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    West Nile Virus

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    West Nile Virus Many people have encountered a mosquito bite and the side effects that come with being bitten. However‚ many people do not know about the deadly virus that mosquito’s may carry. The West Nile virus can cause other illnesses known as West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease. West Nile virus first came to the United States from Africa. It was initially found in a Ugandan woman in 1937. Sixty-two years later it was detected all over the states in exotic birds in zoo’s‚ from

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    Climate change is already hitting Africa hard however‚ the IPCC (International panel on climate change) have suggested that Africa will be getting even drier and continue to steadily warm like it has warmed by 0.5 degrees Celsius since 1900. Already being amongst the poorest countries of the world‚ many African economies are expected to suffer further drain as global warming continues to rise. Most African economies are heavily dependent on agriculture; reliable for their survival‚ selling cash

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    (Natural Mosquito Repellent) Abstract     Mosquito repellents are essentially required these days. Mosquito coils are one of the cheapest and effective way of avoiding them‚ but this coils are made up of chemicals which can harm our health. So we thought about making a substitute mosquito coil that is not harmful to our health and that is the Anstor katol a natural and environmental friendly coil. Introduction Background of the Study:   We chose this project because a mosquito coil made

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    Dengue

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    DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world PHILIPPINES • Endemic

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    lanzones repellant

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    its important use. The team sees its possible use in order for us to make another useful thing just like our product‚ a mosquito coil (katol). As we all know‚ a katol is always used as a mosquito repellant. Hence‚ the committee aims to prove that Lanzones pelings are also capable of being used as an ingredient to create an effective mosquito repellant. Irritated with mosquito outbreaks during the rainy season? Our group is here to show you that there’s another way to drive away these pests‚ in

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    INSECT REPELLANT

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    Mercurio Mosquito Patch Repellant What is a Mosquito Patch Repellant? MosquitoPatch is a trans-dermal patch delivering sufficient doses of thiamine (vitamin B1) directly to the dermal or skin layer of the human body to act as a mosquito repellent.  Through this application‚ thiamine can move through the skin directly into the bloodstream and be circulated throughout the body before being excreted again through sweat.  Not all mosquito repellant works

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    (Natural Mosquito Repellent) Abstract Mosquito repellents are essentially required these days. Mosquito coils are one of the cheapest and effective way of avoiding them‚ but this coils are made up of chemicals which can harm our health. So we thought about making a substitute mosquito coil that is not harmful to our health and that is the Anstor katol a natural and environmental friendly coil. Introduction Background of the Study: We chose this project because a mosquito coil made

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    investigatory project

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    Republic of the Philippines Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College South Cluster Campus Tagudin‚ Ilocos Sur This research entitled “Cow Manure: Mosquito Repellent Rod” was conducted by: Ace Bryall Cornel Dharsinero Sabandal Jocelyn Janerol Mae Apple Monis Liezel Saydoquen Leslie Otanes Marlou Cabalbag Real Mae Dayacus Rhea Joy Fabro Angelica Gabriel And have approved and checked by: Rodolfo Cassanova Jr.

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    Background of the Study

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    habitats favourable for mosquito species almost everywhere. Mosquitoes sucks blood which irritates its host. Researchers are trying find out which attracts mosquitoes. “People with high concentrations of steroids or cholesterol on their skin surface attract mosquitos (Butler). Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of 50 meters‚ explained by Edman from the website‚ http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/are-you-mosquito-magnet. Diseases caused by Mosquitos such as dengue‚ malaria

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    Introduction

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    Introduction Mosquito coils are widely used as mosquito repellent. The major active ingredients of most mosquito coils are pyrethrins‚ accounting for about 0.3 – 0.4% of the coil mass. When a Mosquito coil is burnt‚ the insecticides evaporate (pyrethrin‚ PAH‚ aldehyde etc.) with smoke‚ which prevent the mosquito from entering the room and harm those already in the room. The remaining components of mosquito coils include organic fillers‚ binders‚ dyes and other additives capable of burning well without

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