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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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    to be the main carriers and multipliers of the virus. Dengue fever is caused by four different types of the dengue virus. It is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito directly from one person to another. Mosquitoes are known to breed mostly in man-made containers and are found in all continents of the world except Antarctica. The Aedes mosquitoes’ characteristics are known to have peak biting periods during the early morning and just before dusk. The first case of the dengue fever was reported

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    Dengue Case Study

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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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    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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    Transmission of Diseases

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    deltamethrin - Take medicines called antimalarials to prevent and treat malaria NAME OF DISEASES Dengue fever PATHOGENS & VECTORS Dengue virus METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected female Aedes mosquitoes :  Dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti )  Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) - Via infected blood products and through organ donation SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Symptoms appear 3 to 14 days after infective bite - Mild fever - High fever - Severe headache - Pain behind the eyes - Muscle

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    St. Aegypti Case Study

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    in the section of “Biology of vector mosquitoes) and life cycle of Aedes mosquitoes which enables us to understand their population dynamics and their existence in nature. Life table parameters of St. aegypti provides base-line information on the potential for colonization in the laboratory‚ dengue transmission and control measures (Afrane‚ et al.‚ 2007; Tejerina‚ et al.‚ 2009) and provides reproductive strategies of St. aegypti (Christophers‚ 1960; Crovello‚ & Hacker‚ 1972). The various life history

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    Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

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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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    years. When outdoors in an area where dengue fever has been found *Use a mosquito repellent containing DEET‚ picaridin‚ or oil of lemon eucalyptus *Dress in protective clothing—long-sleeved shirts‚ long pants‚ socks‚ and shoes Because Aedes

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    Feasibility Study

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    Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction Nowadays‚ sicknesses transported by mosquitoes are very dangerous on this planet. Even when most of these diseases threaten populations in other countries where there’s a much larger density of mosquito population‚ you still have to end up being watchful. There are still mosquitoes in your neighbourhood and they could very well be holding fatal diseases. Insect bites can be bothersome. They can be very itchy which leads to constant scratching

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    I. Title The Feasibility of Chili and Kamias as Mosquito Killer II. Rationale The title has been selected for the study because mosquito bites are common here in the Philippines and it’s the cause of dengue. A total of 54‚659 dengue cases were reported nationwide from January 1 to August 14‚ 2010‚ much higher than the recorded 31‚248 cases in the same period in 2009 and there’s not much difference in dengue cases from 2010 and as of now. The main purpose for this is to test the effectiveness

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