Laura in the Hood

Once upon a time there was a little raccoon named Sammy. He needed a double lung transplant because he had Cystic Fibrosis. He had to see Dr. Rabbit a lot to make sure his disease wasn’t getting worse. Every day Sammy has to cough up tons of sticky, thick mucus to prevent himself from choking or suffocating on it.

“Well Sammy” says Dr. Rabbit “Because your lungs aren’t getting any better. We are going to put you on the transplant list.” “So I can get new lungs? And stop coughing up mucus?” ” yes Sammy the new lungs will be completely clean.” Dr. Rabbit handed Sammy a beeper. “Sammy, you have to keep this with you at all times. This is a pager and it will go off when we find a set of longs that matches you.” “Thank – you so much!” Sammy yelled as he left the office.

Sammy went home very happy. As he walked through the door his Mother yelled to him “Sammy it’s time to take your afternoon pills.” This made Sammy’s mood worse. He knew for the next hour he would be un controllably coughing up mucus. He had to do this 3 times a day everyday!

Beep, beep, beep it was 2:05 am. Sammy was woken up by his pager and a phone call. Excitedly He jumped out of bed. His Mom had just gotten off the phone. She ran up to his room. “Pack your bags, were going to the hospital.”

“Okay Sammy were going to put you under. You won’t feel a thing then when you wake up you’ll have brand new lungs” Dr. Rabbit said assuring Sammy. “So no more coughing?” “No more coughing”.

Sammy woke up in the recovery room. He took a deep breath in, no wheezing just nice smooth breath. Finally Sammy could breath

     There are many types of cancers, Just like there are many types of dancers, Each type affects a different part of your body, When you have cancer your body will start acting naughty, Cancer multiplys the cells faster, Cancer is a disease that no one can master, Cancer can be found in 2 types of tumors, This disease has no humors, There are many factors such as smoking, Which can cause throat cancer and leave you choking, Skin, Brain, Heart, Kidneys, Breast, Cervical, liver, its everywhere! Chemotherapy is a treatment that will make you lose your hair! 

Explanation:

     Cancer is a disease which infects our cells and causes harm. This is important to know about. Certian factors can increase risk of cancer, such as: sun, smoking, certian jobs (ie chimney sweep) , and genetics.  

Websites:

          http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/alphalist

     Viruses are part of everyones life and will always be in it. Everyone gets infected by viruses, small or large. Viruses can range from; viral infections like the common cold and chicken pox, to HIV/ AIDS. Viruses can either be made up of genetic materials DNA or RNA.

     Viruses get around your body in a few ways. Using the lysogenic cycle: The virus attaches to a host cell. The virus then injects the cell with it’s genetic material , mutating the cell. When this cell reproduces naturally it will reproduce with the genetic material of the virus. Eventually, this will infect a whole host cell area with the genetic material of the virus. The virus can be reproduced without your body ever noticing. Some things such as stress and enviromental issues can cause the virus to activate and cause you to have symtoms of infection.

     Your Immune System can detect virus and eventually destroy them. Antibodies attach to the virus sending a signal for your white blood cells to attack and destroy it. Vaccines against viruses help ypu build up antibodies against the virus. When you get vaccinated your injected with a very weak or dead strand of the virus. This helps your body build up antibodies against it.

     Viruses are part of our everyday lives. These should be understood so we know how our bodies work to fight them off. When our body is under attack by a virus it fights to kill the virus.This is why for example, when you have the common cold you have a runny nose, irritated throat, and watery eyes. These are all symptoms of a virus and your body fighting it off.

Websites:

 http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/virusbacteria.htm 

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5547728_types-human-viruses.html

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