PATHOGENS & VECTORS A parasite called Plasmodium‚ which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes There are four types of human malaria: - Plasmodium falciparum - Plasmodium vivax - Plasmodium malariae - Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections of freshwater like puddles‚ rice fields‚ and hoof prints
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The feasibility of Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) and Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) extract as larvicide Diane Irish O. Cama IV-Sampaguita Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Research II Jose Panganiban National High School Jose Panganiban‚ Camarines Norte Mrs. Marife Cereno Research Adviser March 1‚ 2013 Abstract Pick one only Mark an “x” in Biochemistry Botany
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Paragraph 1 - Introduction The advancement of technology has brought many convenience and benefits into our lives. Gone were the days when the older generations are needed to walk hundreds and hundreds of miles just to reach a destination and feel very tired and exhausted in the end. During this modern age‚ we can reach the destination in a very short time and without much energy wasted too. But as we become more dependent to technology‚ we often abuse it. The rate of factories and automobile
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by small parasitic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium which infects both humans and mosquitoes in a cyclical process. It is carried by only by female mosquitoes residing in tropical and subtropical areas and is injected into unsuspecting human hosts by the bite of an infected mosquito. This particular Plasmodium is highly specific to infecting humans as we are the only vertebrates infected and the Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors. (1). This papers main focus shall be the process by which a malarial
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A Rhetoric Analysis of: “The Obligation to Endure” By Rachel Carson Abstract The following involves the second chapter of Carson’s book‚ Silent Spring that was written in 1962. In this chapter Carson argues persuasively the adverse impacts of pesticides upon the environment and the risks on human health and the environment associated with these “genetic invaders” (Carson‚ 1962). Many of the extremely diverse people from Carson’s audience targeted were under the impression that chemicals like DDT
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Class IX Chapter 13 – Why Do We Fall Ill Science Question 1: State any two conditions essential for good health. Answer: The twoconditions essential for good health are: (i) An individual must have better health facilities and more professionals to deal with health problems. (ii) All basic necessary conditions to prevent diseases must be present. For example‚ proper garbage collection and disposal‚ clearing of drains‚ supply of healthy drinking water‚ etc. Question 2: State any
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The Effectiveness of Tawa-Tawa as a cure for dengue patients: A Study Group 8: Maria Angelica H. Dimaandal Grandeson Nino Comia Michael Baculo CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Life at its best will turn the other way around. We never know what will happen in the future‚ so learn how to live your life to the fullest. Life is short‚ and to make fast‚ you need to learn how to move on. Things happen for us to learn and for us to move on and get away with
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dragonfly (suborder Anisoptera) is an insect of the order Odonata‚ with large multifaceted eyes‚ two pairs of long transparent wings‚ and a long body. Dragonflies have very good eye sight due to their unique eye structure. Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes‚ midges and other small insects like flies‚ bees‚ and butterflies. They are usually found around ponds‚ small streams‚ and swamps. Another name for them is mosquito hawks. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans.[1] The life cycle of the dragonfly
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Introduction Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. This disease used to be called "break-bone" fever because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking. Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years. Transmission Dengue virus can be transmitted from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans‚ and can later
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malaria‚ a parasitic disease spread by the bite of the anopheles mosquito. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water‚ and the stagnant lagoon beneath Arsat’s inhabit is fulfilled with the insects‚ as can be indicated in this passage: "The white man had some supper out of the basket‚ then collecting a few sticks that lay about the platform‚ made up a small fire‚ not for warmth‚ but for the sake of the smoke‚ which would keep off the mosquitoes" (478). So‚ it makes the contrary event for what Arsat’s thought is
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