bite

Examples of bite in the following topics:

• Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

  • These parasites surround the bite wound and, when the bite is scratched, the parasites are able to pass into the host.
  • The reduviid bud often bites the tender skin around the eyes, leaving a swollen bump called a chagoma or Ramona's sign.
  • After they bite and ingest blood, they defecate on the person.
  • Triatomines pass T. cruzi parasites (called trypomastigotes) in feces left near the site of the bite wound.
  • The acute phase is characterized by mild symptoms which include fever, swelling of an eye or area surrounding the insect bite.

• Leishmaniasis

  • Leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted by the bite of a female sandfly .
  • The symptoms include skin sores which present at the site of the sandfly bite.
  • There is a delay of symptoms, ranging from 2-8 months post bite, and the effects on the immune system can result in deadly complications.
  • Leishmaniasis is vector-borne because it is transmitted via a bite from a sandfly.
  • Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies which can transmit the infection Leishmania.

• Aquatint

  • Aquatint is a tonal method of intaglio printmaking using acid to bite away at the metal plate in timed intervals.
  • When the plate is placed in the acid, the acid will 'bite' the plate, producing a level of corrosion sufficient to hold ink.
  • The longer a section spends in the acid, the deeper the bite and darker the tone.

• African Trypanosomiasis

  • The tsetse fly (genus Glossina) is a large, brown, biting fly that serves as both a host and vector for the trypanosome parasites .
  • From the bite, parasites first enter the lymphatic system and then pass into the bloodstream.
  • In addition to the bite of the tsetse fly, the disease can be transmitted by, mother-to-child infection; the trypanosome can sometimes cross the placenta and infect the fetus.

• Edema

  • It can be caused by systemic diseases, pregnancy in some women, either directly or as a result of heart failure, or local conditions such as varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, insect bites, and dermatitis.
  • Examples of edema in specific organs include cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, periorbital edema (eye puffiness), and cutaneous edema due to mosquito bites, spider bites, bee stings, or contact dermatitis).

• Malaria

  • Malaria is a parasitic disease that is caused by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
  • The Anopheles mosquito transmits the parasites, called sporozoites, upon biting the hosts, into the bloodstream to the liver, where the parasites continue their life cycle.
  • Disease transmission can be reduced by preventing mosquito bites through the use of mosquito nets and insect repellents.

• Rabies

  • The disease is zoonotic and can be transmitted from one species to another, commonly by a bite from an infected animal.
  • Roughly 97% of human rabies cases result from dog bites .
  • In the U.S., the widespread vaccination of domestic dogs and cats and the development of effective human vaccines and immunoglobulin treatments has dropped the number of recorded human deaths from 100 or more annually in the early 20th century, to one to two per year (mostly caused by bat bites).

• Using Satire to Summarize

  • For example, in a popular (as opposed to academic or professional) essay advocating for strictly enforced leash laws in cities, you might write something like: "While it may seem like an act of pet-friendly beneficence and trust to allow your mutt to roam free in the streets, exercising his right to sniff and bite whomever he pleases, unrestrained animals in public places ultimately pose a potential threat to the safety of pedestrians. "
  • For example, in a popular (as opposed to academic or professional) essay advocating for strictly enforced leash laws in cities, you might write something like: "While it may seem like an act of pet-friendly beneficence and trust to allow your mutt to roam free in the streets, exercising his right to sniff and bite whomever he pleases, unrestrained animals in public places ultimately pose a potential threat to the safety of pedestrians. "

• Principle of Diminishing Marginal Utility

  • The first bite is great and so is the second.
  • So while the last bite might still be good, it is probably not as satisfying as the first.

• Lyme Disease

  • Borrelia is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks belonging to a few species of the genus Ixodes ("hard ticks" ).
  • An infected tick must be attached for at least a day for transmission to occur, and only about 1% of recognized tick bites result in Lyme disease.
  • Lyme disease begins with a localized infection, affecting the area at the site of the tick bite with a circular, outwardly expanding rash called erythema chronicum migrans (EM) , which gives the appearance of a bullseye.
  • EM may even develop at sites across the body that bear no relation to the original tick bite.