And the Band Played On   The portrayal of the microbiologist in And the Band Played On was very far from what a non-science major would consider it to be. When we tend to watch television it is showing microbiologist or other scientist explaining things in terms most the population could not understand. Than they have to explain it in simpler terms for the “dimwitted” cops. However in this movie it was like they were always explaining it in an understandable context. The one thing that bothered me the most in the movie was the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
It was during this time that the American Red Cross could have showed the country that they were an ethical company. However, many began to question their ethical practices because of how they responded to the crisis. As a result of this, their “benefits of business ethics” was destroyed. ARC failed to properly manage and monitor employees and volunteers which lead to the occurrence of fraudulent activities. There was also a lack of communication amongst FEMA and ARC, which contributed to slow response times in both instances (347).
The Black Death swept across Asia and Europe during the middle 1300’s. It began in Central Asia. Ships that were used for trading carried rats. When the people got bitten by the fleas on the rats, the fleas gave them the plague. From these ships, the plague spread throughout Europe.
It causes people to believe that the plague was a punishment from God. And this causes the church to weaken, because Christians began to lose faith in religion. It was as if the plague took everything out of them and all they wanted to do was survival. The mood during that time was very dark and in showed in everyday life. Before the plague death was accepted and welcome.
They also believed Galen was right, so there was no need to find other cures. So nobody tried to find out more about the body, they just accepted Galen’s theories. How did people in the Middle ages explain the Black Death? (7) (2010) Medieval people had many theories about what caused the Black Death. Many thought that it was sent from God; maybe as a punishment for their sins (this caused the Flagellants- people who whipped themselves, and thought this would take away their Planets were also blamed.
Parasites survive by feeding from its host. 1.2 Bacteria, common illnesses caused by bacteria are MRSA, Salmonella, Legionnaires disease, food poisoning, Pneumonia and Bronchitis. Viruses, common viruses are A common cold, measles, chicken pox and HIV. Fungi, common fungi are, Athletes foot, Ringworm and yeast infection. Parasites, common parasites are, Malaria and worms.
In the bible, we read that black plague was a curse from God to punish for the sins that the infected had committed. When scientist had figured out that, the disease was not a result of sins, or spiritual inadequacy that the devastating illness was caused by bacteria from fleas on rats. Black Death was the most deadly disease that viciously killed millions of people during the middle Ages. In Africa, they believe plenty in witchcraft, and it is sometimes the only explanation as long as no other explanation can be found for any diseases. In West Africa, Buruli ulcer was an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium ulcerous.
It can be cured through antibiotics (McNeill, W. H.). The plague is a disease of rodents. A human can be affected when bitten by an infected flea that has fed on an infected rodent. The bacteria inside the flea, sticks together to form a plug that blocks its stomach and causes it to begin to starve. The flea then bites a host and continues to feed, even though it is unable to satisfy its
The original name of this tick is called Borrelia Burgdorteri, and black-legged ticks carry this infection if they are bitten by a mouse or deer that has already been infected. Ticks are known to be around during the hot seasons and also in areas where there are a lot of trees and other animals. The warmer the weather the more ticks will be about because people expose
The cause that initiated this tremendously, horrible disease was the Xenopsylla cheopis (rat flea) transmitting the bacteria Yersina petis that led to start of this catastrophe. The rat flea survived as a parasite that bit and sucked the blood of its host, including the black rat, which was the principal carrier of the plague (Dunn 8). Researches have concluded that this disease was an unusual and difficult development. One reason being, that the fleas were not attracted to human beings, but to rodents. The disease was carried on even with the death of the infested rat by the rat fleas.