Disease: Malaria Malaria is a serious parasitic infection that is spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium parasite that can cause malaria is neither a bacterium nor a virus therefore it is a single-celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine. C. Laveran in 1880 was the first to identify the parasites in human blood. In 1889 R. Ross discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria. Malaria is a serious global problem and there were 247 million
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are acute febrile diseases transmitted by mosquitoes‚ which occur in the tropics‚ can be life-threatening‚ and are caused by four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus‚ family Flaviviridae.It was identified and named in 1779. It is also known as breakbone fever‚ since it can be extremely painful. Causative Agent: . Dengue is transmitted to humans by the Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti or more rarely the Aedes albopictus mosquito. The mosquitoes that spread dengue usually bite at dusk and
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OF THE STUDY “MARIGOLD INSECTICIDE” Marigold (Tagetes erecta) plants bear yellow or 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
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The condition known as sandhi jwara in Sanskrit has the similar symptoms to chikungunya. Sandhi jwara which means ’pain in joints’ and this is one of the primary symptoms of chikungunya.CAUSE: The mosquitoes that cause infection due to the Chikungunya virus in Africa and Asia are the same mosquitoes that cause yellow fever and dengue fever in many parts of the world. Hence many parts of the world could be affected by the Chikungunya virus. Genetic analysis of the Chiungunya viruses reveal
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break my entire family and I took a vacation down to the beach house in Florida. On the first night all my cousins and I decided to walk along the beach while the sun was setting. Knowing that Florida nights are warm and somewhat humid‚ I knew that mosquitoes would be out. I suggested we bring‚ or at least put on bug spray so we wouldn’t get eaten alive but no one wanted to put the spray on‚ complaining how it “irritates my skin”
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people per year). It is too cold so people wouldn’t want to live there because it is an uncomfortable climate to live in for some people that are used to living in hot climates. In Brazil there is a lot of ain so this causes a lot of mosquitoes‚ some of the mosquitoes may cause a disease named Dengue fever (if bitten)‚ and this may cause people not to go there because it is too dangerous unless you’re willing to risk your
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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 an individual
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stated that “Mosquitoes is the name applied to a small gnat-liked fly that has a long piercing beak (proboscis) and many fine scales attached to the veins of its wings. Nearly 2‚500 species of mosquitoes have been described‚ including about 200 species in the United States. Mosquitoes often occur in vast numbers. They are found almost everywhere except open sea‚ at the poles‚ and in very dry deserts. They do not normally live at elevations above 12‚ 000 feet (3650 meters).” Mosquitoes are more dangerous
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will return to us when time comes. When we live in unclean surroundings‚ our health suffers. We throw garbage here and there without caring that people might step on it. It attracts flies and mosquitoes which carry harmful germs with them. When we eat food infected by germs carrying flies and mosquitoes‚ we are likely to suffer from certain terrible diseases like cholera and diarrhea. Therefore‚ we must learn the right way of disposing our garbage. Tossing everyday items into the trash can seem
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fiber‚ 0.8 g; ash‚ 0.6 g; Calcium (Ca)‚ 19 mg; Potassium (K)‚ 275 mg. It also contains vitamin B1‚ B2 and a little of vitamin C. The sturdy wood is also used for house posts‚ tool handles and furniture’s. The dried peels are burned to drive the mosquitoes away. The bark is used against dysentery and malaria. (http://www.bar.gov.ph/agfishtech-home/crops/205-fruit-crops/1259-lanzones) Lanzones a natural antioxidant for its carotene content which helps in protecting cells from free radicals‚ associated
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