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CLudio Villarreal

Cysticercosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).[1] People may have little or no symptoms for years, develop approximately one to two centimeter painless solid bumps in the skin and muscles, or have neurological symptoms if the brain is affected.[1][2] After months or years these bumps can become painful and swollen then resolve.[2] When cysts form in the brain it is known as neurocysticercosis.[3] In the developing world this is one of the most common cause of seizures.[2]
  • The disease is usually spread by eating foods or water that contains the tapeworm's eggs.[1] The foods most commonly believed to be the cause are uncooked vegetables.
  • Taeniasis is due to eating cysts in poorly cooked pork.
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  • Preventing the infection involves: cooking pork well, proper toilets and improved access to clean water.
  • In some cases, cysticerci may be found in the globe, extraocular muscles, and subconjunctiva. Depending on the location, they may cause visual difficulties that fluctuate with eye position, retinal edema, hemorrhage, a decreased vision or even a visual loss.[7][12]
  • Subcutaneous cysts are in the form of firm, mobile nodules, occurring mainly on the trunk and extremities.[13] Subcutaneous
  • Cysticercosis also affects pigs and cows but rarely causes symptoms as most do not live long enough.[1] The disease has occurred in humans throughout history.[5]
  • nodules are sometimes painfu
  • Cysticerci can develop in any voluntary muscle in humans.[7] Invasion of muscle by cysticerci can cause myositis, with fever, eosinophilia, and muscular pseudohypertrophy, which initiate with muscle swelling and later progress to atrophy and fibrosis.[7] In most cases, it is asymptomatic since the cysticerci die and become calcified.
  • The term neurocysticercosis is generally accepted to refer to cysts in the parenchyma of the brain. It presents with seizures and, less commonly, headaches.[8] Cysticerca in brain parenchyma are usually 5–20 mm in diameter. In subarachnoid space and fissures, lesions may be as large as 6 cm in diameter and lobulated.
    • CLudio Villarreal
       
      Cysticerosis is a disease in the brain tissue that is caused by the pork tapeworm.Some people have few symptoms and some may have many for various years.People get little bumps on the skin and muscle, or you could have neurological symptoms if the brain is affected by the worm.After the years the bumps become painful and after some time they resolve.A cluster of cells then form in the brain, and that is one of the most common cause of surgeries in the world of today.The desiase is usually spread by vegetables that contain the tapeworms eggs, although it is believed that the most common cause of disease are eating uncooked vegetables.
    • CLudio Villarreal
       
      Some of the time, a cluster of cells form in the eye, when the globe gets infected it may suffer visual loss.The bumps often occur in the trunk and the extremities.
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      There is a vaccine for pigs to try and remove Cystisercosis. These vaccines prove to be very effective, these treatments can completely destroy cysticercosis. The cure is developing but can you imagine injecting all the pigs in the world? That would require a lot of money and it would be far grater challenge finding all the pigs in the world.
Nany Rocha

Hyperactivity: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatments - 0 views

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      ADHD causes disruptive behaviors and no one knows the cause but it is dangerous when not treated
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      Some dangerous causes for hyperactivity are: ADHD which is Attention Deficit Disorder,Bipolar Disorder which is a mental illness marked by extreme from mania to depression,Adrenoleukodystrophy which is several inherited conditions that affect the nervous system and adrenal glands.those can be the reason for hyperactivity but there is one more the most simple explanation for hyperactivity is from eating or drinking a lot of sugar which as you already know causes hyperactivity of an absurd level for example acting drunk.
Isabel Herrera

Yale Scientific Magazine - Does Sugar Really Make Children Hyper? - 0 views

  • Years of oral tradition say yes, but modern science disagrees.
    • Isabel Herrera
       
      Parents around the world often say that sugar really causes kids to get hyper but real studies from scientists actually proves that it doesn't. 
  • Science first became interested in the link between sugar and hyperactivity when the Feingold Diet became popular in 1973. Devised by allergist Dr. Benjamin Feingold, it advocated the removal of food additives, such as dyes and artificial flavors, from children’s diets because they might lead to hyperactivity. Although this special diet did not originally mention sugar, sugar became grouped under the category of food additives due to the common belief that it affected behavior.
    • Isabel Herrera
       
      Scientists became interested in sugar and how it affects kids just when the diet turned popular in 1973. Allergist Dr Benjamin Feingold has been deciding to do the "removal" of food with color dye and artificial flavors from kids diets because they might get to the point of hyperactivity.
  • Through various experiments over the years, scientists have discovered that no substantial evidence exists to support the claim that sugar causes hyperactivity.
    • Isabel Herrera
       
      Even though scientists say that sugar does not cause hyperactivity, they still have no evidence for that.
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  • Nonetheless, other experiments show that sugar may at least influence behavior.
    • Isabel Herrera
       
      But others studies show that sugar might not affect hyper kids, but it may affect behavior 
  • Dr. Wesnes conducted a study in which he found that having a large amount of sugar for breakfast led to a severe deterioration of attention span when compared to having no breakfast or eating whole grain cereal. Dr. Tamborlane, also from Yale, reported that children given sugar had higher levels of adrenaline. A possible explanation for this effect is that since sugar is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream, blood sugar rises quickly, which can lead to higher adrenaline levels and thus symptoms similar to those associated with hyperactivity. Furthermore, children with ADHD also tend to have higher levels of insulin.
    • Isabel Herrera
       
      Dr Wesnes found that if a kid has a huge pile of sugar for breakfast it can cause them to not pay attention at anything. But if you have a whole grain breakfast you can be more concentrate more. Also Dr Tamborlane says that kids that eat alot of sugar have "higher levels of adrenaline. Another way to say this is that if you eat a lot of sugar all the sugar is absorbed to the "bloodstream" and blood sugar goes up quickly, that"s why kids can have higher levels of "adrenaline."
touche5839

Sleepwalking and Sleep Talking: Causes and Cures for Parasomnias - 1 views

  • acting out the movements of a dream.
  • Sleepwalking begins when you move your legs in your sleep, in synchronization.
  • It's more common in children and young adults,
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  • People have been reported to eat, bathe, urinate, dress, drive a car, whistle and even commit sleepwalking murder.
  • Sleepwalkers have their eyes open so they can see what they're doing.
  • Common causes of sleepwalking include: Sleep deprivation Emotional problems Increased stress Fever or sickness
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      You act out your dream when you sleepwalk.
garzat5774

How birds fly | Sciencelearn Hub - 0 views

  • Birds have many physical features, besides wings, that work together to enable them to fly. They need lightweight, streamlined, rigid structures for flight. The four forces of flight – weight, lift, drag and thrust – affect the flight of birds.
  • Flying birds have: lightweight, smooth feathers – this reduces the forces of weight and drag a beak, instead of heavy, bony jaws and teeth – this reduces the force of weight an enlarged breastbone called a sternum for flight muscle attachment – this helps with the force of thrust light bones – a bird’s bones are basically hollow with air sacs and thin, tiny cross pieces to make bones stronger – this reduces the force of weight a rigid skeleton to provide firm attachments for powerful flight muscles – this helps with the force of thrust a streamlined body – this helps reduce the force of drag wings – these enable the force of lift.
  • WingsThe shape of a bird’s wing is important for producing lift. The increased speed over a curved, larger wing area creates a longer path of air. This means the air is moving more quickly over the top surface of the wing, reducing air pressure on the top of the wing and creating lift. Also, the angle of the wing (tilted) deflects air downwards, causing a reaction force in the opposite direction and creating lift.Larger wings produce greater lift than smaller wings. So smaller-winged birds (and planes) need to fly faster to maintain the same lift as those with larger wings.Wing loading tells you how fast a bird or plane must fly to be able to maintain lift: wing loading = weight/wing area (kilograms per square metre).A smaller wing loading number means the bird/plane can fly more slowly while still maintaining lift and is more manoeuvrable.
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  • GlidingWhen a bird is gliding, it doesn’t have to do any work. The wings are held out to the side of the body and do not flap. As the wings move through the air, they are held at a slight angle, which deflects the air downwards and causes a reaction in the opposite direction, which is lift. But there is also drag (air resistance) on the bird’s body, so every now and then, the bird has to tilt forward and go into a slight dive so that it can maintain forward speed.
  • SoaringSoaring flight is a special kind of glide in which the bird flies in a rising air current (called a thermal). Because the air is rising, the bird can maintain its height relative to the ground. The albatross uses this type of soaring to support its multi-year voyages at sea.
  • FlappingBirds’ wings flap with an up-and-down motion. This propels them forward. The entire wingspan has to be at the right angle of attack, which means the wings have to twist (and do so automatically) with each downward stroke to keep aligned with the direction of travel.
  • Birds obtain thrust by using their strong muscles and flapping their wings. Some birds may use gravity (for example, jumping from a tree) to give them forward thrust for flight. Others may use a running take-off from the ground.
  • Different birds have different adaptive features to meet their flight needs: Some birds are small and can manipulate their wings and tail to manoeuvre easily, such as the fantail (pīwakawaka). The hawk, with its large wingspan, is capable of speed and soaring. Gannets and seabirds are streamlined to dive at high speeds into the ocean for fish. Godwits, although small, are equipped to fly long distances.
    • garzat5774
       
      birds have some chacteristics that help them fly, birds are light weighted they have light feathers insted of heavy ones that add more weight to their bodys, they also have a beak insted of jaws that also add weight to their boddys, thay have hollow bones in their body that means that the bone has nothing inside it
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      birds get ready to fly by flapping their wings, some birds use "gravity" to take of some run and they jump just like an airplane and others jump from a tree and then start flapping their winds
Diego Hinojosa

What Causes Teens Not to Do Homework? | Everyday Life - Global Post - 0 views

  • Teens who do their homework without complaining might do it because they want to get good grades, and some teens don’t want their parents to get mad at them for not doing their homework. As for those teens who fail to do their homework, child behavioral therapist James Lehman believes it’s not that kids aren’t motivated, it’s just that they're motivated to do the things they want to do. What they want to do might not involve doing homework.
    • Diego Hinojosa
       
      Some teens do their homework because they want to have good grades on academics. Or in other cases they do it because they don't want their parents to get mad.But on almost all of the cases they don't do homework.Because they don't have things social things to do.
touche5839

Sleep Terrors and Sleepwalking :: Nationwide Children's Hospital - 1 views

  • Sleepwalking and sleep terrors often run in families. Some things that can cause this are: Lack of sleep. This is the most common trigger for sleep terrors and sleepwalking. Illness Noisy or new environment Stress Some medicines
    • touche5839
       
      Sometimes sleepwalking happens when you need lots of sleep. If you have a sickness it may happen too. Some types of medicines can cause sleepwalking and when you are really stressed
  • Sleep terrors and sleepwalking are related disorders of sleep that usually go away by adolescence.
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  • The sleep terror or sleepwalking may last a few minutes to an hour.
  • With sleepwalking, the behavior seems purposeful. The child could be sitting up or getting out of bed, eating or dressing. A sleepwalker often has a blank expression and is difficult to awaken. Sleepwalking is more common in males and is often linked with bedwetting.  About 15% of children 5 to12 years of age walk in their sleep. As with sleep terrors they don’t remember sleepwalking or the behavior the next morning.
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      The sleepwalker can be going out of his bed, sometimes eating and even dress. It is really difficult to wake the sleepwalker. This happens more in boys than girls. When they wake up from their sleep they dont remember anything that happened while the sleepwalked, they dont even know they sleepwalked.
    • touche5839
       
      Sleepwalking is not really common in adults but may happen
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      The highest time someone can sleepwalk is about an hour
touche5839

What is Bullying? - 0 views

  • Bullying is repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive behaviour by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear.
  • verbal or written abuse - such as targeted name-calling or jokes, or displaying offensive posters violence - including threats of violence
  • sexual harassment - unwelcome or unreciprocated conduct of a sexual nature, which could reasonably be expected to cause offence, humiliation or intimidation homophobia and other hostile behaviour towards students relating to gender and sexuality discrimination including racial discrimination - treating people differently because of their identity cyberbullying - either online or via mobile phone.
marino5856

Bullying - 0 views

  • Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can take the form of physical contact, words or more subtle actions. The bullied individual typically has trouble defending him or herself and does nothing to “cause” the bullying.
lobo5879

Sleepwalking Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - 0 views

  • It can run in the family. Identical twins are more likely to sleepwalk. If you have a parent, brother, or sister who sleepwalks, you're 10 times more likely to do so than someone from a family with no sleepwalkers.You might also have the disorder if you're:
Diego Hinojosa

Rethinking Homework - 0 views

    • Diego Hinojosa
       
      According to Alfie Kohn kids are having to much homework. It often causes frustration and also they can be exhausted. They can also lose the interest on doing homework and learning.It can also cause the effects of socializing with the world.For example  they wont have any time for themselves or to be with friends or even their parents.
lobo5879

Why Do Some People Have Differently Colored Eyes? - 0 views

  • The instance of a person having two differently colored eyes is pretty uncommon, just 11 out of every 1,000 Americans. This uncanny trait is caused by several factors, and can actually develop over time. Iris color develops during the first few months after birth, with the levels of the pigment melanin determining how dark eyes will become. The less melanin expressed in the iris, the lighter a person's eyes look, and vice versa
  • s is pretty uncommon, just 11 out of every 1,000 Americans. This uncanny trait is caused by several factors, and can actually develop over tim
  • Sometimes, though, the concentration and distribution of melanin isn't uniform, which leads to a condition known as heterochromia. This condition can present itself in different ways. There's complete heterochromia, when each eye is a distinctly different color, say, one blue and one brown. Central heterochromia is when the eyes show various colors, such as a blue iris with a golden-brown ring around the pupil. And sectoral heterochromia is when one iris has a splash of color that's different from its overall hue, a trait that actress Kate Bosworth has.
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  • Sometimes, though, the concentration and distribution of melanin isn't uniform, which leads to a condition known as heterochromia. This condition can present itself in different ways. There's complete heterochromia, when each eye is a distinctly different color, say, one blue and one brown. Central heterochromia is when the eyes show various colors, such as a blue iris with a golden-brown ring around the pupil. And sectoral heterochromia is when one iris has a splash of color that's different from its overall hue, a trait that actress Kate Bosworth has.
touche5839

Sleepwalking Causes, Safety Concerns - Sleepwalking - HealthCommunities.com - 1 views

  • Drawing knives from kitchen drawers Walking outside, in the yard or street Physical and verbal attack of others
  • Cooking and eating food Getting into automobiles Using the telephone Moving furniture Washing clothes Feeding pets Dressing Bathing
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      Some higher behaviors that people can do while sleepwalking is washing clothes, going outside, driving, cooking, eating and even bathing
CLudio Villarreal

4 Parasites That Want To Invade Your Brain | Popular Science - 0 views

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      Paradoxically, using drugs to kill off the Loa loa larvae can be dangerous, because when large numbers of the larvae die in and around the brain, they can block capillaries and cause encephalopathy, a condition that can cause cognitive losses, memory problems, personality changes, and more.GROSS OMG!
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