Tiny but Deadly, The Irukandji Jellyfish

Have you ever heard about Irukandji Jellyfish?

Irukandji jellyfish is known as small, invisible, deadly and extremely dangerous in Northen Australian waters.  This is deadly jellyfish which is only 1 to 16 inch in diameter with length about 1-3 feet,. There are two known species, Carukia Barnesi and Malo Kingi. 

The symptoms of Irukandji syndrome were first documented by Hugo Flecker in 1952. In 1964, Dr. Jack Barnes has identified Carukia Barnesi, the first known irukandji.

Irukandji has about 60 tentacles. Each tentacle could have 5000 sting cells (nematocyst) in the epidermis and have toxins that can kill 60 people. So, a Irukandji Jellyfish can kill approximately 3600 people.

Deadly Irukandji's venom can cause death, with symptoms: severe pains at various parts of the body (typically excruciating muscle cramps in the arms and legs, severe pain in the back and kidneys, a burning sensation of the skin and face), headaches, nausea, restlessness, sweating, vomiting, an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, and psychological phenomena such as the feeling of impending doom.

Let's Know about Russian Alphabet

А а        

a           As in the word army

А а       

u           As in the word gun

Б б        

b           As in the word bath

В в        

v          As in the word very

Г г       

g           As in the word gun

Д д       

d          As in the word dog

Е е        

e          As in the word send

Ж ж      

s          As in the word pleasure

З з          

z          As in the word zoo

И и              

i           As in the word bit

Й й            

y          As in the word youth

К к       

k          As in the word kitchen

Л л        

l           As in the word luck

Л л        

l           As in the word leaf

М м       

m         As in the word meet

Н н             

n          As in the word not

О о       

o          As in the word hot

П п             

p          As in the word pot

Р р       

r          As in the word robot

22q13 Deletion Syndrome

      22q13 Deletion Syndrome (spoken as twenty two q one three), also known as Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, is a genetic disorder caused by a microdeletion on chromosome 22. The deletion occurs at the terminal end of the chromosome at the location designated q13.3. This microdeletion is rarely uncovered by typical genetic screening, therefore a fluorescence in situ hybridization, or FISH, test is recommended to confirm the diagnosis. Recent work indicates Phelan-McDermid Syndrome may also be caused by errors in a single gene (SHANK3/PROSAP2) in the q13.3 region. Errors on the same gene have been associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

      This genetic disorder is characterized by general hypotonia, absent to delayed speech, and global developmental delays. It is estimated that fewer than 500 people have been diagnosed with this syndrome, though this is only an estimate.

      Individuals with a 22q13 deletion can suffer from a range of symptoms, with mild to very serious physical and behavioral characteristics. Possible symptoms are:

Physical

• Absent to severely delayed speech: 99%
• Hypotonia (poor muscle tone): 97%
• Normal to accelerated growth: 95%
• Increased tolerance to pain: 86%
• Thin, flaky toenails: 78%
• Large, fleshy hands: 68%
• Prominent, poorly formed ears: 65%
• Pointed chin: 62%
• Dolichocephaly (elongated head): 57%
• Ptosis (eyelid) (droopy eyelids): 57%
• Poor thermoregulation: 51%

Behavioral

• Chewing on non food items (clothing, bedding, toys):70%
• Teeth grinding: (percent undetermined)
• Autistic behaviors: (percent undetermined)
• Tongue thrusting: (percent undetermined)
• Hair pulling: (percent undetermined)
• Aversion to clothes: (percent undetermined)

source : www.wikipedia.org

Let's Speak Greek (Alphabet)

Α α            

Alpha       a as in smart

Β β            

Beta        v as in very

Γ γ             

Gamma       between y as in yes and g as in go

Δ δ            

Deltat      h as in that

Ε ε             

Epsilon     e as in very

Ζ ζ             

Zeta        z as in zoo

Η η            

Etae        e as in bee

Θ θ           

Thetat      h as in think

Ι ι

Iotae       e as in bee

Κ κ            

Kappa       k as in look

Λ λ            

Lambda      l as in log

Μ μ 

Mu          m as in man

Ν ν            

Nu          n as in not

Ξ ξ             

Xi          x as in wax

Ο ο           

Omicron     o as in box

Π π           

Pi          p as in top, close to 'b'

Ρ ρ            

Rhorolled   r as in Roma

Σ σ ς

Sigma       s as in sap

Τ τ   

Tau         t as in hot,but softer&close to'd'

Υ υ   

Upsilone    e as in bee

Φ φ

Phip        h as in photo

Χ χ   

Chic        h as in the scottish loch

Ψ ψ

Psip        s as in upside

Ω ω 

Omega       o as in box

Let's Speak Greek

Zeus : Γεια σας! (Geia sas!) - Hi!

 

Poseidon : Γεια σας! (Geia sas!) - Hi!

Zeus : Ποιο είναι το όνομά σου? (Poio eínai to ónomá sou?) - What is your name?

 

Poseidon : Είμαι Ποσειδῶν. Εσείς? (Eímai Poseidon. Eseis?) - I'm Poseidon. And you?

 

Zeus : Είμαι Ζεύς.(Eímai Zéfs.) - I'm Zeus.

Poseidon : Χάρηκα για τη γνωριμία. (Chárika gia ti gnorimía.) - Nice to meet you.

Zeus : Χαίρω πολύ. (Chaíro polý.) - Nice to meet you.

Poseidon : Πόσω χρονών είσαι? (Póso chronón eísai?) How old are you?

 

Zeus : Εϊμαι 4 χρονών. (Eïmai téssera chronón) -I'm 4 years old.

Poseidon : Από πού είσαι? (Apó poú eísai?) - Where are you from?

 

Zeus : Από την Ελλάδα.( Apó tin Elláda.) - I'm from Greece.