Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)‚ a potentially lethal complication‚ was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and
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GlaxoSmithKline and AIDS Drugs for Africa What comes to mind when you hear the words “pharmaceutical company”? There are many ways to define a pharmaceutical company. According to the Princeton review‚ a pharmaceutical company is a drug company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals. Another definition for a pharmaceutical company is an industry that develops‚ produces‚ and markets drugs licensed for use as generic and/or brand medications. These companies are subject to a variety of laws and
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Dengue virus is an epidemic facing many Asian countries. Although the current topic of discussion among health professionals is a possible outbreak of avian flu among humans‚ the dengue virus kills hundreds every year in the same region (ONE). This epidemic is not one that faces easy fixes‚ in fact there is no vaccine for the dengue virus. In this paper I will discuss and explain how the dengue virus poses a great threat to the region and how it plagues the lives of thousands of people in Asia.
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DENGUE Dengue is an acute fever caused by a virus. It occurs in two forms: (a) Dengue Fever (b) Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever The high fever continues for five to six days. It comes down on the third or the fourth day but rises again. The patient feels much discomfort and is very weak after the illness. Dengue spreads rapidly and may affect large number of people during an epidemic resulting in reduced work productivity‚ but most importantly causing the loss of lives. Causes Dengue is spread
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RUNNING HEAD: SPLEEN 1 Spleen BIOL 2320 USU-Easter Sydney Lyman June 3‚ 2013 Spleen 2 Spleen Acting as a filter of blood and harmful organisms‚ as well as breaking down blood cells‚ the spleen carries many responsibilities in the human body. Located in the upper left side of the abdomen‚ next to the stomach‚ the spleen is neatly tucked in between the pancreas‚ stomach‚ and left kidney (Laparoscopic‚ 2013).The spleen is typically around 4 inches long
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DENGUE FEVER / DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world
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The Fever and The American Plague Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres because I can learn while being entertained. The Fever and The American Plague helped prove that to me even more. These books were about yellow fever which was an epidemic that spread panic through our entire country. When it first broke out in Philadelphia unsanitary city conditions and dirty water were thought by some to be the cause. This disease turned out to be carried through mosquitoes. I enjoyed both these
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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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Onchocerciasis is a filarial infection that leads to blindness and debilitating skin lesions. Onchocerciasis is found associated with the river system of tropical African regions. According to WHO this diseases occurs in 37 countries affecting 17.7 million people‚ out of which 500‚000 were visually impaired and 270‚000 were blind. Africa is the most affected country (95% ) from this disease in terms of the allocation and the severity of its clinical manifestation. Moreover‚ this disease also pose
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2.4.3.1. Fusarium Spp. : - is one of the most important genera of plant pathogenic fungi‚ with a record of devastating infections in many kinds of economically important plants. The genus Fusarium belongs to the Ascomycota phylum‚ Ascomycetes class‚ Hypocreales order‚ while the teleomorphs of Fusarium species are mostly classified in the genus Gibberella‚ and for a smaller number of species‚ Hemanectria and Albonectria genera (Moretti‚ 2009). Unlike most Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp.‚ Fusarium
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