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    Lemon Grass

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    by the same Dengue-carrier mosquito Aegis aegypti. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) website‚ chikungunya is a “mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952.” People have used various instruments to control and prevent the mosquito manifestations in homes‚ school‚ and in the community. The most popular among these instruments is the mosquito coil. According to a pediatrician named Dr. Ang Ai Tin‚ “Mosquito coils are made of substances

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    Old Man and the Sea

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    * He fished in a skiff in the gulf stream. 84 days now without taking a fish. the first 40 days a boy had been with him. but after 40 days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now definitely and finally salao‚ which is the worst form of unlucky. * the boy had gone in another boat which caught 3 good fish the first week. * the sail was patched with flour sacks and furled‚ it looked like the flag of permanent defeat. SIMILE. Characterization old man. The

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    viruses. Close-up of an Aedes mosquito Aedes mosquito Aedes Aegypti Aedes Albopictus Symptoms of Dengue Fever Example of a skin rash due to dengue fever Do you know… •Dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever are the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. •Only the female mosquito feeds on blood. This is because they need the protein found in blood to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes feed only on plant nectar. •The mosquito is attracted by the body odours‚ carbon

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    Running head: CALAMANSI AS A MOSQUITO REPELLENT Calamansi as a Mosquito Repellent Clarence Kim M. Cepillo Earl Justine S.P. Balite Zamuel R. Dela Pena John Zedrick Tiongson Solomon Jedidia Carpio John Allen Flores Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School Malolos City‚ Bulacan Abstract This paper investigated the effectiveness of calamansi as a mosquito repellent. The purpose of the research is to prove that calamansi could repel mosquitoes. Calamansi had chemicals that repel mosquitoes

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    dengue prevention

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    “……………………..” Undoubtedly‚ it is the responsibility of the property owner to prevent mosquito breeding sources. The immature stages of the mosquito so called egg‚ larva or pupa develop in stagnant water. It takes seven to ten days from the time a mosquito lays her eggs‚ until 100 to 400 larvae or wrigglers begin their life‚ possibly in your backyard. The size of the container of water doesn’t matter‚ as mosquito larvae and pupa are small. In the event a breeding source is found‚ the owner must

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    Dengue Fever Presentation

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    INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Healing the Whole World Speech #1: Informative Josephine Harscouet‚ Sheyla Rodriguez‚ Mallory Bridgman Dengue Fever in Colombia and India SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience about Dengue Fever INTRODUCTION I. With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. II. We would like to inform you of this disease because it affects so many populations

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    Diseases suck‚ especially yellow fever. I’m going to tell you how yellow fever is caused‚ symptoms of yellow fever‚ how to prevent from getting the disease‚ and treatment for the disease. Yellow fever is a disease caused by a bite from a mosquito. It can give the liver wreckage and cause your kidneys to fail in some serious cases. This disease is mainly found in tropical and subtropical places like‚ South America‚ some of the Caribbean‚ and Africa. Africa was the most affected area with 90% of 84

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    “The Feasibility of Makahiya (Mimosa Pudica) plant as an Alternative Larvicide for Mosquito larvae” Chapter 1 Introduction Dengue is the most common arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) illness. It is transmitted by the mosquitoes of the genus Aedes which are widely distributed in tropical or sub-tropical countries particularly in the Philippines. The AedesAegypti Mosquitoes are the vectors of Dengue fever and the eggs have the ability to survive desiccation for long periods of time‚ allowing eggs

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    Deforestation and Malaria

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    Deforestation and Malaria The changes in global environments is expected to affect the rate of malaria cases in humans. Malaria is a serious and at times fatal disease caused by an infectious parasite that can live within a mosquito that feeds on humans. These mosquitos breed in numerous areas and have affected many populations causing many people to suffer from its painful symptoms and effects of the disease. Researchers have been conducting tests on whether deforestation does in fact increase

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    Dengue Fever

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    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 areas and Africa. The disease is caused by four closeley related but distinct types of serotype viruses named dengue virus 1(DEN-1)‚ dengue virus2

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