The Hot Zone: Assignment 1 What exactly is Ebola? A question I asked myself before beginning my assignment. Ebola is a virus disease that is caused by infection with certain virus species. This virus causes various symptoms such as high fevers‚ headaches‚ weakness‚ vomiting‚ muscle pain‚ rashes‚ and redness in the eyes. While reading “Something in the Forest‚” I found a couple of sections to be mysterious but that contained clues on to how Charles Monet may have obtained his deadly disease on his
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healthy and safe everywhere they go. Lemon and orange are made not only for the fruit that it produces. Insect repellent is very common for making mosquitoes fly away. It can also help prevent and control the outbreak of Insect-borne diseases such as Malaria‚ Lyme Disease‚ Dengue Fever‚ Bubonic Plague‚ And West Nile
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killing insects and mosquitoes? II. Title Mosquito Trapper Using Sugar And Yeast III. Introduction Our group observed that many people especially children are prone in getting sickness from mosquitoes and may suffer sickness like Dengue and Malaria that may lead to death. Our group also observed that we can create a mosquito trapper and also a mosquito killer using recycled and improvised materials. In this‚ we can save more money and it is safer to use than mosquito killer lamps‚ insect killer
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equivalents of subcutaneous‚ intradermal‚ or intramuscular injections of venoms‚ poisons‚ bioactive substances and infection materials. Insects (mosquitos‚ flies‚ fleas‚ chiggers‚ ticks‚ lice‚ etc.) have always been the vectors of infections: plague‚ malaria‚ filariasis‚ leishmaniasis‚ trypanosomiasis‚ spotted fever‚ borreliosis‚ tularemia‚ babesiosis‚ viral encephalitis and many others. They introduce the bacterial‚ viral and protozoan pathogens to human skin – the cover of extravascular compartment
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productive population out of work for weeks which makes it an extremely costly disease. In order to stop that‚ we have these three variables playing a vital role to some extent. Income: Gallup and Sachs (2001) showed that countries with intensive malaria had significantly lower incomes levels (dependant variable) than those without (Gallup & Sachs 2001). The period they analysed was 1965 to 1990. Their approach is hence replicated below for the dengue case to parse the effects of dengue on income
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mild agreeable flavored flesh‚ also yields leaves where government health researchers found extracts for the formulation of an effective anti-mosquito repellant. It is not only against dengue‚ in fact‚ but against all mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and filariasis especially in areas of the country where incidence is high. It also serves as a personal care product used in preventing mosquito bites that cause itchiness‚ inflammation and discomfort to individuals. The repellent uses a washable
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Pacific oceans. In late 2013‚ America had their first patient that had the virus chikungunya. It was found on the islands in the Caribbean’s. Travelers that travel the world are at high risk of getting this bacterial virus chikungunya. There is no vaccine or any type of medications that can prevent the bacterial disease‚ so travelers need to prevent themselves from getting bit by mosquitoes that carry the virus. The main and only way chikungunya can be transmitted is through mosquito’s
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Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a serious‚ life threatening disease that is extremely prevalent throughout south East Asia. DHF has caused widespread epidemics and has claimed many lives. This paper will focus on educating individuals in the medical profession and patients that reside in the regions of Thailand‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam about this disease. DHF is a viral infection spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ more specifically the female Aedes Mosquito (2). DHF is a virus that belongs to
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previously bitten person’s or animal’s blood into the next person bitten. Instead‚ it injects saliva‚ which acts as a lubricant or anticoagulant so the insect can feed efficiently. Since the pathogens that can cause diseases such as yellow fever and malaria exist in saliva they are transmitted through the saliva during feeding process of bloodsucking insects. When a mosquito transmits a disease agent from one person to another‚ the infectious agent must remain alive inside the mosquito until transfer
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difference between a communicable disease and an inherited disease. Use examples you have studied in this exploration to support your description. (4 Marks) A communicable disease is a disease that is transmitted from person to person; for example‚ malaria. An inherited disease is a disease that is passed through genetics; for example‚ sickle cell anemia. 6. Why are white blood cells in a stained blood smear usually counted at low power under a microscope? Explain your answer. (2 Marks) They
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