Chaga

Download or read book Chaga written by Ian McDonald and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the trail of the mystery of Saturn’s disappearing moons, network journalist Gaby McAslan finds herself in Africa researching the Kilimanjaro Event: a meteor-strike in Kenya which caused the stunning African landscape to give way to something equally beautiful – and indescribably alien. Dubbed the ‘Chaga’, the alien flora destroys all man-made materials, and moulds human flesh, bone and spirit to its own designs. But when Gaby finds the first man to survive the Chaga’s changes, she realizes it has its own plans for humankind... Against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, McDonald weaves a staggering tale of keen human observation and speculation, as the Kilimanjaro Event changes the course of the human race by exposure to something beyond its imagination. Note: Chaga was published in the UK under the title Evolution's Shore. REVIEWS "McDonald... consistently explores new territory with his breathtaking images and incisive language. Both form and substance blend fortuitously in a work that features strong characters, a suspenseful story, and a profound message of hope and transformation. A priority purchase for SF collections." – Library Journal "One of the finest writers of his generation, who chooses to write science fiction because that is how he can best illuminate the world." – New Statesman "...inventive and challenging... [an] often fascinating piece of speculation." – Kirkus

Download or read book Chaga written by David Wolfe and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nourish the hair, skin, and eyes.

Download or read book American Trypanosomiasis written by Jenny Telleria and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chagas disease causes severe socioeconomic impact and a high medical cost in Latin America. WHO and the World Bank consider Chagas disease as the fourth most transmittable disease to have a major impact on public health in Latin America: 120 million persons are potentially exposed, 16 to 18 million of whom are presently infected, causing 45,000 to 50,000 deaths per year. It has been calculated that approximately 2.4 million potential working years are lost because of incapacity and mortality due to the disease, for an annual cost estimated at 20 billion Euros. American Trypanosomiasis provides a comprehensive overview of Chagas disease and discusses the latest discoveries concerning the three elements that compose the transmission chain of the disease: - The host: human and mammalian reservoirs - The insect vectors: domestic and sylvatic vectors - The causative parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi - Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field - Contributions from leading authorities and industry experts

Download or read book Secrets of Cultivating Chaga Mushroom written by Eric Goldinger and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungі hаvе ріԛuеd есоnоmіс and ѕсіеntіfіс іntеrеѕt іn thе соntеmроrаrу аgе, еvеr ѕіnсе thеrареutіс muѕhrооmѕ wеrе uѕеd іn trаdіtіоnаl Chіnеѕе аnd Russian medicine. Chаgа mushrooms, оftеn known аѕ thе Kіng оf thе Fоrеѕt, are nоn-роіѕоnоuѕ, еdіblе trее muѕhrооmѕ with роtеnt thеrареutіс рrореrtіеѕ. When уоu fіrѕt nоtісе the Chаgа Muѕhrооm іn thе forest, уоu mіght not think much оf it. Thіѕ muѕhrооm, whісh ѕеерѕ out of birch trees lооkіng lіkе сhаrсоаl аnd is ѕоmеtіmеѕ mіѕtаkеn for rot, іѕ unremarkable and a lіttlе unattractive. However, thе Chаgа Muѕhrооm hаѕ such аn іnсrеdіblе аrrау оf hеаlth bеnеfіtѕ thаt іt has bееn crowned as thе "kіng оf medicinal mushrooms." Read on to lеаrn about the wауѕ Chаgа саn boost уоur immune ѕуѕtеm, рrоtесt уоur DNA, and much more. This bооk соntаіnѕ information аbоut hоw tо grоw аnd develop a Chaga Muѕhrооm garden.

Download or read book The Cure Is in the Forest written by Cassim Ingram and published by . This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees are the most powerful of all plants. They are also the longest lived. Find out the most powerful cures of the forest, especially the wild chaga mushroom and wild birch bark. Learn how chaga mush- room extract: gives you enormous strength and energy helps reverse serious diseases, including cancer, heart disease, lung disease, pain syndromes, eczema, psoriasis, and high blood pressure greatly boosts and strengthens the immune system helps prevent all diseases and increases lifespan

Download or read book An Appraisal of the Status of Chagas Disease in the United States written by Rodrigo Zeledon and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title critically reviews old and new literature, help to create greater awareness of the disease in the US and helps in the evaluation of certain epidemiological and public health issues. During the first half of the 20th century, Chagas disease was assumed to be absent from the U.S. and considered an exotic disease, until the first two indigenous cases were discovered, almost simultaneously, in Texas, 1955. Since that time four indigenous cases have been documented in several places in the country. Although the disease is still considered uncommon in the US, this disease is not longer an exclusive Latin American illness. Physicians in the US are often unaware of the characteristics of the diseases, and are likely overlooking locally acquired cases. The influx of an estimated 300,000 Latin American immigrants with the Chagas parasite means that there is an urgent need for physicians and public health officials to become aware. Helps to create greater awareness of Chagas disease in the USA Helps to evaluate epidemiological and public health issues Facilitates accurate and necessary future public health interventions

Download or read book Chagas Disease written by François Delaporte and published by Forms of Living. This book was released on 2012 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fran�ois Delaporte's Chagas Disease chronicles Brazilian medicine's encounter with a disease, an insect, and a history of discovery. Between 1909 and 1911, Carlos Chagas described an infection (pathogenic trypanosome), its intermediate host, and the illness that he believed it caused, parasitic thyroiditis. Chagas's work did not lack significance: the disease that came to share his name would be one of Latin America's most serious endemic diseases. However, the clinical identification of the disease through "Roma�a's sign" (a palpebral edema or swelling of the eyelid) some decades later marked a transformation in the general medical knowledge of the disease and its basis altogether. Not only was the disease entity that Chagas had described shown to be a nosological illusion, but twenty-five years of scientific controversy turned out to have been based on a misunderstanding. The continued use of the term "Chagas's Disease" even after Cecilio Roma�a's discovery thus refers to a fundamental ambiguity. Delaporte dispels this ambiguity by re-examining the various discoveries, dead ends, controversies, and major epistemological transformations that marked the history of the disease--a history that begins with the creation of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro and ends in the forests of Santa Fe in northern Argentina. Delaporte's study shows how an epistemological focus can add depth to the history of medicine and complexity to accounts of scientific discovery.