into the water. In India millions of children have dies as a result of drinking contaminated water. The polluted waters cause diarrhea which leads to dehydration and eventually causes death. Polluted waters are also breeding grounds for vermin and mosquitoes which carry diseases and cause serious sicknesses. Some waters have an unhealthy level of nitrates in them as a result of large farms and feed lots. Waters that have high levels of nitrates are very dangerous to humans and have been known to cause
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insects flea‚ fly‚ and mosquito; and the arachnid tick. Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents.[9][10] In comparative studies‚ IR3535 was as effective or better thanDEET in protection against mosquitoes.[11] However‚ some plant-based repellents may provide effective relief as well.[9][10][12] Essential oil repellents can be short-lived in their effectiveness‚ since essential oils can evaporate completely. A test of various insect repellents by
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Yellow fever is a viral fever that affects regions of Africa and South America. This virus is passed through mosquito transmission. With advances in research and medicine‚ scientists have developed a vaccine to combat this virus. These vaccines have been available since the 1970s. Unfortunately like most other vaccines‚ recent studies have shown some adverse reactions to the vaccine. There is still unknown information about the adverse reactions. These reactions are currently being investigated.
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Another reason on top of that was that the pipes in rome that would transport water were made of lead‚ and people could get lead poisoning. Atilla The Hun did not go in rome because he knew everybody there had malaria‚ which was travelled through mosquitoes and took a big part in the fall of rome. Diseases took a big blow off of rome. The Roman Empire fell because of many factors and falling politics. One of the reasons was Rome having emperors that were probably the son of the previous emperor‚ and
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Rubella Rubella is a An acute viral disease that causes fever and rash .Symptoms include Rash and fever for two to three days. Rubella is spread by contact with an infected person‚ through coughing and sneezing. Rubella vaccine (contained in MMR vaccine) can prevent this disease. If death occurs‚ it is within few days of onset of symptoms. Cowpox Cowpox is a skin disease caused by a virus known as the cowpox virus. Cowpox is transmitted by touch from infected animals to humans. Cowpox is similar
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extreme weather conditions‚ such as hurricanes. As a cause of the temperature changes‚ it can lead to animals and insects migrating to other areas. Taking disease with them that normally won’t occur in other places. An example of this is the mosquitoes that migrate from Africa can bring malaria to other areas of the world. There is no known solution to reverse global warming yet‚ but there are solutions that will help to prevent it from growing even more. For instance recycling by
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Morgan Trahan 10/02/2014 Unit 3 Assignment 1 Lymphatic filariasis is an extremely painful infection of the lymphatic system. It is caused when thread-like filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. There are three forms of the parasites which are Wuchereria bancrofti‚ Brugia malayi and Brugia timorican. The most common is Wuchereia bancrofti. When the mosquito bites the human‚ it injects the larvae into the blood stream which then circulates into the lymphatic system. The
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Hazard Identification of the use of Malathion: Malathion is an insecticide regulated by the EPA and is used to control mosquitoes. The chemical is currently being used as a country wide go to for mosquito eradication. Malathion is sprayed across towns as a preventative of such occurrences. Through the dismemberment of malathion comes several health risks. It falls onto farm crops‚ contaminating our fruits and vegetables with the insecticide. Malathion is proven to be toxic by contact of skin‚ inhalation
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quickly caused their food supplies to dwindle and many starved to death. The second mistake the settlers made is that the settlement was located in a swamp. This soon led to diseases caused by parasites that were there and malaria caused by all the mosquitoes. So the settlers that didn’t starve usually died from disease. Initially Captain John Smith saved the colony through his leadership by imposing order and military discipline. However‚ certain settlers refused to follow his orders and believed
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How does infection enter the body? Infection control is about controlling the spread of communicable diseases between people. Some of the individuals we support will be particularly vulnerable to infection and this means you need to be extra vigilant! In order to spread infection‚ there needs to be a source‚ a host‚ a means of transmission and a point of entry. The source could be a person or the surroundings; the host is the person at risk. Transmission could be through contact with another
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