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    bite of the mosquitos Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue virus is now believed to be the most common arthropod-borne disease in the world. Dengue is mainly found in the tropics because the mosquitoes require a warm climate. A major fear of epidemiologists is that the mosquitoes will develop resistance to cooler climates and then be able to infect people in the United States and other temperate climates. The virus is transmitted when a mosquito of the Aedes genus bites an individual

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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

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    find out the potency of the combined extracts of the Chili Pepper and Kamias as a mosquito repellent‚ thus the prevention of Dengue Fever. 1.) Can the extracts of Chili Pepper and Kamias prevent from having mosquito bite especially that of the Aedes aegypti‚ a Dengue - causing mosquito? 2.) What are the natural repellent substances contained in these two plants? 3.) Are these effective and safe to use? Will this mosquito killer (Chili Pepper and Kamias) can affect the health or even kill the person

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    hemorrhagic fever‚ resulting in bleeding‚ low levels of blood platelets and blood plasma leakage‚ or into dengue shock syndrome‚ where dangerously low blood pressure occurs. Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the genus Aedes‚ principally A. aegypti. The virus has five different types; infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to that type‚ but only short-term immunity to the others. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications

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    Zika Virus‚ the rogue bug‚ has created quite a dreadful scene on an international scale by spreading rapidly to over 39 countries across the world. Doctors have described this as a “pandemic in progress”‚ indicating a state of emergency due to its rapid geographic expansion. Here are answers to all the questions you will ever need to ask about the Zika virus- What is the Zika Virus disease? It is a disease caused by a day time active species of mosquitoes infected by a virus called Zika. The

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    not all four types at different times during your lifetime‚ but only once by the same type. You can get dengue virus infections from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans‚ and later transmit infection to other people they bite. Two main species of mosquito‚ Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus‚ have been responsible for all cases of dengue transmitted in this country. Dengue is not contagious from person to person. Symptoms of typical uncomplicated

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    virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of a mosquito. The principle mosquito species is known as Aedes aegypti. This mosquito is found all over the world‚ and‚ throughout time‚ became adapted to urban environments. For example‚ the mosquito evolved so as to be capable of living year round in moist storage containers‚ rather than relying on the seasonal patterns of rainfall. Another species‚ Aedes albopictus (the "Tiger mosquito")‚ is widespread throughout Asia. Both mosquitoes are now well established

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    estimates there may be 50-100 million dengue infections globally every year‚ with two-fifths of the world population‚ or 2.5 billion people‚ at risk of this mosquito-borne infectious disease. Dengue fever is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito. The first symptom of the disease appears in 5-7 days after the mosquito bit a healthy person. It is possible to become infected by dengue multiple times because the virus has four different serotypes. The symptoms are high fever‚ rash

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    estimated 50 million to 100 million in the tropics (Epstein‚ 2000). The virus has four antigenically related serotypes‚ which are named DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3‚ and DEN-4. Each dengue serotype is a variation of the flavivrus genus. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti‚ a domestic‚ day-biting mosquito that prefers to bite humans. Currently‚ there is no vaccine available to prevent dengue. Each type of the dengue virus is re-emerging worldwide‚ especially in the Western Hemisphere. Research has shown that several

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    TAXONOMIC SURVEY OF MOSQUITOES IN NATURAL BREEDING SITES FOUND IN SELECTED AREAS OF SAMBAG I‚ CEBU CITY A research presented to the Department of Languages and Letters‚ College of Arts and Sciences Southwestern University Cebu City In partial fulfillment of the requirements in English IV: Research Methodology by BLANCIA‚ SAMANTHA THEA DEJARESCO

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