Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite‚ Plasmodium‚ which infects red blood cells. Malaria is characterized by cycles of chills‚ fever‚ pain‚ and sweating. Historical records suggest malaria has infected humans since the beginning of mankind. The name "mal aria" (meaning "bad air" in Italian) was first used in English in 1740 by H. Walpole when describing the disease. The term was shortened to "malaria" in the 20th century. C. Laveran in 1880 was the first to identify the parasites
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Hepatitis C Cause The biggest cause of Hepatitis C contraction is when a person comes into contact with the blood of someone who already has Hepatitis C. The most common cause of Hepatitis C via blood is through the sharing of needles and other equipment such as cotton‚ spoons and water that are used to inject illicit drugs. Transmission The Hepatitis C virus is transmitted via blood. The blood containing Hepatitis C positive must get into a person’s bloodstream before transmission can
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King Tutankhamun’s sickness called malaria is the most logical way that Tut died so young. According to NYTimes article “Scientist have now determined that the most likely agents of death: a severe bout of malaria combined with a degenerative bone condition.” This shows that scientist may have found scientific evidence that says that Tut died from malaria. For example malaria shuts down your organs‚ and your organs help you have strength. If Tuts organs failed he could have fallen‚ and nobody was
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National Dengue Prevention and Control Program PrintEmailPDF The National Dengue Prevention and Control Program was first initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) in 1993. Region VII and the National Capital Region served as the pilot sites. It was not until 1998 when the program was implemented nationwide. The target populations of the program are the general population‚ the local government units‚ and the local health workers. Vision: Dengue Risk-Free Philippines Mission:
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Levels of Prevention The three levels of prevention in the community settings are; primary prevention‚ secondary prevention and tertiary prevention. With these three levels of prevention it helps the individual‚ the people and the community to attain better and good health. First the primary prevention‚ which focus mainly on health education‚ health promotion primary. This activity is concerned in preventing the specific illness or disease. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Forces’ Guide to
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Description for Using Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (mRDTs) The procedure of the test as contained in the manufacturer’s instructions as approved by the National guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of malaria‚ (FMoH‚ 2011) will be followed. its reliability was futher proven by Olaniyan‚ et al.‚ (2013). The RDT provided for the study has LOT number and expiry date which must be recorded. Preferably RDT of known quality assurance will be used. The device usually contains a cassette‚ an applicator
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Health Prevention September 15‚ 2013 Health Prevention Health promotion according to World Health Organization‚ “Is the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” In this assignment I have chosen three articles talking about the different health promotions. I will start with my article on teen suicide and primary prevention‚ then stroke
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1 Designing a Malaria Intervention Supply Chain: A Case Study Directions: Read the following background information on malaria interventions in Africa which has been excerpted from (Cataldi et al. 2009). Then‚ answer the questions at the end of the document prior to our in-class discussion. 1. Introduction Malaria is a vector-borne disease transmitted by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Though this crippling disease is both preventable and curable‚ 300 to 500 million cases are reported each
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sporozoan subclass Coccidia that are the causative organisms of malaria. Plasmodium‚ which infects red blood cells in mammals (including humans)‚ birds‚ and reptiles‚ occurs worldwide‚ especially in tropical and temperate zones. The organism is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. Other insects and some mites may also transmit forms of malaria to animals. Five species of Plasmodium are known to cause human malaria: P. vivax (producing the most widespread form)‚ P. ovale (relatively
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ORGANIC MOSQUITO TRAP Mosquito traps are really useful nowadays. Why? Well‚ obviously‚ mosquitoes are really irritating and may cause deadly disease; example dengue. So the main purpose of our Investigatory Project is to at least lessen the widespread mosquito procreation. Our Investigatory Project is very easy to make and very affordable. The things that are needed in this project can be seen inside our own dwelling place. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Marinel
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