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4 days ago · Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates. [6] [7] [3] Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. [1] [8] In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death.
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Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite: it is...
- Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are...
- Malaria Prophylaxis
Malaria prophylaxis is the preventive treatment of...
- Malaria Vaccine
Malaria vaccines are vaccines that prevent malaria, a...
- Malaria Antigen Detection Tests
Malaria antigen detection tests are a group of commercially...
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5 days ago · Physiology of Cold. Prolonged or unprotected exposure to cold environmental temperatures causes accidental (or primary) hypothermia, which is defined as a core body temperature ≤35 °C. Heat is lost through direct contact by way of conduction, through the motion and mixing of molecules by way of convection, and by electromagnetic radiation.
5 days ago · In total, there were 31 studies (5, 16) – (45) that examined the effects of hypothermia after cardiac arrest, eight on hypothermia in cardiac or aortic surgery (4, 46) – (52), four on ischaemic stroke (53) – (56), two on subarachnoid haemorrhage (57, 58), two on neurosurgery (59, 60) and one on traumatic brain injury (6).
1 day ago · Hypothermia. Hypothermia is a decrease in body core temperature to the point where normal body functions are impaired (see Shell/Core Response, page 241). The key to combating hypothermia is prevention. Although the risks are highest during cold winter conditions, hypothermia can happen at any time of the year.
17 hours ago · Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula H 2 S. It is a colorless chalcogen-hydride gas, and is poisonous, corrosive, and flammable, with trace amounts in ambient atmosphere having a characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. [11]
- H₂S
- 34.08 g·mol−1
- −85.5 °C (−121.9 °F; 187.7 K)
- 3.980 g dm−3 (at 20 °C)
5 days ago · Freezing temperatures may lead to frostbite on their paws, ears, or tail and reduced body temperature or hypothermia. Signs of frostbite include: Blisters or skin ulcers
1 day ago · Deaths. 1,490–1,635. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 ( ship's time) [a] on 14 April.
