Dengue fever is a disease caused by a family of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with symptoms such as headache‚fever‚ exhaustion‚ severe muscle and joint pain‚ swollen glands(lymphadenopathy)‚ and rash. The presence of these symptoms is particularly characteristic of dengue. Other signs of dengue fever include bleeding gums‚ severe pain behind the eyes‚ and red palms and soles. Dengue can affect anyone but tends
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riMalaria 1 Parasitic Disease: Malaria Brittany Jolicoeur May 8th‚ 2012 Frost/ SB1 3U Malaria 2 Parasitic Disease: Malaria Malaria is a serious parasitic infection that is spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium parasite that can cause malaria is neither a bacterium nor a virus therefore it is a single-celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine. C. Laveran in 1880 was the first
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Dengue Dengue is characterized in outbreaks. Outbreak means food borne illness that spreads widely in an area. Causative agent:- The causative agent of Dengue Fever (also known as the Devil’s Crunch or Breakbone Fever) is the Dengue Fever Virus (DENV)‚ a member of the Flaviviridae family and the Flavivirus species. However‚ there are fourserotypes of the Dengue fever virus‚ aptly named DENV-1‚ DENV-2‚ DENV-3 and DENV-4 and within these serotypes there are clades and strains that are inherently
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dengue fever has shattered a myth about South Delh i. The upscale area‚ perceived to be the epitome of hygiene and cleanliness‚ has reported the maximum number of dengue cases in the Capital so far. The total number of dengue cases in the city‚ according to government data‚ reached 652 on Sunday. Of them‚ 246 cases - almost 40 per cent - were reported from areas under South Delhi Municipal Corporation alone. causes One of the biggest reasons for South Delhi being worst-hit by the dengue virus
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RUA: Dangers of Malaria Yaidelyn Alonso Chamberlain College of Nursing NR281 Pathophysiology I Fall‚ 2014 RUA: Dangers of Malaria Malaria is a serious and sometimes-lethal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito‚ which then ultimately infects humans. Malaria causes high fever‚ chills and flu-like symptoms. This disease is mostly found in Africa‚ Southern Asia‚ Central America and South America. Usually‚ many people who travel are more predisposed to the
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Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito‚ which introduces the protists through saliva into the circulatory system. In the blood‚ the protists travel to the liver to mature and reproduce. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache‚ which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. The disease is widespread
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MALARIA Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers‚ shaking chills‚ flu-like symptoms‚ and anemia. CAUSES: Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. In humans‚ the parasites (called sporozoites) travel to the liver‚ where they mature and release another form‚ the merozoites. These enter the bloodstream and infect the red blood cells. The parasites multiply inside the red blood cells‚ which then
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Malaria In epidemiology‚ a vector is any agent (person‚ animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism. Malaria‚ and also know as Plasmodium Falciparum is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito‚ which introduces the protists through saliva into the circulatory system. In the blood
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Conquering Malaria In Africa Joshua Allen Deaton Michigan State University Conquering Malaria In Africa Malaria is the most problematic‚ and therefore the most important of the parasitic diseases of humans. Analysis of the effects of the acute infectious disease known as Malaria demonstrates the importance of conquering/eliminating the spreading Malaria epidemic. It is believed that the successful elimination of the malaria epidemic will be possible through numerous effective intervention
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Synopsis of Findings from Recent Studies on Dengue in Sri Lanka S.A.M. Kularatnea*‚ S.L. Seneviratneb* ‚ G.N. Malavigec*‚ S. Fernandoc‚ V.G.N.S. Velathanthiric‚ P Ranatungad‚ E.S. Wijewickramae‚ P.N. Gurugamaf‚ .K. D.H. Karunatilakad‚ J.G. Aaskovg and S.D. Jayaratnee a Department of Medicine‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Peradeniya University‚ Peradeniya‚ Sri Lanka b Department of Clinical Immunology‚ John Radcliffe Hospital‚ Oxford‚ UK d c Department of Microbiology‚ Faculty of Medical Sciences
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