Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne arbovirus and a member of the genus Alphavirus and the family Togaviridae. The word ‘Chikungunya’ is derived from the Makonde language that translates the word in “that which bends up”. It is referred to the stooped posture associated with chronic and incapacitating arthralgia suffered by those infected patients (cited by Kondekar et al.‚ 2006 in Her & Kam & Lin & Ng‚ 2009). Chikungunya was discovered during analysis of isolated blood samples of a febrile patient in
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Greek and Roman Gods‚ Temples‚ and Festivals: Alike Yet Different by Rose Williams The following discussions are samples from an overall study which is used in my book ‘Gods and Other Odd Creatures.’ Drawings “Gate of Janus Geminus” and “Aedes Vestae”are from the book and may be copied‚ as may all other drawings in the book. Since the Romans were both polytheistic and tidy‚ they tended to organize the deities they encountered and to equate them to Roman gods if possible. Thus when they conquered
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anywhere we like. Once I went strolling at a park nearby my house but was disappointed at the sight of rubbish.I saw many empty cans and plastic wrappers lying around.They do not only spoil the beautiful park but they are the best breeding place for aedes mosquitoes. Another way of protecting our environment is by keeping our rivers clean. We can play our role by not throwing rubbish into the rivers. Meanwhile the factories can stop dumping their toxic waste into them. Plastic wrappers which made
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Communicable Heart Disease‚ excessive intake of fatty food and etc. 2. Infection of contaminated water in the skin or wounds. 3. Carelessness of identifying and checking of foods‚ materials may contain “Sebulok”. 4. Infection to a deadly Mosquito (Aedes Aegypti)/ Dirty Water and long packed water in jars‚ in a water container. 5. Micronutrient Deficiency and not enough food intakes. c. Recommendation 1. Conduct a seminar in the particular Most Hit Health Issues in the community
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Virus is slowly spreading across the globe and it’s becoming more and more dangerous. The only real problem about Zika is that it doesn’t have a cure and that many babies end becoming deformed due to the Zika Virus. Zika is spread by the bite of an Aedes Mosquito these mosquitoes are known to carry the deadly virus. Another main problem is how common it is to get bitten by a mosquito and the fact that this disease can be passed to babies is terrifying and it can make babies look completely deformed
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mosquito repellant and removing any standing water from around homes and throughout communities. The health officials in United States have raised concern over the possibility of increasing cases of Zika virus as summer draws near. The Zika vectors‚ Aedes aegypti mosquitoes‚ are thought to have spread in southern belt‚ as well as all over the country though their distribution is not exactly
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What do you know about the Zika virus? There are many things that people do not know about this disease‚ such as how or where it spreads‚ what the virus actually looks like‚ or what happens when a person is infected. The name “Zika virus” comes from the Ziika Forest in Uganda‚ which is where this disease was discovered in 1947. This virus is circle-shaped‚ with an RNA genome that is surrounded by a fatty membrane similar to other flaviviruses. The virus does not have a real color. The virus
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In parts of the world today‚ sadly there is still poverty‚ disease‚ and child labor similar to the book Oliver Twist. Poverty still exists in many places‚ just as it did in Oliver Twist. “22% of all children live in families that are in poverty in the modern day world”. That shows how many children are still living in derelict living situations. Also‚ poverty can be near you. Types of poverty is low income‚ homelessness‚ and hunger. “Over population can cause poverty from too many people with too
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Abstract Global warming is defined as a serious phenomenon recently and also it will impact the human health. The impact of the global warming on infectious diseases has been highlighted in this paper. The infectious diseases have been emphasized in two major classifications which are the water and the foodborne infectious diseases as well as the vector borne infectious diseases. Even if the global warming is not easy to solve‚ there are some methods should be taken to mitigate this phenomenon.
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In 2008‚ the world experienced one of the greatest numbers of deaths from natural disasters. Some of the contributing factors included extreme weather brought about by climate change‚ as well as urbanization in vulnerable areas. The urbanisation phenomenon is a feature that is being shared by all cultures across all continents on the globe‚ it not so much a result of higher birth rates in urban areas as it is of the continuous migration of people across regions as they are lured into urban areas
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