But this time the entrenched enemy is brown tree snakes and the only boots on the ground will be the dragging of mouse tails. Federal officials dropped 2,000 rats pumped with painkillers onto the largest of the Marianas Islands on Sunday to snuff out the snakes, which are causing officials headaches.
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Beriberi is a disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B 1) that affects many systems of the body, including the muscles, heart, nerves, and digestive system.Beriberi literally means I can't, I can't in Singhalese, which reflects the crippling effect it has on its victims. If the deficiency continues, there is damage to the peripheral nerves that causes loss of sensation and muscle weakness, which is called peripheral neuropathy. 2  The legs are most affected. 3  The toes feel numb and the feet have a burning sensation; the leg muscles become sore and the calf muscles cramp.