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Ferry Reach Military Cemetery, contains remains of British Army Bermuda Garrison soldiers who died of yellow fever in 1860s, St. George, Bermuda

Ferry Reach Military Cemetery, contains remains of British Army Bermuda Garrison soldiers who died of yellow fever in 1860s, St. George, Bermuda

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Love hope concept: Happy Daughter Visits mother holding hand for recovering lying on bed in Hospital, looking with hopeful emotion, Patient smiling when getting support from family.

A dry fracture of a Vero cell exposing the contents of a vacuole where Coxiella burnetii are busy growing.

This electron micrograph depicts a number of Marburg virions responsible for causing Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever.

Electron micrograph of the Marburg virus. Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a sever type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.