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Ki-Woo raises the phone high as he heads into the -- BATHROOM The bathroom is long and narrow and has a raised ‘altar’ at the far end where the toilet sits. The odd placement is necessitated by the semi-basement’s lower position in relation to the septic tank. Ki-Woo walks in...
Well, then Virus particles or bacteria begin to wage war on the cell lining of your throat (if they entered through your mouth) and the mucus membranes often become inflamed and infected as those first casualties start to pile up. How does your body respond to this a...
One important question to ask about white blood cells (and several other parts of the immune system) is, "How does a white blood cell know what to attack and what to leave alone? Why doesn't a white blood cell attack every cell in the body?" There is a system built into all of th...
Vaccines exist for all sorts of diseases, both viral and bacterial: measles, mumps, whooping cough, tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, typhoid, etc. Many diseases cannot be cured by vaccines, however. The common cold and Influenza are two good examples. These diseases either mutate so quickly or ...
Explain why the Ebola virus, which is highly virulent, is less common than the flu virus, which is not as virulent. How does the influenza virus attack and survive in cells? Describe how vaccination and death rate/time until death affect the spread of an infectious disease. What a...
heart disease, high blood pressure, history of heart attack or stroke; underactive thyroid; diabetes; seizures or epilepsy; head injury or brain damage; mental illness; an allergy to rubber; or if you take phenytoin (Dilantin), tuberculosis medicine, or a blood thinner (warfarin, Cou...
Well, then Virus particles or bacteria begin to wage war on the cell lining of your throat (if they entered through your mouth) and the mucus membranes often become inflamed and infected as those first casualties start to pile up. How does your body respond to this ...