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Shower Heads Harbour Dangerous Bacteria

Experts say that according to a new study, the very thing that is supposed to keep you clean actually contains bacteria which could be making you deathly ill. About a third of all shower heads harbour this dangerous bacteria.

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Blood for Sale

These people drained about 500 c.c. of blood in order to live and get P100 Philippine Peso or $2.50 barely enough for three meals a day.

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Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

Pathogens attack and kill cells and tissues of the host directly or indirectly by producing toxins. Microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and protozoa can reproduce inside and outside a host while viruses can only reproduce inside a living host. Specific diseases are caused by specific microorganisms and show specific signs and symptoms..

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Environmental Determinants of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a worldwide disease that annually claims millions of lives. What are th environmental factors that have been proved to assist in its transmission?

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Effects of Passive Smoking

Breathing other people’s smoke is called passive smoking. Not to mention the smoke from the factories, tanneries, cars, etcetera. We breathe them all along with the clean air, the oxygen, and the carbon dioxide. “Smoking is dangerous to your health,” so goes the multi-repeated warning from surgeons yet people turn fall on deaf ears in many places in the world.

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Scariest, Deadliest Diseases

These are some of the deadliest, scariest diseases to have attacked humans in the 21st Century.