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What is Chikungunya? Chikungunya (chik-en-gun-ye) is a viral infection causing fever and joint pain that spreads from person to person by mosquito bites. The name means “that which bends up” in the Makonde language In Tanzania where the disease was first identified in the 1950’s. The name refers to how those infected appear: hobbled over by joint pain. How does Chikungunya spread? The infection is spread by a bite from a female Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito....

One of my favorite studies ever done showed how this happens in rats. In the 1990s Michael Meaney of McGill University saw that when a Mother Rat rarely licks and grooms her pups, the pups grow up to be fearful, stressed-out, jumpy and neurotic. If a Mother Rat is attentive and grooms her pups a lot, they grow up to be less neurotic, less fearful, more curious, mellower. The reason isn’t genetic, at least not in the usual sense....

The Ethiopia Pack for Civ 6 released in late July and brought with it a new civ, a new game mode, and a new district. Ethiopia was the new civ, and their leader Menelik II is by far one of the best faith civ leaders in the game. The Secret Societies game mode created a new avenue for players to focus their game plan by signing up for one of 4 societies, and then there’s the new district, the Diplomatic Quarter....

However, even with the hype train for The Witcher remake having already left the station, it seems that there will be a significant amount of time before the game releases. CD Projekt Red has confirmed that The Witcher remake will release after Polaris, the first entry in the new Witcher saga. With at least a few years between now and the game’s release, then, there’s plenty of time to speculate on what The Witcher remake will look like, and how the works of CD Projekt Red’s past will influence it....

A farmer from Lebanon, Virginia, he competed in Survivor’s 22nd season as a member of the Zapatera tribe. He attempted to participate in the show multiple times before landing a spot in Season 22, 2010. He finished eighth in the competition after being eliminated on day 33. At 44 years, he was the oldest to win a duel in the competition series. Ralph’s nephew, George Kiser, told The Sun that the reality star died around 3:15 a....

Diprivan is a powerful medication, but it has a very short half-life, meaning the drug wears off very quickly. Many sedatives linger in the body for hours or days, making Diprivan the primary drug used for short periods of sedation. Diprivan is packaged in a fat emulsion, giving it a thick, white, milk-like appearance. How It’s Given Diprivan is given through an Intervenous (IV) injection. It may be given once, known as a bolus, to provide sedation that lasts 5 to 10 minutes, or it may be given as an IV drip for ongoing sedation as needed....

title: “How Do Computer Network Protocols Work " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-29” author: “Elizabeth Castello” Purpose of Network Protocols Without protocols, devices would lack the ability to understand the electronic signals they send to each other over network connections. Network protocols serve these basic functions: Address data to the correct recipients. Physically transmit data from source to destination, with security protection if needed. Receive messages and send responses appropriately....

How much does lupus run in families?Why are certain ethnic groups—including people who are Black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders—two to threes times more likely than people who are White to develop the condition?Can genetics predict who is susceptible to lupus and, if so, prevent it? The answers to these questions are likely to be complicated and involve many elements, including not only your genes but also hormones (especially estrogen) and environmental factors....

Ask her something like “Are you sure that you don’t want to be together anymore?” to see the status of your relationship. Social media can also give you a clue about whether she’s still interested in keeping your relationship going. If she’s deleted photos with you off her Instagram, changed her profile picture to one where she’s single, or changed her relationship status online to “single,” take this as a sign that it’s over....

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So, what are PPV points and how do they work in terms of UFC fighter pay? Let’s take a look. PPV points have been affecting UFC fighter pay for a long time, massively changing the salaries given to the athletes. Pay-per-view points are not included in the athletes’ base salary, winning bonus, performance bonuses or locker room payments. Regardless, it often skyrockets fighters’ take-home salaries. Revealing details about the UFC’s payment system involving PPV points were released at the time of the framing of UFC Antitrust Law....

Etienne, who has 1,234 rushing yards and five touchdowns this season — including a 109-yard performance vs. the Chargers in the wild-card round — stands to be a central figure to Jacksonville’s upset bid. Chances are, the NBC announcer crew of Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth or Melissa Stark will mispronounce his name. At the very least, there will be multiple iterations of it. The pronunciation of Etienne’s last name has been a point of discussion dating back to before his playing days at Clemson, when he was a standout back at Jennings (La....

Where Can I Sell Bitcoin for Cash? 1. On a Cryptocurrency Exchange There are several ways through which you can sell bitcoins for cash, the first being on a cryptocurrency exchange. Using an exchange is among the quickest and easiest ways to sell your Bitcoin, and there are many out there to choose from, including Binance, Kraken, KuCoin, Bitfinex, and Coinbase. The exact process of selling Bitcoin on an exchange differs on which exchange you’re using....

The Grammy award winner was recently in Los Angeles to release and promote the music video for her new song ‘I Drink Wine.’ Following which, she sat down with fans for a Q&A session called ‘Happy Hour with Adele’ where no questions were off the table. Fans learned some interesting facts about the musician, such as how tequila makes her “a little violent,” how she tends to buy a lot of clothes, and how she’s a pro at a Wordle-like game....

There’s a slew of remedies, but one natural solution may help ease discomfort in your gut: diaphragmatic breathing. It’s a breathing exercise where you inhale deeply and slowly through your nose, expanding your stomach, and then gently breathe out. TikToker @reclaimingmelissa said deep breathing can “dramatically improve” irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and heartburn. Is it true? Diaphragmatic breathing, or deep breathing, requires a little more effort than standard breathing. While inhaling through your nose, you should keep your chest as still as possible while allowing your stomach to expand....

How Does Fitbit Track Steps? Fitbit uses a 3-axis accelerometer along with a step counting algorithm to keep track of your movements. When worn on your body, the accelerometer converts your physical movements into digital measurements. By analyzing these digital measurements, your Fitbit can provide surprisingly accurate information about the patterns and intensity of your workouts, including: The number of steps taken. The distance traveled. The number of calories burned. The intensity of the workout....

Above all, though, it was a chance for two of the league’s best players to face each other, one-on-one. Eagles corner Darius Slay and Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson are undoubtedly two of the league’s biggest stars. The opportunity to see both players duke it out with one another to see who had the edge was mouth-watering. Monday’s game was billed as a battle of titans. It ended as a one-sided affair....