“If such is her fate”. “No‚ Tuan‚” said Arsat calmly. “If such is my fate‚ I hear‚ I see‚ I wait‚ I remember…” (478) From this Arsat’s text‚ he claims that he is responsible in Diamelen’s illness‚ whereas in fact Diamelen’s illness is caused of malaria‚ a parasitic disease spread by the bite of the anopheles mosquito. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water‚ and the stagnant lagoon beneath Arsat’s inhabit is fulfilled with the insects‚ as can be indicated in this passage: "The white man had some supper
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Devin Schoellkopf Mid Term Exam Part 5 Africa in the mid to late 1800s was still uncharted territory according to European countries. They all wanted the resources Africa had to offer‚ and were willing to do whatever it took to get them. Eventually after thousands upon thousands of deaths‚ Africa would be divided up into different colonies. There were many different causes of death in Africa‚ from diseases to people killing each other. Many countries wanted in‚ more people wanted them out. Africa
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The American Plague The American Plague was written by Molly C. Crosby‚ who is as much as a researcher as she is an author. In 1648‚ a slave ship returning from Africa carried a few mosquitoes infected with a deadly virus know as yellow fever. The ship landed in the New World and thrived in the hot wet climate and on the white settlers. The New World has never come in contact with yellow fever and as a result no immunities have been built up. The virus obtained its name from the way it turns the
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causing malaria and yellow fever.The new microbes attacked both the Native Americans and the Europeans viciously. African slaves did not die as rapidly and the Native Americans and soon came to outnumber them in many ways. Malaria parasites can survive for some time in the blood of healthy carriers‚ and made the crossing from Africa to America many times inside slaves. Microbes could not take hold in the New World until it found a mosquito to transmit it to person to person. By 1650‚ malaria was endemic
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has proposed to appoint voluntary detectors from among citizens in a move that will ensure public participation in bringing down mosquito breeding spots to curb vector-borne diseases. Having learnt its lesson from last year‚ when a record 20‚000 malaria cases were reported in the city due to the large-scale presence of breeding sites‚ the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is gearing up to nip the menace in the bud this time around. According to civic officials‚ the idea is to appoint voluntary
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES A. CONCEPTUAL LITERATURE Many attempts have been made to produce an insect repellent from Lanzones peelings. Lanzones peelings are the main ingredient for our study. The group chose it because according to research‚ the skin of lanzones has a certain compound that can repel mosquitos. When burned‚ it also produces an aromatic smell which is soothing and relaxing. This ingredient can also be burned easily. It is perfect for the production
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interesting facts about Sickle Cell. Since the trait originated in countries that were ravaged by malaria‚ it could be said that this trait evolved to fight the deadly mosquito-spread disease. "People with sickle trait were more likely to survive malaria outbreaks in Africa than those with normal hemoglobin‚ it is believed that genetically aberrant hemoglobin evolved as a protection against malaria."(2) It has also been said that‚ "People with a single copy of a particular genetic mutation [sickle
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Analyzing the transfer of technology from one place to another can be a very difficult task. People have tried to trace the origins of specific technologies and map out what cultures it affected‚ why and what impact the technology had on history. Books have been written on conclusions that authors have made after doing the research I have suggested. I believe that obtaining the information to write a book about this subject is extremely hard and confusing‚ this is a personal assumption that I have
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Menusha Arumugam (K1) NAME OF DISEASES Malaria PATHOGENS & VECTORS A parasite called Plasmodium‚ which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes There are four types of human malaria: - Plasmodium falciparum - Plasmodium vivax - Plasmodium malariae - Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections
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Abstract: Chili (Capsicum frutescens) is commonly used as a food spice because of its hot and spicy taste. It was later discovered that chili has pesticide property that can be used to kill mosquitoes. Kamias (Hedychium cornarium) which is also used as food spice was also discovered to have properties that of astringent‚ stomachic‚ refrigerant & antiscorbutic. Chapter I 1. Introduction and Its Background The pesticide property of chili makes it a good basis for making this spice a good
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