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 death among children in
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A young boy named Frank McCourt the age of nine is the main character of this story‚ “Typhoid Fever”. Told from his perspective‚ he explains his experiences of having typhoid fever in bed rest at a hospital in Ireland. While in the hospital‚ Frank gets to know a girl named Patricia‚ who is a patient in hospital for diphtheria. Disregarding the nun’s warnings‚ they continued to talk to each other and share poetry. In the middle of telling a poem‚ “The Highwayman”‚ the nun punishes them by putting
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dengue fever has shattered a myth about South Delh i. The upscale area‚ perceived to be the epitome of hygiene and cleanliness‚ has reported the maximum number of dengue cases in the Capital so far. The total number of dengue cases in the city‚ according to government data‚ reached 652 on Sunday. Of them‚ 246 cases - almost 40 per cent - were reported from areas under South Delhi Municipal Corporation alone. causes One of the biggest reasons for South Delhi being worst-hit by the dengue virus
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Descriptive Essay: A Particular Friend Or Family Member If I need to choose one of my family members‚ I may prefer to write about my superhero in my life that is my beloved father. Actually in my mind‚ I had three persons that always be my superheroes in my life. They are my elder sister that I call ‘Along’‚ my beloved mother and my beloved father. Each of them has their own achievement in their life that I think I should be proud and respect to them. Besides that‚ these three person are always
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Chapter 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction Nowadays‚ sicknesses transported by mosquitoes are very dangerous on this planet. Even when most of these diseases threaten populations in other countries where there’s a much larger density of mosquito population‚ you still have to end up being watchful. There are still mosquitoes in your neighbourhood and they could very well be holding fatal diseases. Insect bites can be bothersome. They can be very itchy which leads to constant scratching
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vancomycin 4.Overuse of antibiotics have been the primary factor to why bacteria have grown resistant to certain treatments. true 1. Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted from ticks to human hosts. true 2. What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? Fever- headache- rash 3. Is Lyme disease easy to diagnose? No‚ because other disease have similar symptoms. 4. Treatments with antibiotics can cure most cases of Lyme diseases. true 1. The aggressive phagocytosis seen bt Naegleria fowleri is
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tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world. In recent years‚ transmission has increased predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas and has become a major international public health concern. Severe dengue (also known as Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever) was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today‚ severe dengue affects most Asian and Latin American countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in these regions
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Bachok Majlis Daerah Bachok manage all issues related to public health including ensuring those in the food preparation sector receive the required health immunization before applying for licenses‚ and monitor cases of contagious diseases like dengue fever to ensure it does not spread by carrying out regular ULV fogging in areas within the council’s jurisdiction. They also manage the disposal of solid waste in areas within the council’s jurisdiction‚ and to ensure waste landfill areas fulfill all the
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management and control of this infection in the country. Keywords: Dengue‚ adults‚ children‚ Sri Lanka. Introduction Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral infection worldwide. Around 100 million cases of dengue fever (DF) and half a million cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) are estimated to occur annually.[1] The pattern of dengue changed in Sri Lanka after 1989‚ with an exponential increase in the incidence of DHF.[2‚3‚4‚5] Before this‚ DHF was rare‚ despite circulation of more than
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50 million dengue infections worldwide every year. Despite its high economic costs‚ dengue is often neglected in the face of more severe diseases. It is found in urban and semi-urban areas (WHO‚ 2002). Fact Sheet: Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever. (2002). 2010‚ from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs117/en/ Dengue has the threat potential to put large numbers of a country’s most productive population out of work for weeks which makes it an extremely costly disease. In order to
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