The meaning of the symbols of flying seen in a dream.

(Arabic) Resembling the flying eagle; a bright star in the constellation Aquila Altaire, Altaira, Altayr, Altayre, Altaer, Altaere, Altayra, Altaera... altair

Love, Exorcism, Wealth, Flying, Protection... basil

Virus of Flying Foxes (Fruit Bats) in Australia. Can infect horses and humans. Also known as the Equine morbillivirus.... hendra virus

One of two proteins secreted from the lining of the stomach whose sole purpose is (it seems) to cradle B12 in a pre-fitted styrofoam mold and (A) carry it through the Seven Levels of Digestive Hell until it reaches those few absorption sites in the last foot of small intestine that understand its “Special Needs” (sounds either sexually kinky or the airplane dinner label on kosher food for flying Hassidim jewelers) and finally (B) slip it from one protein to the other, and thence into the cell membranes where its is turn handed over to (C) the specialized blood protein that can carry it safely to the final target tissues (3 times out of 4, the bone marrow). Cyanocobalamin (B12) has parts that fall off, radicals that twirl around in five directions on three charge potentials, and is as durable as a 49¢ water pistol. And, if we have an ulcer, chronic enteritis or long-standing steatorrhea, we either get B12 shots (and hope the liver still makes that blood carrier) or walk around with pernicious anemia and a hematocrit of 16.... intrinsic factor

A group of rhabdoviruses closely related to the rabies virus. The Australian Bat Lyssa virus is found in flying foxes (fruit bats) and can cause a rabies-like disease in humans. The disease should be handled as for rabies and can be prevented by using rabies vaccine.... lyssa virus

Virus first identified from the village of Nipah in Malaysia. Carried by flying foxes (fruit bats). Can infect pigs and humans.... nipah virus

Money, Flying... poplar

(Native American) Resembling a flying bird Zintkalah Kinyan, Zintkalla Kinyan, Zintkallah Kinyan, Zyntkala Kinyan, Zyntkalah Kinyan, Zyntkallah Kinyan, Zyntkalla Kinyan... zintkala kinyan

Sudden pain in a tooth brought on by a change in surrounding air pressure. Flying at a high altitude in a lowered atmospheric pressure can cause a pocket of air in the dental pulp to expand and irritate the nerve in the root. Aerodontalgia is more likely if there are improperly fitting fillings or poorly filled root canals.... aerodontalgia

A collection of techniques, based on psychological theory, for changing abnormal behaviour or treating anxiety. The treatment relies on 2 basic ideas: that exposure to a feared experience under safe conditions will render it less threatening, and that desirable behaviour can be encouraged by using a system of rewards.

Specific behaviour therapy techniques include exposure therapy (also called desensitization), response prevention, flooding, and modelling. Exposure therapy is commonly used to treat phobic disorders such as agoraphobia, animal phobias, and flying phobias. It consists of exposing the patient in stages to the cause of the anxiety. The patient is taught to cope with anxiety symptoms by using relaxation techniques. In flooding, the patient is confronted with the anxiety-provoking stimulus all at once, but with the support of the therapist. In response prevention, the patient is prevented from carrying out an obsessional task; the technique is used in combination with other methods. In modelling, the therapist acts as a model for the patient, performing the anxiety-provoking activity first, in order that the patient may copy.... behaviour therapy

The ear is susceptible to various disorders, some of which can lead to deafness. In rare cases, the ear canal, ossicles in the middle ear, or pinna are absent or deformed at birth. Rubella in early pregnancy can damage the baby’s developing ear, leading to deafness. Most cases of congenital sensorineural deafness are genetic.

Infection is the most common cause of ear disorders; it may occur in the ear canal, leading to otitis externa, or affect the middle ear, causing otitis media. This can lead to perforation of the eardrum (see eardrum, perforated). Persistent glue ear, often due to infection, is the most common cause of childhood hearing difficulties. Viral infection of the inner ear may cause labyrinthitis.

Cauliflower ear is the result of one large or several small injuries to the pinna. Perforation of the eardrum can result from poking objects into the ear or loud noise. Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause tinnitus and/or deafness. Pressure changes associated with flying or scuba diving can also cause minor damage (see barotrauma).Tumours of the ear are rare. Acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous tumour of the acoustic nerve that may press on structures in the ear to cause deafness, tinnitus, and problems with balance.

In cholesteatoma, skin cells and debris collect in the middle ear. Obstruction of the ear canal is most often the result of earwax, although in small children, an object may have been pushed into the ear (see ear, foreign body in).

In otosclerosis, a hereditary condition, a bone in the middle ear becomes fixed, causing deafness. Meniérè’s disease is an uncommon condition in which deafness, vertigo, and tinnitus result from the accumulation of fluid in the inner ear. Deafness in many elderly people is due to presbyacusis, in which hair cells in the cochlea deteriorate.

Certain drugs, such as aminoglycoside drugs and some diuretic drugs, can damage ear function.... ear, disorders of

Fatigue and interruption of the sleep–wake cycle caused by disturbance of normal body biorhythms as a result of flying across different time zones.

Jet-lag provokes daytime sleepiness and insomnia at night.

Other symptoms include reduced physical and mental activity, and poor memory.

Jet-lag tends to be worse after an eastward flight (which shortens the traveller’s day) than after a westward one.

Treatment with the pituitary hormone melatonin is claimed by some to reduce the severity of jet-lag.... jet-lag

Any mechanism by which a susceptible human host is exposed to an infectious or parasitic agent. These mechanism are:- 1. Direct transmission Direct and essentially immediate transfer of infectious agents (other than from an arthropod in which the organism has undergone essential multiplication or development) to a receptive portal of entry by which infection of humans may take place. This may be by touching, as in kissing, sexual intercourse or biting (direct contact); or by the direct projection of droplet spray onto the conjunctivae, or onto the mucous membranes of the nose or mouth during sneezing, coughing, spitting or talking (usually not possible over a distance greater than 3 ft) (droplet spread); or, as in the systemic mycoses, by direct exposure of susceptible tissue to soil, compost or decaying vegetable matter that contains the agent and where it normally leads a saprophytic existence. 2. Indirect transmission (a) Vehicle-borne Contaminated materials or inanimate objects such as toys, handkerchiefs, soiled clothes, bedding (fomites), surgical instruments or dressing (indirect contact); water, food, milk, biological products including serum and plasma, or anysubstance serving as an intermediate means by which an infectious agent is transported and introduced into a susceptible host through a suitable portal of entry. The agent may or may not have multiplied or developed in or on the vehicle before being introduced into man. (2) Vector-borne (i) Mechanical:- Includes simple mechanical carriage by a crawling or flying insect through soiling of its feet or proboscis, or by passage of organisms through its gastrointestinal tract. This does not require multiplication or development of the organism. (ii) Biological:- Propagation (multiplication), cyclic development, or a combination of them (cyclopropagation) is required before the arthropod can transmit the infective form of the agent to man. An incubation period (extrinsic) is required following infection before the arthropod becomes infective. Transmission may be by saliva during biting, or by regurgitation or deposition on the skin of agents capable of penetrating subsequently through the bite wound or through an area of trauma following scratching or biting. This is transmitted by an infected invertebrate host and must be differentiated for epidemiological purposes from simple mechanical carriage by a vector in the role of a vehicle. An arthropod in either role is termed a vector. (c) Air-borne The dissemination of microbial aerosols with carriage to suitable portal of entry, usually the respiratorytract. Microbial aerosols are suspensions in air of particles consisting partially or wholly of microorganisms. Particles in the 1 to 5 micron range are quite easily drawn into the lungs and retained there. They may remain suspended in the air for long periods of time, some retaining and others losing infectivity of virulence. Not considering as airborne are droplets and other large particles, which promptlysettle out; the following are airborne, their mode of transmission indirect: (i) Droplet nuclei: Usually the small residues which result from evaporation of droplets emitted by an infected host. Droplet nuclei also may be created purposely by a variety of atomising devices, or accidentally, in microbiology laboratories or in abattoirs, rendering plants, autopsy rooms, etc. They usuallyremain suspended in the air for long periods of time. (ii) Dust: The small particles of widely varying size which may arise from contaminated floors, clothes, beddings, other articles; or from soil (usually fungus spores separated from dry soil by wind or mechanical stirring). Note: Air conditioning and similar air circulating systems may play a significant role in air-borne transmission (e.g. Legionnaire’s disease).... transmission

Mosquitoes are flying insects found throughout the world. The females bite humans or animals to obtain blood, which they need to produce eggs. The males do not bite. A doctor should be consulted if there is a severe skin reaction to a mosquito bite.

As well as being irritating, mosquito bites can also transmit diseases. The main disease-transmitting mosquitoes belong to 3 groups: ANOPHELES (which transmits malaria), AEDES (which carries yellow fever), and CULEX (which transmits filariasis).

Preventive measures should be taken in any area where mosquitoes are rampant. The most effective measures are wearing long sleeves and socks, placing mosquito screens over windows, and using insect-repellent sprays or slowburning coils that release insecticidal smoke. Mosquito nets should be placed over beds. (See also insect bites; insects and disease.)... mosquito bites

n. a syndrome of anxiety, agitation, and insomnia found in pilots flying unpressurized aircraft and attributed to *anoxia.... aeroneurosis

an attempt by a person to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis while pinching the nose and keeping the mouth closed, so that no air exits through the mouth or nose, as when straining during a bowel movement or lifting a heavy weight. The resulting increased pressure transplants air through the Eustachian tube, thus equalizing the negative pressure in the middle ear. This manoeuvre can often relieve the ear pain associated with flying, which is usually associated with changes in pressure particularly occurring during takeoff and landing. [A. M. Valsalva (1666–1723), Italian anatomist]... valsalva manoeuvre