willing to take the risk of disease by consuming water that may not be healthy. For them - it’s either risk infection or die from thirst! It is a horrible position to be in." Unsafe drinking water can carry diseases such as malaria‚ trypanosomiasis‚ intestinal worm infections‚ dengue‚ and schistosomiasis - as well as bacteria that can lead to deadly diarrheal infections. "In some areas‚" the report continued‚ "the level of suffering and misery owing to the inadequacy of clean water is almost beyond comprehension
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attract mosquitos (Butler). Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of 50 meters‚ explained by Edman from the website‚ http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/are-you-mosquito-magnet. Diseases caused by Mosquitos such as dengue‚ malaria‚ encephalitis‚ etc.‚ can affect us in different ways especially to our health. According to the experts of www.scribd.com/-Mosquito-Facts-and-Trivia‚ female mosquitos may lay 100- 300 eggs at a time and may average 1‚000 to 3‚000 offspring during
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Wastewater can come from a variety of sources like homes‚ businesses‚ industries‚ runoff from roads‚ lawns and fields and is treated by municipal wastewater treatment facilities (Product‚ cornell). The solid material that remains after the treatment of wastewater is known as sludge (charac‚ cornell). Sludge can be employed in many different ways‚ it can be used as a soil additive or growing medium‚ sent to a composting facility‚ incinerated or landfilled (Char‚ cornell). Biosolids are derived
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Health Service Delivery Profile Philippines 2012 Compiled in collaboration between WHO and Department of Health‚ Philippines Philippines health service delivery profile Demographics and health situation Positioned on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ on the south-eastern rim of Asia‚ the Philippines is the second-largest archipelago on the planet‚ with over 7‚107 islands In 2010‚ the population of the Philippines was 92.3 million‚ with a growth rate of 1.9% per year. There are
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The Kokoda battle is said to be one of the most significant battles. What really is the significance? What happened? And why do we remember it? From July 1942 – November 1942 the Australians fought against the Japanese in Papa New Guinea. It was a hard battle ending in a hard success for Australia. What really happened? The Australians weren’t going to fight but they were forced to repel a Japanese invasion. Papa New Guinea acted as a barrier towards Australia‚ so it was important nothing got by
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INTRODUCTION This report discusses a number of effects of water borne diseases in different aspects. Besides‚ it tries to suggest some methods that could be helpful in solving this phenomena or even stop the actions and habits that drive to it. The main purpose of this report is to cover some causes of water borne diseases. Detailed diseases that occur because of bad water quality also will be mentioned. This report will focus on some diseases that are related to water such as cholera
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due to the weather conditions. South Africa had 4 seasons their movement was easily navigated. As livestock‚ they had cows‚ pigs‚ and sheep‚ for crops the had few to anything. While the Africans had infected the Europeans with diseases like Malaria and dengue fever‚ The Europeans did not know where to settle.They were settling near rivers and water sources which had mosquitos. The Africans had developed immunity to disease through many years of vaccinations. Also‚ they knew to settle in high‚ dry
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difficult to achieve. The significance is just how one resourcefully utilizes the cheap‚ the natural abundance of nature‚ and the untiring quest to alternatives and remedies. Thus‚ this study will give us some prevention in some diseases such as dengue‚ malaria‚ etc. Also the study REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE: Candle is a solid block of wax with an embedded wick which is ignited to provide light‚ and sometimes heat‚ and historically was used as a method
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these vessels results in the massive swelling and gross enlargement characteristic of elephantiasis. In areas where filariasis is endemic‚ the most common cause of elephantiasis is a parasitic disease known as lymphatic filariasis and‚ in the medical literature‚ the terms lymphatic filariasis and elephantiasis may be used interchangeably. Elephantiasis due to lymphatic filariasis may also be referred to as "true" elephantiasis. In most areas‚ the lymphatic damage associated with elephantiasis has
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build up in the body‚ and swell around the limb where the blockage occurs (Elephantiasis Tropica‚ 2014). Also‚ elephantiasis can be caused by mosquitoes infected with roundworms. When this is the cause‚ the disease is referred to as‚ Lymphatic filariasis; however‚ the names are interchangeable. This type of elephantiasis is
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