Essays Tagged: "fingers and toes"

Leprosy ; includes what bacteria it is caused by, the orgin of the disease, how many people are affected by it in the united states and in alaska during 1999 and 2000, and more. 3 pages long.

ontact. Symptoms include; redness or white patches of skin, lumps on several parts of the body, and fingers and toes may curl inward. The bacteria of leprosy can sometimes cause blindness. If leprosy ...

(2 pages) 65 2 4.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Leprosy: the basics

A myth that still prevails even in "educated" societies is that the disease causes flesh to rot and fingers and toes to drop off. Nothing could be further from the truth.Tragically limbs that are dama ...

(3 pages) 35 1 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

How to Juggle Something Other Than School Work and After School Activities. An Informative Essay

just dropped, nor should they be very hard, unless you want to go to the hospital because of broken fingers and toes. The ideal ball is filled with beans and weighs about 4.5 ounces.The best way to st ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

A few basic facts on Leprosy

causes the the affected areas to lose sensation. Occasionally, because of the loss of feeling, the fingers and toes become mutilated and fall off, causing the deformities that are typically associate ... ves. Infection in and destruction of the nerves leads to sensory loss. The loss of sensation in the fingers and toes increases the risk of injury. Inadequate care causes infection of open wounds. Gang ...

(7 pages) 41 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Marfan Syndrome.

What are symptoms of Marfan syndrome?-Excessive height-Long arms and legs with long slender fingers and toes-Nearsightedness (myopia)-Indented or protruding breast bone-Curvature of the spine ... Marfan syndrome are more than likely, unusually tall and slender; with rather long arms, legs, and fingers in relationship to the rest of their body. Being tall is not a severe medical concern, but m ...

(6 pages) 26 1 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Aztec Calendar

f 13 digits for a total of 260 days. The number 20 was special because that was the total number of fingers and toes on people. The number 13 was the total number of ancient Mesoamerican gods. This 26 ...

(4 pages) 26 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History