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    Albert Fish Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated the number was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. He was a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime. Fish was considered to be the most sexually perverted murderer in American history

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    Bio 315 Assignment one: Introduction http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/ntd/diseases/index.html 1. Compare and contrast Chagas disease and cysticercosis. Chagas disease cysticercosis Parasite (Worm or protozoan) protozoan worm Effects on human host Fever, swelling around initial infection site, parasites in blood, sometimes asymptomatic, rarely debilitating or life threatening problems can occur. Formation of larval cysts can occur in the muscles, eyes, brain, and/or spinal cord. Cysts

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    The act of consuming feces is known as coprophagia. While most humans find this disgusting, poo-eating is a normal behavior in some species. It's rare that a plant is coprophagic, such as certain cannibalistic plants, but a surprising number of animals partake in poo. A mother dog will eat the feces of her puppies, because they aren't able to eliminate on their own. This happens after she licks her puppies to activate the defecation reflex. Ingestion of the feces also keeps the nest clean. Adult

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    On Hamilton Howard: Fish

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    able to look after him. However, his various experiences before this had affected him. He started a homosexual relationship in 1882, at the age of 12, with a telegraph boy. The youth also introduced Fish to such practices as drinking urine and coprophagia, which refers to many kinds of feces eating, including eating feces of others species. Fish began

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    “I always had a desire to inflict pain on others and to have others inflict pain on me. I always seemed to enjoy everything that hurt.” How would you feel if a man with gray hair and looked like a ghost walked up on you and made this statement? These are the evil words of man that was known as a serial killer. Born May 19th of 1870 was a man by the name of Hamilton Howard Fish. Fish the youngest of four children was born to a young mother and a father by the name of Randall. Fish’s father whom was

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    Case Study Of Chorrillos

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    In this section the Chorrillos case study will be presented in terms of MMA and end user perspective. 4.1 Modernized Mixture Approach MMA Dry toilet systems were presented as innovative technology sanitation system in the project applied in Chorrillos sector. The scale of the project is local and small, and centralized as regards as the origin of the funds and experts which are part of the government health institutions with low participation of end users. Dry toilet systems have high separated

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    The Disturbed Life of Albert Fish and What Fueled This Gruesome Behavior Albert Fish was born and raised in Washington, D.C. on May 19th, 1870, to his parents Randall, and Ellen. Fish’s father was American, and his mother was Irish American. His father was forty-three years older than his mother, and was seventy-five at the time of fishes’ birth. Albert was the youngest child of three siblings: Annie, Walter, and Edwin. He wanted to be named after a dead sibling to escape from the given nickname

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    Zoochosis is where an animal, in captivity, begins to become stressed or uncomfortable with the environment that they are subjected to. This can cause the animal to become unwell with zoochosis; the symptoms of zoochosis can include bar biting, coprophagia which is where an animal consumes and is playing with excrement, self-mutilation such as the animals pulling their own fur out, scratching themselves or causing themselves pain and injury, swaying, rocking and pacing. These are some of the most

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    Heart disease is common among dogs - almost as common as it is in humans. If you own a dog, and you have some concerns about your dog 's health, it is important to understand what type of heart disease complications your dog may experience, especially in response to infection, illness, diet, and lack of exercise. For many dogs the symptoms and complications of heart disease are similar to what you would expect to see in human symptoms. Heart disease in dog 's can be attributed to congenital complications

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    in 1875, which led to his mother putting him into an orphanage. They whipped and beat him but he learned to enjoy the physical pain. The beatings gave him erections and many of the orphans teased him for it. In 1882, he began drinking urine and coprophagia. He visited public baths where he would watch boys undress and became a male prostitute. Albert raped many young boys mostly under the age

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