Aedes Aegypti The mosquito that has attracted the most attention is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. It belongs to the family Culcidae‚ consisting of about 2‚500 species (Encyclopedia Britanica 1999)‚ along with other genera of mosquitoes such as Anopheles‚ Culex‚ Orthopodomyia‚ and the Toxorynchites‚ to name a few (Womack 1993‚ E.B. 1999). This mosquito has been known best for transmitting yellow fever and human dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack‚ M
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THE FEASIBILITY OF GARLIC (Allium sativum) AS MOSQUITO (Aedes vexan) REPELLANT Submitted as partial fulfillment of the Requirements in Research I Davao City National High School F.Torres St. Davao City Janela D. Las Duce Agnes L. Padinas Deianne Kyle G. Villanueva Mr. Julius I. Centina Research Adviser August 2009 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study More often than not‚ people buy chemicals to control pests and diseases. But there are ways to control them without
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Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by the bite of infected Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It causes fever‚ severe joint pain and rash on the body. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus i.e. it is an arthropod borne virus and is a member of the genus Alphavirus‚ in the family Togaviridae. The first outbreak of the disease was seen in the year 1952‚ in the Makonde plateau‚ along the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The disease occurs predominantly in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian
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Introduction: Diseases can be communicable or non-communicable. Communicable diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms which are pathogens. The aim of this passage is to discuss various types of microorganisms that cause disease. Microorganisms are simple organisms that are unicellular or live in colonies. The group contains bacteria‚ virus‚ algae‚ fungi‚ protozoa. They can be divided into pathogenic and non-pathogenic. In this passage pathogenic microorganisms that cause diseases are
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DENGUE FEVER / DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world
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are breaking. Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years. Transmission Dengue virus can be transmitted from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans‚ and can later transmit the infection to other people. Two main species of mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus‚ have been responsible for all cases of dengue transmitted in Mexico. Dengue cannot be transmitted from person to person without a mosquito as the intermediate
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OBJECTIVES General This case presentation aims to identify and determine the general heath problems and needs of the [pic]patient with an admitting [pic]diagnosis of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever‚ Type 1. This presentation also intends to help [pic]patient promote health and medical understanding of such condition through the application of the nursing skills. Specific • To raise the level of awareness of patient on health problems that she may encounter. • To facilitate [pic]patient in taking
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Zika Virus The Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and Malaysia and spreading to islands off the Pacific Coast. The Zika Virus is rapidly spreading. It can be deadly but is not likely for most people who get the virus. Eighty percent of people with the disease have no symptoms. The body system that is most affected by the Zika Virus is the integumentary system. The integumentary
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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 the Flaviviridae family (3). Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever‚ also known as severe dengue and a more serious‚ deadly version of dengue fever of break bone fever. Although there were diagnosed cases of dengue fever
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can be contagious by spreading among people upon contact with an infected person. (Tirtha Chakraborty‚ 2008) “Dengue is the most common and widespread arthropod-borne viral infection in the world.” (World Health Organization‚ 2008) The mosquito Aedes aegypti‚ who feed during the day are the transmitters of the virus. They are found in the tropic areas and Africa. The disease is caused by four closeley related but distinct types of serotype viruses named dengue virus 1(DEN-1)‚ dengue virus2 ( DEN-2)
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