Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever should
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Dengue fever‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness. There are four different viruses that can cause denguefever‚ all of which spread by a certain type of mosquito. Dengue can vary from mild to severe; the more severe forms include dengue shock syndrome and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients who develop the more serious forms of dengue fever usually need to be hospitalized. There are currently no vaccines for Dengue fever. The best
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PLAGUE Basic statistics about the number of countries and states stricken with yellow fever‚ as well as the number of people affected‚ were taken Conclusions of the Board of Experts authorized by congress to investigate the yellow fever epidemic of 1878. The reports also estimate the cost of the 1878 epidemic as $ 200 million‚ which today would be calculated as over $ 350 million. The quote about yellow fever striking the Atlantic and Gulf states with more force than the one that bombed Pearl Harbor
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Typhoid Fever Typhoid fever is a life-threatening disease of the intestinal system caused by the typhoid bacillus‚ Salmonella typhosa‚ which lives only in humans who carry it in their bloodstream and intestinal tract. Typhoid fever is spread when the bacteria is "shed" by infected people who handle food or fluids without washing their hands‚ or when sewage carrying the bacteria contaminates water‚ milk‚ and other foods. Although relatively rare since the advent of vaccines and improvement
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faeces. The bacterium can be spread to a person if they eat food or drink beverages that have been handled by a person who is shedding S. Typhi. It may also be caused by contaminated water‚ which becomes infected from sewerage. Therefore‚ typhoid fever is more common in developing countries where hygiene is poor thus spreading the disease and allowing for water to become contaminated easily. Once the Typhoid bacterium enters the body‚ it multiplies and spreads to
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Capuano Research Paper Medical Anthropology 11/17/2012 In the Northern hemisphere‚ particularly in southwestern regions‚ the United States and in northern Mexico dwells a disease called Coccidioidomycosis‚ which is also known as San Joaquin Fever‚ Valley Fever and Posada’s disease. Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease‚ which in most cases enters the body through the lungs. Both humans and mammals are susceptible to this infection. Specific areas have become endemic for a variety of reasons. Some
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SEA-FEVER BY JOHN MASEFIELD The poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield‚ depicts a sense of urgency to return to the sea. The persona hears the call of the sea and it is a must to answer the call; it is an irresistible invitation to adventure‚ exploration and freedom. The persona is longing to go back to the sea and he wishes for the simplicity of life on the sea and a sense of freedom. His extremely simple desires suggest that he wants to renounce all the usual entrapments of everyday life and
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10/14/13 Journalism I Bieber Fever 15 year old Valeria Salcido from Sioux City‚ Iowa is not only a hard working student‚ but a big fan of the one and only‚ Justin Bieber. When asked where she first heard about Justin Bieber‚ she said on the radio in 2009. Valeria‚ who is now 15‚ was only the age of 11 at the time she first heard about Bieber. After a while she became a huge fan of Justin Bieber‚ who is famous‚ international pop
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CRITICAL CHAIN PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Postgraduate Project Report submitted to Manipal University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY In Construction Engineering and Management Submitted by Priyanka P Under the guidance of Mr. MOHAMMED FARHAN SHARIFF Deputy Manager Project Planning & Co-ordination Brigade Enterprises Limited Bangalore Mr. ANUP WILFRED SEBASTIAN Assistant Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering M.I.T Manipal
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