Dengue Fever Makes Inroads into the U.S. The mosquito-borne infection is cropping up in Florida‚ but mysteriously not in similar regions in the nation By Dina Fine Maron Most Americans lose little sleep over dengue fever. The mosquito-borne infection is a leading killer in the tropics and subtropics‚ but it’s been a long-held belief that ubiquitous air-conditioning‚ few open windows and limited time outdoors protects us from dengue. And in fact‚ for the past century most U.S. cases (except
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Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. Wuchereria bancrofti‚ Brugia malayi and B. timori are the three filarial species cause lymphatic filariasis. They are spread by a mosquito vector and human is the definitive host. In lymphatic filariasis‚ repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage‚ chronic swelling‚ and elephantiasis of the legs‚ arms‚ scrotum‚ vulva‚ and breasts . Epidemiology W. bancrofti occurs in
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of many types of plants and flowers.Pandan leaves also contain volatile oil‚ an essential oil found in plants‚ whisch helps torepel vermins.One of the reasons why we did this study is to reduce the use of deet. DEET as we allknows a very effective mosquito repellent but this is what we are trying to avoid. It is highlyconcentrated toxic that could make us hard to breath‚ have cough‚ minimal alertness‚ seizures‚trouble stomach and vomiting. If you accidentally sprayed DEET into your eyes‚ mouth andnose
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through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. This brings a big threat into our lives‚ as we are in areas that consist of mosquitos frequently. Its most common symptoms are fever‚ rash‚ joint pain‚ and conjunctivitis: generally are mild and last from a few days to a week (‘’Zika virus’’8). With the Zika virus spreading like wildfire from mosquito to human‚ we have to be more onboard with promoting bug spray to protect against the bite of mosquitos. Another concern of medical researchers‚ is
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repelling mosquitoes with the help of carabao manure. It can serve as an effective medium which the extract of eucalyptus and lemon grass can mix with carabao manure to produce an effective mosquito coil. This is one of the ways that can help to decrease the rate of death rate due to the cases of dengue. This mosquito coil made out of carabao manure‚ eucalyptus and lemon grass extract can be an alternative medium to reduce the case of dengue related problems‚ because of the contain chemical component
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cell isolated from larvae or human sera. 2. Incubation very depending of phase of virus. 3. Acute-phase and convalescent phase serum samples. III. What is the epidemiology for this disease? Who gets the disease? How common is it? A. Mosquito borne viral disease 1. Originated in monkeys then being spread to humans. 2. Etiology of dengue was established by 1940s. 3. Dengue shock syndrome and Dengue hemorraghic fever (separate disease). B. Western Hemisphere‚ outbreak in Hawaii
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also known as breakbone fever‚ is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Dengue becomes a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban area. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there may be 50-100 million dengue infections globally every year‚ with two-fifths of the world population‚ or 2.5 billion people‚ at risk of this mosquito-borne infectious disease. Dengue
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Zika virus is a disease spread to people mainly through a mosquito bite. The mosquito has to be infected with Aedes Species. Aedes Species is the main character that spreads the virus that causes Zika. Usually the mosquito that carries the virus is a female. There are a number of symptoms involved with the disease. For example some common symptoms are a fever‚ rash‚ joint pain and red eyes. This is a mild illness where the symptoms can last for several days to a week after the initial bite. If you
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the next is through mosquitoes. A mosquito carrying infective heartworm larvae bites a dog and transmits the infection to them. The larvae grow‚ develop‚ and migrate in the body over a period of 6 to 7 months‚ in which time they become sexually mature male and female worms. this is the prepatent period. The worms then reside in the heart‚ lungs‚ and associated blood vessels. The worms begin to mate and release microfilaria into the blood stream. When a mosquito bites an infected dog it takes in
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References: 1. Mittal PK‚ Subbarao SK: Prospects of using herbal products in the control of mosquito vectors. ICMR Bull 2003 ‚ 33:1-10. Return to text 2. Brown AWA: Insecticide resistance in mosquitoes; a pragmatic review. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 1986 ‚ 2:123-140. PubMed Abstract Return to text 3. Sukumar K‚ Perich MJ‚ Boobar LR: Botanical derivative in mosquito control: A Review. J Am Mosq Control Assoc 1991 ‚ 7:210-237. PubMed Abstract Return to text 4. National Research Council:
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