Trachoma is a bacterial infection that affects one eyes. This infection is very contagious‚ which can be passed along by contact with infected eyelids‚ throat‚ and nose of infected people. If this infection is left untreated‚ it may lead to eye blindness. This disease is the leading cause of preventable cause of blindness around the world. The majority of blindness comes from areas of lower class‚ such as Africa. Earlt treatment can help prevent trachoma complications. The first signs of trachoma
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Sickle-Cell Disease Greatly affecting the body’s oxygen levels due to mutated red blood cells‚ sickle-cell disease‚ influences an individual’s childhood in multiple ways: cognitive‚ social‚ emotional‚ and physical development. Sickle-cell disease (SCD) refers to an inherited disorder where abnormal hemoglobin is present in one’s red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. The deformed sickle hemoglobin in people with SCD can form
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-2603521590 The morphology and life cycle 00 The morphology and life cycle 6813727-24819 Dengue 00 Dengue 346405627174 Symptoms of Dengue Symptoms of Dengue 1140811408What is dengue? Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito. Estimated 100 million cases of dengue fever occurring throughout the world annually. Virulence factors Dengue fever (Fever Dengue) Dengue haemorrhagic fever ((Fever Hemorrhagic The virus
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Matilda Cook lives with her hardworking mother‚ grandfather‚ a veteran of the Revolutionary War‚ and Eliza‚ a freed slave who works as their cook‚ in the apartment on top of their family coffeehouse in Philadelphia. Matilda ("Mattie") Cook is 14 years old with big dreams for her family’s coffeehouse. When the yellow fever epidemic breaks out during the summer‚ people flee the city or die. Matilda realizes she has to fight for her own life and her loved ones. Her father died in a fall from a ladder
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Who Would Kill A Swan? Every time I go to the Chesapeake Bay I love to watch the birds swim round. I especially love to watch the ducks and the swans. However‚ I have noticed that the swan like to fight with the other birds. They seem to be extremely aggressive. Also‚ having going to a high school where all my sciences are marine based‚ I knew that these birds were actually doing a lot of harm to the bay. Something needs to be done about these birds‚ or they entire ecosystem of the Chesapeake
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The Zika Virus: The Undetected Effect Have you heard about the Zika virus? How it has being a huge epidemic in South America‚ especially in Brazil and neighboring states and countries. A next generation threat has surface and we are not even ready for the outcome of the vicious virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquitos is the most common to carry these virus. The virus started slow with everyone doctors thinking that this was going to die out on its own. They were wrong in many ways. It was first discovered
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If you suspect you have a bed bug infestation‚ it’s in your best interest to address the problem right away before it spreads. It’s important to learn the signs of a bed bug infestation so you can call in the experts to treat the issue before it becomes an even bigger problem. The commercial pest control experts at Inside Out Exterminating‚ Inc.‚ located in New Hyde Park‚ NY‚ explain the signs that you have bed bugs. The most accurate way to determine if you have a bed bug infestation is to look
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Introduction According to Wikipedia‚ durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Duriospecies‚ at least nine of which produce edible fruit. Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market: other species are sold in their local regions. Regarded by many people in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits"‚ the durian is distinctive for its large size‚ strong odor‚ and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow
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Before applying any approach to control the dengue vectors‚ it is important to understand the biology (discussed in the section of “Biology of vector mosquitoes) and life cycle of Aedes mosquitoes which enables us to understand their population dynamics and their existence in nature. Life table parameters of St. aegypti provides base-line information on the potential for colonization in the laboratory‚ dengue transmission and control measures (Afrane‚ et al.‚ 2007; Tejerina‚ et al.‚ 2009) and provides
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Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by the bite of infected Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. It causes fever‚ severe joint pain and rash on the body. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus i.e. it is an arthropod borne virus and is a member of the genus Alphavirus‚ in the family Togaviridae. The first outbreak of the disease was seen in the year 1952‚ in the Makonde plateau‚ along the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The disease occurs predominantly in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian
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