tropics (Epstein‚ 2000). The virus has four antigenically related serotypes‚ which are named DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3‚ and DEN-4. Each dengue serotype is a variation of the flavivrus genus. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti‚ a domestic‚ day-biting mosquito that prefers to bite humans. Currently‚ there is no vaccine available to prevent dengue. Each type of the dengue virus is re-emerging worldwide‚ especially in the Western Hemisphere. Research has shown that several factors are contributing to
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REPRODUCTION - Spawns on a new and full moon during the summer season. - The eggs are laid at the surface. - They spawn up to 8 times in a season. - Eggs hatch on the successive moon tide. - Eggs can be found on the shells on ribbed muscle shells‚ leaves of marsh grasses‚ in pits dug out and covered by the female‚ or spread directly on the bottom. -Externally fertilized -They can release up to 460 eggs. - They are found swimming in schools after birth. DESCRIPTION -Belongs to a group
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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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disease and also in financial costs. In the Philippines today‚ money is very valuable and often times‚ very limited‚ which results to lesser budget for unexpected emergencies. One example of this emergency is: infection of children due to exposure to mosquito bites. This is why the researchers want to do this study. In times of these emergencies‚ there is an effective alternative to prevent these infections that is less expensive than laboratory made medicines. This study will also educate Filipinos
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through the bite of the mosquitos Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Dengue virus is now believed to be the most common arthropod-borne disease in the world. Dengue is mainly found in the tropics because the mosquitoes require a warm climate. A major fear of epidemiologists is that the mosquitoes will develop resistance to cooler climates and then be able to infect people in the United States and other temperate climates. The virus is transmitted when a mosquito of the Aedes genus bites
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orange flowers. They have a pungent odor. This is due to terthienyl production. This compound repels mosquitoes and other insects. Farmers usually grow marigold as interval plants in their vegetable garden. Marigold plant is an excellent natural mosquito repellent. Hindus use marigold extensively to worship their deities at home and in the temples. Hindu women wear marigold flowers in their heads. The rise of the use of essential oils has expanded herbal insect repellent possibilities
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Mosquitoes are insects that are commonly found in the tropical areas‚ such as the Philippines. They reproduce and survive mostly in stagnant waters. Mosquitoes acts as vectors on several illness and one of the most prevalent illness that it could cause is dengue. Dengue cases has been continuously growing in the country for the past few years. With this‚ the researchers aim to provide an efficient prevention for the illness through the experimentation of the extract of Mimosa pudica specifically
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Buzz Buzz...Buzz Buzz....Buzz Buzz. You hear the sound of a mosquito coming towards you‚ Buzz Buzz. It lands on you‚ but before you can swat it away‚ BAM! You are bitten. You will be fine‚ hopefully. But if you live in a tropical or subtropical place‚ you may be at risk. At risk for the most terrible of all the terrible mosquito caused diseases‚ just kidding. But you are at risk for yellow fever. What is yellow fever? That is why I am here‚ that is hopefully why you are even reading this paper‚ to
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infection‚ but there are preventive measures that have been implemented. These measures are common measures of protection against vectors which include protective clothing with limited skin exposure‚ the use of repellent‚ and water that is free of mosquito colonies. It also calls for the use of protected sex to prevent viral passage and pregnancy (Galán-Huerta‚ ET. AL‚ 2016). Although these measures sound simple‚ but they are commonly out of the reach for those who are of low income (which is common
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To what extent did medical advancements during world war two impact the lives of soldiers? One may argue that one of the most helpful drugs during word war two‚ penicillin‚ was discovered in 1960‚ prior to world war two. Although penicillin wasn’t discovered during world war two‚ it was improved on many levels during the time such as production on an industrial scale‚ it became much more readily available‚ and by 1945 it was 20 times stronger than the 1939 version of penicillin. Therefore‚ even
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