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    about 170 different species of mosquitoes in all of North America. To grow‚ mosquitoes need a small area of stagnant water. Mosquitoes have been known to breed in fresh water‚ salt-water marshes‚ or water found in old tires or plastic containers. The mosquito life cycle has 4 significant stages. They go from eggs to larvae to pupae and finally to adult. Only female mosquitoes can bite. Male mosquitoes feed on mostly flower nectar. The females‚ however‚ require a blood meal to lay their eggs. Deer ticks

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    Compare and contrast the medicines used in the prophylaxis of malaria The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria‚ a vector borne infectious disease‚ is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary. Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum

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    pakistan zindabad

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    Real Pakistan Zindabad Pakistan was a beautiful country‚ decades ago. People were free to walk on streets‚ children were safe to play outside‚ and everyone was happy. The education system was a creative on-going system. There was no terrorism and hooliganism‚ but now it is the opposite of what I mentioned above. Nowadays‚ Pakistan is a country known for corruptions and terrorism‚ it is no longer the Pakistan that was in the time of Quaid-e-Azam. The government itself is corrupt. The education system

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    cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks and many more. The mosquitoes become infected when they feed on birds that have already previously

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    Insects Repellants

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    Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne diseases such as malaria‚ Lyme disease‚ dengue fever‚ bubonic plague‚ and West Nile fever. Pest animals commonly serving as vectors for disease include the insect’s flea‚ fly‚ and mosquito; and the arachnid tick. But some insect repellants are expensive. So the researcher search an insect repellant that are all natural‚ not expensive‚ but effective to kill those insects‚ so that you can prevent the danger that insects will may bring

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    Communicable Disease Paper The Dengue virus is known to be a mosquito-borne viral infection and is a major threat to health worldwide. It is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness and is also known as break bone fever. Fifty to one hundred million people are infected each year mostly in tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world. In the U.S‚ cases seen affected with the Dengue virus are mostly from Americans who traveled out of the country. Infection of the dengue

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    Listening Test

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    Variant I NAME__________________________ GROUP_________________ 3.FILE 3 LISTENING 1 TASKS PRESENTER 1 LISTEN TO THE NEWS BULLETIN. MATCH THE FIVE PEOPLE WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX. THERE ARE THREE WORDS THAT YOU WILL NOT NEED. burglar pickpocket mugger drug dealer bank robber victim shoplifter witness 1 Jeremy Maguire was a ______. 2 Stephanie Flamstead was a ______. 3 Penny Green was a ______. 4 Sally Green was a ______. 5 David Clarke was a ______.

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    lastly‚ to all those who were a part of this work‚ the researcher would like to extend his deepest thanks Abstract Dengue fever has always been a problem to everyone and it is not advisable to always use pesticide to control the mosquito-causing dengue since it will cause harm to one’s health and our environment. So this study was conducted to determine was conducted to determine the effect of aromatic plants namely pandan and lemon grass as water-based crude extracts on the normal

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    Transmission of Diseases

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    infective mosquito bite : - Fever - Headache - Chills - Vomiting - Anaemia - Bloody stools - Coma - Jaundice - Muscle pain - Nausea - Sweating If not treated within 24 hours‚ malaria can progress to severe illness often leading to death. PREVENTION & TREATMENT - Limit outdoor activity between dusk and dawn - Stay in screened or airconditioned rooms - Wear protective clothing (long pants and long-sleeved shirts - Use insect repellent with DEET (N‚N diethylmetatoluamide) - Use bed nets (mosquito netting)

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    up most parts of the country from the second semester of 2009 until June. During the almost yearlong drought‚ people stored water in containers‚ most of which are uncovered‚ making those breeding sites for the dengue carrying Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Dengue is also common during the rainy season. To increase awareness on dengue‚ DOH Secretary Enrique Ona and Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro visited the Rizal Elementary School in Tayuman‚ Tondo‚ Manila yesterday to educate students

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