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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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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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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of July‚ a ship of Caribbean refugees came to port. With them‚ they carried the yellow fever virus. The virus traveled slowly at first; with just a few fatalities in the first week‚ numbers grew steadily over time. No one suspected it was the aedes aegypti mosquito‚ retrieving the blood of an infected victim and transferring it to another healthy individual. The city’s leading physician Dr. Benjamin Rush had never seen anything like it before.[3] Three to six days after being infected with the virus
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down the growth of an animal that makes it a possible larvicide. Here you will see the effect of the soybean extract on the larva of a certain insect. Background of the study: The dengue fever virus is a danger to the health of the Filipinos. Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) is a vector for transmitting not only dengue‚ but also Chikungunya‚ yellow fever viruses‚ and other diseases. Studies have conducted throughout the world to find a solution to lessen the growth of this kind of mosquito. People have
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term control of the dengue virus; therefore‚ the focus should remain on larvae source reduction (environment management)‚ disease management and dengue awareness to reduce its impact in the disease hit locality. Key Words: Swat‚ endemic‚ KPK‚ Ades Aegypti‚ dengue fever‚ outbreak * Muhammad Ammar Yasir Khan‚ Corresponding author‚ department of Leadership and Management Studies‚ FCS‚ NDU and Shafai Moiz Hali‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department of Government Public Policy‚ FCS‚ National Defence University
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Introduction Background of the Study Dengue‚ also known as breakbone fever‚ played a fatal role in the Philippine economy for the previous years. More than sixty two thousand dengue cases were recorded last year and more than five hundred patients have died. No existing treatment has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to completely turn down the virus once it starts infecting a patient; therefore prevention had been the point of action of the community in
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Chikungunya is a bacterial disease that is transmitted to people by mosquitoes. Outbreaks usually have occurred in countries such as Africa‚ Asia‚ Europe and areas close to the Indian and 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
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Placement: Co-nursing student and Clinical Instructor Ateneo de Zamboanga University Date: February 2 2013 General Objective: To gain more knowledge College of Nursing Clinical Area: City health office about Chikungunya. CHIKUNGUNYA
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Assessment of Dengue Outbreak in Pandi Name of researcher: Mark John P. Bayaban Year and section: 4th year BSED-Biology Teacher: Mr. Orlino D. Rabago Jr. CHAPTER 1 Introduction: In our place here in Pinagkurtelan‚ one of the news that we’re hearing is the increasing case of Dengue Victims that bothers us as a people living in the place. Based on the Department of Health (DOH) report they said that 16-percent spike in dengue cases in the country this year. There were already
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