Dengue fever Spring 2009 Abstract Dengue Fever: is an infectious disease‚ which it is caused by tiny pathogenic (harmful) organisms that can be contagious by spreading among people upon contact with an infected person. (Tirtha Chakraborty‚ 2008) “Dengue is the most common and widespread arthropod-borne viral infection in the world.” (World Health Organization‚ 2008) The mosquito Aedes aegypti‚ who feed during the day are the transmitters of the virus. They are found in the tropic
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task put before them? Through The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne is giving different tests and trials in parts of her life. These tests come in forms of characters and objects. Hester shows that she has the knowledge and ability to pull though anything put before her. This is shown from the theme‚ symbols and characters of the book. Hester proves she can go through trials and survive any trial that is given to her. This is shown in the theme of the book The Scarlet Letter. The theme identity and society
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Roman Fever Analysis I believe the central idea of “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton is how present the past really is people judge you by your past‚ your life is determined by your past‚ and you are everything your past made you out to be. Her themes of choice‚ irony‚ destructive passions and the past is always present in the lives we lead today are clearly presented within her writing and made evident thru the storyline she uses. In “Roman Fever” two women who
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moist storage containers‚ rather than relying on the seasonal patterns of rainfall. Another species‚ Aedes albopictus (the "Tiger mosquito")‚ is widespread throughout Asia. Both mosquitoes are now well established in urban centers. Accordingly‚ dengue fever is now a disease of urbanized‚ developed areas‚ rather than rural‚ unpopulated regions. The dengue virus is passed to humans exclusively by the bite of mosquito in search of a blood meal. This mode of transmission makes the dengue virus an arbovirus
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DENGUE Dengue is an acute fever caused by a virus. It occurs in two forms: (a) Dengue Fever (b) Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever The high fever continues for five to six days. It comes down on the third or the fourth day but rises again. The patient feels much discomfort and is very weak after the illness. Dengue spreads rapidly and may affect large number of people during an epidemic resulting in reduced work productivity‚ but most importantly causing the loss of lives. Causes Dengue is spread
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dengue hemorrhagic fever‚ a rare complication characterized by high fever‚ damage to lymph and blood vessels‚ bleeding from the nose and gums‚ enlargement of the liver‚ and failure of the circulatory system. The symptoms may progress to massive bleeding‚ shock‚ and death. This is called dengue shock syndrome (DSS). People with weakened immune systems as well as those with a second or subsequent dengue infection are believed to be at greater risk for developing dengue hemorrhagic fever. Diagnosing Dengue
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FEVER DEFINITION An increase in the body temperature above normal (36.5–37.5 °C) is generally referred to as fever. There is an increase in the rate of metabolic activities during fever. Fever is generally the result of an imbalance between the heat produced and the heat eliminated in the body. It is not a disease in itself but an indication of some disease. Infections and malnutrition are the main causes of fever. FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRITION Factors affecting nutrition during fever are as
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Letter writing: An analysis of a communication method A letter between man and wife has the capacity to be powerful‚ intimate and beautiful. However‚ in the case of Arthur’s letter to Lauchlin in the opening pages of Andrea Barrett’s Ship Fever‚ the language Arthur uses when addressing his wife Susanna is cold and removed. Due to the circumstances of Arthur overseas and Susanna at home in Quebec‚ letter writing proved to be the only possible form of communication between them at the time. While
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The Evolution of Hester’s Scarlet Letter In the novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the protagonist‚ Hester Prynne‚ is forced to publically wear her sin on her sleeve. She committed adultery‚ which was a sin that was highly chastised by the Puritan society. The Scarlet Letter that Hester wore first symbolized the burden and humiliation that accompanied the sin. Throughout the novel however‚ the meaning of the letter changed to parallel Hester’s own development into a strong‚ independent woman. The
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Frankenstein and Nelson Essay Adam Vienneau Victor Frankenstein and Ernest V. Nelson are two men with similar goals. Victor Frankenstein’s main goal was to create a human being‚ out of dead body parts‚ that would live for very long and be free of diseases. He wanted to make a perfect human. Ernest V. Nelson on the other hand‚ cut cadavers and sold them to medical research companies. The main reason he did this was to raise money for lupus research because his daughter suffered from this disease
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