explosion mount tambora ash cloud reached earth’s
No Fleas...Please!
Flea control is vital to an animal's health, happiness, and in some case life. Though fleas are everywhere and hard to control, steps may be taken to control infestations.
fleas • plague • annoying • typhus • life cycle
Flea control is vital to an animal's health, happiness, and in some case life. Though fleas are everywhere and hard to control, steps may be taken to control infestations.
fleas • plague • annoying • typhus • life cycle
MOA of Tetracycline Antibiotics
Antibiotics are chemotherapeutic agents used to inhibit or kill bacteria (prokaryotic organisms). How do tetracyclines destroy bacteria without hurting our cells?
mode of action tetracycline • moa tetracycline • how antibiotic drugs work • how does tetracycline work • antibiotic tetracycline
Antibiotics are chemotherapeutic agents used to inhibit or kill bacteria (prokaryotic organisms). How do tetracyclines destroy bacteria without hurting our cells?
mode of action tetracycline • moa tetracycline • how antibiotic drugs work • how does tetracycline work • antibiotic tetracycline
Human Head and Body Lice in History
From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.
human lice in history • facts about the louse • lice impact on people • where did lice come from • lice in early medicine
From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.
human lice in history • facts about the louse • lice impact on people • where did lice come from • lice in early medicine
Mozart's First European Tour 1763
Account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first 'grand tour' of Europe with his family, and what he was composing from 7 to 10 years of age.
mozart first tour in europe • wolfgang and leopold european travel • mozart places first european tour • mozart age first tour • cities mozart first europe tour
Account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first 'grand tour' of Europe with his family, and what he was composing from 7 to 10 years of age.
mozart first tour in europe • wolfgang and leopold european travel • mozart places first european tour • mozart age first tour • cities mozart first europe tour
What were Coffin Ships?
All the ships traveling the Trans-Atlantic route came to be known as coffin ships even though some owners and their ships had an excellent record.
coffin ships • an gorta mor • no irish need apply • money from america • american wake
All the ships traveling the Trans-Atlantic route came to be known as coffin ships even though some owners and their ships had an excellent record.
coffin ships • an gorta mor • no irish need apply • money from america • american wake
Visiting Grosse Île, Quebec
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada commemorate Irish ancestry and immigration in Quebec. The Grosse Île Celtic Cross Turns 100 in 2009.
grosse ile • visiting grosse ile • quebec city day trips • how to get to grosse ile • the grosse ile quarantine station
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada commemorate Irish ancestry and immigration in Quebec. The Grosse Île Celtic Cross Turns 100 in 2009.
grosse ile • visiting grosse ile • quebec city day trips • how to get to grosse ile • the grosse ile quarantine station
The Anne Frank House
Historic home and hidaway is open for public tours.
anne frank • the anne frank house • amsterdam • holland • holocost
Historic home and hidaway is open for public tours.
anne frank • the anne frank house • amsterdam • holland • holocost
Home Sweet Home
To the men in the Crimea, the sudden unexpected end to the War left them wondering whether it had been worthwhile
To the men in the Crimea, the sudden unexpected end to the War left them wondering whether it had been worthwhile
Recipes from Disaster - Part 1
Could there really be a useful role in the war zone for a celebrity French chef and restaurateur?
Could there really be a useful role in the war zone for a celebrity French chef and restaurateur?
Anticancer Properties of Garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum) can be classified as a dietary anticarcinogen, whose antioxidant properties can reduce the incidence of certain human cancers
garlic • allicin • antioxidants • cancer • gastric cancer
Garlic (Allium sativum) can be classified as a dietary anticarcinogen, whose antioxidant properties can reduce the incidence of certain human cancers
garlic • allicin • antioxidants • cancer • gastric cancer
Behind a Girl’s Diary
A short biography of a girl whose short and tragic life shows us how to be truly alive.
anne frank • holocaust • world war • diary • jew
A short biography of a girl whose short and tragic life shows us how to be truly alive.
anne frank • holocaust • world war • diary • jew
Italian Writer I.U. Tarchetti
The life of the 19th Century author of Fantastic Tales and Passion, the novel that inspired Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical.
iginio ugo tarchetti • italian writers • i.u. tarchetti • fantastic tales • scapigliatura
The life of the 19th Century author of Fantastic Tales and Passion, the novel that inspired Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical.
iginio ugo tarchetti • italian writers • i.u. tarchetti • fantastic tales • scapigliatura
Life in a Victorian Workhouse
Men were separated from women, mothers from children and husbands from wives. Living conditions in the workhouse were deliberately made harsh.
workhouse • poor law 1834 • inmates • victorian • suitability of the workhouse for lunatics
Men were separated from women, mothers from children and husbands from wives. Living conditions in the workhouse were deliberately made harsh.
workhouse • poor law 1834 • inmates • victorian • suitability of the workhouse for lunatics
Nazi Concentration Camp Flossenburg
Flossenburg was one of a number of Concentration Camps built by the Nazis in Germany before the Second World War.
nazi germany • concentration camps • second world war • flossenburg • dachua
Flossenburg was one of a number of Concentration Camps built by the Nazis in Germany before the Second World War.
nazi germany • concentration camps • second world war • flossenburg • dachua
Rats! Marine Waterfront Hazards
Rats are a harmful invasive species that adversely affect boat wiring, seafood quality, ground nesting seabirds, and human health. Steps can be taken to control them.
reduce rat infestations • rats as invasive species • reducing rat populations • alaska sea grant marine advisory service • alaska sea grant
Rats are a harmful invasive species that adversely affect boat wiring, seafood quality, ground nesting seabirds, and human health. Steps can be taken to control them.
reduce rat infestations • rats as invasive species • reducing rat populations • alaska sea grant marine advisory service • alaska sea grant
Scurvy, the Sailors Nightmare
Scurvy was the biggest killer of sailors from the 1500s to early 1800s, although it has been around for thousands of years.
scurvy the sailors nightmare • dietary inneficiency in the age of sail • scurvy • james cook • scurvy in the modern world
Scurvy was the biggest killer of sailors from the 1500s to early 1800s, although it has been around for thousands of years.
scurvy the sailors nightmare • dietary inneficiency in the age of sail • scurvy • james cook • scurvy in the modern world
The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange--the exchange of European products to the Americas and vice-versa--invites discussion and evokes controversy to this day.
columbian exchange • tomato • potato • corn • maize
The Columbian Exchange--the exchange of European products to the Americas and vice-versa--invites discussion and evokes controversy to this day.
columbian exchange • tomato • potato • corn • maize
Water Kills Fleas
Fleas can't live in water, but bathing won't kill all these pests. A flea infestation takes serious intervention to protect both pets and humans from flea-borne diseases.
does water kill fleas • can fleas live in water • how to handle a flea infestation • fleas on dogs and cats • do natural flea control products work
Fleas can't live in water, but bathing won't kill all these pests. A flea infestation takes serious intervention to protect both pets and humans from flea-borne diseases.
does water kill fleas • can fleas live in water • how to handle a flea infestation • fleas on dogs and cats • do natural flea control products work
Brontë Books for Children
Usborne Publishing has produced a series of classic fiction for children, making authors such as the Brontës accessible to a much younger readership.
jane eyre • charlotte brontë • wuthering heights • emily brontë • children’s classics
Usborne Publishing has produced a series of classic fiction for children, making authors such as the Brontës accessible to a much younger readership.
jane eyre • charlotte brontë • wuthering heights • emily brontë • children’s classics
Disease Epidemic Health Concerns in Afghanistan
The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.
afghanistan • typhoid • polio • diseases in afghanistan • epidemics
The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.
afghanistan • typhoid • polio • diseases in afghanistan • epidemics
Dr. Domagk, Prontosil and Sulfa Antimicrobials
The German dye industry made many, varied chemicals including dyes for textiles and cells. Domagk's studies of one dye that killed microbes resulted in a Nobel Prize.
sulfonamides sulfanilamide folic acid • domagk prontosil sulfa drugs • paba folic acid sulfonamides • competitive inhibition enzyme inactivation antibio • antibiotics mode of action sulfa drugs
The German dye industry made many, varied chemicals including dyes for textiles and cells. Domagk's studies of one dye that killed microbes resulted in a Nobel Prize.
sulfonamides sulfanilamide folic acid • domagk prontosil sulfa drugs • paba folic acid sulfonamides • competitive inhibition enzyme inactivation antibio • antibiotics mode of action sulfa drugs
Ehrlichia - Dog Tick Disease
Erhlichia is a disease spread by ticks. There are different types of Ehrlichia and the different types are spread by different types of ticks.
ehrlichia • canine ehrlichia • ehrlichiosis • ehrlichia in dogs • ticks
Erhlichia is a disease spread by ticks. There are different types of Ehrlichia and the different types are spread by different types of ticks.
ehrlichia • canine ehrlichia • ehrlichiosis • ehrlichia in dogs • ticks
Essential Oils and Aromatherapy in Nursing
Aromatherapy and essential oils have long been used in the health care sector, yet little is known about the origins of their use in this setting.
health care • healthcare • nursing • aromatherapy • medical
Aromatherapy and essential oils have long been used in the health care sector, yet little is known about the origins of their use in this setting.
health care • healthcare • nursing • aromatherapy • medical
Fleas and Humans - Do Cat Fleas Bite Humans?
Fleas and humans shouldn't be close neighbors. Feline flea control is essential to prevent flea infestation and flea bites on people, especially on children.
fleas and humans • flea bites on people • cat and fleas • get rid of fleas • flea infestation
Fleas and humans shouldn't be close neighbors. Feline flea control is essential to prevent flea infestation and flea bites on people, especially on children.
fleas and humans • flea bites on people • cat and fleas • get rid of fleas • flea infestation
Garlic – History and Heart-Healthy Benefits
In addition to its culinary applications, garlic has a history of use as a medicine, aphrodisiac, talisman against evil spirits. Elsewhere garlic was banned.
garlic history • garlic health benefits • garlic medicine • garlic antibiotic • garilic aphrodisiac
In addition to its culinary applications, garlic has a history of use as a medicine, aphrodisiac, talisman against evil spirits. Elsewhere garlic was banned.
garlic history • garlic health benefits • garlic medicine • garlic antibiotic • garilic aphrodisiac
Grosse Île, Quebec Quarantine Station
Unprecedented immigration and raging epidemics in Europe and Great Britain prompted colonial authorities to set up a quarantine station in 1832.
grosse ile quebec quarantine station • irish memorial national historic site commemorates • grosse ile quarantine station • irish famine and poverty • 1847 summer of sorrow
Unprecedented immigration and raging epidemics in Europe and Great Britain prompted colonial authorities to set up a quarantine station in 1832.
grosse ile quebec quarantine station • irish memorial national historic site commemorates • grosse ile quarantine station • irish famine and poverty • 1847 summer of sorrow
Introduction of European Diseases
It is almost common knowledge that white Europeans killed a vast majority of Native Americans during their conquest of the continent. How did it actually happen, and why?
indigenous persecution • introduction of european disease • eurasian invasion • european colonization • smallpox in america
It is almost common knowledge that white Europeans killed a vast majority of Native Americans during their conquest of the continent. How did it actually happen, and why?
indigenous persecution • introduction of european disease • eurasian invasion • european colonization • smallpox in america
Jane Eyre at Lowood
After enduring the cruel taunts of her cousins and the neglectful indifference of her Aunt Reed, Jane leaves Gateshead for school at the suggestion of Dr Lloyd.
jane eyre lowood • jane eyre education • jane eyre helen burns • jane eyre miss temple • jane eyre victorian education
After enduring the cruel taunts of her cousins and the neglectful indifference of her Aunt Reed, Jane leaves Gateshead for school at the suggestion of Dr Lloyd.
jane eyre lowood • jane eyre education • jane eyre helen burns • jane eyre miss temple • jane eyre victorian education
Max Ophuls' Femme Fatales
Though Ophuls' women seem intimately linked with the ruin and death of their lovers, his deeper message lies in the condemnation of women's disempowerment.
max ophuls • femme fatale • beautiful women • women's disempowerment • films
Though Ophuls' women seem intimately linked with the ruin and death of their lovers, his deeper message lies in the condemnation of women's disempowerment.
max ophuls • femme fatale • beautiful women • women's disempowerment • films
Pandemic or Epidemic
In simple terms a pandemic is much more widespread geographically than an epidemic. A pandemic is often worldwide.
pandemic or epidemic • spanish flu • asian flu • hong kong flu • plague
In simple terms a pandemic is much more widespread geographically than an epidemic. A pandemic is often worldwide.
pandemic or epidemic • spanish flu • asian flu • hong kong flu • plague
Pipsissewa
Think you've never heard of Pipsissewa? Ever had a root beer? This little herb was a primary ingredient in that beverage for years. Read on to find out the many medicinal uses of this woodland herb...
herb • herbal • herbalist • herbalism • nature
Think you've never heard of Pipsissewa? Ever had a root beer? This little herb was a primary ingredient in that beverage for years. Read on to find out the many medicinal uses of this woodland herb...
herb • herbal • herbalist • herbalism • nature
Results of Famine in the Soviet Union
Results of Famine in the Soviet Union during the first half of the 20th century included decreased population, increased censorship, and an instance of foreign aid.
results of famine in the soviet union • starvation during famine • famine and cannibalism • foreign aid for famine in the soviet union • government-mandated media censorship of famine
Results of Famine in the Soviet Union during the first half of the 20th century included decreased population, increased censorship, and an instance of foreign aid.
results of famine in the soviet union • starvation during famine • famine and cannibalism • foreign aid for famine in the soviet union • government-mandated media censorship of famine
Rid Your Home Of Mice
If you see one mouse scurry by you, chances are, there are extended family members with him.
catching mice • catching mice in house • mice in home • how to get rid of mice • ridding mice
If you see one mouse scurry by you, chances are, there are extended family members with him.
catching mice • catching mice in house • mice in home • how to get rid of mice • ridding mice
Robert Burns and Mary Campbell
There is plenty of evidence that she existed from Robert Burns' own poetry, but there has long been speculation as to who exactly Highland Mary was.
robert burns • highland mary • greenock • burns poetry • mary campbell
There is plenty of evidence that she existed from Robert Burns' own poetry, but there has long been speculation as to who exactly Highland Mary was.
robert burns • highland mary • greenock • burns poetry • mary campbell
Sardinia and the War - Part 4
At last the little Piedmont force gets the chance to show what it can do.
At last the little Piedmont force gets the chance to show what it can do.
The Causes of Infection
Infective illness is often the result of a breakdown in the relationship between our bodies and our resident micro-organisms.
causes of infection • micro-organisms and infection • bacteria and skin • bacteria and sore throat • bacteria and large intestine
Infective illness is often the result of a breakdown in the relationship between our bodies and our resident micro-organisms.
causes of infection • micro-organisms and infection • bacteria and skin • bacteria and sore throat • bacteria and large intestine
The Diary of Anne Frank: From the Ordinary to the Extraordinary
A brief review of Anne Frank's Diary.
anne frank • holocaust • jews • hiding • the netherlands
A brief review of Anne Frank's Diary.
anne frank • holocaust • jews • hiding • the netherlands
The First Nazi Concentration Camp in Germany
As soon as the Nazis came into power in 1933 they built their first Concentration Camp to suppress any political opposition. Dachau was only the beginning.
dachau • nazi germany • concetration camps • 1933 • second world war
As soon as the Nazis came into power in 1933 they built their first Concentration Camp to suppress any political opposition. Dachau was only the beginning.
dachau • nazi germany • concetration camps • 1933 • second world war
The Nazi Concentration Camp Neuengamme
Neuengamme Concentration Camp was opened in late 1938 initially as sub-camp of the Sachsenhausen camp, by mid-1940 Neuengamme was established as a main camp.
nazi germany • neuengamme • concentration camps • second world war • 1945
Neuengamme Concentration Camp was opened in late 1938 initially as sub-camp of the Sachsenhausen camp, by mid-1940 Neuengamme was established as a main camp.
nazi germany • neuengamme • concentration camps • second world war • 1945
Anne Frank
Biographical account of Anne Frank whose life was cut short by the Holocaust but who will not be forgotten because of the diary she wrote in captivity - her legacy to the World.
anne frank • holocaust • otto frank • anne frank's diary • wwii
Biographical account of Anne Frank whose life was cut short by the Holocaust but who will not be forgotten because of the diary she wrote in captivity - her legacy to the World.
anne frank • holocaust • otto frank • anne frank's diary • wwii
Anne Frank 65 Years Ago
Anne Frank in 2009, on her 80th birthday anniversary and 65 years since the hiding place on the third floor was discovered by the German Security Police, is remembered.
holocaust • anne frank • amsterdam • diary • auschwitz
Anne Frank in 2009, on her 80th birthday anniversary and 65 years since the hiding place on the third floor was discovered by the German Security Police, is remembered.
holocaust • anne frank • amsterdam • diary • auschwitz
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