F> GUIDELINES FOR THE COLLECTION‚ CARE AND CONTROL OF RAINWATER IN TANKS F A C T S H E E T Rainwater tanks can provide a supply of good quality potable water with proper management of the tank and roof catchment. The Tank & Reduction of Water Consumption Tanks are available in galvanised steel‚ zincalume‚ fibreglass and concrete and all are suitable for the storage of potable water. Rainwater tanks should protect water from contamination. Contaminants such as industrial pollutants‚ dust
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Hypothesis 2: (Dengue cases most probably happened in the place where there were many trees and grasses.) c) Thus the sanitation of the environment affects the rate of Dengue cases here in Pandi? Hypothesis 3: (Most of the Dengue- carrying Mosquito lives in a dumped and isolated area.) d) What would be our action as a people of Pandi to
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bit.When you try to scratch it ‚it kinda hurts because of the bump. I have felt something worse but this is bad. I wish that mosquitoes were not part of this world. I don’t even know what is so good about them all they do is bite you. All in all mosquito bites are terrible. I didn’t no what is was at first but it was just me legs getting bit. I realized that
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from the overflow of sewers and fertilized fields. A higher frequency in storms cause much more stagnant water to occur‚ which can result in an increased mosquito population‚ and the increased risk of epidemic to arise. Not only does stagnant water increase the mosquito population‚ but slight increases in climate temperatures can increase the mosquito population by greatly. In the article‚ Climate Change and Health: Global to Local Influences on
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settlements and colonial powers (1). Yellow fever is a serious viral infection that ’s usually carried to human by female mosquitoes. It’s scientific name Aedes aegypti mosquito (Fig.1). Fig.1: Female of Aedes aegypti mosquito. The disease is caused by the yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of the female mosquito (Fig. 2) (2). It only infects humans‚ other primates‚ and several species of mosquitoes. In cities‚ it is primarily spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species. The
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painful. Causative Agent: . Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito. The mosquitoes that spread dengue usually bite at dusk and dawn but may bite at any time during the day‚ especially indoors‚ in shady areas‚ or when the weather is cloudy. Virology: Dengue fever is caused by Dengue virus (DENV)‚ a mosquito-borne flavivirus. DENV is an ssRNA positive-strand virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. There are four serotypes
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Gulf War Syndrome: Is It Physiological‚ Or Psychological? What is Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)? Is it a debilitating physical condition because of a secret use of chemical and biological warfare from the Iraqis? Is it post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from the Gulf War? Nobody really knows the truth behind GWS‚ but many people have given their expertise and opinions on what‚ if anything caused GWS. In Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media‚ written by Elaine Showalter‚ she gives
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years. Transmission Dengue virus can be transmitted from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans‚ and can later transmit the infection to other people. Two main species of mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus‚ have been responsible for all cases of dengue transmitted in Mexico. Dengue cannot be transmitted from person to person without a mosquito as the intermediate vector. Symptoms: Symptoms of typical uncomplicated (classic) dengue
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Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications
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Malaria in Tanzania effects it’s country economically‚ socially and environmentally‚ but by taking the right steps‚ Malaria can be cured. Malaria is a widespread disease in Africa that is transmitted by the bite of a female mosquito. Malaria impacts a human physically‚ mentally and emotionally. Symptoms include a headache‚ fever‚ fatigue‚ dry cough‚ spleen enlargement and continuous vomiting. In Tanzania‚ approximately 93.7 out of 1000 people die of Malaria each year. NCBI.com states “There are 14-18
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