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Donald R. Hopkins - How to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • is actually one of the last Guinea worms on earth.
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      saraeberhardt on 23 Apr 13
       
      This is exciting!
  • Instead of trying to vaccinate the whole country, teams would race to new outbreaks, vaccinating around each in widening circles until it died out.
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Tigecycline Versus Levofloxacin in Hospitalized Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumo... - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation.
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Efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation
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Etiology and factors contributing to the severity... [Intern Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation.
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Diagnostic tests for agents of community-acq... [Clin Infect Dis. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation
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Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pneumo/main page - 0 views

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    Reference for presentation.
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CDC Features - Pneumonia Can Be Prevented - Vaccines Can Help - 0 views

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    References for presentation
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"I Think I've Just Thought Up Something Important"-Francois Jacob (1920-2013) - Phenome... - 0 views

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  • “I think I’ve just thought up something important,”
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      Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
       
      I love this.
  • Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
     
    Obituary for one of the discoverers of gene regulation.
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In Nigeria, Polio Vaccine Workers Are Killed by Gunmen - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • In a roundabout way, the C.I.A. has been blamed for the Pakistan killings.
  • The killings, with eerie echoes of attacks that killed nine female polio workers in Pakistan in December, represented another serious setback for the global effort to eradicate polio.
  • Since the vaccine ruse in Pakistan, she said, “Frankly, now, I can’t go to them and say, ‘The C.I.A. isn’t involved.’ ”
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Hilary Koprowski, Developed Live-Virus Polio Vaccine, Dies at 96 - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
     
    Fascinating obituary on the scientist who developed the first attenuated virus vaccine for polio. Surprise! It was not Salk nor Sabin.
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The Human Brainome Project | Body & Brain | Science News - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 22 Apr 13
     
    Creating new tools that are less invasive to learn more about the brain. These tools can lead to new therapies dealing with drug addicts. This issues with this project is how large it is. It is going to take up a large amount of space and a large amount of money!
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Donald R. Hopkins - How to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The strategy worked so well, Dr. Hopkins said, that Sierra Leone was smallpox-free in less than two years.
  • When programs are well run, he said, progress can be rapid; Ghana went from 501 cases to none in 18 months.
  • saraeberhardt on 23 Apr 13
     
    A positive article about the eradication of Guinea Worm Disease. Yet another source showing that vaccinations really do work. 
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Food poisoning: What you need to know - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 23 Apr 13
     
    Salmonella and Campylobacter are the leading causes of food borne illness. It is on the rise for resistant bacteria to be within food, so doctors can not treat the bacteria properly. Cleaning food is essential, but this not include uncooked meat because the bacteria in the juices could go into hidden places.
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Coccidioidomycosis: Host Response and Vaccine Development - 0 views

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  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    Excellent paper that focuses on vaccination of coccidoidomycosis. Used for our presentation.
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Progress Toward a Human Vaccine Against Coccidioidomycosis - Springer - 1 views

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  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    Excellent paper about the progress towards vaccination of Coccidodiomycosis. Used for our presentation.
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gain-of-function mutations a... - 0 views

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  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    This paper does an excellent job researching the correlation of the methylation of the STAT-1 gene and genetic mutations in coccidiodiomycosis and histoplasmosis. The paper shows evidence of the methylation of the STAT-1 by the PIAS1 protein. This gene mutation immunologically challenges the IFN-γ and alters the body's defense mechanisms. Excellent paper on a very scary disease. Hopeful for a vaccine!!! 
  • Amy Jorgenson on 08 May 13
     
    This article was used as a resource for our presentation. This is the article where we obtained the information regarding the patient case studies.
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Coccidioidomycosis-A Fungal Disease of the Americas - 0 views

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  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    This paper is an overview of Coccidioidomycosis. The explains the demographics, the life cycle, history, immunology, and treatment. The hope for a vaccine is also prevalent in this paper.  The paper summarizes Coccidioidomycosis and gives quick details about it.  Excellent paper on learning about the disease without diving in too deeply.
  • Amy Jorgenson on 08 May 13
     
    This article discusses the etiology and epidemiology of coccidiodiomycosis as well as the potential for a vaccine to treat the devastating symptoms brought about by this disease.
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http://web1.cnre.vt.edu/korine/offprints/Kolivras_etal_Aerobio01.pdf - 0 views

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  • Alison Prodzinski on 24 Apr 13
     
    The living conditions of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. This paper explains the conditions of which the coccidioides is the happiest. 
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Nanosponges used to soak up toxins in the bloodstream - 0 views

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  • the tiny sponges mimic red blood cells, and are able to soak up lethal toxins – including snake venom and bacteria – from the bloodstream.
  • The nanosponges are made up of a biocompatible polymer core, which is coated with segments of the host’s red blood cell membranes.
  • each nanosponge is 3,000 times smaller than a red blood cell
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  • So many of the nanosponges are injected that they end up actually outnumbering the real red blood cells in the bloodstream. This results in the majority of the toxins attaching themselves to the sponges, leaving most of the blood cells alone.
  • The project was led by Prof. Liangfang Zhang, and described in a paper recently published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology
  • saraeberhardt on 24 Apr 13
     
    As I'm working on my presentation, I came across this article. I thought it was very interesting considering what I'm presenting on releases two very potent toxins into the bloodstream and ultimately leads to death. 
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Antibody transforms stem cells directly into brain cells - 0 views

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  • Tiffany Arcand on 23 Apr 13
     
    Scientists have turned stem cells into brain cells using antibodies, which turned out to be simpler than using conventional methods. In the future, this could be a very effective method for treating neurological injuries, and would nearly eliminate any chance for rejection by the patient.
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