chemist Paul Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1948 f5or his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a poison against several arthropods. DDT was also used in the second half of the World War 2‚ because it was against the mosquito that spread malaria and lice that carry typhus. After the World War 2‚ people discovered that it could also be used for farming. DDT could terminate potato beetles‚ coddling moth‚ corn earworm‚ cotton bollworm and tobacco budworms. Because DDT could be used for
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Malaria Cause Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. Symptoms The first symptoms of malaria are like having the flu. You may have: a headache aching muscles a tummy ache‚ diarrhea and vomiting – especially in children a lack of energy loss of appetite a cough Treatment There are three main treatments for Malaria doxycycline – for most adults clindamycin – for most pregnant women and children sulfadoxine with pyrimethamine (Fansidar) Cause of Leukemia For most people with leukemia‚
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Centre No. Candidate No. Paper Reference(s) Surname Paper Reference Initial(s) 7 0 4 0 7040/01 0 1 Signature Examiner’s use only London Examinations GCE Biology Ordinary Level Paper 1 Monday 10 May 2010 – Morning Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Team Leader’s use only Question Leave Number Blank 1 2 3 4 5 Materials required for examination Nil Items included with question papers Nil 6 7 8 9 Instructions to Candidates In the boxes above‚ write your centre number
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1 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY‚ PROMOTED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CENTRAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS BSS NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MISSION BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ AHE002-MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN ONE YEAR EXAMINATION APRIL-2013 AHE002-01 COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH AND COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS TIME: 3 Hours INSTRUCTIONS * 33 questions are there in total * Write answers to each question in proportion to the mark allotted * During the first 15 minutes read the questions carefully I. FILL IN THE BLANKS
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Americans)‚ many other nationalities suffer from the disease. Sickle-Cell Anemia affects 8 out of 100‚000 people worldwide this is because the potentially fatal disease sickle cell anemia can also work as a sort of vaccination for another disease called malaria. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited chronic disease of the blood. In order for this disease
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It was the one of the first ever man-made insecticides that was used to regulate insect populations and increase crop yield. DDT was used by the military‚ government‚ cities‚ and even residents for gardens‚ suburb insect control‚ and to battle malaria. All its intentions seemed fantastic; no more bugs in a homeowner’s community‚ deadly diseases were beginning to become eradicated‚ and the production of crops was going to become exponentially higher. There was baggage attached to the use of DDT;
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Nguyen 1 Jenny Nguyen November 25‚ 13 Diane Putnam Parasite Is Worst Than Having A War Ever wonder why we get sick? Most people believe it ’s because of "germs" but it ’s actually humans and other organisms that are constantly under attack by parasites. Parasitism is a kind of harmful coaction between two species. It is a relation between two individual called host. Parasite is mainly a food coaction‚ but the parasite derives shelter and protection from the host. Parasites are intelligent
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The Panama canal was a canal build for American and british leaders to send and receive goods from across the ocean faster‚ quicker and cheaper. When roosevelt became president of the united states as many other americans felt they needed a canal that would go across panama‚ a short cut across central america it would be more faster and cheaper‚ the United states wasn’t the only ones trying to build a canal in panama‚ a french company tried to build the canal but after 10 years they gave up‚ they
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Percent MDCF Malaria‚ dengue and chickngunia Malaria and Dengue All Dengue Malaria 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 6.67% 13.33% 60.00% 13.33% 3.33% 3.33% Awareness_ Disease Awareness of Diseases due to Mosquitoes | Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent | Valid | Malaria | 1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | | Dengue | 1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.7 | | All | 4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 20.0 | | Malaria and dengue | 18 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 80.0 | | malaria‚ dengue and chikungunya
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CHAPTER 6—Protozoa INSTRUCTIONS: Before answering the case studies‚ make sure you have read and understood chapter 6 of your textbook. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON JANUARY 3‚ 2013‚ HANDWRITTEN ON A YELLOW PAD PAPER. IMPORTANT: Observe proper writing of scientific names. CASE FILE 1 A 25 y/o female patient consulted her doctor complaining of dysuria and foul-smelling vaginal discharge. She admitted to becoming sexually-active within the recent months. Microscopic examination of her urine sample
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