Influenza Influenza is usually known as flu. This infectious disease caused by RNA viruses. This virus is not only attack human‚ but this virus also affects birds and mammals. The symptoms of this disease are fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pains‚ headache‚ weakness‚ and coughing. This disease is very common nowadays. So many people affected by this disease. Even though it’s very easy to be affected by this virus‚ but this virus is not really dangerous. Dengue Fever Dengue fever is also known as
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the largest and most profitable pharmaceutical companies in the world. This conglomerate is the product of multiple mergers of some of the leading companies in the industry. It was created in 2000 and at the time this case was written‚ had a market capitalization of $193.5 billion. The company’s most recent focus is on emerging markets‚ vaccines and consumer healthcare. When Sir Andrew Witty took over as CEO in 2008‚ he implemented a significant restructuring program
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Use of Anti-Aedes aegypti Salivary Extract Antibody Concentration to Correlate Risk of Vector Exposure and Dengue Transmission Risk in Colombia. Norte de Santander is a region in Colombia with a high incidence of dengue virus (DENV). In this study‚ we examined the serum concentration of anti-Aedes salivary gland extract (SGE) antibodies as a biomarker of DENV infection and transmission‚ and assessed the duration of anti-SGE antibody concentration after exposure to the vector ceased. We also determined
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SYNTHETIC BLOOD This is an artificial blood made up of synthetic blood products. 1. The two main types of non-cellular blood products are hemoglobin based and Perfluorocarbon (PFC) based. a. Hemoglobin The hemoglobin-based substitutes use hemoglobin from several different sources: human‚ animal‚ and recombinant. Human hemoglobin is obtained from donated blood that has reached its expiration date and from the small amount of red cells collected as a by-product during plasma donation.
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Guatemala covers 42‚042 sq mi and it has a population of over 17 million. Guatemala City‚ which is the capital is the city with the largest population. Guatemala has a very mixed ethnicity. Over half of the population is Mestizo and European. The other part of the population has a very diverse ethnicity. In Guatemala‚ in the religious field one will find Roman Catholics and Protestants. Also there are indigenous Mayan beliefs. This comes from the large population of indigenous people. This also
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Yellow Fever: Why the Shortage of Vaccines Should ‘Bug’ You Yellow fever - a tropical acute viral haemorrhagic disease - is a substantial burden that nearly a billion people in the world are currently vulnerable to. This disease is caused by a flavivirus that is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitos. The name ‘yellow fever’ holds true to symptoms that are commonly associated with those infected which include jaundice‚ otherwise known as yellowing‚ of the skin and sclera due to liver damage
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The Feasibility of Tubang Bakod (Jatropha curcas) Seeds as Mosquito Repellant/Killer ABSTRACT Mosquito’s abound in tropical countries like the Philippines. They have been pestering land vertebrates for millions of years. Insecticides are either too harmful to both man and the environment or too expensive for the consumers. The purpose of this study is to create an environment-friendly‚ safe‚ effective and cheap mosquito repellant. Weeping willow leaves‚ tubang bakod seeds‚ tubang bakod seed
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Mountain Fever Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a disease that transmits through tick bites. It can be fatal without treatment. Anyone can get the disease but it usually does not affect younger children that tend to be inside as much. The ticks that carry the disease are mainly east of the Rocky Mountains. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or RMSF was first recognized by an Army physician in 1896. For a while‚ no one knew what caused the fever. Researchers eventually began to notice when tick season was
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What is Dengue fever? Dengue fever (pronounced Den-gay) is a viral infection caused by the female mosquito (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). Dengue fever occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions and usually increases in the hot and humid months. Dengue fever is not a new disease. It was discovered several hundred years ago. In recent years‚ dengue fever has become a major international public health concern. Dengue fever nicknamed "breakbone fever" because dengue patients usually express
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We at Genericville City Council are here to determine whether or not Malathion insecticide spray should be used to reduce the mosquito population. In this article I am going to review all the processes to see what is really going to benefit this city in the long run. I will be going through and discussing four main points which will include hazard identification‚ dose-response‚ exposure‚ and risk characterization. When I am done I will conclude with my decision so that we may be able to move forward
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