Dengue fever‚ also called dengue‚ is a potentially serious disease caused by a virus. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause illness in humans. Dengue viruses are transmitted between humans by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Dengue is rare in the U.S.‚ but is common and a serious public health threat in warm sub-tropical and tropical areas of the world. These include areas of Central and South America‚ Africa‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ India‚ the Middle East‚ Australia‚ the Caribbean
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infected yearly. IX. Describe the disease‚ how is the disease spread? How does the pathogen get into the body? What does it do inside the body? A. Dengue fever is a virus caused disease that is spread by mosquitoes. 1. Aedes aegypit mosquito in western hemisphere. 2. Aedes albopictus mosquito in Hawaii. 3. infected by mosquito‚ virus is present in blood‚ neutralizing antibodies and activation of T lymphocytes. Fatigue‚ headache‚ joint aches‚ muscle aches‚ nausea‚ fever‚ swollen lymph
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chairs in government hospitals. Now that the dengue epidemic has subsided‚ another recently monitored disease known as “Chikungunya” starts another new outbreak in Surigao del Sur. Chikungunya is caused by the same Dengue-carrier mosquito Aegis aegypti. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) website‚ chikungunya is a “mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952.” People have used various instruments to control and prevent the mosquito
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dengue fever is on the rise worldwide‚ and in some areas of Asia‚ complications of the disease are a leading cause of serious illness and death in children. Body I. Dengue viruses are transmitted between humans by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. A. Mosquitoes pick up a dengue virus when they bite a human who is already infected with the virus. 1. The mosquito then carries it in its own blood and spreads it when it bites other humans. 2. After a dengue virus
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The teachers have to keep an eye on the students to avoid them from playing truant fro these cleaning operations. Teachers also play an enormous role in this disease prevention. They need to create awareness through exhibitions such as “Meet The Aedes”‚ “Know About Mosquitoes” and “Dengue The Deadly Disease” must be held at schools. Through these exhibitions‚ students will be exposed about dengue. Teachers also must send students to anti dengue seminars. During these seminars‚ students will be thought
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vector‚ a mosquito‚ that carries the virus from one host to another. The mosquito that carries the arbovirus responsible for dengue fever is the same type of mosquito that can transmit other diseases‚ including yellow fever. This mosquito is called Aedes egypti. The most common victims are children younger than 10 years of age. Dengue fever can occur when a mosquito carrying the arbovirus bites a human‚ passing the virus on to the new host. Once in the body‚ the virus travels to various glands where
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Natural “KATOL”: From Extracted and Dried IPIL-IPIL INVESTIGATORY PROJECT In Partial Fullfillment of the Requirement in Chemistry 3 Presented to: Ms. Glenda Frenandez (Teacher in Chemistry) Presented by: Leader: Faur‚ Nicah Claire Members: Barcenilla‚ Ian Bumatay‚ Jan Renzo Gecosala‚ Dhenzl Deocampo‚ Joy Ann Desolong‚ Micheal Eulogio‚ Mary Ann Cuello‚ Lyka Edang‚ Cristy Ann Embile‚ Gemar Arciaga‚ Dominique March 2‚ 2012 Table Of Contents
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Introduction: Diseases can be communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms which are pathogens. The aim of this passage is to discuss various types of microorganisms that cause disease. Microorganisms are simple organisms that are unicellular or live in colonies. The group contains bacteria‚ virus‚ algae‚ fungi‚ protozoa. They can be divided into pathogenic and non-pathogenic. In this passage pathogenic microorganisms that cause diseases are
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Zika Virus The Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and Malaysia and spreading to islands off the Pacific Coast. The Zika Virus is rapidly spreading. It can be deadly but is not likely for most people who get the virus. Eighty percent of people with the disease have no symptoms. The body system that is most affected by the Zika Virus is the integumentary system. The integumentary
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DENGUE FEVER / DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world
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