40% of outpatient visits to health facilities were for malaria and an additional 12% for health problems (diarrhea diseases‚ skin diseases‚ and acute eye infections) that are a direct consequence of poor control of mosquito related diseases. Poor sanitation and drainage provide breeding places for mosquitoes‚ and are critical factors in the high level of malaria infections. In Rwanda‚ the incidence of some water borne diseases‚ including Malaria‚ has increased‚ unless proper sanitation is provided
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Countries are home to most number of species of mosquitoes. Our country‚ the Philippines‚ is among the Tropical Countries. Culex‚ Aedes‚ and Anopheles are among the most common species of mosquitoes and they carry a vicious disease namely Dengue‚ Malaria and Yellow Fever which can kill a human. These diseases are common yet deadly diseases to us and the number of victims are still drastically increasing. This leaves some authorities arguing whether mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals to mankind
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options‚ providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends”(World Health Org.). The WHO has played a significant role in the eradication of smallpox. Its current priorities include‚ in particular‚ Ebola‚ HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and tuberculosis. Communicable diseases are caused by infections. Infection is the invasion of a host organism’s body tissues by disease-causing agents‚ their multiplication‚ and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins
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flu 5. A disease vector is a(n) ____________________ . a) organism that transmits a disease b) symptom of a disease c) environmental condition associated with a disease 6. Which of the following things cause malaria? a) mosquitoes b) plasmodia (singular plasmodium) c) red blood cells 7. About what fraction of the people in the world have chronic diseases that are vector-borne? a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 3/4 8.
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as many as 36‚660 people per doctor. This means that for each person in the country to get seen one time a year every doctor would have to see over 100 patients a day every day of the week. Limited access to drugs makes treatable conditions like malaria‚ HIV‚ and tuberculosis fatal for the poor. The most prominent
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In order to solve this question‚ we would have to know the pros and cons of DDT and its effects on society. DDT is the cheapest and most effective way of stopping malaria‚ but even the mosquitoes will develop a resistance to DDT. Since this chemical lasts twice as long as other pesticides‚ it is better to continue using DDT‚ because there is no real reason not to use it. On the other hand‚ insects will start to develop a sort of resistance to this harmful chemical. “It is the ‘tough’ insects that
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Persistent Pests In the 1960s‚ the World Health Organization (WHO) began a campaign to eradicate the mosquitos that transmit the disease malaria. Before that an organization in Southern Africa had produced a poison to kill these mosquitoes but it wasn’t completely successful. The produced poisons by the WHO kills most members of the insects population leaving only the resistant individuals to reproduce with new genes that somehow enable them to resist the chemical attack. The problems such insects
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one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies‚ is a good example. Through its Humanitarian Assistance for Neglected Diseases (HAND) initiative‚ Genzyme supports efforts to discover and advance novel treatments for neglected diseases such as malaria‚ Chagas disease‚ and sleeping sickness. According to Genzyme‚ "The company does not seek to profit from the commercialization of any products it helps to develop under this program." Why would a for-profit company do this? The question was posed
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his dad had just died because of malaria and he couldn’t do anything about it. He was determined to find a cure for malaria and become one of the greatest doctor’s in the world. He soon rode a ship that led to the new world. There‚ he found many new herbs and plants and also the fabled quinine... In this fictional short story‚ the main character Eric finds the cure for malaria. Using this‚ Eric makes one of the greatest medicine of the world‚ the cure for malaria. This greatly benefited both the
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Biology CONTROL MEASURES 59 Protective clothing Clothing can offer protection from biting insects when it is of a thickness and texture through which insects cannot easily bite. Lighter colours generally attract fewer insects than darker colours. Boots can protect the ankles from biting insects. Thick socks in combination with long trousers offer protection when the bottoms of the trousers are tucked into the socks. Some protection is also offered by longsleeved shirts‚ headnets‚ collars and
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