Compare and contrast the medicines used in the prophylaxis of malaria The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria‚ a vector borne infectious disease‚ is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary. Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum
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Research has shown that deforestation does increase the rate of malaria because of the environmental changes of breeding sites and humans moving to and from forested areas. Malaria’s parasites most commonly and successfully infects the female Anopheles mosquitoes and those humans that are bitten by these mosquitos‚ however they are both affected by the parasite differently. In humans the parasite begins by infecting the liver where it matures and begins to breed and multiply. After multiplying
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malariae and P. ovale. Only the first two are endemic to the Philippines. The parasite is primarily transmitted by the two species of Anopheles mosquito native to this country‚ the Anopheles flavirostris complex and the Anopheles maculatus complex. In the Philippines over 70 percent of malaria infections are due to P. falciparum infection. Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria‚
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Trypanosoma Protozon-Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Kinetoplastida)‚ a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. E Coli-Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms Staphylococcus -Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope‚ they appear round‚ and form in grape-like clusters. The Staphylococcus genus includes at least 40 species. Giardia Protozon-Giardia
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and body odour. Lancet 1996‚ 347:1423. Khan AA‚ Maibach HI‚ Skidmore DL: A study of insect repellents 2. Effect of temperature on protection time. J Econ Entomol 1973‚ 66:437-439. Okumu FO: Medium Range Olfactory Responses of the Malaria Vector‚ Anopheles gambiae s.s to synthetic odor blends. In Masters Thesis Nairobi: University of Nairobi; 2008. Fradin MS‚ Day JF: Comparative efficacy of insect repellents against mosquito bites. NEJM 2002‚ 347:13-18. Fradin MS: Mosquitoes and mosquito repellents:
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Community but very dangerous site. Mosquitoes are the most common problem in the Community. Many have died and many are hospitalized today because of the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are the most dangerous insect in the world‚ especially the female Anopheles mosquito which transmit malaria‚ dengue and can kill more than millions of people in one year. The researcher wish to consider making his own mosquito killer out of some natural resources‚ called the Acapulco plants to kill mosquitoes. Acapulco
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Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. Wuchereria bancrofti‚ Brugia malayi and B. timori are the three filarial species cause lymphatic filariasis. They are spread by a mosquito vector and human is the definitive host. In lymphatic filariasis‚ repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage‚ chronic swelling‚ and elephantiasis of the legs‚ arms‚ scrotum‚ vulva‚ and breasts . Epidemiology W. bancrofti occurs in
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In current society‚ malaria has played a significant role in children who died before the age of five. Over the past century‚ average life expectancy has more than doubled. However‚ there were 135 million children who were born five years ago‚ approximately 10 million of them died before the age of five (Bill Gates‚ 2009). The essay will focus on the reason and solution‚ and then give some recommendations. The mosquito is the main reason to cause malaria. More specifically‚ mosquitoes transmit
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Anopheles Quadrimaculators Vectors: Organochloride DDT and Global Malaria Paper on Organochloride’s Effect on Global Malaria Dr. Stephanie P. McCallum Ed.D. Environmental Health Public Health 8165 -1
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In the article‚ "When Mosquitoes Were Killers In America" written by Lauren Tarshis‚ the author states that mosquitoes are far worse than being a nuisance. There are many places in the article that back this statement. For example‚ the author writes something about how mosquitoes can easily spread a deadly disease called malaria. "In this way‚ bite by itchy bite‚ 212 million people are infected with malaria each year. Many live in crowded areas where mosquitoes easily spread the disease from person
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